2009-2010 George Washington University Application Thread

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Although it took over a week to hear from them after my status changed, the under review + receive correspondence shortly status was an interview invite (my first!). I'm so excited to go to dc!!

Best of luck to everyone else!
 
interview invite ! the "our application is complete and under review by the committee. Correspondence concerning ..." turned into an invite this afternoon.

good luck to you all !
 
I interviewed at GW this week. The school and the adjacent hospital has great facilities. They spent a lot of money building the state-of-the-art hospital and updating med school technologically. The lecture rooms, student study space, and student lounge all look new and aesthetically pleasing. By the way, the student study space and lounge were done very recent as a result of the probation. They are moving at a break neck speed to correct the errors and I'm sure they'll get off it. I would to love study in that space! And the lounge is big with enough couches and flat screen tvs to hang out or chill after lectures.

Secondly, the school provides A LOT of opportunities for the students in terms of international health. The school is affiliated with over 20 countries to allow for better clinical training and exposure. Locally, they can link you with lawmakers and policy experts if you are into that.

Third, DC is a great place to learn medicine and live for 4 years. It's a modern city with great apartments, clean streets,public transportation and diverse population. There's so much to do after school, if you have the time. I immensely enjoyed my stay and visit!
Fourth, the interview is completely blind-they know only your name. Basically, you are given the chance to paint a picture of yourself. You'll be interview by a student and a doctor. Very conversational and relaxed.


Cons:

1)The classes are 9 to 5, 5 days a week, so basically school becomes your full-time job. And we haven't counted hours spent studying after classes.

2) The price tag is hefty but I can see that the school really tries to spend the money on technology and providing more student opportunities.

3)Research is lacking in the school. Don't come here if you're looking for great research opportunities. The school's mission is to train first-rate clinicians. Period. Students interested in research have to go outside for that ( NIH, Georgetown etc). You can talk to the director of Student Opportunities to help with funding though if you find an opportunity outside.

4) The students weren't really enthusiastic about the school as some other schools I've interviewed at. Perhaps it has something to do with the tuition they pay and the sting of being on probation.

Overall, it's a great school with a lot of opportunities to allow you to become a good clinician.:luck::luck:
 
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MegaProjectile said:
I interviewed at GW this week. The school and the adjacent hospital has great facilities. They spent a lot of money building the state-of-the-art hospital and updating med school technologically. The lecture rooms, student study space, and student lounge all look new and aesthetically pleasing. By the way, the student study space and lounge were done very recent as a result of the probation. They are moving at a break neck speed to correct the errors and I'm sure they'll get off it. I would to love study in that space! And the lounge is big with enough couches and flat screen tvs to hang out or chill after lectures.

Secondly, the school provides A LOT of opportunities for the students in terms of international health. The school is affiliated with over 20 countries to allow for better clinical training and exposure. Locally, they can link you with lawmakers and policy experts if you are into that.

Third, DC is a great place to learn medicine and live for 4 years. It's a modern city with great apartments, clean streets,public transportation and diverse population. There's so much to do after school, if you have the time. I immensely enjoyed my stay and visit!
Fourth, the interview is completely blind-they know only your name. Basically, you are given the chance to paint a picture of yourself. You'll be interview by a student and a doctor. Very conversational and relaxed.


Cons:

1)The classes are 9 to 5, 5 days a week, so basically school becomes your full-time job. And we haven't counted hours spent studying after classes.

2) The price tag is hefty but I can see that the school really tries to spend the money on technology and providing more student opportunities.

3)Research is lacking in the school. Don't come here if you're looking for great research opportunities. The school's mission is to train first-rate clinicians. Period. Students interested in research have to go outside for that ( NIH, Georgetown etc). You can talk to the director of Student Opportunities to help with funding though if you find an opportunity outside.

4) The students weren't really enthusiastic about the school as some other schools I've interviewed at. Perhaps it has something to do with the tuition they pay and the sting of being on probation.

Overall, it's a great school with a lot of opportunities to allow you to become a good clinician.:luck::luck:
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I agree with your overall sentiments except for a couple things:

-When I interviewed, every student I met, including my student host, were very enthusiastic about the school. They loved D.C. and the flexibility of the school. Everyone that I met was really laid back and did not have the typical "medical school is my LIFE" mindset, which I appreciated.

-Although lectures are 9-5, lecture attendance is NOT required. All the lectures are podcasted, powerpoints uploaded, and have PAID notetakers that print their notes and place them in students' mailboxes everyday. My student host said that he went to about half of his lectures throughout medical school, some classes he went to none, some he went to all, and he has done really well in all his classes. Classes are also graded Honors/Pass/Fail

-Research is definitely lacking, I agree with you, but you have the option to do a Research track at no charge through the OSO, who can line you up with various organizations in the area.

