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Great working environment to work and learn! - Admissions Assistant George Washington University Employee Review

5.0
Apr 19, 2014
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Pros

As an Admissions Assistant, the Undergraduate Admissions Office was very flexible with scheduling my time between classes. The office has seen some big changes in the past few years, but all with the intent to make a better experience for university visitors and staff. The Admissions team is friendly and helpful. As a student, I loved the work environment. Definitely a great place to work.

Cons

The training program could be more comprehensive, but every employee learns what they need to after a few weeks.

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Pros

Great people and place. Extremely welcoming community.

Cons

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2.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

1) Tuition Remission is nice and adds a lot to the implicit salary. 2) Work-life balance is typically fairly good. Rarely are you pushing more than 45 hours a week. 3) Depending on your supervisor, you may get decent managering responsibilities quickly.

Cons

1) The pay at GW is significantly below market, especially for quantitative researchers. They try to make up for it with tuition remission but at some point, it isn't worth it. 2) The only way to push one's salary up is to switch jobs within GWU. The annual raise is 2.5%. Managers are able to petition HR to raise it higher but I have never heard of anyone receiving more than 5% and promotions are very rare, even among good managers. 3) Not great for quantitative researchers -- managers are typically more qualitative and thus aren't great at supervision. 4) HR and administration is super slow and often times gets in the way of an efficient office.

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