<p>My friend was waitlisted with an SAT of 2330, subject tests of 800, 800, 780 (Math IIC, Chemistry, Biology M), an unweighted GPA of 4.0 (weighted 4.7something), four APs so far of 5s, and five APs in his schedule this year, as well as ongoing research in chemical engineering, class board leadership and involvement in lots of clubs, and several hours of volunteering in hospitals.</p>
<p>I guess it was an issue of showing interest. He applied to their accelerated medical program (and was denied admission), and although he did visit the school, maybe they didn't see him as interested in their undergraduate program because he applied to the med program.</p>
<p>I think the waitlists are because GWU thinks they're getting safetied.</p>
<p>Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe that kid that Poseur mentioned got waitlisted because GWU thinks he wouldn't attend anyway if he didn't get into the med program.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1910 total- 650 CR 610 M 650 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 620 US History & 650 Lit
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: not quite sure...maybe a 4.2 weighted and 3.7ish unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 30 something out of 280 or so
[</em>] Other stats: don't really know what this means but: National Honor Society and Career Technical Honor Society Member
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty creative I thought...wrote one about my work on the Obama campaign and I thought my "Why GW" essay included a lot of great specifics related to political internship opportunities at GW, etc.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably said that I always try my hardest but don't necessarily get the best grades.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea- my school counselor didn't help us at all with college apps I have no idea what she could have written.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Youngest paid campaign staffer for the Obama campaign in the area (maybe even in North Carolina?)...very interested in politics, journalism, etc. in relation to the new administration
-also I'm from the south and I think I was the only person from my high school that applied
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: North Carolina
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: good writer & very active in the community/not outstanding grades or SAT scores
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: because I am an all around good person, my grades aren't fantastic but I'm an asset to my local community and school. also my interest in politics corresponds well with GW and DC itself
[li] going to attend? i REALLY hope so! if i can figure out how to afford it :)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>also- just thought i'd say i'm AMAZED that i got accepted and i'm so grateful that GW really does look at the whole package it seems. i cannot believe it...some of the people on this thread got denied or waitlisted that have way better grades. i live in NC and i didn't get into UNC Chapel Hill...which is much easier for in state students than GW is. the college admissions process doesn't always make sense but i'm so glad i have GW to look forward to!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
* SAT: N/A
* SAT IIs: N/A
* ACT: 30
* GPA: 3.9
* Rank: Second Decile, Top Public HS in CA (1500 students)
* Other stats: 13 Honors/AP/College Courses</p>
<p>Location/Person:
* State or Country: CA, United States
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Japanese-American
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: Strengths- EC's; vast school involvement.
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Personal statement was pretty good, ECs superb, Have been interning at a Management Consulting company since Soph. year.
* going to attend? Very possible.</p>
<p>Other Factors:
I guess just the fact that I talked about how my friend (class of '12) has convinced me GW is an amazing place. What a great option!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2080 total- 650 CR 800 M 630 W
SAT IIs: 800 maths 2 & 600 Lit
ACT: n/a
GPA: not quite sure...we dont have gpas in australia
Rank: somewhere in top 10% out of 300
Other stats: Toefl ibt - 119/120</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: the best damn essay i wrote out of all the uni applications. I began by describing a trip down washington d.c going past the whitehouse etc and hoping how wonderful it would be to do so every day and i end up in george washington u. something like that.
Teacher Recs: pretty awesome because the teachers loved me.
Counselor Rec: she only knew me for one year but still wrote a pretty good one.
Hook (if any): hmm. international who is from korea but studied in australia?</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: atm Korea but i applied from Australia
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: not great test scores and don't even no what my school scores are. if something seperated me from anyone else its prob the essay.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i don't know. i guess they had a spare spot left for me. :)
going to attend? no idea. money is a BIG problem.</p>
<p>Stats:
[<em>] SAT: 2070
[</em>] SAT IIs: maths 2 700 maths 1 740
[<em>] ACT: none
[</em>] GPA: no idea
[<em>] Rank: no idea
[</em>] Other stats: table tennis vice captain, guitar section leader, lots of community service, lots of school service.</p>
<p>Subjective:
[li] Essays: personal essay about my society's confucious value of filial piety.[/li]Why GW- talked about how captivated i was with the recent election, talked about my business in the import & export line, talked about how i wanted to be in a community where everyone likes to talk about politics & govt.</p>
<ul>
<li>Teacher Recs: Probably quite good.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: wonderful.</li>
<li>Hook (if any): nothing at all. int;l student.</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:
* State or Country: Singapore
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese
* Gender: Male
* pereceived major strength/weakness: Strengths- the essay?
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: probably the essay and my average SAT scores that fall in the middle.
* going to attend? still deciding since it's not the best biz sch</p>
<p>good luck to everyone who has been waitlisted or trying to appeal! hope this will help! i think the most impt factor u have to let GW know is how u can take advantage of the school's location in the middle of the biggest political capital in the world.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2250 (650M 800CR 800W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: sorry...honestly don't remember!
