Georgetown University (2024-2025)

[waxen root]

i was too hyperfocused on lacs

[glad leaf]

I was too exhausted bc of mit

[waxen root]

and i think she was a nice perspective

no this is real

like it was nastyyy

u have to pay to send all ap scores ew

[glad leaf]

The website looked ancient

😭

[waxen root]

and upload essays as pdfs ew

IT IS SO BADD

ya

[glad leaf]

And yea having to send all my ap scores

Yikes

And sat too

[waxen root]

it’s fine umm the dorms r dirty and lots of rats and harvard better 🙏🙏

[glad leaf]

The only “dc” area school I applied to is jhu

But that’s in Baltimore so

[compact oyster]

lmao

[glad leaf]

[compact oyster]

my interviewer was

-20 mins late ✅

-had shit connection ✅

[glad leaf]

Omg? 😭

[compact oyster]

did it in a car ✅

[waxen root]

oh..

[compact oyster]

-was sick ✅

[waxen root]

ok wellll

[waxen root]

HELP

[compact oyster]

😝

[waxen root]

😭🙏

[compact oyster]

what are you apply to anna?

[waxen root]

it’s fine um i’ve had my shitty share of interviews

[waxen root]

college of arts and sciences political economy LMAOO

[compact oyster]

🔥

[glad leaf]

Lowkey wanna do a campaign internship

Maybe I’ll be doing it in Boston in 2 years who knows

[waxen root]

REAL

harvard iop is hot tho

🥰

[glad leaf]

😍

And ofc we have Harvard law school hello

[waxen root]

yessss

[potent comet]

Definitely is. GU Politics has worked with UChicago and Harvard’s IOPs before, it’s a nice consortium

Obviously ours is better 😤

[potent comet]

We can’t beat that ofc but GULC is nothing to sneeze at either, esp if you want to work with federal law

[waxen root]

that’s real

cant beat being in dc

🔥🔥

[potent comet]

Yea we’ve had some fire fellows (experienced political professionals who work with students over each semester)

I’ve had the chance to interact with some of them this semester and they’re amazing

[waxen root]

oh that’s hot yesss

who r ur faves

[potent comet]

tony fabrizio and heather nauert for me

tony was trump's chief pollster for the last three elections

he's an amazing guy, no matter how you feel about the current admin he has a lot of great stories to tell and is definitely in tune with the political landscape

[waxen root]

interesting..

amazing is a strong word

[potent comet]

brings a ton of experience and analytical information

[waxen root]

i see

[potent comet]

well i would say that because i've spoken to him at length

[waxen root]

so is gu politics like application based or smth

or anyone can join or

what

[waxen root]

ok that’s fair

[potent comet]

will say that it's GU Politics' mission to bridge the current divide and i think they do a great job with it. many people who are liberal work with the more conservative fellows, and vice versa

and they always have a great experience

[potent comet]

yes and no

[waxen root]

oh i think that’s nice

[potent comet]

technically anybody can be a part of gu politics' discussion groups with the fellows

so each week they have discussion groups where they talk about a particular issue/topic

and the fellows lead it with their expertise etc.

to be more involved with the fellows, you can apply to be a Student Strategist and work under their tutelage

it's a great experience

besides the fellows though, GU Politics has a couple of other things they do

they have a political newspaper which is amazing

they have a podcast which brings on some cool guests as always

there are also other wings like GU Votes and the Advance Team which are involved in making people more involved in the voting process and the GU politics events respectively

this website is helpful for those interested

https://politics.georgetown.edu/get-involved/

anybody who has any questions, im happy to let you know of the work i do at GU Politics in a pm!

it's definitely one of the highlights of Georgetown

[waxen root]

oh okay so hottt

ugh

please accept me 😣😣

[potent comet]

i never thought about this but i would've written about gu politics had i known more about it

or like spoken about it during an interview etc.

ofc the political clubs here are amazing as well, people are constantly creating new things in national security, IR and advocacy etc.

all super cool

[waxen root]

real

included it in my essay 🔥🔥

god what was it

idk

can’t remember

smth smth bipartisanship 🤓

[potent comet]

could've prolly used better descriptions for why it's unique but that works😭

they are certainly serious about getting both sides equally represented- there are generally 3 democratic-leaning individuals and 3 republican-leaning individuals

those can be arbitrary descriptions of how the actual individuals are and what they believe but that's something to note

[waxen root]

i don’t know

i don’t remember

my essay ass tho

i’m not getting in

🤑🤑

[potent comet]

💀

[mortal abyss]

when’s the decision date

[livid nimbus]

is this hard to get involved in? i really like polisci and ir but im also interesting in journalism!

[potent comet]

nope! the newspaper is very accessible, perhaps among the most accessible, to those with no experience in writing!

that said, the political newspaper at GU Politics, On the Record, isn't the only one that exists

there are the actual school newspapers like The Hoya and the Voice

and other more focused ones like The Caravel, which is the international relations newspaper

but there are always new things cropping up and i don't think you need to look too hard if you merely want to do political writing!

[waxen root]

which ones r application based

bro my teacher today was like "u should go to georgetown" Help??!?!

outta nowhere

i didnt even know bro knew it was a school

☠️

[potent comet]

bro best worry about it once you commit here 😂

[waxen root]

thats right ak

• yk what

thats not gna happen

🔥

goodbye

[potent comet]

again tho pm if you have any genuine qs

i would say thought that finance/consulting have the roughest applications

legit you've got to lock in for those

[livid nimbus]

wow thats so amazing i love how many newspapers there are! thank u so much this is all so helpful!!

[potent comet]

https://thehoya.com/opinion/viewpoint-build-new-organizations-across-gu/

"When I’ve spoken at GAAP weekends, I’ve reflected on “the Georgetown difference” — our competitive advantage vis-à-vis the Stanfords, Harvards and Columbias of the world. Part of what I see as the Georgetown difference is the entrepreneurial spirit that has suffused our undergraduate student population for decades."

from an incredibly respected Georgetown IR professor

[livid nimbus]

georgetown seems perfect the more i hear the more i like it lol

[livid nimbus]

im not sure if ive asked this here before but i want to do either ir w a minor in journalism and maybe polisci. ik that political science and journalism are in a different school than sfs, so is that possible? basically what im asking is if you can hop schools and take a minor in one you weren’t admitted to

[potent comet]

i dont know much abt the journalism minor but im sure you could do it while in the college

political science (government here) is in the college but you also have international politics and all the other government majors

that said, there are some restrictions on things which i myself find frustrating...the internal transfer process isn't the easiest

[potent comet]

personally i started to like it once i started doing stuff here- probably what everyone should be doing if they come here!

