you can call
@MA yes I did as well.
I have not researched every single college in this country, but I have yet to come across one, but I know Georgetown is not an exception. I will be happy to be told exceptions to the rule. @collegemomjam
These may be that same work study students who answer the phone and tell people that they will be rescinded if they don’t take the AP exams listed as senior year on the app. (Before everyone freaks out, the story is true, but the policy of rescinding for not taking an AP exam is not). So consider the source, and if the answer runs contrary to your gut (or what most sites say) call the next day and rephrase the question slightly.
Yes, there are many things that “cannot hurt” and maybe finances are not an issue for the kids at this HS, but It is unforgivable for a GC not to be aware that the CB charges for everything.
Deferred to NHS
33 ACT UW 3.75
Registered for informed mail. The envelope will be delivered today in Florida. The postage is the lower .47. Bit concerned. Seems @MA and @Matt10121 both received acceptance letters at the lower .47 postage? Please reaffirm if you don’t mind. Also if anyone else received acceptance at the lower postage please chime in. I’ll know soon enough but trying to keep my chin up! Fingers crossed!
@hoyasaxa23 did you call? or has anyone else??
I called for my admissions decision.
They ask for your name and DOB.
I was deferred.
@skieurope and anyone else interested. I was curious so I called Harvard and Cornell regarding the sending of AP Scores.
Harvard now accepts self reported everything so that answers that.
Cornell, on the other hand, said that if you want your AP scores considered as part of the review of your application (meaning if they are good and you want them considered), then they would require the official reports from College Board. I got this information from the woman that answered the phone (you go through quite few prompts there, however, it’s not like she just picked up). She seemed quite informed.
I think the point is that this may vary by school. The norm is definitely that most people don’t send official scores. However, if you have strong scores and you want to make sure they are considered, you may want to find out if they want the official reports. I think most schools won’t and will accept self reported, but a lot of kids that follow these threads are aiming really high and have vested a lot into their high school experiences and applications. It might be worth the five minutes to clarify…
I also called Georgetown. According to the woman that answered the phone (and they are quite busy today so keep that in mind), if you want your scores considered they should be reported from either the counselor or College Board. I specifically said" so you wouldn’t accept self reported to be considered as part of the application?" and she said “no”.
No one should take my word for it with something this important. Try to call yourselves, or better yet, email your admissions rep so you have a more reliable answer in writing.
Even back in the day, Harvard never required the score report. And I know for a fact that this is an example of a college where the score report bypasses the admissions office.
She apparently is not informed by what they say on their website:
https://admissions.cornell.edu/standardized-testing-requirements
I’m not arguing with @collegemomjam , but I do wish these admissions offices would get their act together. I’ve moderated the Cornell board for 4 admissions cycles now, and I cannot recall any instance of an applicant having being told that. 
That said, I’m also of the opinion that AP scores carry little, if any, weight in the admissions decisions.
I got deffered. 1390 sat. sat subject tests in the upper 600’s. lots of extracurricular and leadership experience. world leadership congress alum.
@skieurope so what you quoted Cornell as saying is that they do wish that you report them, no? Isn’t that what that quote is saying?? It says “…but we do ask that you report them if taken”…they just won’t be used for subject test requirements.
I think the important take away here is that there is a lot of good, well intentioned advice given on these boards. But everyone should always verify for themselves any important information that is shared as it relates to their own individual applications because there are always exceptions and different contexts to consider.
They make, IMO, distinctions between required and not required. The next line to the quote was “All required scores must be officially reported to Cornell from the testing agency by our application deadline.” Since AP scores are not required, neither is an official report.
Agreed.
I think that’s exactly what’s confusing about the whole AP scores sending thing…and it’s an example of making sure you ask the question the right way. Because sending AP scores aren’t “required”, it’s easy to assume (in many cases, rightfully) that it’s not worth sending them officially. But when you ask the question differently “If I want my AP Scores considered as part of my application do I need to have them sent officially or can I self report them?” you might get a different answer.
