As recently as Friday, George Washington University claimed to evaluate applicants without considering their financial need—to be need-blind, as the policy is known. “Requests for financial aid do not ...

Britt Freitag, an admissions officer at George Washington University, confessed she was "slightly nervous" about a candidate for the Class of 2018. His grades were solid, but not stellar. The student ...

Editor’s note: This is the fourth story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. The first story in the series was published on Nov. 3. For some college ...

ST. LOUIS — Washington University on Monday announced it is investing $1 billion in its financial aid programs and will no longer consider an applicant’s financial situation for undergraduate ...

Every once in a while, a student newspaper scores a great scoop: That's the case with the story dropped today by The GW Hatchet, the independent student newspaper of The George Washington University ...

George Washington University announced on Monday it will no longer require students take the SAT or ACT to gain admission to the university, making it the largest college to make the move away for ...

SEATTLE — University of Washington admissions notices are expected to go out Friday. The director of admissions expects thousands of freshman students will be on campus in the fall. Applicants will ...

A great report this week from George Washington University's student newspaper The Hatchet reveals how the school was misrepresenting its admissions policy for years. Although the school had claimed ...

Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. The Seattle Foundation serves as fiscal sponsor for Education Lab, which is ...

On Monday, George Washington University dropped its admission requirements for incoming freshman and transfer students. According to a statement on the school’s website, undergraduate applicants will ...

Washington and Lee University announced today that it will no longer consider students’ or families’ ability to pay when evaluating applications for undergraduate admission thanks to a $132 million ...

George Washington University dropped its admission requirements for incoming freshman and transfer students on Monday. According to a statement on the school's website, undergraduate applicants will ...