GW Waitlist 2014 Forum

[theMasterofBiotech]

Received this email in mail a couple minutes ago regarding that waitlist email earlier this week:

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Dear [Me],

Thank you for responding. Your declaration of continued interest has been noted. We appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us should you have any additional questions or concerns.

Very best,
Leean Thomas

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this is my last waitlist (so far i've been accepted to 3/4 of them) - think there will be movement soon then?

What schools' waitlist have you gotten off of so far? Thanks.

BU & BC on 4/30 and Fordham 5/8

[Agentsoapbox]

GW just scared the daylight out of me. My email read:

"Dear [Agentsoapbox]

Congratulations on graduating!

your declaration of continued interest has been noted..."

You know what the word combination of "Dear, [Agentsoapbox] and congratultions" do to a man? My eyes nearly bugged out of my skull!

[alwayshopeful]

Waiting it out! Also got the letter about remaining on the waitlist and I'm just hoping there is movement soon! My letter said I would know about waitlist information by June 9th.. did anyone else's mention this date?

[timcruz2014]

Waiting it out! Also got the letter about remaining on the waitlist and I'm just hoping there is movement soon! My letter said I would know about waitlist information by June 9th.. did anyone else's mention this date?

Mine said the 9th!

[bcoco9292]

Waiting it out! Also got the letter about remaining on the waitlist and I'm just hoping there is movement soon! My letter said I would know about waitlist information by June 9th.. did anyone else's mention this date?

Mine said the 9th!

Anyone know when movement should start? Will they be accepting people before the June 9th date?

[chizzy]

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[frogcandi26]

Waiting it out! Also got the letter about remaining on the waitlist and I'm just hoping there is movement soon! My letter said I would know about waitlist information by June 9th.. did anyone else's mention this date?

Mine said the 9th!

Anyone know when movement should start? Will they be accepting people before the June 9th date?

This is what I'm wondering too. Seeing other schools making waitlist decisions already is making me impatient plus their deposit deadline was April 15th, so I'm really hoping they have space!

I called the other day and the response was very vague. No other updates will be sent before the 9th, and they were vague about whether this includes being pulled off of the waitlist.

[chizzy]

I think they mean the status of the waitlist. In the original email they said they anticipate at least 50 spaces to open up. I believe they would admit people off the waitlist before June 9th.

[lee723]

waitlisted 152 LSAT score 3.7 gpa.... yeah your surprised me too... accepted into American (ticket price 60k/yr) and Howard with 15k scholarship (tuition is only 30k/year) any reccomendations between American and Howard if I don't get into GW...??

[jacketyellow]

waitlisted 152 LSAT score 3.7 gpa.... yeah your surprised me too... accepted into American (ticket price 60k/yr) and Howard with 15k scholarship (tuition is only 30k/year) any reccomendations between American and Howard if I don't get into GW...??

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[lee723]

waitlisted 152 LSAT score 3.7 gpa.... yeah your surprised me too... accepted into American (ticket price 60k/yr) and Howard with 15k scholarship (tuition is only 30k/year) any reccomendations between American and Howard if I don't get into GW...??

URM? I was accepted into GW with similar numbers to yours, but I applied early.

I would go to Howard if American is your only other choice.

yess that makes since, if I get accepted into GW should I go there full ticket price over 15k/yr tuition (including scholarship) at Howard?

[altoid99]

waitlisted 152 LSAT score 3.7 gpa.... yeah your surprised me too... accepted into American (ticket price 60k/yr) and Howard with 15k scholarship (tuition is only 30k/year) any reccomendations between American and Howard if I don't get into GW...??

URM? I was accepted into GW with similar numbers to yours, but I applied early.

I would go to Howard if American is your only other choice.

yess that makes since, if I get accepted into GW should I go there full ticket price over 15k/yr tuition (including scholarship) at Howard?

I don't think anyone should go to GW without a substantial scholarship. Howard, no matter the price, is still very risky.

I'm currently admitted at GW but will most likely withdraw soon. I hope my seat goes to one of you (if that's how it works). As I'm sure all of you are aware, though, GW at sticker price is extremely costly. I'm guessing all applicants who are accepted off of the WL will have to pay sticker price in order to attend. I urge all of you to think again and again about attending GW at that cost.

