<p>For those who say that Georgetown’s religious affiliation isn’t a factor, the university sued so as not to have to provide contraception under its medical plan. That’s positively medieval and couldn’t be fathomed in Europe. As for not being conservative, look at the writings of some of the faculty from the SFS on Cuba. I still like Georgetown but if i get into Princeton RD, Berkeley or Cambridge, I’ll be going there.</p>
<p>Still haven’t gotten anything in the mail</p>
<p>Nothing in Los Angeles either</p>
<p>I called the admissions office and they told me my admission status. Unfortunately I was deferred but at least I know:( give them a call, good luck! </p>
<p>Sorry to hear that, best of luck in the regular decision round!
I will do the same, thank you!</p>
<p>I got my mail today and it still wasn’t in there. I’m in Los Angeles and I’m getting rlly nervous. For people who got phone calls yesterday, can you say what time u got them?</p>
<p>Also in LA, and likewise have gotten nothing. Seems like there’s a problem with the USPS…</p>
<p>Not that I got in or anything–that’d be just about impossible–but annoying nonetheless. </p>
<p>Did anyone get phone calls today?</p>
<p>I’m in California, and I haven’t gotten a letter in the mail or a call</p>
<p>Got a call at around 3:30 pm in Southern California!</p>
<p>My D in upstate NY was accepted yesterday. Received letter and then phone call in evening. Congrats to all accepted. Best of luck to those deferred or denied. </p>
<p>Got a call but no letter</p>
<p>I was deferred, not that I was expecting anything else. I submitted only both math SAT IIs and my SAT I wasn’t that great… 720 CR and 660 Math. I’m taking 2 more subject tests, not sure if it’ll make a difference but let’s hope for April. </p>
<p>@excanuck99</p>
<p>*For those who say that Georgetown’s religious affiliation isn’t a factor, the university sued so as not to have to provide contraception under its medical plan. That’s positively medieval and couldn’t be fathomed in Europe. As for not being conservative, look at the writings of some of the faculty from the SFS on Cuba. I still like Georgetown but if i get into Princeton RD, Berkeley or Cambridge, I’ll be going there. *</p>
<p>With regard to contraception… that’s not what happened. The University has been providing contraception under its employee health insurance for as long as I can remember; it would be illegal to do otherwise, under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act. The somewhat-recent controversy was over whether Georgetown was obligated to cover contraception under its student health insurance policy. The University did not “sue” anyone in this matter - as with many other Catholic schools, they simply did not include such coverage until the Obama Administration worked out an arrangement that entailed the insurance provider ‘paying’ for the coverage, rather than the University paying for it directly. It’s really a distinction without a difference. (You can read more about the final agreement at <a href=“Georgetown University's Health Plan Will Cover Contraception | HuffPost College”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost; or Google on your own).</p>
<p>Lastly, as someone who was born in Europe, I encourage you to read up on relevant laws in places like Ireland, Poland, and Croatia before claiming something is “positively medieval and couldn’t be fathomed in Europe.” Such things are still the norm in some European countries - in the ones where it isn’t, there really aren’t that many private Universities to speak of, so the higher educational systems aren’t readily comparable. Realistically, the number of students who use Georgetown’s health insurance is quite low to begin with, especially since the Obama Administration has extended the age during which students can remain on their parents’ insurance (generally a much cheaper proposition). </p>
<p>As for Cuba: intellectual diversity is a good thing, and Georgetown is home to students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have a wide range of ideological viewpoints about Cuba and most other matters. It is also worth noting that the senior U.S. diplomat in Cuba - the chief of mission of the U.S. Interests Section - is Jeffrey DeLaurentis, a Georgetown alum.</p>
<p>I’d like to comment that as a Catholic university, Georgetown is bound to have its conservative higher-ups, but that in no way speaks to the culture. While Berkeley is undoubtedly liberal, friends in my circles have often complained about the conservative nature of Cambridge and Princeton (especially Princeton- I have a friend who is leaving for Columbia because the social climate is simply too conservative for her.) </p>
<p>As long as we’re on the topic of Georgetown and Cuba, I’d highly recommend this piece by the current Georgetown Yahoo! Fellow, Yoani Sánchez, writing from her home in Havana: <a href=“Has D-Day Arrived? - 14ymedio”>Has D-Day Arrived? - 14ymedio;
<p>Hey, interesting convo. I’m a RD student and a bit worried. I talk a bit about Marxism cos I’ve reserched into it and I’ve done that. Do you think that it will hinder me. Is it possible, since it is a catholic university, that they dont like this aspect. I did put in a sentence that was like " though i hold many personal criticisms with marx- especially his inability to understand human nature-" etc etc. What do you guys think. :lllllll nervous now</p>
<p>@bubbles12345678 you’ll be okay!</p>
<p>Marx is a very important political philosopher! When I took Political & Social Thought (survey philosophy course that everyone in SFS takes) with Mark Murphy, we had two full lectures on Marx. In other words: not a concern.</p>
<p>Any other URMs living abroad getting calls from SFS itself? I got two. The second from financial aid asking if I had any questions. Seems they are keen to increase the number of minority candidates and US citizens educated abroad. They’ve even called deferred students telling them essentially to “hang in there”.</p>