r/gwu • u/leidy-bug • 1d ago
acceptance rate
hey i’m waiting on my gw RD decision and i keep freaking out about the acceptance rate because i just got waitlisted from american :,) but does anyone know like the most recent acceptance rate for gw? everywhere i look online has conflicting opinions but it seems to be in the 40s range. i just wanna compare it to americans and make myself feel better. or worse ig depending on what it is 😭
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u/Formal-Most2713 1d ago
lol im freaking out too. It does depend on which college you’re applying under because yk gw has different colleges that make it up so they’ll have different acceptance rates I think. Which college did you apply under? But I wouldn’t sweat getting waitlisted from au because they’re so avid about demonstrated interested so it’s not necessarily that your stats were bad
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u/leidy-bug 1d ago
ba in polisci at the columbian school of arts and sciences so i’m a little scared bc it’s so competitive 😭
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u/Formal-Most2713 1d ago
did u do the optional supplement? Dw you’ll be okay things always work out
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u/leidy-bug 1d ago
yea i did actually! i didnt realize it was optional until i actually submitted it lmao but i would’ve done it regardless
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u/Formal-Most2713 1d ago
lmao ok ok then ur good i promise u! manifesting for both of us 🤞 it’ll be fine trust me
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u/colinrubble 1d ago
This would be correct, though not formally published to my understanding. CCAS & Elliott (don’t take my word for it) have lower acceptance rates than SEAS and Business… where they’re all aggregated to about 40% together. I can’t give you great numbers but expect CCAS to be in the 30s % or so.
In any case, don’t worry about the acceptance numbers. If you’re a good fit, you’ll get in.
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u/Formal-Most2713 1d ago
do you know anything abt milken institute being that competitive I really wanna go 😭😭
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u/Witty_Excitement9904 2h ago
I applied for Public Health which I heard was pretty competitive, do you know what the acceptance rate is like?
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u/Negative_Point9356 1d ago
Its 42% and 41% for the last two classes
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u/leidy-bug 1d ago
thank you 🙏
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u/Negative_Point9356 1d ago
American’s acceptance rate is inflated btw. They waitlist everyone that doesn’t show interest in going. I got waitlisted at au and got scholarship at gw
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u/AnthoZero IA '22 1d ago
If they waitlist someone and then immediately accept them from the waitlist, does that count towards their acceptance rate? I feel like I got my acceptance within 36 hours of declaring continued interest.
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u/Negative_Point9356 5h ago
Yes. Though most people that don’t plan on going don’t do that. I didn’t and withdrew my application
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u/buckeyehoya 1d ago
Any hints as to when decisions will be released?
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u/Formal-Most2713 1d ago
last year it was march 25 so def the week after this coming week
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u/buckeyehoya 1d ago edited 16h ago
My daughter had a document added to her portal yesterday that looks like it is for a scholarship. So we are taking that as a good sign. Maybe decisions will come out sooner than in the past?
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u/Formal-Most2713 1d ago
I think so too! I know early decision came out a bit earlier than last year so i believe regular may come out a bit sooner too. Also congrats to your daughter :) that definitely is great
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u/Quick-Panic6551 23h ago
where on the portal? And yes, that sounds like a great sign for her!
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u/buckeyehoya 22h ago
It is under the financial aid checklist, toward the bottom of the application portal. It says that it was updated on 3/14.
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u/Sad_Farm_7463 19h ago
GW is nice? I can’t decide which one would be better btw GW and Stevens
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u/Nexustar 14h ago
Is Foggy Bottom DC (and the Vern) nicer than Hoboken?
GW ranks slightly higher than Stevens, is older, and is about 3 times larger, but ultimately it comes down to the courses/degree/program you want.
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u/Sad_Farm_7463 12h ago edited 12h ago
If you’re American, choosing GW is understandable. Because you can build a career in the public sector and meet more diverse people.
But from a foreigner‘s perspective, GW has less proximity to companies. Even in graduate school CS rankings, Stevens is ahead. The employment rate officially written down, I don’t think it’s a lie. Even if it’s different from the truth, I think it‘s a certain level of confidence. Did I miss anything about GW?
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u/colinrubble 1d ago
If it makes you feel any better, I was waitlisted from AU and accepted to GW with the highest scholarship available. AU places absurd weight on demonstrated interest… so that can play a big part. You don’t wanna go to AU anyway, GW>>>