Maybe I'm biased because my impression of GW this whole cycle has been pretty negative, which is a shame since they were one of my top choices early in the fall. First, they offered very little by way of merit scholarship money compared to peer schools. Second, they wouldn't negotiate with applicants until after the first seat deposit deadline (which was earlier for scholarship recipients), but implied that they would reconsider and increase offers after that date probably in order to induce applicants to deposit. Third, the increased offer was very minimal. Finally, my negotiations since have also been unsuccessful despite increased offers from GW's peers. To cap it all off, the correspondence has been very impersonal with what seems to automated messages sent from admissions. In their one meager attempt to add a personal touch to an e-mail in which they attempted to highlight why GW is better than the other schools I'm considering, they highlighted how GW graduates have been successful in finding employment in my home state of X, even though my home state is Y and I've never even been to X.

Just my two cents. Good luck to all of you. I hope you all make a decision that is best for yourselves.

[Ngoblue2014]

Altoid, where have you chosen to go instead? I had a very similar experience, my scholarship at BU is almost 3x more than GW. And correct me if i am wrong but i feel BU/Emory/WashU are the main peer schools to GW

[lee723]

Just got off the phone with GW, they informed me that the class was now OVERSIZED and that if there were to be any more movement, it would most likely occur AFTER the 3rd seat deposit deadline... Then she added at the end "not to scare you or disappoint you" <-- that was already accomplished. I'm assuming it's a lost cause because I doubt anyone who has payed the first 2 seat deposits would skip out on the 3rd one...and unless your already living in DC in August and have 3k to fork up at once when they notify you of acceptance, your best bet is to move on as well

[sandywilson]

Just got off the phone with GW, they informed me that the class was now OVERSIZED and that if there were to be any more movement, it would most likely occur AFTER the 3rd seat deposit deadline... Then she added at the end "not to scare you or disappoint you" <-- that was already accomplished. I'm assuming it's a lost cause because I doubt anyone who has payed the first 2 seat deposits would skip out on the 3rd one...and unless your already living in DC in August and have 3k to fork up at once when they notify you of acceptance, your best bet is to move on as well

Who did you talk to?

Edit: Wrong quote. I just called them too, they said essentially the same thing. What a buzz kill... Also by this time last year they had already taken a few off the waitlist. They said even if a number of students don't put down the deposit on the 9th, they may still have a full class and not take people off the waitlist.

[warplan]

Just got off the phone with GW, they informed me that the class was now OVERSIZED and that if there were to be any more movement, it would most likely occur AFTER the 3rd seat deposit deadline... Then she added at the end "not to scare you or disappoint you" <-- that was already accomplished. I'm assuming it's a lost cause because I doubt anyone who has payed the first 2 seat deposits would skip out on the 3rd one...and unless your already living in DC in August and have 3k to fork up at once when they notify you of acceptance, your best bet is to move on as well

Who did you talk to?

Edit: Wrong quote. I just called them too, they said essentially the same thing. What a buzz kill... Also by this time last year they had already taken a few off the waitlist. They said even if a number of students don't put down the deposit on the 9th, they may still have a full class and not take people off the waitlist.

When is the 3rd deposit date? is it 9th June?

[okong]

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[chizzy]

[chizzy]

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[sandywilson]

This is really sad I had my hopes up way too high when they said they expected at least 50 seats to open up. And based on last cycles they took a good number of people off the waitlist. I'm wondering what's going on this year. They need to let people know.

ETA: it's also very surprising because based on lsn a lot of people withdrew

Me too! That exactly what was going through my head. The only thing that bothered me was that by this time in the past few years (based previous years WL forums) a few people had already been taken off the waitlist.

[JMCSpartan08]

When you guys call these admissions offices who do you ask for? Do you just talk to the receptionist?

I've wanted to call, just to show my continued interest but have no idea what I'd say or who to ask for and it doesn't seem worth it to talk to some student in there who just answers phones.

[okong]

When you guys call these admissions offices who do you ask for? Do you just talk to the receptionist?

I've wanted to call, just to show my continued interest but have no idea what I'd say or who to ask for and it doesn't seem worth it to talk to some student in there who just answers phones.

You can ask for Sophia Sim, she's the Dean of admissions. Josie Shelby-Wilson, Director of Admissions. Matthew Dillard, Assistant Director of Admissions.

Good luck! Let us know what you find out

[chizzy]

[warplan]

So... No one pulled off out of the wait-list?? This is so wired... Every other schools are already doing it...

[sandywilson]

Agreed, more than weird its painful... does anyone know how many people they put on the WL?