diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app.module.ts b/apps/backend/src/app.module.ts
index 986ae34..a47cebe 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/app.module.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { ApplicationsModule } from './applications/applications.module';
   imports: [
     TypeOrmModule.forRoot({
       type: 'postgres',
-      database: 'c4c-ops',
       host: process.env.NX_DB_HOST,
       port: 5432,
       username: process.env.NX_DB_USERNAME,
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/applications/application.entity.ts b/apps/backend/src/applications/application.entity.ts
index ae2cd5c..c59ceb8 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/applications/application.entity.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/applications/application.entity.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from './types';
 import { GetApplicationResponseDTO } from './dto/get-application.response.dto';
 import { Review } from '../reviews/review.entity';
+import { GetAllApplicationResponseDTO } from './dto/get-all-application.response.dto';
 
 @Entity()
 export class Application {
@@ -62,6 +63,23 @@ export class Application {
   @IsObject({ each: true })
   reviews: Review[];
 
+  toGetAllApplicationResponseDTO(): GetAllApplicationResponseDTO {
+    const meanRatingAllStages = 0; // TODO: calculate this
+    const meanRatingSingleStages = 0; // TODO: calculate this (should be an object)
+
+    return {
+      userId: this.user.id,
+      firstName: this.user.firstName,
+      lastName: this.user.lastName,
+      stage: this.stage,
+      step: this.step,
+      position: this.position,
+      createdAt: this.createdAt,
+      meanRatingAllStages: meanRatingAllStages,
+      meanRatingSingleStages: meanRatingSingleStages,
+    };
+  }
+
   toGetApplicationResponseDTO(numApps: number): GetApplicationResponseDTO {
     return {
       id: this.id,
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.controller.ts b/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.controller.ts
index bfd8ee8..a8c894a 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.controller.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   Body,
   BadRequestException,
   NotFoundException,
+  UnauthorizedException,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Response } from './types';
 import { ApplicationsService } from './applications.service';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { GetApplicationResponseDTO } from './dto/get-application.response.dto';
 import { getAppForCurrentCycle } from './utils';
 import { UserStatus } from '../users/types';
 import { Application } from './application.entity';
+import { GetAllApplicationResponseDTO } from './dto/get-all-application.response.dto';
 
 @Controller('apps')
 @UseInterceptors(CurrentUserInterceptor)
@@ -38,6 +40,25 @@ export class ApplicationsController {
     return await this.applicationsService.submitApp(application, user);
   }
 
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard('jwt'))
+  @Get('/')
+  async getApplications(
+    @Request() req,
+  ): Promise<GetAllApplicationResponseDTO[]> {
+    if (
+      !(
+        req.user.status === UserStatus.RECRUITER ||
+        req.user.status === UserStatus.ADMIN
+      )
+    ) {
+      throw new UnauthorizedException(
+        'Calling user is not a recruiter or admin.',
+      );
+    }
+
+    return this.applicationsService.findAllCurrentApplications();
+  }
+
   @Get('/:userId')
   @UseGuards(AuthGuard('jwt'))
   async getApplication(
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.service.ts
index 70243c0..45868f6 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/applications/applications.service.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { MongoRepository } from 'typeorm';
 import { UsersService } from '../users/users.service';
 import { Application } from './application.entity';
-import { getAppForCurrentCycle, getCurrentCycle } from './utils';
+import {
+  getAppForCurrentCycle,
+  getCurrentCycle,
+  getCurrentSemester,
+  getCurrentYear,
+} from './utils';
 import { Response } from './types';
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 import { User } from '../users/user.entity';
 import { Position, ApplicationStage, ApplicationStep } from './types';
+import { GetAllApplicationResponseDTO } from './dto/get-all-application.response.dto';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ApplicationsService {
@@ -97,6 +103,22 @@ export class ApplicationsService {
     return apps;
   }
 
+  async findAllCurrentApplications(): Promise<GetAllApplicationResponseDTO[]> {
+    const applications = await this.applicationsRepository.find({
+      where: {
+        year: getCurrentYear(),
+        semester: getCurrentSemester(),
+      },
+      relations: ['user'],
+    });
+
+    const dtos: GetAllApplicationResponseDTO[] = applications.map((app) =>
+      app.toGetAllApplicationResponseDTO(),
+    );
+
+    return dtos;
+  }
+
   async findCurrent(userId: number): Promise<Application> {
     const apps = await this.findAll(userId);
     const currentApp = getAppForCurrentCycle(apps);
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/applications/dto/get-all-application.response.dto.ts b/apps/backend/src/applications/dto/get-all-application.response.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed0264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backend/src/applications/dto/get-all-application.response.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { IsDate, IsEnum, IsPositive, IsString } from 'class-validator';
+import { ApplicationStage, ApplicationStep, Position } from '../types';
+
+export class GetAllApplicationResponseDTO {
+  @IsPositive()
+  userId: number;
+
+  @IsString()
+  firstName: string;
+
+  @IsString()
+  lastName: string;
+
+  @IsEnum(ApplicationStage)
+  stage: ApplicationStage;
+
+  @IsEnum(ApplicationStep)
+  step: ApplicationStep;
+
+  @IsEnum(Position)
+  position: Position;
+
+  @IsDate()
+  createdAt: Date;
+
+  @IsPositive()
+  meanRatingAllStages: number;
+
+  // TODO: Should be a JSON or similar that defines scores for each stage
+  @IsPositive()
+  meanRatingSingleStages: number;
+}
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/applications/utils.ts b/apps/backend/src/applications/utils.ts
index 6b45bf8..b24a353 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/applications/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/applications/utils.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,20 @@ import { Application } from './application.entity';
 import { Cycle } from './dto/cycle';
 import { Semester } from './types';
 
-// TODO get the current cycle's year and semester from env variables
-export const getCurrentCycle = () => new Cycle(2024, Semester.SPRING);
+export const getCurrentSemester = (): Semester => {
+  const month: number = new Date().getMonth();
+  if (month >= 1 && month <= 7) {
+    return Semester.FALL; // We will be recruiting for the fall semester during Feb - Aug
+  }
+  return Semester.SPRING; // We will be recruiting for the spring semester during Sep - Jan
+};
+
+export const getCurrentYear = (): number => {
+  return new Date().getFullYear();
+};
+
+export const getCurrentCycle = () =>
+  new Cycle(getCurrentYear(), getCurrentSemester());
 
 export const getAppForCurrentCycle = (
   applications: Application[],