Georgetown Disappointment

[Anonymous]

Lol at thinking that being born at Georgetown hospital is a hook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid ruled out Georgetown after the tour. Did not feel sufficiently intellectual to him, more of a rich "bro" vibe.

Also it's unconscionable that the university puts so little money into the student experience given how crazy expensive it is, plus paltry financial aid.

They give plenty of need-based aid; it’s not paltry at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids saw a giant dead rat in the middle of the “quad” area when we toured lol. Come to find out that is not unusual.

We see rats on the grounds of my DC’s high school, which is also in DC. Cities have rats, PP.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids saw a giant dead rat in the middle of the “quad” area when we toured lol. Come to find out that is not unusual.

We see rats on the grounds of my DC’s high school, which is also in DC. Cities have rats, PP.

Yep. The Harvard river houses have them. A friend had one run over her bed!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Okay but it's irrational not to concede his stats were not at all competitive. Legacy doesn't give THAT much of a boost. You should have spent some of that money on SAT tutors.

I knew this post was drag the 'not competitive' lady out of the shadows. Bless your heart. 1350 is 95th percentile, 4.1 is 99th percentile. Carrying two varsity sports on top of that is bonkers. PP's kid is more than capable of handling the mediore academics at GU. His problem was being male and white, probably.

No, his problem is that Georgetown is test required and its SAT 25th percentile in 24-25 was 1400. Below 1400 includes athletes and other kids that fill a niche, bigger donors than PP, current faculty kids, and other legacies. 1350 is probably, what, 10th percentile? It’s just not competitive. 4.1 GPA sounds middling for schools around here, and there’s no such thing as national percentiles for GPA. Every school is different.

+2 Comical that PP thinks a 1350 is a fine score for a top 25 test required school. The test score is why your DC was rejected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol at thinking that being born at Georgetown hospital is a hook.

Seriously

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Okay but it's irrational not to concede his stats were not at all competitive. Legacy doesn't give THAT much of a boost. You should have spent some of that money on SAT tutors.

I knew this post was drag the 'not competitive' lady out of the shadows. Bless your heart. 1350 is 95th percentile, 4.1 is 99th percentile. Carrying two varsity sports on top of that is bonkers. PP's kid is more than capable of handling the mediore academics at GU. His problem was being male and white, probably.

No, his problem is that Georgetown is test required and its SAT 25th percentile in 24-25 was 1400. Below 1400 includes athletes and other kids that fill a niche, bigger donors than PP, current faculty kids, and other legacies. 1350 is probably, what, 10th percentile? It’s just not competitive. 4.1 GPA sounds middling for schools around here, and there’s no such thing as national percentiles for GPA. Every school is different.

Yes, as I stated, it's nuts to think a kid at the low end of the bottom quartile could get in, without more substantive connections and/or donations. Athletes and billionaires' kids are always the ones filling that bottom quartile. It's just not worth it to Georgetown to lower their stats any further.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Okay but it's irrational not to concede his stats were not at all competitive. Legacy doesn't give THAT much of a boost. You should have spent some of that money on SAT tutors.

I knew this post was drag the 'not competitive' lady out of the shadows. Bless your heart. 1350 is 95th percentile, 4.1 is 99th percentile. Carrying two varsity sports on top of that is bonkers. PP's kid is more than capable of handling the mediore academics at GU. His problem was being male and white, probably.

No, his problem is that Georgetown is test required and its SAT 25th percentile in 24-25 was 1400. Below 1400 includes athletes and other kids that fill a niche, bigger donors than PP, current faculty kids, and other legacies. 1350 is probably, what, 10th percentile? It’s just not competitive. 4.1 GPA sounds middling for schools around here, and there’s no such thing as national percentiles for GPA. Every school is different.

+2 Comical that PP thinks a 1350 is a fine score for a top 25 test required school. The test score is why your DC was rejected.

The 4.1 GPA didn't help either. I assumed that's weighted, so either rigor was lacking or there were too many Bs on the report card.

If he wasn't recruited for athletics, sports aren't especially valued as an EC since those "buckets" were already filled. Academic or arts awards help far more in that case.

[Anonymous]

Athletic recruit is a golden ticket. That’s why people were bribing for fake recruitment rather than just giving money to the school.

Legacy gets a very well qualified but otherwise unremarkable applicant in. Most straight A 1480 SAT applicants from strong high schools who play soccer and do community service don’t get into Georgetown despite being perfectly qualified. Legacy gets them in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Athletic recruit is a golden ticket. That’s why people were bribing for fake recruitment rather than just giving money to the school.

Legacy gets a very well qualified but otherwise unremarkable applicant in. Most straight A 1480 SAT applicants from strong high schools who play soccer and do community service don’t get into Georgetown despite being perfectly qualified. Legacy gets them in.

Correct. Those aren't top-tier stats but they are probably sufficient with legacy in the mix. Unlike a 1350 and 4.1.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids saw a giant dead rat in the middle of the “quad” area when we toured lol. Come to find out that is not unusual.

We see rats on the grounds of my DC’s high school, which is also in DC. Cities have rats, PP.

That won’t stop the rat king troll. 🐀

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids saw a giant dead rat in the middle of the “quad” area when we toured lol. Come to find out that is not unusual.

Duh. We have a rental property in Georgetown, like upper west side in NYC- you see rats. It’s a city on a river.

My kid attends high school in DC and we see rats outside once in awhile. The school works to combat them.

A city/urban school won’t be a fit for your kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Surprising, given legacy. However, his scores are very very low for Georgetown. Did you try test prep?? And if that is a 4.1 weighted gpa that is also very low. Nobody with stats that low gets in from our HS. It’s really become uber competitive.

My kid had a 36 ACT, no legacy, uw 4.0 and got in. I don’t think legacy with stats below the average should be accepted. Legacy works when you are in the same ballpark - not when you are well below the average.

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My kid wasn’t going to apply unless he got his SAT over 1500.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Surprising, given legacy. However, his scores are very very low for Georgetown. Did you try test prep?? And if that is a 4.1 weighted gpa that is also very low. Nobody with stats that low gets in from our HS. It’s really become uber competitive.

My kid had a 36 ACT, no legacy, uw 4.0 and got in. I don’t think legacy with stats below the average should be accepted. Legacy works when you are in the same ballpark - not when you are well below the average.

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My kid wasn’t going to apply unless he got his SAT over 1500.


Hooked kids don't need those stats, but they can't be bottom of the barrel either. Especially if they don't bring a sought-after EC profile to the table.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Okay but it's irrational not to concede his stats were not at all competitive. Legacy doesn't give THAT much of a boost. You should have spent some of that money on SAT tutors.

If you think there werent any kids in this years admissions that scored in the 1300s then you are a fool, simply put.

I think anyone is a fool who thinks a kid with a 1300 is going to get in without top-tier connections or *very* substantial donations, none of which applied in this case.

Uhhh, my kid got into Brown with a 1320. And Brown is light years above Georgetown.

Not if they're taking kids with 1320s