[livid nimbus]

ohhh okay!

[livid nimbus]

its just the price 😪

[potent comet]

Hopefully you get aid if you apply for it then!

[crisp ore]

georgetown kids are cooked

[waxen root]

hi ceo

how was uchi

[crisp ore]

no good 😭

[waxen root]

they dont deserve u fr

ass school

core sucks

[crisp ore]

real

[waxen root]

literal hellhole

no one is happy

[crisp ore]

i didnt even wanna go

[waxen root]

"where fun goes to die" ahh

ong

[crisp ore]

reall

[fair solstice]

I love that every once in a while we stop talking about Georgetown

And just engage in UChicago slander

[waxen root]

exactly

bc uchicago sucks

and georgetown rocks

[crisp ore]

Rahhh

Only problem is gu kids are cooooked

[waxen root]

thats true

ya

💀

[potent comet]

I don’t get this lol, what’s the tea 😅

[waxen root]

ur the tea

[potent comet]

Exactly, wouldn’t quite consider myself cooked if I say so myself

[waxen root]

💀

lmao real

idk

[potent comet]

Although always curious to hear what people applying think about the school. Personally I didn’t know much about GU until I got in because basically nobody I knew or from my city had ever gone there

[waxen root]

oh ok real

i think georgetown kids r snobby & cooked

but other than that

i love dc 🔥

my interviewer def convinced me

😍

[potent comet]

I mean the average income of students speaks for itself. But would still say most people here are very friendly

[waxen root]

ok real

its ok

ez to marry rich

🔥

[potent comet]

😭

[waxen root]

pros outweigh cons

generational wealth incoming

[potent comet]

Fr tho. Only if you do finance as I remember someone here saying tho💀

[waxen root]

well no no i marry the rich kid

[crisp ore]

I mean since they’re big on gov stuff. Most gov internships are gonna be cooked

[waxen root]

and i become a stay at home wife

[crisp ore]

They just fired hundreds of nuclear workers lol

[waxen root]

well yes

everythings screwed

[potent comet]

Well I mean I’m doing an internship on the hill rn

[waxen root]

💀

[crisp ore]

Dod, nsa

[potent comet]

I get what you’re saying

[waxen root]

bro my tufts interviewer did 1/3 of a masters at gtown + dropped

☠️

[potent comet]

Don’t think you know the full nuance the way we do though so j won’t comment too much

[waxen root]

help

ok real

avg gtown student gatekeeping

[crisp ore]

Thats probs fine but fed internships r finished most likely

[waxen root]

🔥

[crisp ore]

Lol

[potent comet]

‘Finished’ isn’t the word I would used. Definitely a setback

DoD and State Department probably won’t have cuts

[crisp ore]

I mean they’re probably gonna limit the spots available at the least

[potent comet]

Others are up for grabs

USAID’s overhaul hurt a lot of students

[crisp ore]

I thought dod is starting to see cuts

[crisp ore]

Yea

My mom got cut

[potent comet]

Hiring freeze but there’s nothing relating to cuts from what k know. Murmurs they might expand it but that’s just what I hear over here

[potent comet]

Sorry to hear :(

[crisp ore]

Someone shared this tweet w me: https://x.com/DanLamothe/status/1891992643342684488

Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) on X

Morale is not great,” one military officer told me today of expected layoffs in his Defense Department agency. “No one trusts that they won’t jack this whole thing up.

X · Feb 18, 2025, 11:26 PM

So there might be smt brewing

[potent comet]

Actually the DoD is exempt from it in the first place

Just remembered

[crisp ore]

Well thats what I thought too

But so were the nsa and nuclear ppl too

Im pretty sure

[potent comet]

This came out today so makes sense. I don’t know, can’t comment about some of these things publically so I’ll just leave it at that. GU students generally find a way is all I’ll say

[crisp ore]

Interesting

[potent comet]

USAID was a genuine botch though

People lost internships

[crisp ore]

Tbf i feel like shutting usaid down in general kinda made sense

Kinda

[potent comet]

Don’t think most students here would like to hear that lol

Idk

It’s nuanced

[crisp ore]

Lol

Yea

[potent comet]

What you’re right about is that more people are looking into the private sector for sure

[crisp ore]

Yea

[potent comet]

Whicu idk if that’s a bad thing on your wallet

People here go into consulting all the time and I think we’ve always been good at having that pipeline regardless of the major

[crisp ore]

Wouldn’t it be a good thing? B/c i would assume gov pays less than private

[potent comet]

It is good for the wallet. Maybe not if you genuinely wanted to make a difference

Consider how rn a lot of the consulting contracts are also getting cut

[crisp ore]

I see

Yeah

[potent comet]

Deloitte saw cuts in their government contracts

All public info ofc not sharing anything new

[crisp ore]

Yea both my parents i think are contractors and theyre seeing cuts in some of the big contracts they have

[potent comet]

There definitely is instability here. Whether it means we’re cooked or not, feel that judgement is up to you

I’m happy I’m only a freshman is all I’ll say

So I’ve got time to figure it out

[crisp ore]

Probably not cooked but some gu kids may have to pivot

[potent comet]

yea. i mean in all honesty the pivot to the private sector has already been happening

there's always been this thing here that too many SFS and CAS kids go into consulting even if they're majoring in government related stuff

banking as well

it's not that uncommon

it's just the environment

[crisp ore]

I see

Yeah makes sense

[potent comet]

that being said i dont see any less political activity on campus

feel like it's just a little bit of a setback

but yea it definitely could be diff on other campuses

ik there was a WSJ article which mainly focused on AU

and they did mention us

[crisp ore]

Interesting

[fair solstice]

Tf

Yea I’m guessing DC overall is just in traumatic shock rn

Guys do we think less people actually went through with their RD applications after Trump won 😭

Anything to increase our chances

[fair solstice]

I don’t think it’s that nuanced, as someone from a developing country that relies heavily on foreign aid and has seen several relatives lose NGO jobs I think shuttering USAID is completely nonsensical

And I’ve seen the big power rivalries play out it will definitely benefit China

[vernal vine]

This is one of the craziest but plausible reaches I’ve heard in a minute 😭

[fair solstice]

Lmao 😭 anything that might increase our odds 🙏🙏

[potent comet]

I mean there’s always nuance in issues like this. PM if you’d like to discuss.

