George Washington University Waitlist Pool Forum

[SummerLaw]

DC resident chiming in about the COL estimates...

I'd say room/board is a little bit high, but if you expect to live alone its pretty spot on. I live a couple miles from GW's campus and pay 985 - which is low compared to most people I know - and I have two roommates. (Utilities run me an additional 150-200/ month).

As for the metro - you can expect to spend about 2.80 / 2.90 round trip for the metro. So between 55-85 a month depending on your schedule. It may be worth the extra rent to live in foggy bottom!

I do have a room available in my house for 925/month if anyone is interested... PM me

Not trying to kill the buzz here - hopefully this info will arm you in your own housing search (because we're all getting in today).

I dont know what personal expenses includes but $3200 a year seems REALLY low to me.

[gwuorbust]

DC resident chiming in about the COL estimates...

I'd say room/board is a little bit high, but if you expect to live alone its pretty spot on. I live a couple miles from GW's campus and pay 985 - which is low compared to most people I know - and I have two roommates. (Utilities run me an additional 150-200/ month).

As for the metro - you can expect to spend about 2.80 / 2.90 round trip for the metro. So between 55-85 a month depending on your schedule. It may be worth the extra rent to live in foggy bottom!

I do have a room available in my house for 925/month if anyone is interested... PM me

Not trying to kill the buzz here - hopefully this info will arm you in your own housing search (because we're all getting in today).

I dont know what personal expenses includes but $3200 a year seems REALLY low to me.

yeah and food on GW campus is hellishly expensive. unless you are looking to pack every meal you are looking at like ~$9 each easy.

[burkinafaso]

On an unrelated note, is it sick humor (or just a coincidence) that they decided to release 15-20 people off the wait list...on the longest day of the year?

[SummerLaw]

Hahahah amazing point.

[Aston2412]

Anyone else dream about waitlist last night?

[stayway]

any phone calls?

[SummerLaw]

Does anyone have a feel for the GPAs/LSATs of people who are a. on the waitlist and b. have been taken off the waitlist?

[Deevo]

I'm high LSAT - low GPA, and waiting not so patiently.


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[stayway]

no phone calls yet? i'm staring at my cell phone.

[SummerLaw]

I'm thinking acceptances will be in email form today...

[Aston2412]

Dean Richard said phonecalls or e-mails.

I'm lower-middle class LSAT with high GPA.

[rejectmaster]

just got in.. e-mail timestamped at 11:26 am ET from Dean Richard.

good luck to all!

[furiotoo]

No phone call, but received a congratulations email notifying of acceptance off the waitlist. My email was time-stamped 8:02am PST, so 11:00am EST.

Check my profile for numbers, but beyond those, I did have interesting/slightly unusual softs and WE, as well as a LOCI specifically targeting their Indian (Asia, not Native American) programs. I'm sure those worked in my favor.

Other important details: formal acceptance package being mailed tomorrow and deposit due July 9th.

[stayway]

so 172, 171. sigh.

im too low

[SummerLaw]

Man... that stinks. I am also lower-middle class LSAT. I like that expression ha. (165/3.7)

[stayway]

thinking about calling her....should i?

[burkinafaso]

so 172, 171. sigh.

im too low

Well then I'm a little fudged. 161. But work experience and I was an engineer...so....show me some love GW!

[burkinafaso]

thinking about calling her....should i?

And saying what?

[Aston2412]

thinking about calling her....should i?

I'd wait until tomorrow to call. I asked about calling last week and Matt advised me that they were a little swamped - I can imagine today is about the same.

EDIT:

Just checked my e-mail.

In - yay!

Good luck to everyone still waiting.

[rejectmaster]

thinking about calling her....should i?

i called her to make sure it wasn't a mistake.

[stayway]

thinking about calling her....should i?

And saying what?

lol im not sure, im just desperate at this point. maybe to see where my application is? LoL.

[stayway]

thinking about calling her....should i?

i called her to make sure it wasn't a mistake.

why don't you just ride the GULC waitlist and abandon the GW's?

[stayway]

thinking about calling her....should i?

I'd wait until tomorrow to call. I asked about calling last week and Matt advised me that they were a little swamped - I can imagine today is about the same.

EDIT:

Just checked my e-mail.

In - yay!

Good luck to everyone still waiting.

Numbers? congrats.

[SummerLaw]

Congrats, Aston - what are your numbers?

[rejectmaster]

thinking about calling her....should i?

i called her to make sure it wasn't a mistake.

why don't you just ride the GULC waitlist and abandon the GW's?

considering this is my only acceptance... i feel compelled to take it.

i'm not really good at planning...