Georgetown RD

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Anonymous wrote:^^^Don’t give them a dime ever again! These stories are terrible. Think schools will regret this behavior in the future once the coffers run dry!!

They won't get a penny ever again. The grandparent that taught there is literally writing them out of their will today. It was a six figure donation. It's the internet so no one will believe me. Reaction from my undergrad friends is bad, bad, bad. I had kids first in the group and we all assumed she was a shoe in.

What’s a shoe in?

A shoo-in is an idiomatic expression used to describe something or someone that is almost certain to succeed or win. It implies that the outcome is practically guaranteed, as if it were already decided. For example, if a highly skilled athlete competes against much less experienced opponents, we might say that victory for the athlete is a “shoo-in.” It’s like saying, “No doubt about it!”

What’s a shoe in?

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Her interviewer was a lesbian woman in a hotel lobby who basically crapped on my DD's many athletic achievements and spent the 15 minutes big upping 'diversity.'

It was garbage.

You make yourself sound worse with every post. I cannot believe you actually wrote this - if your DD is anything like you, that surely came across in her application and interview. And that would not have helped.

+1. I’m an GU alumni interviewer. Just to correct the record factually, interviews are assigned at random based on where you live. There was no “woke conspiracy” against your daughter. I’m a minority and have interviewed many prospective students, from both similar and dissimilar backgrounds, and a student’s different background or accomplishments have never impacted my interview report. You are gross, and if your daughter is anything like you, I applaud the GU admissions office.

I’m sure your fair and not prejudiced but I know a GU alum in DC who is an admissions interviewer and I could completely see her rejecting someone’s kid just because she doesn’t like the parent.

You see nothing - bc alum interviewers reject no one.

The interviewer can of course tip the scale one way or the other. Surely you can agree to that.

They only tip to a no if something goes wrong - a la racist comment, type of thing.

[Anonymous]

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Her interviewer was a lesbian woman in a hotel lobby who basically crapped on my DD's many athletic achievements and spent the 15 minutes big upping 'diversity.'

It was garbage.

You make yourself sound worse with every post. I cannot believe you actually wrote this - if your DD is anything like you, that surely came across in her application and interview. And that would not have helped.

+1. I’m an GU alumni interviewer. Just to correct the record factually, interviews are assigned at random based on where you live. There was no “woke conspiracy” against your daughter. I’m a minority and have interviewed many prospective students, from both similar and dissimilar backgrounds, and a student’s different background or accomplishments have never impacted my interview report. You are gross, and if your daughter is anything like you, I applaud the GU admissions office.

I’m sure your fair and not prejudiced but I know a GU alum in DC who is an admissions interviewer and I could completely see her rejecting someone’s kid just because she doesn’t like the parent.

You re giving the alumni interviewers way too much power. They do not admit nor reject anyone. They are mostly there to answer questions.

+1. (I've been an alumni interviewer since 2006.)

[Anonymous]

What is acceptance rate this year?

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So much sock puppeting going on here. Why does Jeff allow it ?

[Anonymous]

^ How do you know there is sock puppeting? I prefer to believe that a lot of people found OP's post repulsive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So much sock puppeting going on here. Why does Jeff allow it ?

x10000000 DCUM used to be a decent place to come for college info., and it was a strong contender for most relaible info. - until those who were rejected started chiming in. Ask me how I know? (It is not how you think!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ How do you know there is sock puppeting? I prefer to believe that a lot of people found OP's post repulsive.

It's laughably obvious the "GU Interviewers" are one poster. The syntax, tone, speed of response, uniform message, etc. not to mention how illogical it is to assume there were four separate and unique interviewers on this forum in the span of ...two hours.

Amateur trolls with sub standard kids, They are angry their prodigy is.... stupid.

Jeff will confirm.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^ How do you know there is sock puppeting? I prefer to believe that a lot of people found OP's post repulsive.

It's laughably obvious the "GU Interviewers" are one poster. The syntax, tone, speed of response, uniform message, etc. not to mention how illogical it is to assume there were four separate and unique interviewers on this forum in the span of ...two hours.

Amateur trolls with sub standard kids, They are angry their prodigy is.... stupid.

Jeff will confirm.

I hope he does; he'll prove you wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^ How do you know there is sock puppeting? I prefer to believe that a lot of people found OP's post repulsive.

It's laughably obvious the "GU Interviewers" are one poster. The syntax, tone, speed of response, uniform message, etc. not to mention how illogical it is to assume there were four separate and unique interviewers on this forum in the span of ...two hours.

Amateur trolls with sub standard kids, They are angry their prodigy is.... stupid.

Jeff will confirm.

I hope he does; he'll prove you wrong.

Ha, I’m one of the “GU interviewers” you’re so skeptical of. I assure you that I’m: (1) a real person and (2) a different poster than the others. It’s not surprising to me that multiple people found OP’s comments and entitlement to be gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is acceptance rate this year?

12%

[Anonymous]

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Her interviewer was a lesbian woman in a hotel lobby who basically crapped on my DD's many athletic achievements and spent the 15 minutes big upping 'diversity.'

It was garbage.

You make yourself sound worse with every post. I cannot believe you actually wrote this - if your DD is anything like you, that surely came across in her application and interview. And that would not have helped.

If she wasn’t a recruited athlete why would Georgetown give an eff about her “many athletic accomplishments”? Maybe she was expected to discuss academics and service consistent with a Jesuit ethic? Something tells me that was not her forte.

[Anonymous]

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Her interviewer was a lesbian woman in a hotel lobby who basically crapped on my DD's many athletic achievements and spent the 15 minutes big upping 'diversity.'

It was garbage.

You make yourself sound worse with every post. I cannot believe you actually wrote this - if your DD is anything like you, that surely came across in her application and interview. And that would not have helped.

If she wasn’t a recruited athlete why would Georgetown give an eff about her “many athletic accomplishments”? Maybe she was expected to discuss academics and service consistent with a Jesuit ethic? Something tells me that was not her forte.

Uhhh, different poster but if you think AOs don't put weight in any demonstrated concentration, be it sports, debate, language, whatever, you are a fool. The point is continued pursuit and discipline. You're also a fool if you think AOs care about the difference between playing club vs playing for the school. That is the AD's concern.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is acceptance rate this year?

12%

It’s in fact 6%. It was 12% last year

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the days of legacy admission are fully over.

My DD was denied yesterday, despite both parents and one grandparent graduating undergrad.

One parent also got an MBA there, one grandparent got their JD there and one grandparent taught there for 15 years.

What's that, 6 hooks?

Stats weren't perfect (obviously), but were on par for a gimme admission.

She wasn't going to go even if she got in but I have to admit to being shocked.

This. My kid is a legacy + more than two decades as a professor.

Well I guess there were kids more qualified---better scores, grades, ECs and essays. Maybe the tide is changing and GU is backing off its really ridiculous stance on legacy where any distant connection--a grad or law or whatever was considered enough to propel someone over a candidate that had no hooks.

I don't know about that...just found out a student was admitted RD and pretty sure the student is not an academic star in any way. Only thing that could explain it is the family somehow seems to use their connections to get into country clubs, schools, etc... (don't think they are even legacies?) despite the family being notorious for atrociously bad behavior.