Should I apply ED to GW?

NHuffer
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:12:06 +0000

Well, if you haven’t read it already, here’s a helpful article relevant to your situation: http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2014/10/06/4-financial-aid-facts-students-should-know-before-applying-early-decision

Basically, it comes down to how much aid you and your family thinks you need to make GW affordable. If it’s not that much, and your stats are competitive, go ED. However, if you’ll need a lot of aid to make GW affordable, applying ED is not for you, as you’ll most likely have to compare financial aid awards from multiple schools to pick which are affordable (something you can’t do if you apply ED). So, to answer your question: yes, you’d have to rescind your other applications, at least before even hearing what you get in aid from them.

If this helps, last year, students were notified mid-December of whether or not they got in to GW. Look at the other schools’ application deadlines and see if you’re able to get in an application if things don’t pan-out with GW. If not, then I think you’ll be better off applying regular decision to GW if you require a lot of assistance.