-The school is ~60% girls. This is awesome.
 
does anyone know the stats on how many people are accepted here each year
 
I just interviewed at this school yesterday. Great school! great atmosphere! really loved it. obviously, the money is a drawback, but apart from that I thinks it is a great institution. Now the wait begins🙂
 
stayclassy said:
I agree with your overall sentiments except for a couple things:

-When I interviewed, every student I met, including my student host, were very enthusiastic about the school. They loved D.C. and the flexibility of the school. Everyone that I met was really laid back and did not have the typical "medical school is my LIFE" mindset, which I appreciated.

-Although lectures are 9-5, lecture attendance is NOT required. All the lectures are podcasted, powerpoints uploaded, and have PAID notetakers that print their notes and place them in students' mailboxes everyday. My student host said that he went to about half of his lectures throughout medical school, some classes he went to none, some he went to all, and he has done really well in all his classes. Classes are also graded Honors/Pass/Fail

-Research is definitely lacking, I agree with you, but you have the option to do a Research track at no charge through the OSO, who can line you up with various organizations in the area.

-The school is ~60% girls. This is awesome.
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Valid points as well. I also forgot to mention the GW has one of the most diverse student body I've seen so far. Good percentage of non-trads, gays, URMs, married students and females. Makes for an interesting school atmosphere. :luck:
 
MegaProjectile said:
4) The students weren't really enthusiastic about the school as some other schools I've interviewed at. Perhaps it has something to do with the tuition they pay and the sting of being on probation.

Overall, it's a great school with a lot of opportunities to allow you to become a good clinician.:luck::luck:
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stayclassy said:
I agree with your overall sentiments except for a couple things:

-When I interviewed, every student I met, including my student host, were very enthusiastic about the school. They loved D.C. and the flexibility of the school. Everyone that I met was really laid back and did not have the typical "medical school is my LIFE" mindset, which I appreciated.
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I agree with stayclassy. The students definitely seem enthusiastic about GW. Everyone was really nice as well! I definitely received a few "Good lucks" from students who were just passing by as they went to class.

MegaProjectile said:
Valid points as well. I also forgot to mention the GW has one of the most diverse student body I've seen so far. Good percentage of non-trads, gays, URMs, married students and females. Makes for an interesting school atmosphere. :luck:
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👍 The people here are amazing, and the facilities are great too. I'm probably biased though, because this was my first interview. They've left a very good impression on me. :nod:
 
I also interviewed recently and agree that this school has A LOT of opportunities especially if you are interested in global health or policy. And being in DC is a huge plus. It is just a few blocks away from the white house and capitol hill. And the school has great connections with DC organizations and being a med student can give you an internship in places like the World Health Organization, Red Cross and lots of others.

The only thing is i wish it was in my home state so I don't have to move so far and it is really expensive.

And while I think the students I met were cool, I was kind of worried by my fellow interviewees because they weren't interested in interacting. and these interviewees are potential future classmates.

and now i have to wait two months for a decision :scared:
 
casillas said:
I also interviewed recently and agree that this school has A LOT of opportunities especially if you are interested in global health or policy. And being in DC is a huge plus. It is just a few blocks away from the white house and capitol hill. And the school has great connections with DC organizations and being a med student can give you an internship in places like the World Health Organization, Red Cross and lots of others.

The only thing is i wish it was in my home state so I don't have to move so far and it is really expensive.

And while I think the students I met were cool, I was kind of worried by my fellow interviewees because they weren't interested in interacting. and these interviewees are potential future classmates.

and now i have to wait two months for a decision :scared:
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Wow, you definitely didn't interview on my day. The interviewees that I was with were chatting up a storm whenever we had the the time!
 
Luun said:
Wow, you definitely didn't interview on my day. The interviewees that I was with were chatting up a storm whenever we had the the time!
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Yeah I felt like mine were the same
 
Dies anyone have the US News data for the number of people in state/oos of state accepted after intereviews? Just trying to figure out my chances here...
 
MegaProjectile said:
I interviewed at GW this week. The school and the adjacent hospital has great facilities. They spent a lot of money building the state-of-the-art hospital and updating med school technologically. The lecture rooms, student study space, and student lounge all look new and aesthetically pleasing. By the way, the student study space and lounge were done very recent as a result of the probation. They are moving at a break neck speed to correct the errors and I'm sure they'll get off it. I would to love study in that space! And the lounge is big with enough couches and flat screen tvs to hang out or chill after lectures.

