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2009-2010 Georgetown Application Thread
Started by shemarty
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anyone know if they have breakfast ?
i guess i'll just wake up early and try to eat at the hotel...
i guess i'll just wake up early and try to eat at the hotel...
No breakfast. Just water throughout the day, and a sub/boxed lunch at lunchtime.
ty....i think i do remember reading an interview feedback where someone thought there would be breakfast and was hungry all day.
I submitted the secondary on 8/20. Was registered complete about a week or two later. I'm just wondering how long it takes to find out about an interview or rejection. A month?
It took me around a month, but that was in July-August, so I wouldn't be surprised if it takes longer now.
Yeah, If anyone is interested in splitting a place the evening of Sept 12 or 13th that would be great. I have a room at the convention center for those two nights and it was $400!
Interview this Tuesday, any advice other than stay calm? I'm starting to get very nervous. First interview and I really don't want to screw my chances with this school...
Very relaxing interview. Very conversational and low-stress. Just be yourself. Really, just be yourself.
I'll probably need a place to stay on the 12th too so I can make my plane on the 13th, but the room is $200/night? Yowza
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I had my interview at Georgetown and thoroughly enjoyed my day. Mrs. Sullivan is really friendly and helpful, but watch out!, she'll call you out during the opening welcome (she asked me what my third grade teacher taught me about adjectives... I was taken aback to be put on the spot haha, but got my answer out).
I know everyone has said this, but just relax. I was a little nervous waiting for my name to be called for the individual interviews, but I found as soon as I started talking, I calmed down quite a bit.
I know everyone has said this, but just relax. I was a little nervous waiting for my name to be called for the individual interviews, but I found as soon as I started talking, I calmed down quite a bit.
Thanks for the advice!
Hmm...I wonder how teaching adjectives came into the opening welcome discussion....
It was $150 at the convention center (with applicant discount), but the taxes were a bit exorbitant. PM me if interested.
is DC just crazy tax? cuz i bought this 6 dollar sub for dinner and it was like a 10% tax...
I didn't-I think mine was about 3000 too. I'm sure people with both very short and very long essays get interviewed so don't worry about it. As long as you do a good job of showing them you really would like to go to georgetown you'll be fine, good luck!🙂
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It's so interesting how different people are. My interview there last year was horrible - my interviewer was disinterested, didn't know my file, started looking at the clock 3 minutes in, and generally made for a pretty bland experience.
But Mrs. Sullivan is an amazing admissions person.
That's what is so frustrating about this process - the random/subjective part of it
My interviewer was a fourth year student so perhaps I was one of his first interviews and he was extra prepared.
BIZARRE is all i have to say.
so i tried reading through this whole thread and just couldn't do it. how do you know if you're complete at this school? email? status page?
they send you a complete email.
really? what was bizarre?
is anyone else having problems with spacing/paragraph breaks for the app essay?
Don't worry about the spacing problem. It happened to me too.
was there anything you could do about it?
i just thought it was weird that i wasnt asked "why med, why georgetown".
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How did everyone learn that they were "complete" did the status page change to complete or did it just say certified?
you get a complete email. i got mine within 24-hours of submitting app and payment; my LORs were available for months prior.
did anyone encounter formatting areas with the essay on the print preview? lack of paragraph breaks? how do you overcome that?
Don't worry about that part.
A lot of schools have this formatting issue in their "preview" page. Most schools have confirmed that when they receive the actual application, everything shows up normally, so there's no need to fret. And even if it does show up with no paragraph breaks, EVERYONE's application will show up like that, so they won't light your application on fire b/c of it.
btw, you asked this question like a day ago, and BlueElmo has answered you twice now... please let him rest and enjoy the holiday weekend.
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I dunno what "complete" looks like on the status page, but mine just has green checks next to Application Fee Paid and MD Application Certified. If anyone has anything different, please let me know.
If you received the complete email, I don't think you have to worry about anything.
That's what I have but I just figured there would be some sort of message showing that the app is complete (SLU uses the same system and they did show "complete" so I guess I'm used to seeing that).
ETA: K thanks BlueElmo.
I never got a different looking status page after I submitted (I am complete and have an interview scheduled), so I would just watch your email.
Anyone knows how comprehensive the clinical exposure in preclinical years at Georgetown? What specific programs or classes they have to expose first and second year med students to hands-on clinical experience?
I've been looking for this info on the website but no luck. Can anyone help me with a link?
I've been looking for this info on the website but no luck. Can anyone help me with a link?
rejected! and I didn't even write about cura personalis. 🙁 good luck folks still in the game
that's actually the best word to characterize it -- truly is a random game lol.
Rejected. Meh. *teeters off*
when did you submit?
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