Hi WhoDat,
You can find a little bit of financial aid information on the welcome website that Georgetown put together for admits. Like you, I am on the wait list, but a Google search for "Georgetown welcome weekend" resulted in this website showing up at the top of the list. Check it out:
https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/b ... ncial-aid/I'm sure that you will click around through the site, but if you are curious about what your next steps will be if admitted, you can find that here:
https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/b ... you-begin/Good luck![/quote]
Hey 2012,
Thanks so much.. Very helpful.
I know that we are technically competing with each other for a spot in line on the waitlist but was just curious if you had sent out a supplemental essay/recommendation to GT yet? I am trying to get mine out and have both to them by early next week. How aggressive have you been trying to engage with adcom? I am going to be in DC and might see if I can meet with someone in the admissions team. I got some good morale support from the students I spoke to during the application process & I know for a fact that a decent # of people got off the waitlist last year. So best of luck.. Hopefully we both get in.[/quote]
Hi WhoDat,
True, we're technically competing against each other, but if we were interested in cutthroat competition, we wouldn't be applying to Georgetown. I'm happy to talk with you about what I'm doing.
In regards to the supplemental materials, my additional recommendation was submitted to and confirmed by admissions about a week after receiving the decision notification. My essay, and the third-party review of that essay, are both complete. I will FedEx my essay in the morning.
Now the harder part: engaging with adcom. I've been talking with a few people I know who have admissions experience. One is currently an adcom member for a top 10 MBA, one used to review applications and interview applicants as a 2nd-year student at a top 10 MBA, and one is a dean of a PhD program. The frustrating thing is I've been getting very mixed messages (e.g. one said to get undergrad professors to contact Georgetown professors on my behalf, while another said don't do that). Something they all said, something you and I don't like, is that what we do probably has little influence over Georgetown's final decision.
Like all schools, Georgetown is very conscious and proactive about putting together a student body that comes as close to meeting Georgetown's vision of the ideal mix of backgrounds, test scores, etc., especially considering that Georgetown is focused on moving up in the rankings. Georgetown has a relatively low admissions yield--something like 39% of admits end up enrolling--so as admitted students begin declining their offers of admission, Georgetown's admitted student body starts showing holes. Waitlisted applicants are used to fill those holes. Not enough people with finance backgrounds? Some waitlisted applicants with finance backgrounds get admitted. Is the range of GMAT scores skewed towards the low end? Some waitlisted applicants with high GMAT scores get admitted.
So how am I engaging Georgetown adcom? The main thing that I am doing is demonstrating my interest in and enthusiasm for the program, both by the tone and content in my communications with adcom, and my supplemental materials, and also by getting my supplemental materials in as quickly as possible. And I have specifically told adcom that Georgetown is my first choice. I believe that is important; Georgetown admissions doesn't want to waste their time admitting someone only to see that person decline the offer. So if you happen to be one of the applicants that can fill a hole in the admitted student body AND you have clearly expressed your intent on enrolling if admitted, that gives you an advantage.
After receiving the decision notification, I emailed the adcom rep who interviewed me, but other than that, and my supplemental materials, I haven't directly engaged adcom in any other way. It was suggested to me to reach out to Georgetown to see about arranging a casual meet and greet, but another person said that it probably wouldn't happen since I've already been interviewed. It would be great to know how adcom receives your inquiry about a meeting.
I hope this (long reply) was helpful. And good luck again![/quote]
2012,
Indeed it was helpful.. Very. We are on the same page here. I am following the exact same process you are. I know that if you are on the forums and hustling to get your essays out/recommendation in - this matters to you as much as it does to me...
All in all there are a dozen reasons why Georgetown is my top choice but right near the top is the supportive nature of the student body (you certainly sound like you fit the bill).
A silly question though - how long did you keep your supplemental essay? I am sitting in a library at the moment working on it.. so just curious. Like I mentioned earlier I have spoken to several of the students in the program that I engaged with during the application process. I haven't attempted to set up an additional meet up/interview with adcom.. but I most likely will mention that I will be in DC in late April and am available to if needed.
Hopefully when it comes time for Georgetown to plug those holes they call our number..
If you would like feel free to send me a message during this grueling waiting period.. I am hoping for the best for you(and your nerves).
Nov 20
06 Apr 2010, 03:39
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