<p>Hi Madeleine. Along with many other students, I referenced articles from The Hatchet when researching GWU both prior to and during the application process. I notice that the paper has followed the admissions circuit closely, including statistics regarding the number of applicants, acceptance rates, and yield.</p>
<p>Another topic of interest to *The Hatchet *should be this years transfer admission process - as transfer applicants, we’d say it warrants a little investigative reporting.</p>
<p>Despite advertising a notification date of May 1, 2010 for transfer applicants, the admissions office reports they are still reviewing applications and sending out notices. Not only that, they have abandoned the seemingly more efficient and budget friendly option of notification via the GW Activity Center, and they have opted for initial notification via snail mail.</p>
<p>It is now June 9th, 40 days past the publicized notification date. Applicants are not only awaiting admission decisions, they are awaiting financial aid information as well - a necessary piece of the package when comparing college acceptances to make your final decision. However, for many students, this may end up as irrelevant information since other colleges, including some of GW’s main DC competitors, American and Georgetown, sent decisions either weeks or months ago. Some of GW’s most valuable, qualified applicants will have made their choice in the absence of any reliable information from GWU’s admissions office.</p>
<p>To get a taste of the angst, just check out the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/george-washington-university/910438-gwu-transfer-thread-2010-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/george-washington-university/910438-gwu-transfer-thread-2010-a.html</a></p>