[potent comet]

Yea this is undeniable

[waxen root]

ong

please bro

[fair solstice]

Guys this is another reach but technically given Trump’s unprecedented drive against the federal government and just everything else

Wouldn’t less high achievers actually commit to SFS if they got in this spring?

Like if you get into Yale Columbia and SFS naturally the first two would seem like better options now cause they’re not in Trump’s DC

soooo wouldn’t Georgetown have to admit a slightly higher share of applicants this spring than in previous years 😭

[sour knot]

i mean maybe, but in my eyes as someone who wants to go into foreign service, i wouldve still applied and attended bc trump will be leaving office before i graduate, and regardless of the fed cuts, if someone still wants to work in the government, DC is still the best place to be

it would be harder to land and keep a fed job, so wouldnt going to the best foreign service school in the nation help me get one? is my line of thought

[waxen root]

thank god u withdrew tho 🙏

phew i get the spot

[sour knot]

gonna put my app back in just for you

[waxen root]

oh!

ok i see how it is

:(

[fair solstice]

At least your withdrew 😭 my friend got into SFS EA and then he got into Oxford and he won’t decline at Georgetown until after April 😭

And he won’t withdraw anywhere else in the U.S. cause he wants to see where he could’ve gotten in

Bro

[sour knot]

nah i’m the opposite, i don’t wanna know who would’ve rejected me 💀

[potent comet]

Some people might be more motivated to attend to make a difference. Not everyone in the SFS does foreign service or even politics, it’s just the international focus which is really the overarching theme

[potent comet]

This is a pretty fair statement to make and honestly the thinking I have as well. It’s harder for us at the moment but we’re also best placed in general

[crisp ore]

whats the point if jit already got in ea lmao

[sour knot]

yeah agreed

[charred blaze]

When is GT coming out?

Does anyone know when it has been historically

[crisp ore]

End of march

Like last wk

[potent comet]

Came out on the 27th last year

[charred blaze]

Oh great

[crisp ore]

No on the portal it says BY april 1st

[round lagoon]

EA came out 2 days before the BY date

[tough hull]

No it didn’t

It was on Friday December 13th, and the by date was December 15th

[native steppe]

Still earlier than what the BY date is

which is how Georgetown and pretty much every other school release decisions

[fresh flower]

oh no

I forgot to send my ap scores to georgetown for admission

like for consideration

😭

[granite plover]

did u check off that u would send them

[fresh flower]

no I didn't

but just submitting in general is probably better, right?

[granite plover]

yeah

but if u didnt check "yes" for the question asking if ur gonna submit ap scores

u chose that path then

[fresh flower]

oh well

[round lagoon]

They aren’t test optional?

[granite plover]

they dont require sending ap tests though

[mortal abyss]

they are AP optional but if you report AP scores i think you need to send them in officially?

[fresh flower]

yep, that's how it is

I just forgot to indicate that I wanted to send ap scores

like I forgot to hit the checkbox in the application

[atomic reef]

if u didnt check it off but sent anyways ur fine lol

i emailed ab that

[fresh flower]

I didn't send it anyways 💀

[atomic reef]

ohh

dw it barely matters lol

[fresh flower]

yeah that's what I'm telling myself

because my gpa is really good for those classes

but I'm coping at this point

[atomic reef]

if u have good sat/act ur fine no

[fresh flower]

yeah 1570

so like

hopefully they don't think I got 1s on everything

[atomic reef]

nah u good lmao

they're not gonna make ur decision based off of

yk aps

😭

[fresh flower]

hopefully 😭

also goated pfp

frog and toad my ogs

[atomic reef]

YESS

🙂‍↔️

[quick ether]

.

[muted path]

Does Georgetown admit differently for special programs? I got in EA for public policy but that’s run jointly with their graduate public policy school, so I was curious if my application was reviewed differently

[frosty imp]

georgetown has direct admit, and iirc, its just reviewed by the undergrad committee like normal

but might want to double check

either way it dont really matter, you got in, so congrats!

waiting for rd from SFS

[muted path]

Yeah lol thanks

[muted path]

Good luck

[frosty imp]

🙏

[round lagoon]

Plsplsplsplsplspls take me

[mossy zenith]

Is there a confirmed date yet

[astral elk]

April 1

[plain brook]

Yeah it’s definitely April 1st

[round lagoon]

EA wasn’t on dec 15

[vernal vine]

Calling it rn March 28th

EA came out on the 13th (Friday before 15th)

Georgetown and other schools historically release on Fridays

Plus vibes idk

[plain brook]

Then why would they put April 1st

[crisp ore]

It means by april 1st

[glossy garden]

Lots of schools have already released before their “official” release dates by now

[plain brook]

Bruh

[fresh flower]

my college counselor has told me it's probably going to be 27th-28th

since historically that's when they do it

but realistically it could be any date from now until april 1

[potent comet]

Pretty sure it was on a Wednesday last time around

[placid dawn]

Im gonna die

[hollow glacier]

good luck yall

[muted path]

Anyone know what free merch they give out at gaap

[potent comet]

Personally I don’t, but I do know you at least get a t shirt

Lowkey they’re super stingy with giving admitted students stuff compared to other unis, but I think once you get here you’ll have enough free stuff

[atomic reef]

does georgetown mail anything

fuckk

[muted path]

smh my head

[atomic reef]

They released on Wednesday last year,

I reckon it’ll be the 26TH.

