<p>GWAlum07 is right. There are many factors that affect GW’s decisions. Again, the key to separating yourself from others and getting accepted to GW is to show very high interest. Like you all (including previous years’ waitlists and rejects) said, there’s a correlation between high stats and non acceptances. Why? Because TYPICALLY these applicants treat GW as a safety school and thus do not show a lot of interest. GW would rather not waste time on those who wouldn’t want to matriculate. That doesn’t mean that overly qualified students don’t get accepted though. Because they do, and the reason is that they showed high interest through essays or whatever. For example, saying on the common app that you applied to ivies or w/e schools clearly doesn’t show that GW has your sole interest. That’s the reason why GW asks that question in the first place.
Anyway, good luck to you all if you haven’t heard back from other schools. Don’t let GW’s decision bring you down. I promise you all that everything in the end will play out fine. You’re all bright individuals. Good luck!</p>