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Dear Incoming GW Law Student,
(NEW) Laptop Computer Requirements
Provide Any Dietary Restrictions (Due: August 8)
Meals will be provided at various times during orientation. If you have any dietary restrictions, please complete our Dietary Restriction form by Thursday, August 8th to ensure your dietary restrictions can be accommodated.
Financial Aid’s Cost-of-Attendance '202' Presentation (August 14)
The final session for the GW Law Student Living: Cost-of-Attendance '202' presentation will be in-person on August 14th at 1:30pm in the Faculty Conference Center (FCC). If you are using financial aid, including federal student loans, for living expenses, and were not able to attend one of the eight virtual sessions, please plan to attend the final session if you will be in the DMV area. In this session, the GW Law Financial Aid Staff will present on living within the cost-of-attendance (COA) while attending law school. In this session, the COA components will be discussed in detail as well as helpful budgeting tools.
(NEW) Required Reading for Mock Class
A professor will lead a "mock class" during orientation next week in order to help you understand the classroom environment and how to prepare for class. Please be sure to have read your respective case - specified by Inn - below prior to the session.
(NEW) Housing Resources
We wanted to share some last minute housing resources in case you are still apartment hunting, or have yet to sign a lease.
Check out the GW Law Housing Guide, a custom made resource from our trusted housing partner VeryApt, which contains valuable resources that can help guide your housing search.
Login to our new Roommate Portal, where prospective and current students have been connecting with each other.
UniversityHaus is a local property management company that has shared current availability at their Dupont property. You can complete their interest form, and additional information below:
Expedited Approval for International Students: UniversityHaus offers expedited housing approval for international students with the necessary documentation.
Financial Aid Utilization: UniversityHaus has programs that allow students to use their financial aid to cover housing costs.
Rent Deferment Options: UniversityHaus provides a two-week rent deferment for students waiting on scholarships or financial aid disbursements.
All-Inclusive Rent: Rent includes furnishings, WiFi, and utilities.
Convenient Location: The housing is within walking distance of the campus and located in the highly desirable Dupont Circle neighborhood.
Student-Only Units: UniversityHaus offers units and roommates exclusively for students.
If you have questions, or concerns, please reach out to nathanael.white@law.gwu.edu.
Student Bar Association (SBA) First Year Team & Optional Orientation Activities
Each year the SBA has a team of upperclass students – the First Year SBA Team – working all summer to help welcome you to the law school. They are working to ensure you are connected by maintaining the 1L Facebook group and GroupMe to stay up-to-date with announcements & events while getting to know your future classmates. In addition, they are excited to bring you a week of community building events during orientation week! Please RSVP for the events you expect to attend:
Trivia - Tuesday, August 13th, 6-7:30pm - RSVP Form
1L of a Good Time - Wednesday, August 14th, 6-8pm - RSVP Form
Monument Walk - Thursday, August 15th, 7pm - RSVP Form
Bar Review - Friday, August 16th, 8-11pm - RSVP Form
Please also refer back to the Incoming 1L Checklist for a complete overview of items to complete. As always, please let us know if you have any questions!
The Dean of Students Office
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