[nimble star]

i feel like it’ll be the 26th too

i doubt they would release after ivy day

[atomic reef]

Fingers crossed

[potent comet]

Yea it was before Ivy day last time

[mortal abyss]

a2calendar says 3/28 but thats just speculation id be very happy if it was 3/26

[fair solstice]

I want 3/27 it’s my birthday lol

[crisp ore]

It is. I live here

Not appealing

Cherry blossoms are nice

But eh

[round lagoon]

26 is my birthday and I don’t want it on that day

[fair solstice]

Buttt the admissions officers will take note of the fact that it’s coming out on your bday

Aka you’ll get in

[round lagoon]

Hmmm ur right nvm

[fair solstice]

I got into GWU yay 🙏🙏🙏

[vernal vine]

Ayy congrats

I got GWU and American, pls Georgetown complete the sweep 😞🙏

[fair solstice]

Samee lol

[muted path]

I’m at GAAP weekend — dean of admissions casually dropped they’re trying to drop RD Tuesday

[atomic reef]

OH??

WTFFF

[muted path]

He might be totally lying though 💀

Unc was yapping

[potent comet]

Dm if you need anything while you’re here!

[astral elk]

georgetown you’re my only hope

[muted path]

I think I’m good but thanks!

[zinc obsidian]

this one's gonna hurt hte most im ngl

[muted path]

They’re giving out free shirts tomorrow :mischievous:

[potent comet]

where? 👀

[muted path]

Red square

icl I’m getting tired of gaston hall

Literally everything has been hosted in there

[potent comet]

dub im cosplaying as a new student

[muted path]

LOL

It’s from 12-2p

[potent comet]

ill be there 😤

[muted path]

But I’m p sure it says class of 2029

[potent comet]

sigh

[potent comet]

i mean the issue with anywhere else is that classes are actively going on

i think they could do gonda hall as well but yea

[crisp ore]

What is gaap?

[muted path]

true

They’ve mainly put stuff in healy, white-gravenor, and the ICC basement

[muted path]

Georgetown admissions ambassador program

They organize admitted students day and a lotta other stuff too

[potent comet]

at least they were in the good buildings😭

[muted path]

Yeah

[crisp ore]

Oh did you get into gu?

[muted path]

A couple current students said Darnell is overhated

Is this true

Or are they lying

[muted path]

Yeah

What’s AW?

[muted path]

@potent comet

[crisp ore]

Awaiting

[crisp ore]

Nice

[muted path]

I know I shouldn’t but I feel unqualified

The mfs I’ve met are private school kids who have served 23 terms in the US Congress or something

[potent comet]

im not in darnall but i think it's definitely overhated

the community can be really good

some of my closest friends are from there. im in harbin and it's really meh

reynolds and copley are the best ones

[potent comet]

dw abt it, i felt this way too

i actually still do in a way but i feel im doing quite well for myself

i did my HS abroad and the resources i had pale in comparison to some of the other New England Privates that people go to here

EOTD you're making your life here so make the most of it here, the past doesn't matter

[muted path]

So I’ve heard

Is the video of the kid falling off a vil A roof real 💀

[muted path]

Exactly yes

[potent comet]

ive no idea but like i wouldn't be surprised, it's vil a after all

[potent comet]

feel like it's important to have trusted upperclassmen to talk to when you're dealing with these emotions

for me i was lucky to have them

[muted path]

Is this via peer advisor?

[potent comet]

no, reach out to upperclassmen

peer advisers are relatively useless

depends on if they're chill like always but they have an obligation to help you for a certain amount of time

post that you need to form genuine relationships

[muted path]

Oh

I see

[potent comet]

yea

again feel free to reach out if you have any qs, even better if you commit here

[muted path]

Thanks

[potent comet]

this really is a great school- think it takes time for a lot of people to realize that

certainly took a bit of time for me

[crisp ore]

Yoo i just got back from georgetown

[compact oyster]

georgetowns out???

what

[granite plover]

prob just got back from a trip to georgetown

[mortal abyss]

interesting

[atomic reef]

I can second this I was at REA gaap weekend and the Dean said he wants to do it this Tuesday night hopefully

[crisp ore]

🙏

[atomic reef]

Massively underrated

Small endowment but mighty community and teachers

I feel like if gtown went on common app and superscored SATs they would have like a rly low acceptance rate
Bc they are already about 10% on their special application

[tough hull]

They do superscore

Yea Charles deacon has a unique system in place

[atomic reef]

fuck?

💀

[crisp ore]

Wait

Are you uh

[potent comet]

There’s some talk that it might happen..

Idk abt the SAT super scoring tho, I alr feel like they do that during the admissions process and they’re just asking for all of your test scores to see progress

[atomic reef]

lmao yes ceo i js talked to u 💀

[crisp ore]

😂

wsg

[limpid crown]

I heard that from another friend there too lmao

[muted path]

Oh cool

What icebreaker group were you

[atomic reef]

I was 3

I’m in SFS

[muted path]

Oh ok

We probably didn’t run into each other

6 CAS

[mortal abyss]

so if theyre right then its dropping... tomorrow

dang

[limpid crown]

yeah

[near matrix]

so its dropping tmr?

[near matrix]

Are you a freshman/junior/sophomore or senior?

Although I don't know if I have been admitted to GU, it is very likely that I would commit here, and although I applied to A&S, I'm torned between doing a major in govt in A&S, a JPPP in A&S and McCourt in Public Policy, or going to SFS

I know I would be interested in any of these programs

But I have to pick one if I end up going

[potent comet]

I'm a freshman

[potent comet]

i can't speak about the public policy program, it's not super popular as of now. that said, Gov is probably the better and more established route here

You would have to internally transfer to the SFS if you're interested in doing that

while these are not the only majors on offer, popular gov-tied options are International Politics, International Political Economy, International Economics, and BGA (Business and Global Affairs)

[atomic reef]

Most likely

Gov at the college is very good but imo SFS is the best undergrad school but I’m also v biased

[potent comet]

I mean I think it’s a slightly shallow way to think that- not that it’s wrong, only that the opportunities you get aren’t that different

Believe me I’m doing the internal transfer rn but I once had a very rigid opinion about the SFS being the best, idt I quite have that now

I just love the way the SFS has their curriculum and some of the classes

People who want to double major also can’t do that in the SFS

[rigid ice]

.

