GW Official RD Decisions 2017

kmagill13 · March 23, 2013, 12:32am

I would email your admissions director asap!

sirbob931 · March 23, 2013, 12:32am

Decision: Accepted w/ 30k Board of Trustees Scholarship

Okay, seriously like people who don’t delete the space after the brackets <<<<<<

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (730 CR 670 M 640 W)
[] ACT: 32 (Composite)
[] SAT II: 790 Italian
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), World History (4), English Lang (5), U.S. History (4), Calculus AB (4), Spanish Lang (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Govt., Band, AP Physics B, Drafting 4, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics (Macro & Micro combined as one class), AP Computer Science A
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Superior at Solo and Ensemble
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Low Winds mentor), Taekwondo, Mu Alpha Theta
[] Volunteer/Community service: American Red Cross Junior Volunteer at hospital, Key Club, Interact Club, Environmental Club, National Honor Society
[] Summer Activities: …volunteering at the hospital + Dual Enrollment Composition I. Let’s just say it wasn’t the one of the best summers of my life.
[] Essays: spoke from the heart but I felt like I tried too hard
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Interview: No interview, but I did sign up for a campus visit.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Oh God, yeah.
[] Intended Major: International Affairs - concentration yet to be determined…
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: public, medium-big? lol
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino) >__<
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): demonstrated interest with campus visit, volunteering with Red Cross, self-studied Italian and took the SAT II (I took Spanish; my school doesn’t offer Italian)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ^ see Hooks
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Relating to the school, putting in specific details such as what clubs I could see myself joining and why the overall environment suited my interest in international affairs.
[] Weaknesses: Like NO leadership positions, SAT (I know this might anger people but I thought that I needed to REALLY excel in test scores (like > 2100 on SAT) since my leadership roles were seriously lacking)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I put in a lot of effort in my application and demonstrated interest. But I’m sure everyone did the same, so I am just so thankful right now.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCF (Accepted), UF (Accepted), UChicago (Deferred EA… then Rejected! ouch, right? haha)[/li][/ul]General Comments: I just want to speak to all future prospective applicants- I did not think GW would accept me. I kept selling myself short and, despite my good grades, thought that I was so weak in other areas compared to the people I see posting on CC. Guys, believe me: YOU CAN DO IT. If you have a passion for something and can picture yourself at the university, then go for it. Don’t let other people’s stats on here discourage you. THERE’S ALWAYS A CHANCE! :D

marcusdupontus · March 23, 2013, 12:34am

@kmagill i emailed admissions early this evening, but i am yet to receive a response.

Cedardog · March 23, 2013, 12:40am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[]ACT: 34 (w/o writing) 33 (w/ writing)
[]SAT II: 780 US History, 720 World History
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.6
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US Government and Politics (independent studied no credit) (5), United States History (5), English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Politics, AP Microeconomics, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, Choir, Orchestra, Electives. AP Euro + AP Psych independent study (no credit)
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Concertmaster, Vocal Music, Cross Country Captain, Musicals and Plays, A cappella, Independent AP Study Group
[]Job/Work Experience: Various political campaigns (local, state, and national campaign) and all levels of work (intern/volunteer to advisor, webmaster, state coalition chair)
[]Volunteer/Community service: Eagle Scout, NHS, Orchestra Camp Counselor, Tutor (not a lot of hours)
[]Summer Activities: Orchestra Camp Counselor, Boys State, Travel, Campaigns
[]Essays: Great common app essay, decent supplement on why GW
[]Teacher Recommendation: 1 excellent letter
[]Counselor Rec: Horrible! Generic and said I was an average kid
[]Additional Rec: None
[]Interview: Not offered
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[]Intended Major: Political Science
[]State (if domestic applicant): CO
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 100,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[]Strengths: Common app essay, teacher letter of rec, political activism
[]Weaknesses: Counselor recommendation, listing other colleges I applied to
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think I already had extremely strong stats and showed I was focussed and an asset and perfect for D.C. GW really likes to hear you’ll fit in not only on campus but in the city.

beautifulchick95 · March 23, 2013, 12:46am

Waitlisted!!! hahahaha thank god I already pretty much decided where I want to go to college next year!!!

minnesota94 · March 23, 2013, 1:16am

Check your spam folder. That’s where mine ended up.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using CC

marcusdupontus · March 23, 2013, 5:45am

Thank you so much minnesota, it was in my spam folder as well!!

ACCEPTED!!!

