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Get the inside scoop on GWU admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Competitive but with good grades and a solid GMAT, you can get in.   READ MORE
Alumni
Admissions staff seemed familiar with my file and status when I would call. In comparison to the other DC schools, Georgetown's admissions staff ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The application process was fairly straight-forward. No interview and only two essays.    READ MORE
Alumni
The admissions process was standard compared to all of the other schools that I applied, including several essays to prepare. No in-person interv...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Very good program, a good blend of cases and research projects. Almost every project was a group project. The program encouraged people to take ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Having earned a BBA at a Top 5 school, these classes were very basic-- not what I would consider an MBA. Class selection is very limited, with ver...   READ MORE
Alumni
My time at GW was one of transition for the MBA program. They were attempting to break into the top 50 ranked programs but having difficulty doing...   READ MORE
Alumni
I found the academic quality for about 80% of my professors to be outstanding. Very international flavor of students and instruction. Intense am...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
As a mid-career graduate, I found the placement program more suited to freshly minted MBAs with limited experience.   READ MORE
Alumni
The Career Center went through transition during 2002, and was a complete waste both before and during. A new staff has been hired for the 2003-2004 ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The career center is well organized, is fairly responsive to student issues and I was placed as a co-op within my first year. I went on several school...   READ MORE
Alumni
The career placement office at GWU is the worst. Very little, if any, guidance or assistance on recruting information and assistance.   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Right in the middle of DC. I walked past the World Bank and the IMF on my way to the metro.   READ MORE
Alumni
Quality of life was good--it's DC. The area around the campus isn't worth spending time in--any bars in the area are overcrowded with undergrads....   READ MORE
Alumni
The campus is right near Georgetown and the State Department. Therefore, the campus life is pretty diverse. The neighborhood is fairly safe but yo...   READ MORE
Alumni
The quality of life at the schools was excellent. Urban campus with many city activities and very international student body. Easy access wtih m...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Many foreign students. Mostly from Taiwan. If you plan on an international career, this is a god place.   READ MORE
Alumni
Socializing at the GW MBA program is different from anything I've experienced. About half the students are international, and during my time, the...   READ MORE
Alumni
No Greek system that I was aware of, no contact sports (i.e. football) but the basketball team was pretty good, there are always good events going...   READ MORE
Alumni
The quality of life at the schools was excellent. Urban campus with many city activities and very international student body.    READ MORE

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