<p>Please be honest.
I still haven't sent mine in (I know it's late but this past month has been full of a lot of personal problems for me so I haven't gotten around to it and to be honest, my interest in Gtown has waned significantly so...) but I just wanted to know how much consideration they put into it. I applied to the College so I pretty much wrote why I want to attend Georgetown and I feel like a letter of interest would just be a recycled version of that.</p>
<p>These letters can often be rather helpful. What makes them most effective however, is if they're coupled with a new accomplishment. You must have done something since you completed your EA app, telling them about that, and reiterating your interest at the same time can be helpful (or so conventional wisdom goes anyway).</p>
<p>DCforME: Do you know about when they expect them? And also when do they start making regular decisions? I always thought it was after the Mid-Year Report goes out.</p>
<p>My son was wondering the same. Unfortunately all of the major competitions he's in won't be held until mid-March, when decisions may be made already. His guidance counselor isn't any help. Perhaps a letter of interest listing what he'll be doing in March would help?</p>
<p>It can't hurt to demonstrate interest. It only sets you apart from the bloke who didn't send anything in. It's no guarantee, but even if it improves your chances by the slightest amount, then it's worth the time - if you really want to go to Georgetown!</p>
<p>sophomore, I disagree, I think 3 letters can come off as a little obsessive. If the letters were just "I really want to go to Gtown" and "I still want to go to Gtown" etc. then they risk looking very out of place if they don't add anything new.</p>
<p>^ Haha, that actually made me laugh out loud. That would make a great Youtube video... anyways, they weren't actually stalker letters. I talked about additional stuff I did after I sent in my app and reiterated how much I liked Georgetown in each letter.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input, everyone.
I'm still on the fence about sending the letter--like DCfor Me said, I don't see any point in sending a letter unless something new has happened...which hasn't for me. I feel like a letter restating what is already in my essay (Why Georgetown) without any additional accomplishments would be seen as a nuisance at this point. I mean, come on, tons of people love Georgetown--simply saying "I love Georgetown!" seems useless unless I have some new credentials that would put me in a more favorable light.</p>
<p>Roberto, in that case, that's fine. You might make an effort to combine more into the same letter, but that's exactly the type of situation where you should send a letter.</p>
<p>DCforme... I think that's a fair logic, but I was simply commenting on the action of sending in letters stating continual interest (esp if you have anything new to add of significance)</p>
<p>conventional wisdom says snail mail: it's more likely to get in your file. if you send an e-mail, you're depending on someone thinking it's important enough to print out before it's added to your file. It's also less likely to get lost in the shuffle (less chance of I'll print that off later" and never getting to it)</p>