@user_786688 I used gwadm@gwu.edu, but I have also emailed my specific admissions counselor before (you can find that info online) and that might be a better way to actually get an answer
@RBevan Can you share what that email said? I have not gotten any email yet about them extending the transfer deadline.
Sure- here is the text:
Thanks for your interest in transferring to GW! If you thought you missed the deadline to apply to transfer for fall 2020, I have great news for you: the deadline has been extended to May 16!
We know things are weird right now, and that adding a transfer application to that may be stressful, so we are here to help.
If you have questions about the application, transferring to GW or about GW in general, sign up for a Zoom meeting with Lindsay Skeens, our transfer coordinator. She will answer any questions you have or walk you through the Transfer CommonApp if that will help.
Wondering how your credits will transfer? If you attend Miami Dade Community College, Montgomery College, or NOVA, you can see your transfer credit equivalencies. Attend another school? Email Lindsay Skeens at lkskeens@gwu.edu and she can send you the equivalencies for yours.
Interested in more information about GW and the Transfer CommonApp but donāt have questions? Attend an online transfer information session on Wednesday, May 6 at Noon (EST) or Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. (EST). (If you canāt make it to either one, email Lindsay Skeens and weāll send you the recording).
Donāt worry about the College Report! We know itās tough right now to track down signatures since everyone is working remotely. Thatās why we waived the College Report requirement.
We look forward to connecting with you and receiving your application. Donāt hesitate to reach out if we can help!
There were some links in the email that I could not post. Also, this was not the reply I got when I asked about decisions by June 1- this was just a general email I got
I called them, but the answers were very general. the person i spoke with said that theyāre aware that many people have a june 1st deadline. however, he told me to contact the other schools to possibly get an extension on the june 1st deadline. this implies to me that GW will not be releasing decisions before june 1st, but they will come out sometime in june. however, he mentioned the possibility that decisions might come out in waves. never mentioned that they will be rolling. in my opinion, the extended deadline will delay decisions, but decisions will come out in june nonetheless.
@user_786688 thank you for the info! that does not sound great for those of us with a June 1st deadline. I was hoping the GW decisions would come out in May, but I guess weāre looking more at June ? I guess I will have to commit to UMD and then withdrawal if I get in to GW. I donāt think theyāll extend the deadline for me
But also the amount of conflicting reports weāve gotten from people in admissions seems to indicate that it could really come out at any time
@RBevan i also have the UMD deadline. the GW person i spoke with on the phone said to contact the other schools (UMD in our case) to request an extension for the commit date. i then spoke with a UMD admissions advisor on the phone about extending, and she said it would be possible. so basically, iām going to request an extension from UMD (prob till july 1st or july 15th). but honestly it sucks to have to tell UMD to extend all because GW is being hella late with responses. ugh
Ok Iāll contact them too then, thanks for telling me. Yeah it does suck. I might wait a little longer just to see if GW releases in May before calling them but idk
I emailed a specific person at admissions hoping for some clearer information (my specific admissions counselor) and all he said was that decisions are on a āJune/July timeframeā. If you have another deposit date of June 1 I would suggest asking for an extension based on this information. It really sucks that weāre going to have to wait that long ?
@RBevan omg. going to contact UMD for an extension ASAP. most schools are coming out in april/may, so the GW wait is incredibly long. also, iām low key mad that they extended the deadline till may 15th.
@user_786688 me too. Do you know who to contact at UMD? Yeah I wish it would come out soon this wait is horrible- especially because they were saying not long ago that it would come out in May ? Me too I hope it actually is rolling so the deadline change will not mean more waiting for us but I doubt it
Also, if we do get in to GW and decide to go there, how are we gonna get a choice in housing if we hear back in June/July? This is crazy
@RBevan my admissions counselor told me first round of decisions will be released early June. Given the extended deadline decisions will be released in rounds/waves not rolling.
@RealLuchiano thank you for the info! Hopefully it is early June for me since I submitted in early March
@RBevan i do have the contact for the UMD person who runs the extensions. is there a way to send private messages on here? iām not sure if i want to post the email and name here publicly.
@user_786688 I can send you a pm on here with my email and you could email it to me if you donāt mind! I donāt think it will let you send contact info in the pms on CC
I hope decisions come soon. Iām currently on the waitlist for UVA and need a backup.
The other schools I have received acceptances from both need a decision by June 1st so I will be requesting an early read. Does anyone have advice on how long before to ask for an early read? Should I ask ASAP or wait a couple weeks until it is 1-2 weeks before June 1st?
@izrose GW doesnāt do early reads