they reject only 1/5 of those interviewed?! 😳
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2016-2017 Georgetown University Application Thread
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Hey guys, long-time lurker here... Current GU students or people that got off the waitlist, what did you guys include in your updates/LOIs? Any info would be great and much appreciated!! Hasta la vista.
Anyone made any calls or heard through the grapevine about waitlist matters? I've read they don't rank their WL. Does that mean when a spot opens they just grab a random handful and accept out of there?
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Also, holy f*cking tease with that waitlist update email
Edit: According the last years thread, we can expect another similar email on/around April 12th. They received this email 3/16 last year as well. Also, there was little to no WL movement last year until 5/2 (deadline date because 4/30 was on a weekend like this year).
Edit: According the last years thread, we can expect another similar email on/around April 12th. They received this email 3/16 last year as well. Also, there was little to no WL movement last year until 5/2 (deadline date because 4/30 was on a weekend like this year).
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they make you reallllly want it
Almost had a heart attack.
So what does this mean exactly? Are waitlisters just still in the same position that we were in before?
What email are you talking about??
They made it sound more hopeless tbh. "The class of 2021 is full". Thanks dude
I don't think this has any effect on the waitlist positions. They are just trying to clean out their waitlists , getting rid of people who are not interested anymore in my opinion.
Yeah only when people drop their acceptances will the waitlist move any .
Which a decent amount of people usually do drop private schools for cheaper state schools or top schools where they may have been accepted. Don't lose hope yet, people. May 1st is right around the corner
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I haven't received a decision after my interview yet as it was less than 8-10 weeks ago. Does anyone know what this means for me since "The class of 2021 is full"?
I think we should look at this as a positive thing... They are starting to clean out the waitlist and prepping to pull people off the waitlist after currently accepted students withdraw. It's March, I am almost certain every school has accepted their class, but that doesn't mean there won't be waitlist movement in the next couple months as people narrow down multiple acceptances to one. I'll be back, Gtown. *Arnold voice*
So on last year's thread, a few people mention a WL update email on 3/16, but it's not clear whether or not this particular email stated that the class was full. It looks like they sent a few more WL emails from mid-March until late May, and then one final email stating that the class was full in mid-June. I would assume things are pretty slow from now until traffic day, though. I guess we'll see.
Do you mind sharing your stats?
3.92 total GPA, 3.88 BCPM GPA, 509 MCAT, lots of international public health work experience. Best of luck to everyone!
Update: I called - they said they do not use a WL ranking system like this anymore. They also told me that acceptance off the waitlist will be notified by both phone and email, if anyone was wondering.
So it's more of a first come first serve type basis depending on LOI submitted?
Hmm..can't confirm that but I am assuming it is a combination of that plus looking for WL applicants who are similar to the applicant that dropped.
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Sorry for the delay, I called the office and they told me I could have the recommenders email them directly to the office.
Wiatlisted yesterday :/ interviewed 1/30
Awfully quiet lately. Assuming no one has heard anything since we received that waitlist update email?
Hi! Are there any current students who would be willing to answer a few questions about GT? Thanks!
Yep! You can send them my way if you want
There is hope after all!
Do you mind sharing how many letters you sent while waiting? Since they say they look at number of letters and the dates they are sent, I'm trying to figure out how to send letters that are different enough from each other even though I'm not doing anything new haha.
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I hear you !
Holy smokes total tuition and fees for next year are $59,970. I wish I didn't love this school so much
have they released financial aid packages?
Idk im on the waitlist but i was just scoping the GUSOM website and stumbled across that number
Given that many people were accepted off WL, do you have any idea of when the majority moved off of WL? Just wondering! Thanks!
I was waitlisted in December and sent a total of 3 in. I sent one in January, one in late February, then one in early April. I used pretty strong language that I wanted to be a student at GT in the last one (I.e., I will come here if accepted).
I wouldn't say the majority is at any time. They do it in groups it seems and I'm not totally sure about it myself. We have a few classmates that were accepted in July (like week-before-classes-began type thing).
4/30 is the cutoff date for deciding on schools if you have multiple acceptances. Typically heavy WL movement happens late April (if you're lucky) to the beginning to middle of May. Usually, May is the heaviest month for acceptances off the WL at virtually every school that has a WL and accepts off the WL. The further away you get from the first few weeks of May, the less WL movement you will see.
Fair warning: based on previous threads, we can expect another waitlist update email this week (probably Wednesday). It only means we're that much closer to May 1st!
"April is the cruellest month" - TS Eliot
Edit: I was wrong
"April is the cruellest month" - TS Eliot
Edit: I was wrong
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Just withdrew my acceptance today. I'm OOS. Best of luck, hope this helps with your movement off the waitlist!
Just withdrew my acceptance today. I'm OOS. Best of luck, hope this helps with your movement off the waitlist!
Hey everyone. I wanted to know what y'all think about the GEMS program
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They're clearing out the waitlist so they can accept us eager beavers on May 2nd!! GW... I'll be back. *Arnold voice*
Bro this is GU not GW!!!!
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Got that effing email...made me soooo mad. Ugh. I wonder if anyone is actually being accepted off the waitlist yet, since some people have posted they withdrew their acceptance...unless they accepted wayyy over their class size this year it doesn't make sense that the class is full. I just want to know!
They accepted ~350 for 200 seats. They're most likely going to wait until after traffic day and then have a few different days in mid May to early June to fill the lost seats. That's just my prediction though. I honestly have just as much of an idea as the rest of the crowd.
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Update. I just called and was told, there's no ranking on the waitlist and the admissions office cannot say when we will be individually reviewed again...🙁
