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We encourage students to submit their application online using either the GW Online Application or the Common Application. Both are considered equally—you should submit the application you prefer and do not need to submit both applications.
GW Online Application
The GW Online Application consists of two parts. The short Part I asks for biographical and school information and must be completed before accessing Part II. Part II is more extensive and includes essays as well as payment information. In order to begin your application you need to create a GW Admissions Activity Center account. Once your application is submitted, you will be able to check your application status through the Activity Center.
Common Application
GW accepts the Common Application in lieu of the GW Online Application. If you elect to use the Common Application, our GW Supplement to the Common Application is also required. To check the status of your application after you submit the application, you must create a GW Admissions Activity Center account.
Advice for submitting your application
- Put your name and date of birth on each page of your supporting documents. This information facilitates accurate placement of your supporting documents in your admissions file.
- Make sure to use your legal (official) name and check that your name is the same on all documents that you submit.
- Proofread before submitting your application and supporting documents.
- Send everything together. Submitting all your supporting documents, including your high school transcript and recommendations, in one package reduces the chances that documents will get misplaced or separated during processing.
- Make sure your supporting documents can be scanned. All application materials at GW are scanned into a computer system, and applications are read online. Therefore, please do not staple documents together. Supplemental materials such as slides, CDs and DVDs cannot be scanned and, therefore, will not be considered.
- Documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by a certified English translation.
Freshman Class Profile
The members of the GW Class of 2013 are some of the most academically qualified students in the University's history. Learn more about the freshman class.
GW Student Blogs
Want to know what it's like to be a GW student? Read the blogs of some of our current students!
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.