<p>Does anyone happen to know if Georgetown will e-mail their decisions to applicants, or will they go old-school and mail them all out?</p>
<p>I figured they'd mail them only, but this was Georgetown's first year using an actual online application...Sooo...maybe e-mail?</p>
<p>I sure hope so. I'm counting down the HOURS until April 1st, 12:00 AM PST =]</p>
<p>271 hours.</p>
<p>That's a good question, actually. In the past they've only done the letter, so that's what I'd expect. But you make an excellent point with the online app thing.</p>
<p>it will be by mail.</p>
<p>I called the admissions office and they said they notify ONLY by mail—not email…</p>
<p>Did you happen to ask what date they will be sending? Are they waiting to MAIL on the 1st or are they expecting you to get the mail by the April 1?</p>
<p>Most people get it by April 1.</p>
<p>When EA decision letters were about to come out, I called to see when they would mail them. Their basic answer (which I assume RD people will get if calling in the next week) was, “When you get the letter, you’ll know that we mailed them.” Just stay patient.</p>
<p>International students (i.e. students who live outside the U.S.) will get an e-mail, as well as a letter. Everyone else is notified by mail only.</p>
<p>^^Are you sure about that? Why would internationals get an email with their admission decision and not US residents?</p>
<p>dzleprechaun is correct. </p>
<p>International mail takes so much longer and Georgetown wants the money from those applicants, so they notify via email.</p>
<p>My daughters EA decision came by mail. She was admitted and the envelope was small and thin !</p>
<p>Ok. Email it will be then…</p>
<p>The head of admissions at the Univ of Chicago came to our school in the fall and said… the happiest time in admissions is after letters have left their office and before they are received by students. Personally speaking, while I understand the immediate gratification of email, I can understand why schools (including Amherst and Johns Hopkins) would continue to mail decisions even when they have online capabilities. They want a few days of silence!!</p>
<p>The letters come by regular mail right around April 1. Surprisingly, Georgetown isn’t as technologically advanced as you’d think (either as to admissions or when you get there–in terms of how much of the campus is wireless, web resources, etc).</p>
<p>Given that international students are notified by email, I think it’s safe to say that sticking with the physical letter for domestic applicants is a matter of choice, not something caused by a lack of technological sophistication.</p>
<p>so all we know is that it could be anytime between today and april first?</p>
<p>Georgetown applicants receive their decisions by mail only.</p>
<p>While I’m sure that they could notify candidates by email, they don’t (except for international candidates). This may be a matter of choice, but the point still stands (and you will experience it if you attend).</p>
<p>Modadunn: Valid point I guess: it would still be more environmentally conscious to notify applicants online.</p>
<p>dzleprechaun/Pixelpink: I think Georgetown likes to play it old school for some reason…</p>
<p>Do you know for sure about the email notification for Internationals? Two years ago they did not email and my d had to call them a week after to find out she was waitlisted - not a fun phone call.</p>