<p>I am a senior this year applying to Georgetown, and it is my dream school. I was just curious how much alumni really influence admission decisions.</p>
<p>My dad has several friends that are Georgetown alumni, and one of them is even friends with the head master. If they were to help, how much influence would that actually have?</p>
<p>Alumni status really only matters if a member of your immediate family attended Georgetown, but even then it’s definitely no guarantee of getting in. I knew a girl in HS whose parents both went to Georgetown Law and whose mom also went to Georgetown as an undergrad, and she was wait-listed (despite the fact that she was also admitted to Dartmouth).</p>
<p>Short answer: it’s a spectrum. On one end is having an aunt or uncle who attended GU three decades ago and haven’t been heard from since. Minimal impact on your chances. On the other end of the spectrum is having parents or grandparents for whom buildings are named on campus. Maximum impact. Most applicants are somewhere in between the two extremes.</p>
<p>FYI Georgetown does not have a “head master.”</p>
<p>I am a graduate of Georgetown. I don’t believe there is an alumni advantage unless you help fundraise for Georgetown on a pretty big scale. My DS will apply next year, but he is well aware the odds are long, even though he is a very good student.</p>