[atomic reef]

Yea it is shallow im only saying this cuz i got in to SFS and the FP magazine has it at #1 😭😭😭

But gov at Georgetown is very good

[near matrix]

im prob gonna meet with an academic advisor

[atomic reef]

I think tho, when I was at the students day I liked how everyone in the SFS was similar interests and were all very ambitious and such

I feel like there is more of a collaborate community when there is a whole school doing similar

[near matrix]

cause i wanna make sure i make the right choice

[atomic reef]

I mean SFS has an international spin on everything

It’s also slightly more pre professional

I would say Gov is more a traditional polisci course

[near matrix]

Pre-professional sounds good

[atomic reef]

When the school was made in early 20th century it aimed to produce diplomats, naturally, its curriculum prepared its grads very well for the FSOT, and other exams for people wanting to go into the foreign service tho

Only about 3% of sfs grads actually choose to go there tho, also bc SFS prepares you and gives you skills to work in many fields such as consulting, IB, Non profit, think tank, multilateral, foreign government, CIA, fbi erc

[potent comet]

I’m not saying you’re wrong for any of this, I’m just saying that idt you’ve got the full view

[atomic reef]

Well yes

[potent comet]

You are still taking Gov courses

[atomic reef]

Yes yes

[potent comet]

And the experience is the same

I get the same opportunities as an SFS student

People go into consulting regardless of where they are

[atomic reef]

Sure the opportunities are the same

But like the learning is also an experience and they are different

But similar

[potent comet]

I would be interested in what specific skills you think the SFS gives

[atomic reef]

Do they not have a foreign language requirement for example

[potent comet]

Only because I think perception can be different from the actual experience- I’m not saying that you don’t have an idea about thjngs but I would caution you from assuming things are much different than what it is

[potent comet]

College also does, SFS requires proficiency

[atomic reef]

I mean it is different, because they are two different majors in different schools under different admin. Like saying there is no difference I would say is also not true there is going to be a difference. But they are very very similar is what I’m saying

Not a good or a bad difference

Many of the courses are the same

[potent comet]

Understood. I mean tbh I had the same view as you did, my view about the SFS has slightly diminished as I’ve been here. Take that as what you will

[atomic reef]

Why has it diminished 😭😭😭

[potent comet]

Well im trying to tell you that but youre more interested in reasoning your way about the SFS😂

I thought that I wouldn’t be able to break IR work and think tanks the same if I were in the college

[charred blaze]

I’m not ready for tmrw bro 💔

[potent comet]

And I realized it’s just plain wrong and in some aspects I prefer how I can double major in the college

[atomic reef]

You’ll be great dw

[charred blaze]

We will see!

This is hell week

[atomic reef]

Bro don’t make me regret my decision 💀💀💀

[atomic reef]

I mean I guess most ppl compare SFs to the college as a whole; like someone studying psychology in the college isn’t going to have the same experience as an average SFs student

[potent comet]

Well I mean I’m happy to talk about this but like I would just say- the SFS is Georgetown, but Georgetown is not the SFS

[atomic reef]

Yeah

[potent comet]

I’ve come up with this on my on so don’t steal this quote but I think this is what people don’t get

[atomic reef]

I won’t 💀

[potent comet]

Well we’re known for Gov and IR and you can do that regardless of where you are

[atomic reef]

I mean this is like saying CMU is only CS

[potent comet]

Ik people who do public policy facing jobs and did biology

As their major

[atomic reef]

Do u regret choosing gtown

[potent comet]

Of course not

[atomic reef]

Ok ok

[potent comet]

I wouldn’t have had it any other way

This school truly is the best for politics

All kinds

[atomic reef]

I mean like I mainly chose to come to gtown bc of SFS, but not for the college if that makes sense

Like it sounds shortsighted

[potent comet]

And I’ve got more opportunities while I’ve been here than I could’ve dreamt of at another school

[potent comet]

It is shortsighted but I see what you mean

I lived abroad for 12 years so I thought the same way

[atomic reef]

Like I always see how SFS this SFS that SFS

Maybe they need to change their marketing

[potent comet]

Maybe?🤷‍♂️

[atomic reef]

what time r decisions fuck?

i js need it for my ego

or not

bc im gonna get rejected

[atomic reef]

Probably 6pm eastern

[tacit spear]

Hi guys

My op goes here

Bye guys

[atomic reef]

rough

oh my go

i keep forgetting its tmr

💀

do they send an email day b4 or smth

Idk, for REA on the portal they said they would do it on the Sunday then they all of a sudden drop of the Friday before no warning

[nimble star]

the REA drop was foul

[muted path]

I had the flu when it dropped

I thought I was hallucinating

[nimble star]

no email no nothing😭

[atomic reef]

georgetown..

They didn’t email for REA.

ok

[vernal vine]

I remember getting the news in this thread when it came out and then subsequently getting deferred at a sushi restaurant

fun times

will not be going to a sushi restaurant tomorrow 🙏

[atomic reef]

https://thehoya.com/news/breaking-gu-to-join-common-app/

ts pmo icl sybau gtown

[nimble star]

please😭😭😭

[calm phoenix]

Tomorrow right?

[atomic reef]

Yall thank god not this yr I would not have gotten in otherwise 💀

[atomic reef]

thats true

im gonna get rej either way

But more lay prestige for gtown ☺️

real

[crisp ore]

well well well

[atomic reef]

Watch them make an ED round too

😄

It’s giving UChicago rebrand

gtown finally t20 now

fuck

[granite plover]

when gt coming out

what time

[atomic reef]

5-6pm

[muted path]

Terrible decision

Charles Deacon sold

[round lagoon]

I hope it comes out Wednesday!!!

[muted path]

To add on although the portal was from the dinosaur era I think the separate app made it feel more personal and less like I was a cog in the machine

And now they’ll prolly get hundreds/thousands of shotgunners who know nothing about the school other than its place on US News rankings

[atomic reef]

real

lmao

[round lagoon]

Honestly I actually rlly liked the application portal. It felt more personalized and the way things were organized just clicked in my brain

I felt like common app was unnecessary complicated when finding tabs- but GU was just all there which a cute lil building and tree

[astral elk]

gu buns for makin me do allat

[potent comet]

you might be the only one ive ever heard saying this

if you get in you dont need to glaze this way💀

[astral elk]

even sigining up for the portal was a pain,

[potent comet]

it's objectively a terrible portal

like the activities section was so bad

[astral elk]

long ass form that doesnt save

and u gotta pay for an application before you submit

ts pmo

[potent comet]

tbh idrm this aspect of this as it assures that you'll apply, but not everyone can pay $75 up front so it does seem weird

[atomic reef]

georgetownnnnn

accept meeee

plsss

so i can reject youuu

@crisp ore will def get in

instead of me

hope that happens

[potent comet]

williams over georgetown?

