Hey the last time i was in the DC area, i didnt bother about longterm housing but i know is not cheap. I think Joshi could be of great help if you inquired. And the estimates provided by the GW are tentative?

Hi all, I have been admitted to GWU and im planning to attend, I have the same worries about housing, but heard that Arlington (accross the bridge) is pretty nice and slightly cheaper, will be looking into all that soon though.

On a side note, would any of you here take University of San Diego with a Scholarship (not full) over GW? I know GW is much better (ranked 20 compared to 84) but its cheaper and a beautiful city.

Your thoughts would be much appreciated.

Thanks

I love the idea of a Uni with partial scholarship but GW is far better in terms of quality of education. So i wouldnt take San Diego.
( I cant believe iam saying that because i needed the scholarship badly but i wasnt successful)

I know what you mean and i think ultimately you only do your Masters degree once, you do not want to waste it on an "average" university, i think GW will be my choice, but ill have to sleep on it for a couple of days, just to make sure i make the right decision.

Well goodluck and i hope you make the right decision.

Finally decided on GWU,

Hope to see everyone there!

I got admitted into the Int'l and Comp Law LLM program in Mid-February. I asked the Graduate Registrar about the tuition deposit, and they told me that more information will be given to us in late May/early June. I suppose it will be around $500.

I've been in the DC metro area for the last three years, and I can definitely attest to the high cost of living in the area. If you can afford it, buying in the suburbs of MD and VA is a better plan than renting in D.C.

I wouldnt advise anyone to live in the DC area. But right now that is the least of my problems. I just received the second 'no funds' information from potential sources of funding. Iam now thinking about deferring my LLM...
Iam too depressed.

Has anyone not living in the US already found an apartment? I am seriously thinking of getting an apartment in downtown (since it closer, nicer to live etc...), but its pretty expensive, the average apartment is around $1200. It would be great if someone can share their thoughts.

Compared with NY Craiglist in DC there are not offers in DC craiglist.
The housing service cannot help us

I guess

did everyone find its accomodation in DC?

Thkx,

But I am getting somehow worried now since I received the notification on April 1st and have not heard back from the admission eversince.

Do you think that April 30 deadline is for the first rounder (of acceptance) or is it a deadline for all applications....Coz if it's the case, then...it would mean that I am not admitted....

Man this whole process makes me so nervous. I reckon that I've applied late compared to many applicants but from all my applications (4 in total)...no decision released yet.

I'd better try to remain calm and confident...I've been told that I have a good profile (6 years of experience in 2 different European countries, good uni, grades relatively ok - but after 6 years of work, I would expect that experience matters more than grades, good toefl score, good rec letters, etc...)....sorry to bother with my woes...

Congrats for admission shayan!

Hi everyone.

I just got an acceptance email today for GWU in IP. I initially applied back in Nov, but there was a long delay in getting my transcripts to them.

Anyway, I'm a domestic student living near DC (in Baltimore). I don't know what likelihood I assign my entrance at GW until I see whether they are fairly generous with their scholarship money. Right now the US legal market is so bad even for domestics that I'm not sure the full tuition price (plus one year of lost income) would be the best investment at the moment. But I am excited about the prospect!

Cheers