I know we already kinda had this discussion before, but I just got into Cornell and they want me to commit in 30 days, but I really need my GTown decision soon so I can make a more informed decision (so I have more than just a week or two to decide). I think some people were saying that asking for an expedited decision hurts your chances, but I don’t see how that can be true, some people just have extenuating circumstances?
Cor-f**king-nell…Congrats!!!
@WhoTouchedMyTaco Thanks, but what do you think about my situation? Should I ask for the expedited decision?
@hdaviirus I know you asked @WhoTouchedMyTaco , but I think asking Georgetown for an expedited decision wouldn’t hurt your chances considering you have a deadline to make as well as an acceptance to Cornell as a safety net in case you don’t get the acceptance to GU. Do it!
@Robinyoursoul Thanks! Anybody else have an opinion?
@collegestuff202 @robinyoursoul it’s funny I had made that same joke at work and with the girl who knows though. was a Hollywood Marine. So good ol west coast rather deal with the hills than bugs any day.
@kp83 lmao…those Hollywood Marines. Putting it simply, I’d much rather spend a day sweating my life away in 120 degrees fahrenheit than be forced to stand still in the middle of a field that is invested with sand fleas and not being able to swipe them away…f*** those things.
@noahmillz You have a point. I have one more exam left, on Thursday, and am just going to focus on that. I did end up going to the 2016 thread and saw people being accepted to the College well into the month of May.
Requesting for an expedited decision/review does yield an impression of impatience. The main question here will be: why is he/she impatient? The most likely basis is due to applicants having to meet deadlines for other colleges. For instance, if you have a deadline for X college on May15th but you won’t hear back from GU by June 1st, then you might consider an expedited review because you want to be able to have the option of deciding between X college and GU without missing any deadline(s). However, they have posted up their typical decision release date on their admissions page, thus, it’s expected that you have already known that prior to applying; implying that you are willing to wait until June 1st (or whatever that date is) to hear back your decision. Plus, imagine the multitude of applications that they must review. Out of all the applicants, why do you feel that you deserve that early review? If you have a common reason among all applicants, such as meeting deadlines, then that may be an inadequate reason which can lead to them gaining a slightly negative impression on you as impatient.
The biggest factor here to consider is risk.
(1)Waiting Until June 1st(or whatever that date is for GU decision releases)
Let’s say you pay your enrollment deposit for Cornell to secure your spot. Then, you hear back from GU where there’ll be two scenarios: (1) accepted or (2) denied (let’s leave waitlist turnouts out of this). If you get accepted and want to attend Georgetown University, you’ll lose your Cornell enrollment deposit. If you get denied, then no worries because you’ve already paid your enrollment deposit, thus, securing a spot at Cornell. Overall, in this scenario, you’ll have Cornell as a safety net just in case things don’t turn out favorably for your GU decision; this is a low risk scenario.
(2)Requesting for that expedited review, and not paying your enrollment deposit at Cornell.
In my personal opinion, I believe requesting for an expedited review can deter your chances of acceptance, though it may not be significant. However, anything that deters your chances of acceptance should definitely be avoided.
From my understanding, after you pay your enrollment deposit, you can start registering for classes in order to reserve your seat. Although, the longer that you wait in order to accept your offer of admissions, the riskier. The reason being is because there will be returning, incoming freshmen, and other incoming transfer students that will be filling up the seats for classes that you may want to take. You wouldn’t want to put yourself in the position of taking unwanted classes with unwanted professors, I’ve been there and it sucks!
Requesting for an expedited review=Decreases chances of acceptance
Not paying enrollment deposit=Risk losing classes/professors
This is definitely the highest risk scenario.
(3) Requesting for that expedited review, and paying your enrollment deposit at Cornell
Say you pay your enrollment deposit at Cornell and request for an expedited review…you’ll get the benefit of being able to meet housing deadlines in a timely manner and registering for classes earlier in order to secure your spot with desired classes and professors. For GU, you request for an expedited review, which deters your chances (my opinion), but you simply just don’t want to wait because you want to know your admissions decision. At this point, you don’t care whether or not you get accepted because you KNOW you WILL go to Cornell. The benefit is that you may find out your decision faster if they approve to expedite your application. The risk? None, because you’ll still be attending Cornell. This is the lowest risk scenario.
Keep in mind that this is all anecdotal, but hopefully it helps you out.
You guys are overthinking this. @Robinyoursoul its may second. their is plenty of time for decisions to come out.
@hdaviirus you said you have 30 days for cornell. You should get Georgetown decision by then. No reason you cant compare the schools before you receive your decision.
hey guys. Want to ask is Gtown randomly roiling decisions? I thought it would be pretty late (like 6.1 or something) so i didn’t pay attention to any related stuff, and they sent me a decision just now…
Accepted as a political economy major in the college!!! I already put down a deposit at Cornell and I’m still 95% sure I’ll be going there but wow… this was totally unexpected and is making me question my decision.
@WhoTouchedMyTaco Thanks for the analysis, but I am leaning towards it not hurting as much as you are saying.
- Was I supposed to only apply to GTown and no other school? How is it reasonable that they expect me to either spend hundreds of dollars to save a spot at another school or just turn down another school because I have to wait for Georgetown?
- Maybe if the decision was by May 15th I would be okay, but its by June 1st... the day before I have to make a deposit at Cornell ($400, not chump change for me), obviously there is a good chance it comes out earlier than that, but I still would like more than just a couple days to a week for me to decide.
@HopefullyIGetIn I should get it by then (should being the important word here), but it is possible the decision comes like a day before I have to put the deposit down on Cornell? 1 day is not sufficient to make a decision this important.
I am really torn here, they could give me my decision tomorrow, or on June 1st… and the latter just is not sufficient.
Dude, you’re gonna be just fine!! Do whatever you think is best for you!
@WhoTouchedMyTaco Yeah thanks man, I am just really conflicted on a course of action, might call the office tomorrow and not give them my name to see what they say. Obviously the optimal thing would the decision just coming out tomorrow lol, seems like people are starting to get them.
hey @hdaviirus , as someone who is trying to transfer out of cornell, i hope you are really considering the decision and not just coming here for the rep. alone. GU and CU are two veryyyy different places. congrats tho, of course.
@aihcxx ^^ also please refer to my above comment lol.
@nottodaycc Cornell be like…CU later!
Just kidding 
@nottodaycc Lol you’re completely right. I mostly applied to Cornell for the prestige and I rather actually go to Gtown, but I will go anywhere really because I am very unhappy where I am. it will not be a hard decision if I get into Gtown.
@nottodaycc I applied ED to Cornell my senior year and was given the guaranteed transfer option, so Cornell has been my #1 choice for nearly 2 years now. I was really unhappy at my freshman school and applied to like 6 other places just in case the transfer option didn’t work out for some reason, so I’m pretty sure regardless of my admission to GU I’ll still end up at Cornell.
I’m kind of in shock though, I never thought I stood a chance at Georgetown so it is making me reconsider a bit. GU is slightly better academically for my major, but I like the atmosphere and student body vibe at Cornell a little more. I’d be curious to hear why you’re transferring out, if you’re comfortable sharing.