FOFAC is the Focus on Fall Abroad Community. It is a community for GW students who decide to study abroad in the fall and then return to campus in the spring usually of their junior year. I just joined FOFAC because I am planning to study abroad in Chile next semester (fall) and am looking for a great community to return to. FOFAC will provide a community with other study abroad students all living together in Philip Amsterdam Hall on campus so we can share stories, reflect on our experiences, and more.
Not only does it provide this great bonus of the community, but you also get preferential registration for spring courses, guaranteed housing in Amsterdam, workshops and other community events, and tuition awards for certain programs (up to $1500 off of GW exchanges, CIEE, and IES programs if I have it correct!).
The application process only involved a short essay about your interest in the program and a few ideas of what events would be put on in the spring. You also submit a $300 deposit which is returned to you upon remaining in the program and moving in during the spring.
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Tonight, there is a FOFAC meet and greet at Amsterdam for all accepted FOFAC 2012ers. I am excited to tour the dorm, meet some current FOFAC students, and try some international treats they are advertising!
Hope everyone is doing well. marisaw@gwmail.gwu.edu
- Marisa
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