[plush adder]

wait so it'll come out tonight

will it?

[mortal abyss]

bro georgetown is probably next tuesday not this tuesday ngl 😭

because next tuesday is april 1

[potent comet]

no chance

it's rare that they ever do it on april 1st

[mortal abyss]

fair fair

but isnt it usually after ivy day at least

or am i mistaken

[potent comet]

It was before Ivy day last year

[mortal abyss]

W

[quick ether]

..

man

[muted path]

I know AK said this is glaze but I kinda agree LOL

Some sections were a pain in the ass but it did feel personalized

[karmic violet]

if i dont get in im blaming the funky application

how they set activities up made it a million times harder for me to look good

[atomic reef]

yes lmao

williams full ride

💀

georgetown like 8k/yr npc

washu was full ride so my parents wouldnt let me go to a lower ranked school *prestige whores

[near matrix]

idk what rankings say but id choose GU for govt over some "higher ranked" schools

[crisp ore]

Thanks queen

[round lagoon]

I just rlly don’t like the common app format. I had a lot of trouble navigating it like for changing decision plans, and how multiple buttons could take u to one place. It felt over complicated- ya GU was ancient, but at least it was all easy to see at once

[calm phoenix]

So gtown today?

[atomic reef]

Most likely!

Hoya Saxa everyone and good luck 💙🩶

[potent comet]

nah im joking when i said that, but i would say that like a solid 95% of the school agrees w me on this

it's something one of the many consulting clubs could've solved for the school if they simply moved to a more modern platform

[potent comet]

i think we're on the rise for business, i see us for undergraduates as being a top 10 school at the very least and sophomores and up are doing amazing things

generally all things humanities are amazing here

[livid nimbus]

hopefully gu being on common app doesnt cause more ppl to apply 😣

[potent comet]

that's 105% going to happen so im sorry to disappoint you

i know tons of people who didn't apply because of the application portal

[nimble star]

georgetowns acceptance rate is going to drop to like 5% after going on the common app💀

[compact oyster]

do we know what time its coming out tdy

was that given

[near matrix]

I find the portal to be an excellent measure of demonstrated interest

Because you need to at least like the school enough to re-do the entire proccess

[potent comet]

no definitely, 100% agree with that. i do see that as being somewhat notable

[near matrix]

Now its just gonna be another push of a button

[potent comet]

that being said, i literally knew nothing abt georgetown until got in

and there are many such cases

you can kind of bullshit your way through esp if you're interntational

that won't change

[near matrix]

For some schools I felt this way as well, but I was lucky bc my uncle went to GU (for business)

[potent comet]

i also don't have a super high view of colleges making their applicants fight tooth and nail for demonstrated interest

[near matrix]

so I had personal anecdotes

[near matrix]

true

[potent comet]

i think this is something that the american college system does badly, we should be more ambivalent like in the UK

my roommates and i are all international students so we have this pov

[near matrix]

If college admissions is a spectrum, the US system is prob towards the one extreme end and UCAS is a bit "left" of center

Bc the "holistic" nature of UCAS is very surface level

The personal statement is a why major essay

[potent comet]

very little holistic there tbh

[near matrix]

And I know kids that have nothing on their cv and got in

its mostly grade focused

[potent comet]

slowly changing things

which is a good sign

[near matrix]

I enjoy the ability of the US college admissions to be holistic

But I feel like its counterintuitive

Bc instead of students being themselves and holistic admissions helping them

They shape their entire personality over what they think is the right path to college

Which makes holistic kinda useless since it becomes like an "entry requirement"

Now ik this doesnt apply to everyone, but I feel like there is a "mold" where quite a few students choose to conform too

And it leads to less concentration of genuine actions that are personal

Then again in my country you get or dont get into uni based on ONE national exam

Which is also anti-educational imo, bc most ppl just forget everything they did in HS after that exam

[atomic reef]

I think holistic admissions are way too subjective

Unless there are 5 ppl doing the first read of my application (not the committee) it’s not gonna fly bye me

Oftentimes u have 1 or maybe 2 ppl deciding if u go to committee

[atomic reef]

UCAS is hardly holistic I feel like, beside LSE most colleges aren’t really considering your PS

[potent comet]

No I agree, but having holistic elements is a good thing

[fair solstice]

It’s out today as we all know 😭

[atomic reef]

I think holistic is good in theory but it’s not executed well usually ever

[potent comet]

There’s a diff

[potent comet]

That’s a fair point and I agree. I just think thah having it in the mix does well to ensure that you get a good diversity of abilities and perspectives

[atomic reef]

Yep

[potent comet]

I care more about the way someone thinks and the ideas they have so

[atomic reef]

But again, most of the admissions officers are generally very similar in values they believe in and generally will pick the same applicants

[near matrix]

its weird tho

cause a kid with a 45/45 IB from our school got rej from kings (no cv)

but a girl with a 42/45 + a very good cv got in

[potent comet]

Holistic can account for it- it’s not a perfect system, I simply want holistic elements tk be included, that’s all

[atomic reef]

Yes I agree I agree it’s just really hard to make it “fair”

Bc it often hinges on a couple ppl

[woeful edge]

ITS TODAY?

[atomic reef]

Like Oxford for example is mostly objective but the ONE subjective thing they have on the application (the interview) which is literally 25 minutes long has like 4 other ppl in the call

At least that was for me ik that’s more than usual

So like at least u know you’re getting a fair assessment

[potent comet]

Did you get in?

