Interesting Waitlist Info

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Even though RD decisions are not out yet, I wanted to share an interesting tidbit I found on the Newsweek site about Georgetown's wait list.</p>

<p>If you do get waitlisted, do not lose hope!</p>

<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3070171/site/newsweek/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3070171/site/newsweek/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here's an excerpt:</p>

<p>Finessing the wait list: In January, a report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling reached the unsurprising conclusion that the number of students on wait lists ?appears to be growing at a faster pace than in previous decades.? The survey said 70 percent of admissions officers say they admitted fewer than 20 percent of those on their lists.
But the expanding wait list?a maneuver to make sure colleges fill every available revenue-producing space?differs greatly from school to school. Some Ivies admit almost nobody on the wait list, but some selective schools, like Georgetown, take many. Local zoning laws prohibit Georgetown from growing larger, so it always admits relatively few applicants in the first round to avoid overcrowding. There has been room for about 100 wait-listees nearly every year</p>

<p>[It's a bit dated, but I did a search and the zoning laws still seem in place. Good luck to all!]</p>

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<p>thanks...we will see what happens</p>

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<p>if I get waitlisted, I'm gonna probably try and get the principal or something to write a personal letter on my behalf on my extreme interest in attending the school or something</p>

<p>What would you guys do if you got waitlisted at your 1st choice to show you REALLY wanna get in?</p>

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<p>If you're waitlisted, when do you find out if you're accepted or not, because if you're not, you could lose a lot at other schools, especially if housing is on a "first come, first served" basis...</p>

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<p>Last year Georgetown admitted ten students from the wait list.</p>

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<p>haha thats great, no help for me!!!</p>

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<p>Copley, is that statistic from the first round waitlist, second round waitlist, or combined? How did you verify that number?</p>