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 (UW)
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank...i would guesstimate somewhere in the top 15% though
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Essays: "Excellent"
[</em>] Teacher Recs: "Highly complimentary"
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA, USA
[</em>] School Type: Prep school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Strengths--leadership/grades/SAT
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm one of those "all-around" kids
[li] going to attend?: Undecided[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>OutHere:
i am incredibly frustrated toobecause was pretty confident that i would get in...if they reject all their top applicants, how are they ever going to increase the quality of their student population?!</p>
<p>**Stats:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT: 2330
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 800, 790, 790, 760
[<em>] ACT: NA
[</em>] GPA: 3.98 unw, 4.46 w
[li] Rank: NA</p>[/li]
<p>granted, i never really wanted to go there but im just bitter since this is the first private school decision notification ive gotten...</p>
<p>Poseur, I don't know about the showing interst part. I got in, and I havent't vistied, and I didn't have an interview. I thought my Why gwu essay was kind of general. They seem to be really looking at the whole package because my test scores weren't really high.</p>
<p>SAT: 2030
ACT: 31
GPA: Atrocious
EC's: Captain of 2 varsity sports, President NHS, SC officer, a million others...
Essay: Eh...Wrote it a few minutes before the deadline but I guess it was OK.
Recos: Decent, but nothing incredibe really.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2170 (710M 760CR 700W 12 essay)
SAT IIs: 620 US Hist 570 Math I 630 Lit) Blech
ACT: nope
GPA: 3.66 (UW)
Rank: 6/111
Other stats:
[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list][<em>] Essays: OK [</em>] Teacher Recs: did not read[<em>] Counselor Rec: did not read[</em>] Hook (if any): none[/list]Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Strengths--EC's for sure
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: My EC's and they don't care as much about SAT II's
going to attend?: Lets see some money first.</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2070 (69M 680CR 700W)
* SAT IIs: 650 Eng. Lit; 630 US Hist.
* GPA: 3.8 (W)
* Rank: Top 10%
* Other stats:
</code></pre>
<p>[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list][<em>] Essays: Must have been pretty good [</em>] Teacher Recs:Probably very good[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic, but very good[</em>] Hook (if any): None[/list]Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
* School Type: Large Public
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: Strengths-- Rigorous courseload, Essays, Recs
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm a little surprised since I didn't
visit or interview. Probably essays and being a solid good student.
* going to attend?: Undecided
</code></pre>
<pre><code> SAT: 1230/1880
SAT II: US History 690
ACT: 29
GPA: 98/100 UW
Rank: 2/142
APs: Euro 4; US History 5
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code> Essays: Not bad, nothing over the top.
Recs: Never saw them.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/ Person:</p>
<pre><code> State: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Why I was accepted: Showed a major interest in the school and international
relations, played up the fact I was from a rural area with different experiences
than many of the snobby, narrow-minded nerds that apply to GW.
Going to attend? Maybe, depending on FA.
</code></pre>
<p>Accepted at Columbian! I'm too lazy to do the whole format thing so here are my stats:
2200 (780 cr, 690 m, 730 w)
3.9 GPA UW
ranked 8/330
I think I had pretty good essays and I had several leadership roles throughout high school.</p>
<p>“i am incredibly frustrated toobecause was pretty confident that i would get in…if they reject all their top applicants, how are they ever going to increase the quality of their student population?!”</p>
<p>Hershey’s Kiss: The student body at GW is just fine. Thanks for your concern.
They do not reject all their top applicants- they just happened to reject you. That was a toolish thing to say. Maybe the adcoms picked up on that attitude in you app. There are lots of very high stats in the accepted group in this thread.</p>
<p>Here’s my take on this whole “overqualified” waitlist situation.</p>
<p>It simply does not make sense to claim that we were waitlisted because GW thought we would not matriculate. If that were the case, GW would be far more likely to accept such students and offer them copious sums of money. That is, after all, how fairly good, but perhaps not “amazing” (a school description which must always be in quotes) schools attract students who might otherwise elect to attend schools in the “next tier.” I know American does this - my friend, who is 11th in our class and a very competitive applicant (just accepted to U Chicago) was offered 27,000 dollars a year, despite not having applied for any sort of scholarship.</p>
<p>So, I’m not going to bicker about a flawed admissions process. Rather, I’m curious if anyone thinks that admissions might explain what their qualm was about me (or other interested and waitlisted applicants) if I call up to ask? If I frame it as “I was waitlisted, and I want to know what I can do to relieve your fears/doubts about my candidacy as I appeal my decision” do you think they will be cooperative?</p>
<p>Also, demonsword55 (merely looking at page 6 so far) contradicts the “reject overqualified” idea.</p>
<p>Also… perhaps GW puts a lot of weight on class rank? I notice the supposedly “less qualified” candidates have higher ranks than myself and some of the others who have been complaining. So perhaps “overqualified” is a misnomer, if GW simply places a lot of emphasis on rank.</p>