[atomic reef]

No 💀

I would’ve gone there

My dream school

[potent comet]

Okay now I get why you’re salty

[atomic reef]

🫠🫠🫠

No I think Oxford made a fair assessment

[potent comet]

Yes same, I’m planning to do a sem abroad there

[atomic reef]

Yes I would like to do that

[atomic reef]

Me and other intl got on the short end of the stick due to HAT disruptions and them putting more emphasis on UK qualifications like A level and GCSE

[potent comet]

My best friend does PPE there and he fully deserves to be there. That said i think Georgetown has its strengths over Oxford for politics

[crisp ore]

Imagine the british baddies you can find there. Now im praying i get into georgetown

[potent comet]

Which feel doesn’t make me as sad as I used to be

[potent comet]

Who said they aren’t there here ‼️

[crisp ore]

Lol true

[atomic reef]

Yeah ppl definitely deserve to be there (usually) but like I’m just salty cuz my Hat Score was like wayyyy over the offer holder average

And they still rejected me

But there are more internationals applying so it’s more difficult

[atomic reef]

What are the strengths in your opinion

Bc Oxford is generally regarded the top place for politics since like forever

[crisp ore]

Not for the US tho

[atomic reef]

Well yea

[potent comet]

Better study abroad, better political exposure through being in the nation’s capital, internships through the school year, less of an academic emphasis (which you may or may not like)

Bigger future

[potent comet]

I can tell you’re not as secure with your Georgetown admit, I’m open to speaking to you because I was once in a similar place

Trust me, you won’t feel the same way in 6 months time

Also more career pathways if you’re in the SFS and College, whereas you’re bogged a little bit more by the course you do in the UK

[fair solstice]

What do we think of UCL

compared to LSE

[atomic reef]

Depends on the subject

[fair solstice]

True

[atomic reef]

Ok I’ll dm u :))

[potent comet]

LSE is better in general but the gap is becoming smaller

[fair solstice]

I didn’t apply to LSE because I was under the impression that you needed calc BC for everything 💀💀💀

[potent comet]

I got into both schools

[fair solstice]

I regret that so much

[atomic reef]

I got rejected by LSE so I am biased towards UCL

[fair solstice]

I got into UCL but I’m regretting not applying to LSE

[atomic reef]

Not for everything just Econ or quant subjects

[fair solstice]

And now I will probs not be in the U.S. for college anyways

I guess

I’m doing politics

[atomic reef]

LSE is harder to get into than Oxford so like

😬😬

[fair solstice]

Yea I didn’t realize that 😭😭😭

Yea atp I’m thinking I definetly would’ve gotten rejected from LSE

But that what if

Cause I wouldn’t liked LSE over SFS given the situation in the US

but I guess UCL will be fine even for politics 🙏🙏😭

[atomic reef]

?

[atomic reef]

UCL is a massive school tho, SFS will give u a much more personalized experience IMO

I visited UCL and while I love London the campus is really quite cramped

[near matrix]

is it a university or a college?

they need to decide!!

cant be both!!

[atomic reef]

It doesn’t rly feel like there is much of a community at UCL

also if u want to WORK in the us id probably go for gtown but if u want to work in uk maybe ucl

[atomic reef]

It’s technically the flagship constituent college of the university of London

[near matrix]

ngl after brexit i wouldnt touch the uk

if there was no brexit i would prob aim for LSE or st. andrews

[atomic reef]

I mean London is still very good

But yea I probably wouldn’t go to ST Andre’s

[crisp ore]

I just realized georgetown biz school is going to the same conference as me tmrw

Thats p cool

If i get in tdy ill talk to them 🙏

[fair solstice]

I HAVE to stay in London two more years if I want permanent residency 😭

Otherwise I’ll lose it and my parents say letting go of a direct path to British citizenship isn’t worth going to the U.S. for college which kind of makes sense

So atleast I’ll graduate with a British passport….. technically if I get into GU and they let me defer my enrollment by two years then I can go to the U.S. 😀🫠

[scenic meadow]

Any news on Georgetown’s release date? I assume it is NOT today at this point

[woeful edge]

why not today

[fair solstice]

They didn’t send an email before REA came out so it’s still likely today

They sent the email like half an hour after it came out

1.5 hours to go

[scenic meadow]

Ah ok

[glossy garden]

Wait what time is it speculated to come out?

[snow crow]

6pm EST. Or tomorrow. Or Friday. 🫤

[fair solstice]

No 4pm

Today

Is my guess

[fair solstice]

Definitely not after Ivy Day which is Thursday

57 minutes to go

[stiff hatch]

why 4pm specifically?

[snow crow]

https://tenor.com/view/nobody-knows-snl-washington's-dream-nate-bargatze-gif-1712690635348172944

[nimble star]

REA came out at 6pm

i assume it’ll be then

[muted path]

I wouldn’t say a separate portal is fighting tooth and nail

[stiff edge]

Its today

I go here

[nimble star]

unfortunately i would give my everything to go to Georgetown

[near matrix]

6 pm right? not 4.

[stiff edge]

It’s always 6

EST

[near matrix]

cool

[stiff edge]

I mean it should be today

Unless like they have issues getting it out or smt

[near matrix]

understandable

do we know if aid comes out at the same time?

[stiff edge]

Office is p small

[near matrix]

cause i have a feeling it doesnt

[stiff edge]

I don’t think so

But it should be by end of April before deposits due

[near matrix]

hopefully a bit earlier because georgetown would almost certainly be my top choice but little aid would make it inconsiderable

and i need some time to weigh options (if i do get in)

[stiff edge]

U can ask them for more

The aid here is meh but they aren’t totally inflexible

[maiden radish]

@woeful edge big day tmr

how we feeling

[near matrix]

fingers crossed

[fair solstice]

Under exceptional circumstances do you think they’ll at-least consider allowing an admitted student to defer enrollment by two years

[stiff edge]

u needa serve in the military for korea or singapore?

[fair solstice]

No 😭 it’s cause I need to stay in the UK for two more years to get permanent residency

[stiff edge]

i think u can defer 1 year for sure idk abt 2

but they do let ppl do mandatory military service

[fair solstice]

I mean given the situation in the U.S. I feel like they’d be more sympathetic to an immigration argument

[stiff edge]

for 2

[fair solstice]

Oh I see

[stiff edge]

im not too sure but theres def a chance

[fair solstice]

Wait so apparently it came out at 4 two years ago?

