Freshman Annu Subramanian, a Hatchet columnist, describes the need for a more expansive undergraduate admissions application.

Yesterday – the deadline for regular decision applications to GW – thousands of hopeful and qualified high school students closed their eyes, said a silent prayer and submitted their request to join our undergraduate population. As we prepare to welcome the class of 2014, we should remember a few major elements that belong to the student who makes achievement a daily event in his or her life, and also regard the type of scholar who would best utilize his or her GW education.