***Official 2020 Georgetown RD Applicant Thread

[Bluebrry]

wait just checking, so they don’t email you on the decisions. and the mail comes to both accepted and rejected?

[NickDS]

@Bluebrry yes!

[markpasenter2]

Yes

[caligirl97111]

@Bluebrry yup! Apparently, the envelopes for both the accepted and rejected look about the same. The only difference is the stamp price (priority v reg mail) and those who are accepted have a blue sheet about housing.

[motivatoree]

Hi, anyone knows how will international students be notified of their admission decisions? Through email or still mail? I live in China. Thanks!

[OGPStudent]

No letter in the mail in Baltimore =(

[Bluebrry]

thanks

[markpasenter2]

Ugh I hope I get mine today in south jersey

[Teqtwo]

Anyone know if the EA were sent first class mail or priority? Trying to figure out what service they would use for the RD.

[dzleprechaun]

@ComputerAge

@markpasenter2 Georgetown Admissions IS closed today. Call their phone number, the recording says they’re closed. If they were open today, they would’ve opened by now (they opened at 9pm EST).

I’m not surprised–Good Friday is an important holiday in the Catholic religion as is the Easter weekend. I’m not surprised they took a three day weekend for this, especially considering Georgetown is Jesuit.

Not quite a three-day weekend - the admissions office is open on Saturday, as it is an extremely popular day for visitors.

For those who are curious, here is (most of) the letter that went out to interviewers. I omitted some administrative stuff for interviewers.

2016 Regular Decision Results

Regular Decision review has concluded, and admissions decisions were mailed to candidates on Thursday, March 24th…

Once again, competition was exceptional with only 16% of the 20,002 applicants receiving offers of admission. The academic quality of the applicant pool was as strong as ever, making admissions committee decisions extremely difficult. The average admitted student is in the top 3% of his/her class. For the admitted students, the SAT Critical Reading middle-50% range is 680-780 and the SAT Math middle-50% range is 680-770. The charts below provide additional statistics for this year’s applicant pool. (Note: you can click on the charts to zoom and/or download.)

The applicant pool continues to reflect Georgetown’s commitment to enrolling a diverse class. This year’s pool was 9% African-American/Black, 15% Asian American, 11% Hispanic/Latino, 10% International, and 1% Native American. Students were admitted from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and 70 foreign countries.

Given Georgetown’s highly competitive applicant pool and enrollment target of 1,580 first-year students, there were many well-qualified applicants to whom the Admissions Committee was unable to offer admission. The strongest of these candidates have been placed on the Waiting List. Students who choose to remain on the Waiting List will be informed of their status by May 15th. If you speak with a student who has been placed on the Waiting List and remains especially interested in attending Georgetown, please encourage the student to send a letter of interest to his or her regional admissions officer.

In the days immediately following receipt of the decision letter, each admitted student will receive a phone call from a current student through the Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program (GAAP). Key members of the Georgetown community, including President Jack DeGioia and the Deans of the undergraduate schools, will reach out to students in the next month before the deposit deadline. Admitted students will also be invited to attend the GAAP Open Houses on April 15th-16th and April 22nd-23rd. To further illuminate life at Georgetown, students are highly encouraged to join our Facebook page for admitted students, follow GAAP’s “Finding Home on the Hilltop” blog, and engage in a Coffee & Chat with a current student during a campus visit.

We encourage you to show your support and congratulate the admitted students whom you interviewed. If your AAP committee is hosting an admitted student reception, be sure to encourage these students to attend. It is important for admitted students to feel that they are a part of the Hoya family, which stretches far beyond the Hilltop, before even setting foot on campus.

http://files.ctctcdn.com/84da87bb001/c551e36f-12fc-4451-8227-9c24b723ac0e.png

[admitmemaybe]

Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be getting in with my test scores

[nsliyromanov]

That letter went out today to interviews? ^^

[nsliyromanov]

Any chance that an interviewer would get in touch with an applicant before the letter arrives?

[CDOESenior2k16]

Ahh I’m freaking out!! I’m really hoping there’s a postal miracle and my letter comes today :))

[dzleprechaun]

@nsliyromanov

I received that email around COB yesterday, tovarishch. It does occasionally happen that applicants hear from interviewers before getting their letter/email, although it’s not a preferred practice.

[nsliyromanov]

Spaciba!!!

[lcs2016]

I high key want to email my interviewer and ask him if he knows if I got in

[lalalalaa]

@lcs2016 dude same I just want to know

[markpasenter2]

Interviewers find out about a week after the student finds out. They do not know.

[Alzamoos]

Ahhh I’m so nervous about my scores. I meet the class rank requirement, and my math score is in the top 25% of SFS (800), but my critical reading is in the bottom 25% (660). Don’t know how they felt about that!!! So terrified!!!