Anonymous
01/22/2026 08:39
Subject: The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's pretty big news in the college admissions world. The university hasn't commented, nor has Common App, so could be rumor, but that's a significant change for Georgetown. There applications may close to double next year.
https://thehoya.com/news/breaking-gu-to-join-common-app/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJO5YdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYLh5heD7YQ08buYwWZPKBPs1L8CNvTKeaQlC5WnwXRSLt9IkTA2F0_jZQ_aem_Va-EewEhAfDKmFoVvk8cXg
They didn't move to the common app for '25-26. Will they for 26-27?
Yes. That was always the plan.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 01:19
Subject: The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
Anonymous wrote:That's pretty big news in the college admissions world. The university hasn't commented, nor has Common App, so could be rumor, but that's a significant change for Georgetown. There applications may close to double next year.
https://thehoya.com/news/breaking-gu-to-join-common-app/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJO5YdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYLh5heD7YQ08buYwWZPKBPs1L8CNvTKeaQlC5WnwXRSLt9IkTA2F0_jZQ_aem_Va-EewEhAfDKmFoVvk8cXg
They didn't move to the common app for '25-26. Will they for 26-27?
Anonymous
03/25/2025 22:30
Subject: The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
They just need more $ as all the other schools.
Skip.
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Anonymous
03/25/2025 21:00
Subject: Re:The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
Anonymous wrote:It seems a little surprising they would do that absent a president (they have an acting one now). Maybe it's rumor. It feels like it will change the make up of the student body to me.
+2
Anonymous
03/25/2025 20:07
Subject: Re:The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
It seems a little surprising they would do that absent a president (they have an acting one now). Maybe it's rumor. It feels like it will change the make up of the student body to me.
Anonymous
03/25/2025 19:53
Subject: The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's pretty big news in the college admissions world. The university hasn't commented, nor has Common App, so could be rumor, but that's a significant change for Georgetown. There applications may close to double next year.
https://thehoya.com/news/breaking-gu-to-join-common-app/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJO5YdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYLh5heD7YQ08buYwWZPKBPs1L8CNvTKeaQlC5WnwXRSLt9IkTA2F0_jZQ_aem_Va-EewEhAfDKmFoVvk8cXg
Ugh, "their."
Spoken like a Hoya tool.
That was me, the OP, correcting my mistake.
Anonymous
03/25/2025 17:59
Subject: Re:The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Their old application was such a pain in the ass and the activity section was weird.
U-Chicago's was always more weird and a PIA.
These were common barriers that people who really wanted these schools would scale to show their interest. It was a way of separating the wheat from the chaff.
Chicago is still a PIA. The Georgetown app was basically the same as the Common App, just extra administrative work.
Nah. The website was wonky and the activity section was very small. It was not like common app activity section
Anonymous
03/25/2025 17:45
Subject: Re:The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Their old application was such a pain in the ass and the activity section was weird.
U-Chicago's was always more weird and a PIA.
These were common barriers that people who really wanted these schools would scale to show their interest. It was a way of separating the wheat from the chaff.
Chicago is still a PIA. The Georgetown app was basically the same as the Common App, just extra administrative work.
Anonymous
03/25/2025 16:55
Subject: The Hoya reports Georgetow moving to Common App
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's pretty big news in the college admissions world. The university hasn't commented, nor has Common App, so could be rumor, but that's a significant change for Georgetown. There applications may close to double next year.
https://thehoya.com/news/breaking-gu-to-join-common-app/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJO5YdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYLh5heD7YQ08buYwWZPKBPs1L8CNvTKeaQlC5WnwXRSLt9IkTA2F0_jZQ_aem_Va-EewEhAfDKmFoVvk8cXg
Ugh, "their."
Spoken like a Hoya tool.