SAT I:1940 (M- 620, CR - 620, W - 700)
SAT II: US history - 720
GPA: UW - 3.78

I can’t believe it…

askSMSN · March 23, 2013, 7:20am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):760/750/790/12
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Lit 690 and Math 1: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 and 5 in 3 APs
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3AP
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): state medal in academic decathlon , high point awards in subjects etc
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): swimmer
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: yes with Red Cross
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec:excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: no
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: premed
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: < 95K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation in US
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** got rejected from 7yr BA/MD program, WL in uchic, rejected in MIT .

This obviously is a good news for my D

ssc444 · March 23, 2013, 12:19pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 R:640 M:660 W:730
[] ACT: 29, didn’t submit
[] SAT II: didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8, my school runs on a 5.0 scale so 4.1/5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no idea, 3rd decile in an insanely competitive grade
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 classes total, 3-4s on tests
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP English, AP Environmental, Latin Lit H, Calculus, gym etc.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): honor roll every year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Executive board member of a Rotary-run club at my school, PGC Leader (a program offered only to seniors that you have to apply to, acceptance means being a peer mentor to freshmen. Only 40/300 kids accepted each year), varsity field hockey player (4 years), staff writer for my school paper, work on community papers
[] Job/Work Experience: Got a job after applications…oh well.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 years working at Dress for Success, other various programs through my religious organization
[] Summer Activities: Summer program at Brown, summer program at BU, travel
[] Essays: My teacher/counselor liked it a lot, my common app essay was about finding myself and whatnot, my supplements were good, maybe why GW could have been stronger.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Two of my favorite teachers, I didn’t see them.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, really good relationship on a personal level
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview:no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Large public in a semi-urban area
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: idk
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Assuming my recommendations, also my Common App essay and other essays (I love writing and do it for fun…so I think they would come out okay )
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I honestly don’t remember
[] Weaknesses: I definitely didn’t play up wanting to go to the school enough, my why GW essay wasn’t the best. I also have a really low GPA (No clue why, I’ve never gotten below a B in all Honors level classes)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My weaknesses as mentioned above.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First negative response! Accepted to Tulane, UMiami, and BU. Waiting on Barnard and NYU (and Vandy but no hope for that)
[/ul]General Comments: I was really distraught not because I want to go to the school as much as that now I am really scared for decisions from other places. I thought this was pretty on par, so I don’t have much hope for my reaches. Bummer :(

vmq914 · March 23, 2013, 12:27pm

Decision: Accepted
School of Media & Public Affairs

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): R 710/ M 620/ W 710
[] ACT: didn’t submit
[] SAT II: only submitted lit: 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around 3.5 (we don’t use these)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Around top 30% (we don’t formally rank)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (4), AP English Lit, AP Psychology
[] Senior Year Course Load: mostly honors and AP besides calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Merit Scholar, NHS, Quill & Scroll
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): student council executive board secretary, newspaper design editor/columnist, marketing interns president, key club historian, outside internship at a social media marketing firm
[] Job/Work Experience: worked on a campaign for a state rep., internship with social media marketing group
[] Volunteer/Community service: key club, volunteer with an organization
[] Summer Activities: political campaign working
[] Essays: pretty good if i do say so myself!
[] Teacher Recommendation: i didn’t read them but i’m sure they were good. i had two english teachers + my journalism teacher write them.
[] Counselor Rec: same thing goes!
[] Interview: i didn’t have one!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep!
[] Intended Major: journalism & mass communication
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: private, religious
[] Ethnicity: hispanic
[] Gender: female
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: writing, involvement, SAT score
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: really focused on my passion for learning, city life, and education, also my internship experience!
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think i’m pretty well qualified for the program!
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: emerson college, fordham university, boston university, university of miami, florida state university, university of florida [/ul]

texaschica · March 23, 2013, 1:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT:32
[] SAT II: 670 Lit 640 Math
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on Lit and Comp
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hard
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 600 hours in high school
[] Summer Activities: CAmp
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing another was average
[] Counselor Rec: I basically wrote it
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Iffy Dud was kinda weird
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: International Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas, School in NH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Native American
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:

Chrisman64 · March 23, 2013, 2:53pm

@senior1995 yup I had the tab on thursday! I registered for a visit as soon as I saw it!

