This is the official discussion thread for Gonzaga University Class of 2029 applicants. Ask your questions and connect with fellow applicants.
EA decisions were released yesterday! 
DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT LIFE AT GONZAGA MAY LOOK LIKE? CURRENT OR FORMER STUDENTS OR PARENTS OF? ALSO, I KEEP READING THAT CRIME IS AWFUL IN SPOKANE, ANY INSIGHT ON THAT? Thank you.
I don’t have much personal experience myself aside from visiting in Nov 2024 (daughter was accepted in Dec). My impression of the area directly around the campus was that it seemed fine, no concerns about walking around while we were there. One student mentioned there are car breakins in the off-campus housing neighborhood to the north, and but none of them during our day-long event said anything about it being uncomfortable around campus; granted these were student representatives of the school, but they all talked casually about frequently walking downtown to good restaurants, etc. The other anecdotal thing I can share is that I own a business in the Seattle area and a former employee of mine who grew up around Seattle moved there to go to law school at Gonzaga. She moved back to western WA after graduating, but then decided to move back to Spokane to raise her family because she liked the community so much. So at the very least, while it’s a little rougher around the edges than more affluent PNW towns like Bend (Oregon), Spokane is not a crime-riddled hellscape…it exceeded my expectations in our short visit there.
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HI. Any knowledge when Fin Aid packages may be released or any idea based upon historical data? Thank you.
Website says Feb 28-Mar 1 for RD, followed by fin aid package in the mail. We are anxiously waiting to hear back.
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Ours came yesterday (Feb 18); we had been waiting anxiously as Gonzaga has become one of my daughter’s top choices. We qualify for need-based and it was a strong package.
She didn’t get anything in the portal before hand, it just came in the mail.
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Thank you, good to hear - Congrats!!
My son just received an email from Gonzaga about a status update in the portal!
My son just received an application status update from Gonzaga RD.
D25 is in! Acceptance letter says she earned a scholarship and the information will be in the admissions package.
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