Hi all,
I am at GW now and I wanted to offer a little of the insider view. GW gets SO many apps that they may very well rule out folks they think would go somewhere else (can't confirm that, but it seems logical). The tuition is VERY expensive and a lot of people choose their state school over GW in the end. We have an interesting mix of people in our class. A significant number are prior GW students. We also have several students that attended the post-bac program at Georgetown, and several from CA (probably because it is harder to get into the state school system there). There is quite a bit of ethnic diversity and they also take some very non-traditional applicants, too. I don't think they emphasize grades/MCAT in the admissions process nearly as much as other schools- which is one of the reasons so many people apply to GW. Ask yourself: if you got into X,Y, and Z and GW, would I go to GW? They probably have some experience at predicting who will and who won't. It certainly doesn't mean you don't have a great application...and the truth is, you probably WILL get in somewhere else. My advice for folks on hold- if you REALLY want to attend GW, make sure you follow up with the admissions office and let them know that. I think persistence pays off here. If you got rejected with good scores, you unfortunately fell victim to the randomness of the application process- there is no way to invite 10,000 people for an interview! These are just my thoughts on the matter- Good luck!