kpopislyfe · March 23, 2013, 3:36pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670 R, 660 M, 640 W (Not superscored)
[] ACT: Didnt Take
[] SAT II: Didnt Take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (5.3 W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/360
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Govt (4), AP World (4), AP Calc AB (5), AP US History (4), AP Eng Lang (3), AP Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Eng Lit, AP Env. Sci.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, and one magnet class relating to medicine. No one in my school takes my course load or this many AP classes.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Key Club, founder of pen pals club, leadership board for SkillsUSA, Orchestra (8 years), 5 honor societies, vex robotics, badminton, mock trial, model congress.
[] Job/Work Experience: Research in Neurology at Johns Hopkins + Internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at another hospital, volunteering at library (3 years)
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I think they were great.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Im not sure. The teacher submitted it the last day, so I think he rushed it…even though I asked him a month prior.
[] Counselor Rec: She told me it was amazing.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Dont remember. Probably Biology or Neuroscience.
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Magnet
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: TMI…let’s just say middle class.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul] I am SO surprised I was waitlisted, considering I conduct research at the most prestigious medical institution in the world… I honestly thought they would have accepted me in Honors with a big scholarship. On top of that, I am ranked 2 and have a perfect GPA. My SAT wasnt all that great, but it’s not THAT bad considering GWU isnt even an Ivy or that great. There’s something seriously wrong with admissions.
[] Strengths: RESEARCH, Perfect GPA, Ranked the top 1% of my school (and my school is really hard to get into…)
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Research and volunteering
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I should have asked my lab boss to write my rec, not my teacher. Biggest regret ever. Should have worked on improving my SAT too.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMD College Park Honors Gemstone, UMBC, Washington College, Fordham accepted.
[/ul]General Comments: It’s their loss :P

cmthomp19 · March 23, 2013, 5:37pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 690, W 630, M 620
[] ACT: 33 superscored
[] SAT II: Lit 720, Math I 610, US History 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.36 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Eng Lang (5), Calc AB, Euro, Govt, Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Govt, Honors Physics, Honors French IV, Marketing Independent Study
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ronald Reagan Foundation Student Leader Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (President, 3-time natl qualifier, 2-time natl finalist), FBLA (President, natl qualifier), National Honor Society (President), Social Action Youth, Community Service Club, Fashion Designer, Soccer (4yr captain), Swimming, Student Orientation Leader (leader)
[] Job/Work Experience: Frozen Yogurt Cafe
[] Volunteer/Community service: Weekly elementary reading tutor, assistant soccer coach, charity fashion designer (350+ hrs throughout high school)
[] Summer Activities: traveling/working/designing/soccer
[] Essays: Common App solid, Why GW decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: never read them
[] Counselor Rec: never read, but counselor really likes me
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: informal meet up with friend who attends
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: undecided Elliot School
[] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: <70K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, course load, leadership, common app essays
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: experiencing cultures and foreign relations while moving around in a military family
[] Weaknesses: SAT, why GW essay, no formal interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Genuinely surprised I was wait listed, but each school looks for something different. I think GW focuses on local activism.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Denver (honors), University of Colorado Boulder (honors), Marquette University (honors). Rejected: WUSTL. Waiting on: Brown, Tulane, Georgetown.
[/ul]General Comments: FOR FUTURE APPLICANTS: From reading accepted profiles, I’d highly recommending becoming involved with social and political issues in your local area, as it seems that GW really values social activism.

Abenaa · March 23, 2013, 7:37pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 700M, 730W, 740CR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:720MI, 740Lit, 750 USHIST
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB, 4 higher levels (most possible)
[] Senior Year Course Load:Full IB
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (student director, costume designer), Tennis (captain), school newspaper, Worldquest, delegate to United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 8 years organizing children’s tent at a cancer walk, fundraised/raised awareness about dating violence with teen theater group (4 years), raised over $1000 for the orphanage I worked at in Ghana
[] Summer Activities: Gtown summer IR program, AFS service exchange to Ghana (worked in an orphanage)
[] Essays: My common app one was about a little boy I took care of in Ghana. My Why GW was about how if GWU was a person, we would be best friends.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good I think! From my history teacher
[] Counselor Rec: We only have one counselor for the whole school so…
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Didn’t get FAFSA in in time
[] Intended Major: Conflict Resolution
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: ummm…100K-ish?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays and extracurriculars.
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: basically just my passion for helping people.
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted: Honestly probably my essay about Bebe (the little Ghanaian boy). It was the most heartfelt thing I’ve ever written, because I wrote it right after getting home, and because he means so much to me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Arcadia, Richmond the International University in London, and American. Deferred EA from Georgetown.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m seriously over the moon about this. I adored GW when I visited, and I honestly didn’t think I would get in. So thrilled!

schmohawk · March 24, 2013, 6:46pm

People who got less-than-expected results: Tell your guidance counselors to stop telling people like you that GW is a safety. It is not.

