<p>Is it possible (if accepted) to defer enrollment for a semester? I know it’s possible to do for a year, to take a gap year, but what about a gap semester?</p>
<p>Would that be possible?</p>
<p>I’m sure it is possible under the right circumstances. I would contact the Dean’s office if you get accepted. However, socially I am not sure if that is the best idea. New student orientation and the first couple weeks of school are really meant to help new students adjust. There is something really unique about the class coming together at the beginning of the year and bonding. Plus people are just more willing to get to know new people when they don’t know anyone. A lot of freshman social life is centered around your dorm or floor and coming in at the middle of the year would put you at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Yes. It shouldn’t be a problem. A student athlete appears to have done it in 2009.</p>
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<p>I understand the social issues, though, I would hope it wouldn’t be much worse than being a transfer student. </p>
<p>I would only do it if a particular opportunity presents itself. I would be deferring for an extremely competitive job offer that it’s looking like I will receive. It would be a temporary position (it’s political - ends in November of 2012).</p>
<p>Anyone else have thoughts on this? Not just whether or not it could be done, but also what I’d be looking at come January, etc? If I get the offer, it’s definitely something I’ll be doing, but I want to go into it with my eyes wide open.</p>
<p>Why not just defer for a whole year?</p>
<p>The more i think about it, they more think deferring for the whole year is a better choice. Coming in mid semester is a lot more difficult socially than transferring. Again because there is a process in place where transfers get to know each other. They have orientation advisors to walk them through Georgetown specific quirk and the beginning of the school year energy to help with adjustment. I am not saying Georgetown isn’t a friendly place and that if you come in in January you are destined to have no social life. I just feel like you might the shooting yourself in the foot a bit. </p>
<p>Plus there are certain classes only offered in the fall for sequencing. This of course depends on your major/college. If you are SFS you would miss your proseminar, the College the opportunity to take an Ignatian seminar. If you were interested in taking an intensive language (arabic, russian, chinese, ect) you would have to wait till the next fall to begin. These would all be really important questions for you and your dean/advisor. Again, they wouldn’t ruin your Georgetown experience, but may limit certain opportunities. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>See, I’m not sure what I’d do that second semester, and I want to stay on track to graduate at the same time as I would otherwise. </p>
<p>Given the number of AP credits I’ve racked up, I would basically be taking all sophomore level classes at that point, so I’m not too concerned about that aspect of it. </p>
<p>I think it’ll probably just be a decision I’ll have to make after I see a) where I get in and b) what my thoughts are on deferring an entire year come May.</p>