George Washington is definitely LGBT friendly- I’m a heterosexual male but nonetheless made a few gay acquaintances this last spring semester, my first semester at George Washington University. I can assure you that you will feel safe here and that there are a variety of night clubs that are oriented towards serving LGBT’s. You will definitely have a blast. But be warned it’s not cheap. Btw here’s a story- I’m in the business school, GWSB, and took a a core requirement called “career development” this last spring semester. The professor teaching that course, Anthony Shop, was unafraid to tell us on the first day that he has a husband, is a CEO and has founded his own startup. Anyways, students at George Washington tend to be very internship driven, but are not necessarily incredibly academically driven like Ivy-League students or even Georgetown. There’s certainly more sexiness and fervor the further you go along the spectrum of prestigious colleges. I can assure you though George Washington is still far up there. It’s a hard school- both hard to get into and hard to graduate from- but it’s certainly a wonderful departure from the traditional college experience and appeals to very self-motivated and professionally driven students. Your GPA definitely makes you a very competitive candidate and I really think that and your course load are mostly what the admission committee cares about. You just have to remember to stay positive when when you’re explaining your some of your extracurriculars activities entail- admissions committees are trying to understand you. I hope that you get in and good luck!