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2015-2016 George Washington University Application Thread
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Can you tell me what you like about the area so much? I've only been to DC once for about 10 days lol.
Yep, no email. Just saw it when I checked my status a little while ago.
Me too.. SS 7/1.
Just got a spam call.... ID said it was from the DC area - got my heart racing, and then as soon as I picked up it was some guy trying to sell me stuff >.< whyyyyyyyyy? [emoji24]
Just LOLed
I personally think that DC is a great city with lots of diversity. To me, it's a little less intimidating than NYC since there are less skyscrapers and a good deal less people, but still busy enough that I feel like I'm in a large city with all the hustle and bustle. Foggy Bottom, where GW is, is a nice area, it's within walking distance to Georgetown, which is charming, and also within walking distance of the White House and National Mall. If you're not into walking super far, I think the metro and public transportation in DC are great. Each area of the city has so much diversity and character with beautiful architecture in spots and quaint little places. There is a ton of great food, lots of free attractions (all of the Smithsonian museums!) and parts of DC have a view of the Potomac, but are also not too far away from some good hiking trails, like Great Falls, or Shenandoah isn't more than 2 hours away.
(Can you tell I love DC?)
DC has a great vibe. It's a pretty young city with a lot to do (Smithsonians, Georgetown waterfront, bars and restaurants). Very walkable. Plus the GW area in Foggy Bottom is a safe, relatively contained area so you get a mini campus in the middle of the city. I've spent a good deal of time in the area, and I have no complaints.
I didn't get an email, but I just checked the portal and it says
Your application to The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences is complete and has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee. To date, no final decision has been made and the Admissions Committee has placed your application on hold for re-review at a later date. Files are re-reviewed by the committee periodically and there is no set schedule for decisions. We do interview from September through March. Please feel free to update your file during this time using the GW Admissions Portal. If we require any further documentation or if your status changes, we will contact you immediately. We do sincerely appreciate your interest in our program. Thank you for your patience.
jul 14th submitted
Your application to The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences is complete and has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee. To date, no final decision has been made and the Admissions Committee has placed your application on hold for re-review at a later date. Files are re-reviewed by the committee periodically and there is no set schedule for decisions. We do interview from September through March. Please feel free to update your file during this time using the GW Admissions Portal. If we require any further documentation or if your status changes, we will contact you immediately. We do sincerely appreciate your interest in our program. Thank you for your patience.
jul 14th submitted
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+1 with that hold status.
+1000
+1, just checked status today but not sure when it appeared. Secondary submitted on July 19
From last year's thread, it seems like you could be on hold for months.. We have no way of telling whether we are on the top for reconsideration for II or at the bottom to be rejected in March! I guess at least no point in checking the portal anymore. Would rather prefer a rejection than hoping for an email for months!!
They have a mass exodus of rejections in October, though.
I'm interpreting it as a rejection just for peace of mind lol
Is that a separate status from "Your application is complete. We have received all the materials...."Under review as of today
Yes - that's what mine was before. Question is - did anyone go straight from under review to II?
yep, i did.
your application is complete (for weeks) --> under review --> (next morning) interview invite
ooooh. Has anyone gone from under review to hold? or is the typical pattern either complete --> hold --> II/rejection, or complete --> under review --> II?
Welp... Now on hold.
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jk.
I believe there's a hold for review, and then another hold for re-review.
either way,
MEH.
Submitted 7/12 complete 7/17! Still "your file is under review"
complete on 7/1, no change to status. please acknowledge my existence GW 
complete on 7/1, no change to status. please acknowledge my existence GW
+1... Sadly.
+2complete on 7/1, no change to status. please acknowledge my existence GW
Would it be too late to apply here?
did they send you an email or did you have to check the portal?
Early August isn't too late!!! Or so I believe. I'm still doing secondaries.
Ye Olde Portael
I check the portal like I checked the aamc twitter page after i took the mcat.
I though there was just a hold for re-review. I would think the general hold is the equivalent of either "your application is complete, blah blah" or "your file is under review" but I thought being put on hold referred to being on hold for re-review, and that they have already looked at your app, but are not making a decision right now.
yoooo got that II, LizzyM ~73. Had the complete thing for like two weeks, noticed the "your app is under review" message yesterday (although I wasn't around at all to check from Friday till Monday so it coulda been updated any of those days). Just got the invite this morn, no re-review message
first II for me, cool way to start off the morning
first II for me, cool way to start off the morning
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Congrats! When were you complete? Also been on that status since Friday or so.
I submitted 7/10, although my school didn't even send my letter packet out till the 15th, so I'm guessing I was complete somewhere around 7/16-7/17?
Gotcha, I'm exactly the same, complete 7/17 since that's when my school sent out my letter packet. Hoping for an II, but been under review for a few days now, so we'll see.
Super excited to have gotten my first II from GWU. My LizzyM score is 66, but I am non-trad with lots of different ECs.
Was not expecting an II from them, and couldn't be happier.
Good Luck to all, and here's to many II's in the next couple of weeks for us all!
Congratulations!! Date submitted/completed blah blah blah?