Personally calling or emailing to verify is the way to go.
I checked informed delivery and it will be here today in MO. I have the lower 47 but I won’t lose hope!
Deferred
Georgia, White, Female
Major: International Politics
31 ACT, 700 Language SAT Subject, 650 US History
Extracirriculars: Model UN ( President, Nationally Ranked), Debate Captain and Founder (State Qualifier), Student Government, Yearbook ( Senior Editor), NHS, Beta Club, Founder of Humane Society Teen Board, Art Club President, Intern for Congressman Carter, Intern for State Democrat Party, Moot Court, Marty Lyons Foundation Junior Board Member (like make a wish)
Unweighted GPA: 3.8
Weighted: 4.2
Class Rank: 45/ 500
Essays:
SFS: Myanmar Crisis, Partition of the state, a good friend of mine fled from there so I talked about that some
Activity: MUN, winning nationals
Personal: I wrote about how my dad’s death affected me and how it built character
Recs:
APUSH Teacher; I didn’t read it but she knew me very well she taught me for two years so I would assume it to be a fine but I don’t know specifics because I didn’t read it first hand
Model UN Coach: Super super sweet, talked about leadership and overcoming hardship
Applied For Financial Aid: Yes
Income bracket: $40,000-60,000
Weaknesses: Test Scores and grades aren’t as high as I would have liked them
Strengths: I feel like my essays were pretty solid and my extracirriculars I think were up to par
Reflection: I kind of expected it! There was such stiff competition that I wasn’t too surprised but disappointed a little nonetheless. Hoping to get in regular!! Fingers crossed!!!
So does .47 postage indicate deferral?
Deferred
Minnesota, White, Female
Major: Finance
34 ACT, 1550 SAT, 770 Molecular Bio, 760 Math II, 690 Lit
Extracurriculars: DECA (international finalist), soccer (captain), hospital volunteer, pep fest committee (co-leader), summer finance internship w/ local company, barista at local coffee shop
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted: 4.3
other: National Merit Semifinalist
I’m too lazy to write out the rest of my essays/recommendations/etc but I felt that my application was very strong, however I’m sure that there were thousands of other strong applications just like mine. just a little disappointed. gtown was my first choice. hopefully I’ll be accepted come reg decision time
I’m an applicant from last year: lower postage value indicates less weight and less paper which means deferral. Georgetown does not reject anyone for EA. They put everyone who wasn’t accepted into the RD pool.
Higher postage value indicates more weight and more pieces of paper → Acceptance.
Deferred
Missouri, White, Female
Major: Finance
35 ACT, 1510 sat, 710 Math 2, 720 US History, 730 Lit, AP gov 4, APUSH 5, APLANG 5, APEURO 4
Extracurriculars: Model Un, Math Team, Tennis, Squash, Work at a bake shop and Mathnasium for about 15hrs a week during the school year, volunteer tutoring an hour a week, young democrats, young republicans
Unweighted GPA: 3.7 (only the 2 trimesters at my new school- 1st T i got 3.61 but second T i bumped to 3.8)(the other schools I averaged 3.8
Weighted: n/a
Class Rank: n/a
Essays:
Personal: Wrote about how I chose to work 50hr weeks this past summer even though I didn’t have to in order to gain experience and see how others have to work and not get anything for it and how I value seeing from the perspective of others
Recs:
Pre-calc teacher teacher- she liked me and knew I loved and was good at math-
english teacher- he only had me for a trimester but thought I was funny and how I was able to make friends in a short time at a new school yet still be unique.
Applied For Financial Aid: Yes
Income bracket: $150-200k
Weaknesses: GPA is low bc I attended 3 different high schools so takes a while to adjust to new classes, and all were high achieving schools
Strengths: I feel like my essays were awsome- my cc told me they were better than most of my classmates, and test scores were good as well
Reflection: I expected it it bc gpa plays so large of a role and I don’t have any formal leadership bc nobody elects the new kids to be head of a club (although I tried!) hopefully RD but it’s a toss-up