<p>@CAShopeful Not talking about the decision email. But some miscellaneous emails for accepted students. And CSIHSIS said April 12th is the GAAP weekend, so the accepted students should get emails very soon.</p>
<p>" for EA at least I got a lot of emails after my acceptance so you may be able to check your email for updates about GAAP weekend or general congratulations (assuming you’re accepted). The first RD GAAP weekend is April 12 so the email should come pretty quickly. " </p>
<p>I don’t see anywhere he/she mentioned that emails don’t come out till April 12th. </p>
<p>@DesperatePal it’s okay! I got rejected to all three Ivies I applied to, Duke, and Rice! and only got into a safety, a match, and one sorta reach school (CMU!) Then I got wailisted by Emory and WUSTL so I’m pretty bummed. Like I’m so scared of getting a letter from Georgetown now…:(</p>
<p>I’m worried too - got accepted to UVA and W&M but nor Duke (RD) or Princeton (RD) Georgetown is my #1 choice by far … this wait will truly be rough! Good luck everyone! </p>
<p>@Megan702 I didn’t get into any reach school… Oy. And it seems like I’m gonna hear the bad news from Gtown. I only submitted two SAT subject tests (Ooops), and I’m applying for full-ride, and Gtown is need-aware… </p>
<p>@dzleprechaun That’s good to hear. And I just searched it, and that’s what they say as well on the website. Then how come there were 57.3% of student body applied for financial aid and only 35.9% of student body got the aid? (according to the U.S. News) Isn’t need-blind supposed to be “you apply for the FA, we don’t open the package until we accept you, and open give the financial package you need”? Or is the last part not necessarily true? </p>
<p>But I still have no hope, anyways. I made a mistake what brokenandheald and infinitely2014 made. Absolutely no chance. My application was incomplete… Oh, well.</p>
<p>I live 15 minutes from Georgetown by car and the letter didn’t come in the mail today. So looks like tomorrow (hopefully), at least for me. Some closure would be nice as I’m already making plans to visit other schools, but its hard to emotionally invest in that while you’re holding out hope.</p>
<p>Then how come there were 57.3% of student body applied for financial aid and only 35.9% of student body got the aid? (according to the U.S. News) Isn’t need-blind supposed to be “you apply for the FA, we don’t open the package until we accept you, and open give the financial package you need”? Or is the last part not necessarily true?</p>
<p>I’m not familiar enough with US News’s methodology on this to know exactly how they’re getting those numbers, and 35.9% seems way too low compared to the numbers that are generally quoted (~50%). Maybe they’re excluding athletic scholarships or something, I don’t know.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you accept the numbers as stated, then the answer would be that there is some % of students (57.3 - 35.9 = 21.4 using these numbers) who applied for financial aid but did not receive it because Georgetown’s formula for calculating financial aid did not find their need to be such that it qualifies them to receive aid.</p>
<p>Isn’t it also possible for Georgetown to admit students need blind, yet not meet 100% of demonstrated need? I don’t know what Georgetown’s commitment is, but I know there are plenty of schools who decide to be need blind, but then cannot promise to meet all demonstrated need.</p>
<p>Isn’t it also possible for Georgetown to admit students need blind, yet not meet 100% of demonstrated need? I don’t know what Georgetown’s commitment is, but I know there are plenty of schools who decide to be need blind, but then cannot promise to meet all demonstrated need.</p>
<p>Georgetown promises to meet 100% of demonstrated need. However, Georgetown is the one defining “demonstrated need.” That’s a figure that can change from school to school, depending on what formula they are using. The particulars of that formula (e.g. how big the student contribution is, the EFC, etc.) are often shaped by the financial aid budget of the school. In broad terms, anyway.</p>