cnreves

Hi guys. I won't be able to attend the Grad Day tomorrow in DC for various reasons, so I would really appreciate it if anyone who attends could post their reactions and/or any relevant information you've learned about the program. Thanks so much, and hope you have a great time! cnreves

Hey guys. I'll be attending grad school in DC in the Fall at American University, and I was hoping to get some help finding housing that is convenient for AU students. Which neighborhoods would be best for an AU student? I'm moving with a few people, so we were hoping for a group house type of thing, or something like it. Any help would be great. Thanks! cnreves

Just received this as a response: "Official notifications for your program are currently being proof-read and processed through our office. We expect to be able to mail these notifications within the next week or so. Please continue to be patient, and you should receive your notification soon. We will only be sending notifications in hard copy, through the postal service. Sincerely, Georgetown Graduate Admissions" Guess I've still got to wait. Maybe i'm not outright rejected, though, since they didn't just come out and say it. But really, who knows. Oh well. Guess I'll wait.

@Leica Thanks so much for offering your help! I would love if you would answer a few questions. I'm pretty sure I'll be at American in the Fall, so this would help me a ton. First, is the Grad Day (April 12th this year) really worth it to go to? I'm living in Mississippi, so I'm debating whether or not to buy a plane ticket now. The invitation mentioned that those attending could register for classes in the Fall, which would be really nice. Secondly, what neighborhoods are best for AU students to live in? I don't mind riding the subway in the morning to class, so I suppose anywhere near a relevant subway line would work, but where do the majority of students live? I just need somewhere to start when I'm looking for housing. Thanks for your help!

I still haven't received any information about my application, so I just sent an email out to gradmail@georgetown.edu requesting info. I hope this was the correct email address. @Kokobear, I completely agree. Georgetown has been extremely unprofessional about this. They've had ample time to make decisions and send letters out to everyone.

Nope, didn't hear anything today. I'm just about ready to commit to one of my other schools...wish this would just hurry up.

Same here. I was away for the weekend and returned home in hopes of a letter from Georgetown, but there was just a Netflix DVD. Ugh. I live in Mississippi, so maybe it will be here tomorrow. One can only hope.

I'm still waiting as well. I'm not delusional and thinking that I'm in or anything...very unlikely. Oh well. Still, I would like an email or something. This seems sort of unprofessional to me.

I still haven't received an email regarding the Open House...I know I'm accepted, so I just assume it's coming soon. Hope so, because I'd like to try and make it.

Any of you admitted students going to the Open House event on April 12th? I'm thinking about it but will have to find an affordable plane ticket first. If I go, I just want to make sure it's worth it and all. Anyone know what these events are like?

Still nothing from SIPA, and little help from the admissions blog as of late. Getting sort of frustrated at this point. When would be the appropriate time to call and ask for an update from admissions? I don't want to pester them or anything, but it's difficult having to wait so long after decisions already started going out.

No insider info, just wishful thinking. I'm leaving the country for 7 days starting Tuesday, so I was just hoping to hear back from some schools before leaving. I don't plan on checking admissions decisions while abroad because it's a vacation, and I don't want to ruin it by stressing over grad school decisions too much.

Don't worry...I still haven't received anything either. I've applied for the Comparative and Regional Studies program. Hoping to hear back from them by Monday.

Agreed. I'm probably A as well. I'm just out of undergrad with little to no work experience, so I'm not expecting to get in exactly. But wouldn't it be nice if we were in the B category?

Still have yet to hear back from SIPA. I'm wondering if there is any order to this process though. It seemed on the first few days (at least according to the Results Search) that a vast majority of the decisions were admits...then there were several rejections in the days afterward. Are they saving rejections until last to give out? Probably not, but if so, it seems a cruel trick. Ugh...as much as i try not to read too much into everything, it's hard not to.