I asked about a week ago but go no response- my interview is March 4th... What's the deal with this early second look day? Am I to assume that I'm just interviewing for no reason? Anyone else interviewing then?
As a student here who has helped the admissions committee with feedback, I can offer this bit of info regarding the 2nd look day.
Georgetown has seen a large number of students become accepted (straight up, or off the CAP) and ultimately choose other schools. Why this happens, I don't think anyone knows. Although there does seem to be some negative views of Georgetown out there. I'm not sure if that is just on these boards, or just a general perception. At any rate, the admissions committee has received a lot of feedback from first year students and they opted to try this second look day. It was a reluctant decision (still not sure why), but they are going to try it out. I honestly think that the date they chose is a bit early, but I also think that because it was unplanned until they had already begun accepting students, they had to pick the best day that worked, and it happened to be before the interviews ended. Interviewing in March is not futile, but be sure to make the most of your visit when you're here as you won't get a second look day later I would guess. It is strictly a way for early accepted students to explore Georgetown further.
My only guess as to why they do this is because by that time, they may have already accepted a full class and interview for the CAP here on out. In essence, having it any later makes no real difference when you look at it that way. Don't be discouraged by that though, I got into Georgetown 2 days before orientation and interviewed quite late.