<p>I'm applying to Georgetown and am confused about what to select under 'religion'. I've been raised to believe I'm Catholic, have many Catholic family, attended Church occasionally (but never officially joined or become baptized), celebrated all the holidays, and in essence, acted about as Catholic as my baptized friends. But since I'm not officially belonging to the faith, would it be considered a lie to select Catholic as my religion? </p>
<p>That’s your call. Regardless of what you put down, your religious affiliation will have zero bearing on your admission decision.</p>
<p>You plan on applying to Georgetown but are completely unaware of how it treats/admits non-Catholics. Very curious.</p>
<p>Then you ask if you state an untruth, but one that you mistakenly believe will confer you an advantage, if it is a lie. Hmmmm…</p>
<p>I actually don’t believe it will give me an advantage. I’m just curious as to whether being raised under a certain religion’s beliefs equates to technically belonging to the faith. There’s really no harm in my asking, and no reason to offer a condescending and unhelpful response. </p>
<p>my apologies — I presumed too much. Re-reading your question let’s me reconsider what I posted. If I were in your shoes and under the circumstances you’ve described, i would not list any religion. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Yeah we were raised Muslim and even though I pray and I listed no religion since I believe in other ones as well. They can’t take it into legally so either way it won’t hurt you </p>
<p>That’s up to you. There’s no such thing as a lie when it comes to religious affiliation, since that’s something you personally decide for yourself without official documentation.</p>
<p>Do <em>you</em> believe you can call yourself Catholic, even though you were officially baptized? Some do, some don’t. It’s entirely up to your interpretation.</p>