Calling All Georgetown 2011 Applicants (Updated) : The B-School Applications

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Current Applicants: R1 justreallygood shaselai jordanhendrix mrwuzzman garuda R2 VictoryMBA Deadlines: Application Deadline Decision Notification Round 1 November 1 January 15 Round 2 January 1 March 15 Round 3 April 1 May 15 Essays: ESSAY ONE (Required) - Limit: 750 words A) What position do you plan to obtain upon graduation from the MBA program? Please include both industry and function in your explanation. B) How will the combination of your past experiences and the Georgetown MBA position you for this new opportunity? C) Please describe how you envision your career progression beyond your initial post-MBA position. ESSAY TWO (Required) - Limit: 750 words A) What does leadership mean to you? What are the personal characteristics and skills required to be an effective leader? B) Provide a specific example of when you demonstrated leadership skills. Describe a challenge that you faced and the results that you achieved. C) What areas do you wish to develop in order to become a more effective leader? ESSAY THREE (Required) - Limit: 750 words How will your classmates benefit from your presence in the Georgetown MBA program? ESSAY FOUR: COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS (Required) - Limit: one page A) Please provide a bulleted list of your post-undergraduate involvement in the community. Indicate the nature of the activity or organization, dates of involvement, offices held, and average number of hours spent each month. B) What motivates you to continue contributing to the community? Limit: 250 words OPTIONAL ESSAY ONE - Limit: 500 words If you are not currently employed full-time, use this space to provide information about your current activities. OPTIONAL ESSAY TWO - Limit 500 words Please provide any information you would like to add to your application that you have not otherwise included. Candidates wishing to be considered for a Georgetown MBA Professional Achievement Scholarship will address their greatest accomplishment(s) in their chosen field and why they should be selected for this scholarship. (They also will include any professional awards/recognition received by their employer or industry.) Older Threads: 2010: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-georgetown-2010-applicants-82484.html 2009: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-georgetown-mcdonough-2009-applicants-72162.html Stats/info From BW: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/georgetown.html From US News: Fall 2009 Admissions Statistics Number of applicants (full-time) 1,729 Number of acceptances (full-time) 649 Acceptance rate (full-time) 37.5% Fall 2009 Enrollment Total first-year enrollment (full-time) 251 Average age (full-time) 28 Average undergraduate GPA (full-time) 3.35 Full-time student GPA range (10th-90th percentile) 2.96-3.78 Average GMAT score (full-time) 685 Full-time student GMAT range (10th-90th percentile) 640-730 Average months of work experience (full-time) 62Current Applicants: R1 justreallygood shaselai jordanhendrix mrwuzzman garuda R2 VictoryMBA Deadlines: Application Deadline Decision Notification Round 1 November 1 January 15 Round 2 January 1 March 15 Round 3 April 1 May 15 Essays: ESSAY ONE (Required) - Limit: 750 words A) What position do you plan to obtain upon graduation from the MBA program? Please include both industry and function in your explanation. B) How will the combination of your past experiences and the Georgetown MBA position you for this new opportunity? C) Please describe how you envision your career progression beyond your initial post-MBA position. ESSAY TWO (Required) - Limit: 750 words A) What does leadership mean to you? What are the personal characteristics and skills required to be an effective leader? B) Provide a specific example of when you demonstrated leadership skills. Describe a challenge that you faced and the results that you achieved. C) What areas do you wish to develop in order to become a more effective leader? ESSAY THREE (Required) - Limit: 750 words How will your classmates benefit from your presence in the Georgetown MBA program? ESSAY FOUR: COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS (Required) - Limit: one page A) Please provide a bulleted list of your post-undergraduate involvement in the community. Indicate the nature of the activity or organization, dates of involvement, offices held, and average number of hours spent each month. B) What motivates you to continue contributing to the community? Limit: 250 words OPTIONAL ESSAY ONE - Limit: 500 words If you are not currently employed full-time, use this space to provide information about your current activities. OPTIONAL ESSAY TWO - Limit 500 words Please provide any information you would like to add to your application that you have not otherwise included. Candidates wishing to be considered for a Georgetown MBA Professional Achievement Scholarship will address their greatest accomplishment(s) in their chosen field and why they should be selected for this scholarship. (They also will include any professional awards/recognition received by their employer or industry.) Older Threads: 2010: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-georgetown-2010-applicants-82484.html 2009: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-georgetown-mcdonough-2009-applicants-72162.html Stats/info From BW: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/georgetown.html From US News: Fall 2009 Admissions Statistics Number of applicants (full-time) 1,729 Number of acceptances (full-time) 649 Acceptance rate (full-time) 37.5% Fall 2009 Enrollment Total first-year enrollment (full-time) 251 Average age (full-time) 28 Average undergraduate GPA (full-time) 3.35 Full-time student GPA range (10th-90th percentile) 2.96-3.78 Average GMAT score (full-time) 685 Full-time student GMAT range (10th-90th percentile) 640-730 Average months of work experience (full-time) 62

