Admission ChecklistConsidering the Offer of Admission

Refer to the Online Admission Packet: go.gwu.edu/elliott2015. Register for the on-campus Admitted Student Day on April 10, 2015: go.gwu.edu/asd2015 Read informational emails from the Elliott School and GW. Follow our Graduate Admissions blog: esiagrad.wordpress.com. “Like” our Graduate Admissions Facebook page: facebook.com/esiagrad. Contact the Office of Graduate Admissions with any questions: esiagrad@gwu.edu.

Accepting the Offer of Admission Complete the online admission response form by logging into your application account and accessing your

decision letter. In the decision letter, there is a link to your personalized enrollment form. The deadline to respond is April 15, 2015 if you were awarded an Elliott School fellowship, or May 1, 2015 if you were not offered a fellowship.

Submit a $500 non-refundable tuition deposit online via the GWeb Information System by credit card or electronic bank transfer. You will receive more detailed instructions as soon as you submit your online admission response and you can refer to the “how-to” guide. The deadline to submit your deposit is April 15, 2015 if you were awarded an Elliott School fellowship, or May 1, 2015 if you were not offered a fellowship.

Your GWid is at the top of your online decision letter; this number will be crucial during your time at GW. Please memorize it.

Enrolling and Beginning Classes Keep your email address up-to-date in the Profile section of your online application account. Read all emails from GW; you will be hearing from many offices on campus! Request official transcripts from all institutions you have attended. These must be submitted by August

1, 2015. Please ensure your degree has been conferred and noted on the transcript (if applicable). If transcripts are not received by the start of the fall 2015 semester, a hold will be placed on your account. This hold will prevent you from registering for spring 2016 courses.

If you are an international student and will need a visa, work with the Office of Graduate Admissions to submit the Visa Request and Financial Certificate Form and all necessary supporting documents.

If your program has micro- and macroeconomics prerequisites and you are lacking the necessary coursework, complete the courses prior to the beginning of the semester (August 31) and send a transcript documenting completion. The Elliott School’s Institute for International Economic Policy will be offering a review course for anyone who needs to meet the requirement* or wants to refresh his/her economics knowledge. *Please know that students in the Security Policy Studies program cannot fulfill this requirement through the review course.

Read Academic Advising’s New Student Information page and follow the necessary steps: go.gwu.edu/elliottnewstudent.

Create your GW email address: https://identity.gwu.edu/claim/ Register for classes once you receive an email that registration is open. Complete the Immunization Record and return it to GW Student Health Services: go.gwu.edu/immunizationrecord

(if applicable). RSVP for New Student Orientation. Academic Advising will email you directly with more details. RSVP for Employer Site Visits. Graduate Student Career Development will contact you with registration

information. Classes begin Monday, August 31, 2015.