Secondly, the school provides A LOT of opportunities for the students in terms of international health. The school is affiliated with over 20 countries to allow for better clinical training and exposure. Locally, they can link you with lawmakers and policy experts if you are into that.

Third, DC is a great place to learn medicine and live for 4 years. It's a modern city with great apartments, clean streets,public transportation and diverse population. There's so much to do after school, if you have the time. I immensely enjoyed my stay and visit!
Fourth, the interview is completely blind-they know only your name. Basically, you are given the chance to paint a picture of yourself. You'll be interview by a student and a doctor. Very conversational and relaxed.


Cons:

1)The classes are 9 to 5, 5 days a week, so basically school becomes your full-time job. And we haven't counted hours spent studying after classes.

2) The price tag is hefty but I can see that the school really tries to spend the money on technology and providing more student opportunities.

3)Research is lacking in the school. Don't come here if you're looking for great research opportunities. The school's mission is to train first-rate clinicians. Period. Students interested in research have to go outside for that ( NIH, Georgetown etc). You can talk to the director of Student Opportunities to help with funding though if you find an opportunity outside.

4) The students weren't really enthusiastic about the school as some other schools I've interviewed at. Perhaps it has something to do with the tuition they pay and the sting of being on probation.

Overall, it's a great school with a lot of opportunities to allow you to become a good clinician.:luck::luck:
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Thanks MegaProjectile for the awesome feedback. I'll interview at GW next week so this info is wonderful!

Can people who have already interviewed or will interview please tell me the best/cheapest way to get to the school from the DCA airport? Thanks!
 
Can people who have already interviewed or will interview please tell me the best/cheapest way to get to the school from the DCA airport? Thanks!
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Hi I live in DC and will be interviewing here too in November (one of my top choices!). From DCA you can hop on the DC Metro right at the airport. I think you can get straight on the blue line and get off at Foggy Bottom all for under 2.00. PM me if you have any questions about living in DC/life in DC. I've been here a little over 5 years. The metro map is here:
http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm
 
IndigoBoy0 said:
Hi I live in DC and will be interviewing here too in November (one of my top choices!). From DCA you can hop on the DC Metro right at the airport. I think you can get straight on the blue line and get off at Foggy Bottom all for under 2.00. PM me if you have any questions about living in DC/life in DC. I've been here a little over 5 years. The metro map is here:
http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm
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wonderful, thank you so much!😀
 
MegaProjectile said:
I interviewed at GW this week. The school and the adjacent hospital has great facilities. They spent a lot of money building the state-of-the-art hospital and updating med school technologically. The lecture rooms, student study space, and student lounge all look new and aesthetically pleasing. By the way, the student study space and lounge were done very recent as a result of the probation. They are moving at a break neck speed to correct the errors and I'm sure they'll get off it. I would to love study in that space! And the lounge is big with enough couches and flat screen tvs to hang out or chill after lectures.

Secondly, the school provides A LOT of opportunities for the students in terms of international health. The school is affiliated with over 20 countries to allow for better clinical training and exposure. Locally, they can link you with lawmakers and policy experts if you are into that.

Third, DC is a great place to learn medicine and live for 4 years. It's a modern city with great apartments, clean streets,public transportation and diverse population. There's so much to do after school, if you have the time. I immensely enjoyed my stay and visit!
Fourth, the interview is completely blind-they know only your name. Basically, you are given the chance to paint a picture of yourself. You'll be interview by a student and a doctor. Very conversational and relaxed.


Cons:

1)The classes are 9 to 5, 5 days a week, so basically school becomes your full-time job. And we haven't counted hours spent studying after classes.

2) The price tag is hefty but I can see that the school really tries to spend the money on technology and providing more student opportunities.

3)Research is lacking in the school. Don't come here if you're looking for great research opportunities. The school's mission is to train first-rate clinicians. Period. Students interested in research have to go outside for that ( NIH, Georgetown etc). You can talk to the director of Student Opportunities to help with funding though if you find an opportunity outside.

4) The students weren't really enthusiastic about the school as some other schools I've interviewed at. Perhaps it has something to do with the tuition they pay and the sting of being on probation.

Overall, it's a great school with a lot of opportunities to allow you to become a good clinician.:luck::luck:
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I rewrote my secondary and filled everything out AGAIN because of this post. My secondary was a bit too research-heavy and thanks to this post, I changed it up a bit!

👍
 
ON HOLD, shoot.

does GW take lots of students from hold list?
 
teenmachinery1 said:
I rewrote my secondary and filled everything out AGAIN because of this post. My secondary was a bit too research-heavy and thanks to this post, I changed it up a bit!