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06 Jun 2011, 19:01

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Admitted students and wait listers - Do any of you know the phone # that your acceptance call came from? I received a call from the 202 area code today (and I live far, far away from DC), so naturally I'm curious...

Thanks!

I dont recall the exact number but it was a 202 area code. Good luck

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06 Jun 2011, 19:20

I received an email directing me to my application.

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08 Jun 2011, 09:26

Anyone still active on the WL from January have an idea of when we might hear anything? The school is saying absolutely nothing in terms of dates. This is frustrating to say the least.

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08 Jun 2011, 09:47

I am on WL since March. I am planning to give them a call but i know what's their reply is going to be. This is absolutely frustrating and being an international applicant i wonder if they decide to admit me will i get sufficient time for visa? I think its already too late for me.

Emmie1988, Have you called up admissions and if yes, what were their response?

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Anyone still active on the WL from January have an idea of when we might hear anything? The school is saying absolutely nothing in terms of dates. This is frustrating to say the least.

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08 Jun 2011, 10:02

tryin700:
Yes I did call. The response was...no they don't know when they're going to review the WL. There is no set date. The WL is reviewed on a ongoing basis throughout the summer. Classes start in the beginning of August, so technically, we could be on the WL until then. They have to have some idea of what's going on because other schools have started moving people of their WL, therefore there has to be some sort of trickle down effect.

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08 Jun 2011, 10:28

@Emmie1988: I guess its fuitile to call them and ask the same thing. Also i think if they are planning to keep me on WL through the summer i guess this is the end of the road for me as i wont have sufficient time for Visa process.

Do you have any other admission offers?

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08 Jun 2011, 10:51

Hi tryin700. Yes unfortunately I have heard quite a few stories about people on the WL until a few days before classes start. When is the latest date you can apply for a VISA? I am not international, and am only waiting to hear back from GT, so I plan on staying on the WL as long as they keep me on.

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08 Jun 2011, 16:28

The deadline to accept admission is June 15, so my guess is that they are waiting to see how many accept before they open the WL.

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08 Jun 2011, 21:19

@Emmie1988: I called admissions office and the person attending the call informed me that they will make some kind of decision sometime in June (this after i pressed that i am international applicant and VISA process will be a pain if i am admitted late in the summer). For Visa there is no strict timeline, it all depends on the availability of dates, which are hard to come by during peak months of June and July.

@jk2010: I hope they open WL on June 16th rather than June 20th or later as this is getting quite frustrating.

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09 Jun 2011, 11:42

Tryin700, et al - Thanks for posting what you know. I know many of us feel like we have an unbearably long wait to find out either way. It will be nice to have closure!

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09 Jun 2011, 20:05

@HenryHank: Yes, at this time all i am looking for closure. It sucks to be on waitlist for so long and do not know when the results will be out. All the best to all who are waiting. May we get closure soon!

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10 Jun 2011, 04:25

Tryin700 and Henryhank:
Good luck. Will let you know if I hear anything. Where are you located? I'm in NYC and work in financial services.

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10 Jun 2011, 10:38

HenryHank, are you an Army Ranger?

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10 Jun 2011, 10:50

@Emmie1988:
All the best to you too. I am based in Singapore and i am a Pricing Consultant.

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10 Jun 2011, 18:12

Sorry guys for the late reply. I couldn't log in due to technical reasons.

Thanks for your insight in choosing between Georgetown and USC. Actually, I was inclined to choose Georgetown because I thought I would have better chances in consulting here. However, I am offered an admission from Cornell at the end of May and I accepted this offer. So, I will be in Ithaca for the next two years. This means, one more spot would be opened in Georgetown and USC.

Good luck to all wait listed applicants!

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20 Jun 2011, 07:20

Have any waitlisters heard anything?

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20 Jun 2011, 09:46

Nope.

Still waiting.....

kujocelyn wrote:

Have any waitlisters heard anything?

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