<p>Earlier today, someone from the admissions office of Georgetown University called my home asking if I had any questions regarding its undergrad program. I wasnt home at the moment, so I didn't actually get to speak with the person from the admissions office, but he/she left a phone number and asked that I call promptly. What does this call mean? Has anyone received a call similar to this?</p>
<p>by the way, I already had my interview with Georgetown</p>
<p>I have no idea what it means. My d has received these any questions calls and she is hardly ever home when they call since she is gone many evenings. None of them ever urged her to call promptly, though. With that phrase in there, I would call.</p>
<p>I can’t speak for Georgetown specifically, but in most cases these are “yield initiatives” meaning that the phone calls target all prospective students in order give them a warm, fuzzy, this-school-really-cares-about-you feeling. </p>
<p>The calls typically do not mean “We really want you” or even “We want you at least a little bit.”</p>
<p>However, different schools have varying policies about who gets on the list, and at some places the calls may indeed be reserved only for those applicants who are somewhere in the running. </p>
<p>Conversely, if you are applying to a college and you DON’T get a phone call–but your best friend does–don’t sweat it. Often these things are pretty random. A few dozen college-student volunteers may get a roster of prospects to call, and the go-getters will rip right through their list while the slackers will lose theirs. :(</p>