Q re Georgetown

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also look into whether they offer programs that are of interest to her. College choice should not rest on fond childhood memories of sporting events.

That’s definitely true. So many people apply to GTown based on sports teams and so many people get rejected.
It’s not about watching sports, no.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want top test scores, lots of high level classes with top grades and you should be a practicing Catholic. You don’t need to be a practicing Catholic, but your odds increase greatly if you are.

Nonsense.

It’s not nonsense. The students that are accepted who are not Catholics are usually from other countries - another love of theirs.
If you are a US student from a city where they regularly admit students from you’d best be Catholic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want top test scores, lots of high level classes with top grades and you should be a practicing Catholic. You don’t need to be a practicing Catholic, but your odds increase greatly if you are.

Nonsense.

+1 religious affiliation is not considered per the CDS. I just looked it up.

You looked it up? Brilliant. I'm sure that there are no other ways that a candidate can signal that they're a practicing catholic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want top test scores, lots of high level classes with top grades and you should be a practicing Catholic. You don’t need to be a practicing Catholic, but your odds increase greatly if you are.

Nonsense.

+1 religious affiliation is not considered per the CDS. I just looked it up.

You looked it up? Brilliant. I'm sure that there are no other ways that a candidate can signal that they're a practicing catholic.

It is a Catholic school. Up to 63% of students there identify as Catholic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want top test scores, lots of high level classes with top grades and you should be a practicing Catholic. You don’t need to be a practicing Catholic, but your odds increase greatly if you are.

Nonsense.

It’s not nonsense. The students that are accepted who are not Catholics are usually from other countries - another love of theirs.
If you are a US student from a city where they regularly admit students from you’d best be Catholic.

Wrong year after year at our school.

[Anonymous]

OP, Georgetown is very concerned about yield. One of the ways they make sure people don't apply just for the sake of applying without being truly interested in attending is requiring multiple SAT II tests. So, if at all possible, make sure you visit at least once, and your daughter should make sure she expresses that she really wants to attend Georgetown in her interactions with admissions, faculty, etc.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown is doable OP. Just make sure your child has top grades and test scores and has excellent ECs. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

As mentioned, take a look at the Instagram about the current state of the physical facilities at Georgetown. It's an absolute nightmare of deferred maintenance causing significant disruption to some students. Rats in the buildings, pipes and toilets bursting, ceilings collapsing.

https://www.instagram.com/georgetown.hotmess/?hl=en

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want top test scores, lots of high level classes with top grades and you should be a practicing Catholic. You don’t need to be a practicing Catholic, but your odds increase greatly if you are.

Nonsense.

+1 religious affiliation is not considered per the CDS. I just looked it up.

You looked it up? Brilliant. I'm sure that there are no other ways that a candidate can signal that they're a practicing catholic.

It is a Catholic school. Up to 63% of students there identify as Catholic.

It's sort of a Diet Catholic compared to Notre Dame.

Same taste, less filling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As mentioned, take a look at the Instagram about the current state of the physical facilities at Georgetown. It's an absolute nightmare of deferred maintenance causing significant disruption to some students. Rats in the buildings, pipes and toilets bursting, ceilings collapsing.

https://www.instagram.com/georgetown.hotmess/?hl=en

GU has financial problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi all,

I'm new at this because my kid is only going to be a sophomore. But I'm curious so maybe you can inform me a little.

When my kid was in elementary, we used to live in NoVA and we went to Georgetown for sports events. Now we live across the country, but she still thinks fondly about GT and last week I overheard her say it's where she would like to go to college.

I know it's too soon for all this and her views may change. (But assuming they don't, for purposes of this post) what is the best strategy for her to get in? She's unhooked in every way, so I was thinking ED/EA, but someone told me that Georgetown isn't really into ED, so it would be "wasting her ED shot," so she should apply ED instead to a college that likes ED, and just apply to GT as regular admission.

Anyone know about this? (or where do I research this?) Thank you in advance!

GT is Georgia Tech.
GU is Georgetown

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want top test scores, lots of high level classes with top grades and you should be a practicing Catholic. You don’t need to be a practicing Catholic, but your odds increase greatly if you are.

Nonsense.

+1 religious affiliation is not considered per the CDS. I just looked it up.

You looked it up? Brilliant. I'm sure that there are no other ways that a candidate can signal that they're a practicing catholic.

It is a Catholic school. Up to 63% of students there identify as Catholic.

It's sort of a Diet Catholic compared to Notre Dame.

Same taste, less filling.

OP you should have your daughter look at ND as well. Much more beautiful campus, larger endowment, and, yes I will say it, better sports.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They want top test scores, lots of high level classes with top grades and you should be a practicing Catholic. You don’t need to be a practicing Catholic, but your odds increase greatly if you are.

Nonsense.

+1 religious affiliation is not considered per the CDS. I just looked it up.

You looked it up? Brilliant. I'm sure that there are no other ways that a candidate can signal that they're a practicing catholic.

It is a Catholic school. Up to 63% of students there identify as Catholic.

Not even close. 41% of students at Georgetown identify as Catholic. https://newmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/Dossier-Catholic-Identity-Concerns-at-Georgetown-Updated-Jan-2017.pdf

[Anonymous]

I know a lot of CATHOLIC Catholics and they would never ever ever send their kids to Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, Georgetown is very concerned about yield. One of the ways they make sure people don't apply just for the sake of applying without being truly interested in attending is requiring multiple SAT II tests. So, if at all possible, make sure you visit at least once, and your daughter should make sure she expresses that she really wants to attend Georgetown in her interactions with admissions, faculty, etc.

They had required 3 which was very unusual however they just reduced it to two which is standard for a selective school.