Before Applying to GW
The George Washington University is an exciting place to spend your college years. We are a highly selective and competitive private institution that enrolls a bright, talented and diverse student body. We seek students who have the academic preparation, motivation, interests and character to thrive and succeed at GW and the greatest potential to contribute to the life of our University.
Whether you are a high school senior about to embark on the college selection process or a student just entering high school, we encourage you to make the most of your college search. Meet with the GW admissions officers who travel to your area, visit our campuses, ask questions of our faculty and students and talk with your guidance counselor to learn as much as you can about GW. We know you will find that GW is a dynamic and extraordinary University.
Summer Pre-College Program at GW
High school students are invited to participate in a summer pre-college experience that is academically engaging and life-changing. Learn from GW faculty and field experts, take advantage of the city, and make new friends from around the country and the world.
The GW Experience
Students
An Incubator for Ideas
GW student entrepreneurs may apply for spots in entrepreneurship incubator.
A Home Away from Home
Twins study medicine and public health at George Washington.
Student Co-Produces New Album
George Washington student José Curbelo helped produce an album of northern Uruguayan music for Smithsonian Folkways.
A Call to Service
GW students traveled to Guatemala, Honduras, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Puerto Rico as part of the fourth annual Alternative Winter Break program.
Faculty
Teaching Campaigning in Cairo
GSPM professors teach practical skills to emerging politicians in Egypt.
South African Youth Perform at GW
Latest collaboration between Professor of Theatre Leslie Jacobson and the Bokamoso Youth Centre premieres Friday.
A Life-Changing Course
Today’s reading by Aryeh Lev Stollman, author of “The Far Euphrates,” is the first of six from visiting artists in this spring’s Jewish Literature Live course.
Alumni
Medical Alumni Can ‘Adopt a Doc’
New scholarship program enables graduates to put a face and name to donations.
GW Alumni, Graduate Student Win Fulbrights
Fifteen alumni and one doctoral student will conduct research around the globe with 2011-12 Fulbrights.
Furry Friend Gets Kids Excited About Learning
George Washington alumna helped create a curriculum for elementary school students centered on the dog who used to serve as the postal service’s mascot.