Advice/Chance for a Junior

Cristaly
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:56:38 +0000

I think you’ll be fine, my ACT scores and GPA weren’t that great, and my extracurriculars were no where near as impressive as yours and I got in. If you’re 100% sure come Senior year apply ED; it definitely increases your chances.

Try to attend any events near you, I have a feeling the admissions director who visited my school helped me out a lot (they present you personally to the admissions board and say what they thought of you). Try your best to schedule and off campus interview, and just show lots and lots of interest in any way possible!

Take the ACT, it might be better for you than the SAT, and the essay is very important; I’m pretty sure that’s what got me in, just express interest, and apply for one of the special programs, even if you don’t get in; it’ll show that you want to achieve great things. Try to integrate the school’s enviornment and community into your essays, and this is odd, but make GW the best school you’re applying to; there’s a part of the application that asks what other schools you’re applying to (for example, if you apply to tons of other IVYs it’ll seem like GW is your back up, and they want dedicated future alumni).