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The GW Hatchet

2019 Commencement Guide

May 13, 2019


2019
Commencement Guide

Look back at the past four years, find places to bring your family for dinner or check some last-minute items off your D.C. bucket list with The Hatchet’s Commencement guide.


Ditch the National Mall photoshoot for unconventional backdrops around the District

There are more off-beat spots where you can pose with your cap and gown on campus and around D.C. that will make your photos stand out from the rest.


Low-cost purchases to gift your graduating friend

These gifts under $30 could help your friend take a breather, upgrade their new living space or transition them into their next phase of adulthood.


Hotels for last-minute stays before Commencement

When more well-known hotels fill up, check into these locations to recharge between Commencement festivities.

LOOK BACK AT THE PAST FOUR YEARS


Graduating student leaders advise students to find balance in extracurriculars, social life

After gaining years of experience from their leadership positions, graduates student leaders have offered advice to their peers who are still at GW.


A senior and her alumni parents reflect on their time at GW

Alex Rood and her parents, who both graduated in 1984, have shared some of the same experiences between their four years at GW.


Reflecting on four years: A recap from freshman year to graduation

From Trump’s inauguration to a campus visit from a Supreme Court justice, reflect on some of the highs and lows of your time at GW.

PLACES TO GO BEFORE COMMENCEMENT


Family friendly restaurants to celebrate graduation before and after the ceremony

These dinner and brunch spots have meals for everyone in the family before and after your graduate on the National Mall Sunday.


Bucket list activities to check off your list before you graduate

If you’re not staying for the summer, you have a week left before graduation to check these D.C. activities off your bucket list.


Week outlook – Entertain your family between graduation ceremonies with events around D.C.

Entertain your family with Jazz in the Garden or take advantage of your down time with a concert at The Anthem before Commencement day.


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