👍
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ahh ****, my secondary was submitted as being really research heavy. we'll see, hopefully they like me anyways 🙂
 
i talked about research in my secondary a decent amount and I got an interview.. don't worry
 
Will be interviewing at GWU in November, and plan on driving, does any one know about the parking situation up there.
 
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G01 said:
Will be interviewing at GWU in November, and plan on driving, does any one know about the parking situation up there.
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I was visiting this weekend, and there's mostly just street parking, so you may have to shell out some cash to park in a lot or garage.

This school has an great campus and an amazing population of good-looking girls. I am genuinely sold going to this school, but my stats are a bit on the high side. What is the best way to indicate my sincerity so I don't get screened out (which I heard they do)?
 
Beren said:
What is the best way to indicate my sincerity so I don't get screened out (which I heard they do)?
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In my opinion, if you show genuine interest in your secondary you should be fine, although with ur stats u probably shouldnt be worried
 
Beren said:
I am genuinely sold going to this school, but my stats are a bit on the high side.
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Why GW already? Seeing that your md/phd, I'm assuming money plays less of a role.
 
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NightSwim said:
Why GW already? Seeing that your md/phd, I'm assuming money plays less of a role.
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I figure, if I am gonna be at med school for 7-8 years, then I will do my best if I enjoy the setting. The area around GWU is amazing (except for how pricey housing can be): lots of culture, the metro is convenient, and it is fairly safe.

Johns Hopkins, on the other hand, was very appealing until I moved to MD two months ago. Every time I visit Baltimore, I hate the city more... I would fear for my life every night that I leave lab or go out to the city. My friend who goes there keeps telling me about the terrible stuff that happens around the med campus. That's why they have to post guards at every block!!!
 
Beren said:
I figure, if I am gonna be at med school for 7-8 years, then I will do my best if I enjoy the setting. The area around GWU is amazing (except for how pricey housing can be): lots of culture, the metro is convenient, and it is fairly safe.

Johns Hopkins, on the other hand, was very appealing until I moved to MD two months ago. Every time I visit Baltimore, I hate the city more... I would fear for my life every night that I leave lab or go out to the city. My friend who goes there keeps telling me about the terrible stuff that happens around the med campus. That's why they have to post guards at every block!!!
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Did you hear the story about the JHU student that killed an intruder in his house with a sword a week or so ago? There was a post about it in the main forum... scary stuff. Yay Baltimore.
 
Hi guys! Wow, I can't believe it has been a year since I was in shoe, applying to medical school. A short blurb about myself: I am a first year at GW. Feel free to ask me any questions and I will try to answer them. Good luck!!

I'm studying for my first block exams...so it might take me awhile to get back to you.
 
sushichopstickz said:
Hi guys! Wow, I can't believe it has been a year since I was in shoe, applying to medical school. A short blurb about myself: I am a first year at GW. Feel free to ask me any questions and I will try to answer them. Good luck!!

I'm studying for my first block exams...so it might take me awhile to get back to you.
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I'm just filling out my secondary, and even after reading GW's website I can't find anything really unique about the university that I can use for the "Why are you interested in GW" essay. I want to go there because of the location, but aside from that I just don't know! Can you point me to some literature or something?
 
drchinn said:
I'm just filling out my secondary, and even after reading GW's website I can't find anything really unique about the university that I can use for the "Why are you interested in GW" essay. I want to go there because of the location, but aside from that I just don't know! Can you point me to some literature or something?
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Look harder. They have some pdf file that is pretty in-depth.
 
How long after mailing the app to GWU do they acknowledge receiving it??

It's been a really long time since I mailed mine, and their website says don't call to ask about it.
 
LittleRichard said:
How long after mailing the app to GWU do they acknowledge receiving it??

It's been a really long time since I mailed mine, and their website says don't call to ask about it.
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I sent mine in a month before my primary was verified and they confirmed they had everything five days after AMCAS went through...
 
teenmachinery1 said:
Sent in my secondary on 9/20. 3.5/3.5/30 - HOLD

👎

Does ANYONE get rejected?
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hm...I wonder if they are going in order of complete dates? b/c mine was verified a few days before yours and my status still hasn't changed...no news is good news right? :xf:
 
sweet i got placed on hold, I just found out through status page instead of email 🙁
 
I feel like from reading some part of this forum (or last years?) that they do take a lot of people off the hold to interview.. or maybe it's just wishful thinking. But correct me if I'm wrong, some people this year have already gotten interviews after the hold?
 
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