<p>Regarding double majoring…</p>
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<li><p>I applied as a chemistry major. How hard is it to get another major in international relations?</p></li>
<li><p>When do I declare I am double majoring? Can I do this at the CI thing?</p></li>
<li><p>Is there an additional fee?</p></li>
<li><p>How many classes per semester do you have to take? Can I just take the sciences and these political classes?</p></li>
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<p>weswood: You’re only a freshman, and GW is all over the map with admissions decisions anyway. It would be useless for me to “chance” you. Enjoy the next 3 years, and make sure when it comes time to apply visit GW and write a good essay about what you’d get out of being here in DC.
GW is very liberal, but we have an extremely active College Republicans chapter as well. All perspectives are welcome in the classroom as long as they are rational. Also, please keep an open mind; I know plenty of people who switched their political affiliation since coming here.</p>
<p>boson:
<p>What are the co-curricular programs about, is it important to do one?</p>
<p>Looking at next fall’s schedule, and the fact that most people take 5 classes, do most take late afternoon classes or the 8am classes. I figured out three but the fourth (some are 4 credit courses) will have to be either early or late. Do most take 15 credits or the 17 credit max?</p>
<p>downtoearth: Are you referring to programs like Women’s Leadership, Dean’s Scholars in Globalization, that kind of thing? If so, I wouldn’t say it’s “important” to do one; most don’t. The people I know who did do them liked it though, so if something seems interesting, I’d say go for it.</p>
<p>nbg: Most people only take 15 credits (5 classes, 3 credits each). There are some exceptions: people in the honors program take 16 (4 classes x 4 credits), engineering takes about 19, and some of the lab courses if you’re a science major and your UW class might put you at 16 or 17.</p>
<p>Just sign up for whatever classes are open and fit in your schedule. A lot of people don’t like 8 AM classes, and if you’re not a morning person I’d say try to avoid them, but a lot of times these end up being the only classes that are open. Also make sure you have a list of alternative classes if the ones you want fill up; you can always change your schedule during the add/drop period too.</p>
<p>gwsenior - I’ve been looking thru the courses also. Does this seem like a reasonable course selection for a first semester freshman?
University Writing (4 credits)
IAFF (4 credits)
Econ I (3 credits)
Arabic II (4 credits)</p>
<p>It equals 15 credits, I’m accepted to Elliot and I think my language placement test will put me in Arabic II at least. What do you think?</p>
<p>i heard from someone that freshmen and sopohomores are not allowed to bring their cars on campus. is that true?</p>
<p>if not, what about motorcycles?</p>
<p>GWSENIOR, what should we do next, after signing up a GWmail?<br>
picking up dorms and classes? </p>
<p>THX :)</p>
<p>Haker - think about the practicality of a motorcycle. You’d have to find somewhere to park or store it - in DC you’d pay top dollar. The Metro and other forms of public transportation are so cheap and accessible at GW. With the money you’d spend on a parking place, you could rent the zip car (which is also really cheap thru GW) whenever you wanted. Lastly, what about bad weather? Then you’re back using other forms of transportation again and still having to pay the parking place rent! Sorry, every once in a while I get these bouts of practicality, doesn’t happen often! Ha!</p>
<p>waves- Looks good. Sometimes it’s hard to get into a UW first semester, but even if you ended up having to take a 3 credit class it should be fine.</p>
<p>GoHackers- Yeah, having a car or a motorcycle is extremely impractical. Some people have bikes, but really that’s it. Public transportation is first-rate in DC; I don’t think you’ll have a problem not having your own vehicle.</p>
<p>daily- Look at the descriptions of the different dorms and see where you would like to live. You can explore what classes you might like as well by checking out the University Bulletin and Schedule of Classes. Remember though that freshmen are the last to register, and you all register at once, so the classes you might want to take could be full- make sure you have a lot of alternatives.</p>
<p>curious, you said freshmen register last, is that counting transfer students? i know we tend to be really at the bottom of the ladder.</p>
<p>is it bad that i signed up fortue last class schedualing day thing when i registered for ci? the website said it didnt make a difference which dya you chose and that was the best day for me…any insight?</p>
<p>also, does anyone know how the housing thing works as far as if i sign up the day it opens does that give me a better chance of getting what i want? or does that even matter? i know its ed then rd…but then does it go first come first serve or random…?</p>
<p>GWSENIOR, do we sign up for type of rooms (single or double) also, while signing up dorms, or, we do it later? I am sure that I will be in Somer’s Hall since the WLP, but I want to get a single room.</p>
<p>thx… :-)</p>
<p>kurt: My bad. Transfers do register last. Sorry 
If you don’t get into the classes you want though, make sure to check infoweb frequently during the add/drop period- lots of spots open up as the beginning of classes approach.</p>
<p>liz: Technically, it shouldn’t matter what day you signed up to register, as they are supposed to split the number of open seats left in each class evenly over the 5 days. Like I said, if you don’t get what you want, there’s always add/drop. It does not matter when you submit your housing app; it’s all random within the ed/rd categories.</p>
<p>daily: You do rank your room size preference when signing up for dorms. However, I don’t think there are singles in Sommers.</p>
<p>when do we start to sign up dorms then?</p>
<p>btw, when I read the description of somer’s [Living</a> @ GW - The George Washington University](<a href=“http://living.gwu.edu/halls/firstyear/Somers/]Living”>http://living.gwu.edu/halls/firstyear/Somers/), it said the room size has singles and doubles? So, its been changed recently?</p>
<p>I don’t know when they have you sign up for dorms; it’s an online form. I think one of the other admitted students mentioned the date that the form comes online, but I can’t remember it. I’m sure you’ll get an email about it.</p>
<p>I looked at the link you provided- it says that only 5% of the rooms in Somers are singles. So yes, single rooms might exist, but there are only a few. I have a feeling also that these rooms (like the very small number of singles in Ivory and some other upperclass dorms) are reserved for students who have disabilities or need other special accommodations. You might be able to request it, I don’t know, but I think you are far more likely to be assigned a double.</p>
<p>just a quick question.
i am ED2 and i REALLY want to live in potomac. and if thats impossible i want to live in madison… i wouldnt really want to live anywhere else so I was wondering if you could give me some advice on how to fill the application out/my chances of living in those two places</p>
<p>wideeye- Like I said in the other thread, I haven’t had to fill out a housing application in two years, so I’m not exactly sure how it’s set up now. If I remember correctly though, it will ask you whether you care more about what building you live in or how many people you live with; obviously, choose the building option. Ignore the “interests” that they talk about for the “house programs,” just make sure you put Potomac and Madison first. If you’re ED II, I’d imagine that you have a really good shot at getting one of those two dorms, but don’t stress if for some reason you don’t. There’s not THAT much difference if you were put in another Foggy Bottom dorm, I promise.</p>
<p>Hey gwsenior, I’m planning to try and transfer into the Elliott School after finishing a year or two of college elsewhere. However, I also want to dual minor in Japanese and Chinese in addition to a major in International Affairs. </p>
<p>Can you comment at all on the Asian Languages departments? Are the programs and the teachers good? Is there anyone else you might be able to put me in contact with that can comment on the quality of the Chinese and Japanese programs?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>GW Senior, I really want to take this chance to thank you for all the detailed responses you have given. Your time and effort are really commendable.</p>