And for UChicago too I think EA and EDs come out earlier in the day than RD

So even if EA came out later in the evening RD might be sooner for Georgetown

[stiff edge]

i think its 6

although they always do it a few mins early

]

[thick lintel]

will

[stiff edge]

hi

[thick lintel]

your name rhymes with a lot of words man

still thrill bill kill chill will

[stiff edge]

ch does as well

[karmic violet]

if i get rejected i will crash out

[quick ether]

https://tenor.com/view/tweaking-wegeekinghard-blud-tiktok-animatronic-tweaking-gif-18331326635054461479

I have some hope seeing I volunteered with a lot of local non-profits within D.C.

[scenic meadow]

For the REAs, did the applicants get any email notification (even if only a few minutes prior)

[karmic violet]

decisions were out at 6 and i got an email at 6:19pm

[scenic meadow]

LOLOL

[fair solstice]

Same

I remember you from December!

We were all freaking out together

[karmic violet]

only to get deferred 😞

did any of us get in i forget

[atomic reef]

im econ major lol

💀

PLEASE GEORGETOWN DROP

[near matrix]

even better

idk what happens in the US but in the greek financial circles there are quite a few gu graduates

[fair solstice]

Sooo

Someone wanna check

If not now then it will probably be 6

[fair solstice]

No but one of us did ED2 to UChicago and got in, don’t remeber his username

[karmic violet]

oh thats sick

[karmic violet]

not out

[narrow glacier]

It’s not out

I just checked

[digital sparrow]

istg no rejection for ea is actually toxic asf

[karmic violet]

ikr

[digital sparrow]

like at least reject some people

[karmic violet]

youd think itd make their lives easier to do that

[digital sparrow]

so that the deferred know that they have some chance and rejected can work on other stuff

and now im just crashing out constantly since december

[fair solstice]

Same lmao

Ok so we’re thinking 6 pm right

[atomic reef]

ok but williams hella good for finance

[karmic violet]

yeah prob

[fair solstice]

And are we sure sure that it’s today cause I feel like they’ve done Wednesday the last few years

[atomic reef]

not tryna pay 32k

💀

[exotic beacon]

How many hours is that in

[atomic reef]

my parents only let me go williams cuz same price as washu

[fair solstice]

2

[atomic reef]

lol

[near matrix]

williams said no to me

[atomic reef]

aka free

[karmic violet]

no clue im just following what other people are saying

[near matrix]

but i do admit the one person i know that goes to williams is literally paid to go to williams

like he gets a stipend

[fair solstice]

Same lol it’s probably true

[near matrix]

which is rlly cool

[karmic violet]

that is insane

[narrow glacier]

apparently at the GAAP weekend they said they were trying to release it Tuesday night

I wasn’t there obv cause I got deferred

[atomic reef]

yea my coa is like $0 but they give hella grant money for like idek other expenses

js 1k a year in flights and 1.6k for whatever expenses

💀

idek what im gonna spend that on

lmao

[atomic reef]

I NEEDDD NEEED

NEEED

DROP RN..

[near matrix]

can they pay for lie-flat transatlantic seats 🥺

[karmic violet]

holy shit

[quick ether]

I'm a CS major

[grand lava]

real asf

[granite plover]

so predicted is a few minutes before 6

[atomic reef]

georgetown could surprise us

and drop rn

🤗

[quick ether]

maybe

I hope being close to Georgetown helps

doubt it though lmao

[atomic reef]

long ass 1.5 hrs

[quick ether]

fr

[atomic reef]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1jjqmyg/comment/mjpex3j/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

oh

ok

[quick ether]

fair

[fair solstice]

And someone said they were touring a few days ago and got told that it’s today

[atomic reef]

imagine it doesnt come out

i'd crashout

💀

[quick ether]

https://tenor.com/view/tweaking-wegeekinghard-blud-tiktok-animatronic-tweaking-gif-18331326635054461479

[atomic reef]

when i see a new msg here i always think it dropped

my anxiety rn

📈

[near matrix]

waiting

[quick ether]

real shit

[atomic reef]

help lmfao

me on cc every 2 mins

Hoya saxa 💙🩶

I hope you all get in see yall on the hilltop!!

[granite plover]

[muted path]

Those sons of bitches lied

[granite plover]

where do u get to that part

[quick ether]

I'ma slap the shit out of somebody

idk who

[muted path]

It would be so messed up if OP is lying LOL

[granite plover]

ikr

rn idk at all

[fair solstice]

Well someone’s lying

Why would they play with people’s emotions like that 💀

I have stats and calc tests tmr back to back

It’s not funny

[muted path]

I swear on god they said Tuesday at gaap

[fair solstice]

Ok then honestly it’s probably today

[stiff edge]

ik they wanted to do it today

i asked smo who works there

but like if they cant for reason then ig theyre not

[granite plover]

bruh

[fair solstice]

I know when EA came out we had given up hope

[muted path]

Imagine if the office is tired of people calling and have started lying

[fair solstice]

lol

[grand lava]

highkey i would do this as an AO

"yeah no its gonna be on april 1 trust"

[muted path]

Me too

[fair solstice]

It’s defo gonna be before lol

[muted path]

They always release before ivies right

[fair solstice]

It’s either today or tmr

Yea

[stiff edge]

sometimes its after tho

[fair solstice]

Really 😭

[stiff edge]

its just whenever they feel liek it tbh

[near matrix]

we can wait one more hr and see

[stiff edge]

theres no set date

[grand lava]

i think this week is a pretty safe bet

[fair solstice]

GU is so entitled

[stiff edge]

its def this week tho

[fair solstice]

And we still love it

[granite plover]

likely not today

[atomic reef]

Bro they lied at the admissions day 💀

[grand lava]

lmao gg

[grand lava]

probs thought theyd be able to finish and then couldnt

maybe tomorrow

[atomic reef]

Yea he said “hopefully, fingers crossed etc.”

Maybe

Tomorrow or Friday

[potent comet]

I’m not referring to this specifically, I’m just saying it’s distasteful to force
students to be almost emotionally attached to a college winicj inherently owes nothing to a student

Whicu is why you see all these meltdowns online when they get rejected