<p>Mmmm, I suppose I’m just a bit disillusioned by all the rejections I’ve got so far that it feels pretty hopeless to me now. Regardless, it wouldn’t make sense to not send waitlistees-- even the rejected ones-- even a small “thank you for applying” mail, so I’ll apologize for the melodrama there. I just really want closure with this school.</p>
<p>A friend today was notified today that he remains/is on a smaller waitlist now.</p>
<p>Just got the letter that I am now officially rejected…oh well.</p>
<p>another waitlist! that’s sadistic! i feel for all of you.</p>
<p>Here’s what the new wait list letter says:</p>
<p>“The Committee did include you among a small number of candidates allowed to remain on a Waiting List until June 30… I must emphasize that, in our judgement, the likelihood of further spaces becoming available is quite small.”</p>
<p>Hey…have any admitted students received their information yet? As in, students admitted off the waitlist? Because I received a call last week and have yet to get my information!</p>
<p>Yeah, I got my letter today basically rejecting me… which sucks because I’ve definitely done a lot more work than other people to get in here (except for the people on this thread, of course 
But it’s nice to at least be able to tell people where I’m going for sure next year! (State Uni. of NY at Binghamton, btw).</p>
<p>My daughter is not home yet. There is a letter from Georgetown waiting for her but it is a business sized envelope and, judging frmo the thickness, only contains 1 or 2 sheets of paper. I don’t suppose it is an acceptance letter, as there would be more forms… i can only hope they did the humane thing and rejected her because, even if she could handle being waitlisted AGAIN, i couldn’t handle the emotional rollercoaster any longer!</p>
<p>I got a letter with my acceptance today. My favorite school in the entire country and I actually got in, I’m so happy. I don’t think I’ll be able to get the financial aid worked out though which breaks my heart but that means someone still on the waitlist for NHS is going to get my spot, lucky you!</p>
<p>Sorry to hear this, Sabbyno6. Georgetown is a bit unpredictable with their admissions. Our school sees rejections of excellent candidates who are accepted at top Ivies. We’ve been told it’s about the yield, and if Georgetown thinks students are strong enough to attend Yale or Princeton, they’ll often reject. That can penalize a student who really wants Georgetown, so it’s not uncommon to see weaker students admitted and top students deferred or wait listed. None of this is science, and schools like Georgetown are doing their best to avoid the perception of taking only students who don’t make the cut at the top Ivies.</p>
<p>* Our school sees rejections of excellent candidates who are accepted at top Ivies. We’ve been told it’s about the yield, and if Georgetown thinks students are strong enough to attend Yale or Princeton, they’ll often reject. That can penalize a student who really wants Georgetown, so it’s not uncommon to see weaker students admitted and top students deferred or wait listed. None of this is science, and schools like Georgetown are doing their best to avoid the perception of taking only students who don’t make the cut at the top Ivies.*</p>
<p>Yea, I can tell you that this is absolutely not the case at Georgetown. No one is denied admission for being “overqualified” or because of an assumption that this person is just using Georgetown as a safety school. Something akin to that may happen when students (generally those who really are applying to Georgetown as a safety) will not do anything to tailor their essays to Georgetown but merely cut & paste the Common App essay. But Georgetown absolutely does not look at an any applicant and say “oh, they’re too smart for this place and will probably end up at Yale, DENY.”</p>
<p>Look, when you’re talking about the very high end of competitive admissions, where there are far more qualified applicants than slots, individual characteristics and non-quantitative factors start to play a much larger role. To offer one piece of anecdata to this effect: I know someone (I’m spending my next birthday at his wedding, actually) who was denied by Brown despite the fact that both of his parents went there, which would surely have dismissed the notion that he might just be applying there as a backup or on a lark. Denied by Brown, admitted by Harvard, which he attended.</p>
<p>There are plenty of decisions which may seem strange from the outside, when one does not know the full context in which decisions are made. Pure numbers and who seems more qualified to you is not always an accurate gauge. Consoling yourself by saying that you were overqualified may be helpful in terms of dealing with a denial to a school you favored, but it is almost always a fiction.</p>