Unsure if it’s actually possible to make it off the George Washington University waitlist for the Class of 2029 and onto campus? It might seem like the Revolutionaries over in D.C. are just using the waitlist to let you down gently, but we assure you that you still have a shot. But you must act quickly to optimize your odds of getting into the school of your dreams. Let’s review how you can do just that.

George Washington University Waitlist Acceptance Rate and Statistics

By sifting through GWU’s federally mandated Common Data Set, we’ve assembled six years of waitlist acceptance rate data for you to peruse at your convenience:

George Washington University Class Year	Number of Students Waitlisted to George Washington	Number of Students Who Chose to Join the George Washington Waitlist	Number of Students Accepted Off the George Washington Waitlist	George Washington Waitlist Acceptance Rate
Class of 2029	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Class of 2028	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published
Class of 2027	5,689	2,320	14	0.60%
Class of 2026	5,098	2,014	1	0.05%
Class of 2025	6,187	2,798	163	5.83%
Class of 2024	5,673	2,512	1,316	52.39%
Class of 2023	5,141	2,238	3	0.13%
Class of 2022	4,963	2,081	14	0.67%

Your Chances of George Washington Admission After Being Waitlisted

So, what does the data tell us? Well, for one thing, GWU rarely dips into its waitlist by more than a handful of students — with one exception. Those students who were waitlisted for admission to the Class of 2024, when higher education at large was first being rattled by that little thing known as the COVID-19 pandemic, went on to be taken off the waitlist at a rate over 50%. In other words, if you were waitlisted to GWU in 2020, you were more likely than not to eventually be admitted.

Every other year, the waitlist acceptance rate has stayed below 6%. But you need not concern yourself with how many students GWU admits from the waitlist each year. Instead, you should focus on making sure that you or your child are among those select few who GWU admissions officers handpick because of the strength of their candidacy. Here are the steps Ivy Coach recommends you take as soon as possible after notice of being waitlisted:

Your Chances of Admission to George Washington After Being Waitlisted with Ivy Coach’s Help

Ivy Coach has a superb track record for getting students who come to us after being waitlisted at George Washington University off of the waitlist. While we can’t give you a guarantee of admission off the George Washington waitlist — no one can — we can give you the best chance possible, and if that’s not enough for you, then we are not the right fit.

It all comes down to Ivy Coach’s tried and true method of optimizing a student’s chances for admission after George Washington kicked the can on rendering a final verdict. That two-step process is as follows:

1. Complete Ivy Coach’s PostMortem application review. We must see what a student did right and what they did wrong. The narrative we help craft can’t be out of left field. Rather, it needs to be consistent with the story conveyed in the student’s application and any and all supplemental materials — just told much more compellingly.
2. Submit a compelling Letter of Continued Interest. Most students know that doing nothing is not the answer and that they should submit a letter after being placed on a college’s waitlist if they hope to earn admission. Most students know they should send that letter with great urgency. Yet most students send the wrong kind of letter. Ivy Coach’s letters to George Washington contain no tackless brags or updates. It’s a big reason why they’re so successful. We inspire George Washington admissions officers to root for our students!

Getting Started with Ivy Coach on the George Washington Waitlist

If you’re interested in optimizing your case for admission off George Washington University’s waitlist to the Class of 2029, complete Ivy Coach’s complimentary consultation form and indicate that George Washington has waitlisted you. You’ll then receive an immediate response from Ivy Coach, as we know time is of the essence during this crucial moment post-waitlisting.