<p>@sandad It doesn’t play a role. I didn’t get to have an interview. Well it may be a small role, but it wouldn’t count against her I would think.</p>
<p>@comeupkid. I would think that as well, but GU is one of the few universities to actually state that interviews are mandatory. The issue is that by not offering her one she will never know the impact it had. If interviews are not offered in your area that is a different case, but in our area 100% of applicants are interviewed (or offered interviews at least) so you stand out if you didn’t. The idea is they email you and then let you reach out to set it up, verifying interest and your level of initiative.</p>
<p>@sandad I see where you are coming from. If the other kids in your area had the interview, then I see your point. Perhaps a transfer maybe, if her heart was set on it? :/</p>
<p>@ Sandad
I understand your frustration. However, even though interviews are mandatory for all freshmen applicants, they are not detrimental to the admission process. Admissions is aware some applicants do not live close to any alumni members; it would be unfair to give points to applicants who are interviewed versus those who cannot physically have one. </p>
<p>Moreover, the admissions office also does not have control over the whether the interview will occur. The local chapter assigns an alumni to each applicant, and the interview will be based upon availability of the alumni. You may call the admissions office, but the office will address the issue with the local chapter alumni coordinator (he/she is the lead alumni for their respective area). </p>
<p>Finally, the interview is primarily an opportunity for the student to have one-on-one access to someone who’ve attended GU (either as a undgrad or grad student) so the applicant can ask questions about GU and/or what GU may have to offer (sports, ECs, internships, research, think tanks, etc).</p>
<p>Now that I have officially rejected my place on the Georgetown waiting list, I wish to humbly point out that there is a grammatical error in the second paragraph of the wait list letter.
It reads:
“In the event that a smaller percentage of admitted students choose to attend Georgetown than has been anticipated, the Admissions Committee will select additional students from among those on the Waiting List.”
The subject (a smaller percentage) does not agree with the initial verb (choose) although it does agree with the second verb (has been). The initial verb instead agrees with “students” in the prepositional phrase “of admitted students.” The letter should read:
“In the even that a smaller percentage of admitted students CHOOSES to attend…”</p>
<p>This is by no means a grave error but it is something that may remind disappointed students that no college (Georgetown included) is perfect; they all make mistakes, and disappointing you might have been a simple error in judgement. </p>
<p>Peace out and best of luck!</p>