<p>cornell had the same message lol, and it still gave decisions early. we werent allowed to check out status till like april 10th, and it said everytime “due to the large volume of apps we cant process everythign right now” and it even told us not to call them</p>
<p>i got the same response last week. so frustrating. ughh</p>
<p>I can confirm that they’ll e-mail you about missing materials. I received one on April 8th about missing ACT/SAT scores and ended up re-sending them… then they found them so I was out the $9 :). A small price to pay though just in case they didn’t, in fact, have them.</p>
<p>I hope decisions are coming soon; I realllllly need this Georgetown acceptance after my Cornell rejection.</p>
<p>Yeah that seems like a reasonable expectation.</p>
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<p>The selection process is a little different.</p>
<p>How exactly? Just out of curiosity.</p>
<p><a href=“Inside Georgetown's Admissions Deliberations - ABC News”>http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=128422</a></p>
<p>Is it like this at all? If so, it shouldn’t take that much longer, I guess.</p>
<p>I can’t wait anymore. Really need to be at the Hilltop :(</p>
<p>I got the missing ACT/SAT score e-mail too…but I sent them a screenshot because that’s what they asked for</p>
<p>yeah can u be so kind to explain flowerhead?</p>
<p>I can’t be too detailed, of course. But I will say that the process is very thorough. Most applications are debated over multiple times. And even if you pass one committee, there’s no guarantee you’ll pass the next.</p>
<p>Actually, that link is 100% accurate. It doesn’t reveal everything, but it does say what’s relevant for most applicants.</p>
<p>okk… it might be thorough but it still seems very numbers-based. It looks as if anybody with a GPA lower than 3.6 would make it past any committee. personal statements are hardly mentioned as a factor in admissions…? :o</p>
<p>would NOT*</p>
<p>If it makes it to committee, your GPA is theoretically high enough to pass it.</p>
<p>lol, i don’t get why you can’t be less secretive about the deliberations process…? most of it’s an open secret anyways and this thread is anonymous after all… it would really help out all of us, who, frankly, are suffering from a rather acute state of anxiety at this point in time. :)</p>
<p>Looking at the link, I hope I stressed how much I can contribute to Georgetown and how the school itself will benefit me. This is a good lesson for future endeavors, though. Decisions can’t be that far away!</p>
<p>I would say we already know far too much about flowerhead for her to possibly tell us more. A female law student in New York who was previously involved in Georgetown admissions…I would guess there are approximately 1 of those around. As always, thanks for all of your input flowerhead! :)</p>
<p>flowerhead can you tell us how much they look at HS grades for sophomore transfer admission, is it 50/50 or do they look at college grades more even if it is only one semester</p>
<p>Haha. Thanks, drob. </p>
<p>Yes, for reasons stated, I cannot be too detailed. And even if I was more anonymous, I was trusted; it would wrong my principles to violate that trust. I can be a little more forthcoming, since another source depicted the admissions process in such great detail. But, I’m unwilling to reveal what happens before or after (that is, I view the article as a waiver of confidentiality on those parts of the admissions process that were revealed–god, I’m becoming such a lawyer).</p>
<p>The committee, which comprises a faculty member, admissions officer, student, etc. is established like that for a reason. Each member is looking for different things. There isn’t a scale where the GPA is weighed against other factors. It really just comes down to how a committee member feels about the applicant. It’s a subjective component. Numbers are only a factor insofar as a particular member values it as such. Numbers, for me, became unimportant only after they surpassed a certain threshold. Thus, whereas a 3.5 might give me pause, a 4.0 wouldn’t really impress me more than a 3.8. SAT scores were less of a factor if I saw that an applicant had done excellently in college, and in courses that weren’t obvious fluff.</p>
<p>But there were definitely people on the committee who valued numbers more, for whom a 3.7 gave pause. That’s where the debate comes in. A numerical rating is given, and it’s the goal of the admissions committee to bring all of the ratings within 2 points of each other. Thus, if I felt particularly strong about an applicant’s non-numerical factors, it was up to me to convince the other committee member to raise his or her score. It all depends on whether your application resonates with someone, whether they can advocate for you, and whether they can advocate for you well. It’s also really tricky, because it’s your credibility on the line. If you’re going up to bat for an applicant in committee, that applicant has to be really special to you. You can’t go up to bat for everyone, so you have to pick your favorites wisely and carefully.</p>
<p>And even if the committee gave unanimous 9s to someone, that would in no way guarantee admission (though that’s as close to a guarantee of admission that one can get, outside of being automatically admitted through other means).</p>
<p>Hope this helps. All this subjectivity tends to exude secrecy, but it really isn’t that mysterious. It’s just that when an application comes down to how one feels, it’ll–by nature–be a little more private than an application evaluated solely numerically. Throughout this thread, I’ve been counseling you all to present your applications in a way that would make a compelling case for you. My advice wasn’t an accident. It was based on my perception of what I valued and what others value throughout the admissions process. And again, I don’t think what I said was confidential. It’s just common sense, and it should click for most applications who are applying to a highly-selective institution.</p>