Pinkmnms · March 24, 2013, 7:49pm

Decision: Accepted
Got into Honors as well, with 30k/year Dean’s Scholarship

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2160
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: US History (690), Spanish (740)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish SL 2 (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll/ 4years, NHS, NHRP Scholar, some more school awards…[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Technical Theater (Sound Manager), Tae kwon do (assistant instructor), Knowledge Bowl (Co-leader), Martial Arts Club (founder), Green Club… others…
[] Job/Work Experience: Supervisor at school and Spanish tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life
[] Summer Activities: Self taught Javascript, went to a tech camp for girls, babysat…
[] Essays: Great. Wasn’t 100% on my Honors essay, but looks like it paid off
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great! Really emphasized how I’m a good fit for smaller, honors-type classes.
[] Counselor Rec: Great!
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Si
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small, private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, female in STEM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Passionate essays about my major, hooks, strongish SAT/ACT
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: URM, Female in STEM
[] Weaknesses: Not that much community service?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall strong applicant…
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Washington, Seattle U, Santa Clara. Waitlisted at UVA. Deferred EA at Stanford… waiting to hear back.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Definitely happily surprised by the scholarship amount. Not sure if I’ll end up here… their computer science program isn’t really as highly rated as UW, so we’ll see. But the location and potential internships is great. Would be nice to experience the “other” Washington.

MJIWilson23 · March 26, 2013, 12:43am

Decision: Accepted with $30,000 per year Board of Trustee’s Scholarship

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Reading, 680 math, 700 writing
[] SAT II: 790 US History, 720 Spanish, 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/390
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov/USH/Macro (5), Micro (4), Lit/Euro (3), will take Calc AB and Physics B
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish SL (5), will take HOA/Psych/English HL, Physics/Math SL
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, HOA IB, Latin 1, Psych IB, English IB, TOK, AP Calc AB
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Exchange student to Taiwan, JV/Varsity Soccer and Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee Club (Captain and coach), Jacksonville Ultimate League, Interact Club (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Took over my dad’s organic fruit business in Toronto this summer and worked every summer since 6th grade
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not great, 100 plus hours
[] Summer Activities: Job from above
[] Essays: I’m not the best writer so not fantastic. I focused on my international experiences and what I heard from my friend about GWU
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty great I’m sure
[] Counselor Rec: Fantastic, known me for five years well
[] Additional Rec: One from my host father who is the VP of a university in China
[] Interview: None
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, already given $30,000 BOT scholarship
[] Intended Major: International Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$45,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Can speak four languages well (Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and obviously English), Schooled in Guatemala from 3rd to 8th grade for three months a year, exchange to Taiwan
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Decent SAT scores and GPA, great international experience
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Only applicant to apply from Guatemala, good with languages
[] Weaknesses: Not a great writer, not much community service, coulda had better grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My hooks. I also demonstrated some interest.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted by McGill and University of Florida. Waitlisted by Claremont McKenna, Carleton and American (stats were too high). Rejected by Pomona. Haven’t heard back from Penn, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, USC (finalist for World Bachelor in Business program), Tufts, Columbia and Brown[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** If need based aid comes through I’ll probably be attending next year!

karankeith · March 29, 2013, 7:52am

Decision: Accepted
Elliott School of International Affairs

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M:740 CR:660 W:680
[] SAT II: Math II: 730 Math I: 720 Physics: 660
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 39 predicted

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] Intended Major:International Relations: Concentration in International Economics
[] Country (if international applicant):India
[] School Type: Private

[/ul]General Comments: $10,000 annual Presidential Scholarship!!!

colleen2017 · April 2, 2013, 10:22pm

Decision: Accepted
+honors program and some scholarship stuff

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 W, 800 CR, 720 M)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 740 Bio M, 710 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5) French (4) lit, psych, macro, taking this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Macro, Honors physics, calc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Semi, Siemens semi, other science fairs/awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): research research research (chemistry stuff)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots of community service, the usual
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: wrote them in 2 seconds, probably sucked
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec: hopefully ok? didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: duh, gw is ridiculously expensive
[] Intended Major: chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large magnet
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: low-mid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT!
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: research
[] Weaknesses: grades…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed interest, and have a major that isn’t very popular at GW (chem)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred–>rejected at Columbia and UChicago and MIT; accepted at Emory-Oxford, Northeastern, Hofstra, Rochester
[/ul]General Comments: probably going here love the urban atmosphere and the perks of the Honors Program. congrats to all accepted!

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