<p>So, I was waitlisted at Georgetown's SFS today, and was wondering what the numbers look like this year (as in, numbers waitlisted). Also, how do you send updates to the SFS school (I've won several state-level awards since then, and will be attending a national level forensics tournament soon)? Is there a way to find out your rank on the waitlist/why you weren't accepted? Thanks!</p>
<p>Find out who is the admissions officer responsible for the area where you attend, then communicate with him/her directly.</p>
<p>my son is still waiting to hear from SFS – fingers crossed.</p>
<p>Did you have any international ECs or travel? Just wondering what they are looking at besides the basic stats.</p>
<p>dzleprechaun: should i call the admissions office? I feel that since it is spring break, it might be difficult to reach anyone. I am also not sure if they are willing to disclose what it is that prevented me from being accepted, considering how the letter mentioned that the waiting list had not been ranked prior to that.</p>
<p>hsmomstef: nothing international, though I lived in a foreign country for 6 years and speak 3 languages other than english fluently. I also am involved in a diplomacy activity (Model UN) at my school, which has a well known base in this area. Good luck to your son!</p>
<p>rain22 - spring break was a few weeks ago. Easter break begins “after the last class on Wednesday,” but the office remains open just the same, except for Good Friday, which is a university holiday.</p>
<p>And you’re right, they are not going to tell you anything specific about your file, beyond the fact that being waitlisted means that they did indeed think quite highly of you, but it is a hypercompetitive process and there are many more excellent candidates each year than they have room to admit. Nor will they disclose any sort of waitlist ranking. But, if you are interesting in pursuing the possibility of admission off the waitlist, then I do strongly recommend calling the office to get the contact information of your regional admissions officer and then communicating with him/her directly.</p>
<p>Yah, I call waitlist too. I’m awaiting the little yellow card from my mailman tomorrow. So many excellent applicants, so few spots… :(</p>
<p>I got waitlisted too, but at the McDonough School of Business. I sent an e-mail to general admissions asking them if I could send more stuff and where I should send it–they should probably get back to me tomorrow. I actually plan on going to Georgetown on Wednesday, so hopefully I can get ahold of someone to talk to there.</p>
<p>dzleprechaun: thanks for the advice. I’ll be sure to call them tomorrow. :)</p>
<p>sissykitty: let me know how it goes (with the admissions and sending more information)! I actually live in this area as well, so traveling to Georgetown is about a 30 minute drive (but with the cherry blossom festival and all in DC, it might be a hassle…) What do you plan on saying there?</p>
<p>I was wait listed on Mar. 4, 2014, after having applied late last year. I was in the process of getting just a couple of supporting documents to my admissions officer (who for the Asian Studies graduate program at the SFS is Robert Lyons) when I was taken off the wait list on Mar. 27, 2014 (major, major squee!). </p>
<p>Send supporting documents to the admissions officer, but ask first whether he/she prefers them to be sent via email or snail mail. You can also speak with them on the phone about why you were wait listed. I’m actually curious as to why I got off the wait list. It seems intriguing to me to have been wait listed, then taken off the wait list just 3 weeks later. My husband thinks it’s because my GRE scores didn’t quite make it in on time, and that they had to wait list me first as a policy decision. I guess I’ll find out next Thursday when I have an in-person session with my academic adviser (who is also Robert Lyons). </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone still waiting, and I hope these details about my experience help someone. :)</p>