och0615
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1 hour ago, coldbrew5 said:
Oh no! I hope that doesn't end up being the case... I hate the waiting game! @och0615 Did you happen to speak with Grad Admissions or SSP Admissions? I wish they would give us some kind of update!
I spoke directly with SSP Admissions. They were pretty blunt and straightforward about it, but I don't blame them! I bet they get a lot of people asking everyday.
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4 hours ago, apricots said:
Another vet here. Did you also apply to SAIS? I'm pretty set on going there but I also applied to SSP to see if I could get in.
No I did not. But congrats on getting accepted there!
8 hours ago, rose09 said:Any updates for anyone yet? Just joined this website today, also waiting anxiously on my SSP decision! Best of luck to all.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I spoke with admissions yesterday and was told first week of April. But I'm really hoping for @coldbrew5's timeframe!
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3 hours ago, cb2017 said:
Has anyone either been officially rejected from Georgetown or heard anything about when these are going to be released? I'm assuming rejection, but I want to hear back before making my final decision.
3 hours ago, krapp said:I emailed them today and was told that decisions are still being made this whole month. So...yay? :/
Got a hold of admissions today and can confirm - decisions will be released by first week of April.
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Program/Institution: Georgetown SSP
Interests: National Security, Technology
Undergrad Institution: Cal U
Undergraduate Major: BA in Arabic Language and Culture
Undergraduate GPA: 4.0
GRE: 150V, 145Q, 3.0AW (Embarrassing! Took it right when I got back from deployment. Had no chance to re-take. Bummer)
Age: 24
Years of Work Experience: Military - 6 years total; 4 years in the Intelligence Community/Special Operations; One deployment; Study-abroad in Morocco
Languages: Native Spanish, Fluent Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic), Beginner Levantine Dialect
LORs: 1 - Professor at Defense Language Institute who I'm still in contact with (Military Language school that I attended to learn Arabic)
2 - Professor during my undergrad who I worked closely with
3 - Supervisor/Manager (in civilian terms) during my time working in the Intel community
1 & 3 sent me a copy after they submitted and I was blown away by both. They knew me both on a professional and personal level, which is why I chose them instead of some commander who didn't know me at all.
Concerns: Obviously the low GRE scores. I'll admit, I wasn't as prepared as I should have been when preparing to apply. Just a mix of the op-tempo at work and other obligations made it difficult but still shouldn't be an excuse. I've seen other people in similar situations with stellar backgrounds/scores, so kudos to you! Luckily I was accepted into another program in NOVA, Georgetown was just a long shot. I'll be happy regardless of the outcome!
Appreciate any feedback! Don't mind if you're straight with me. In fact, I'd prefer that. Ha!
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Thank you! And I feel you on that one! SSP has been my dream school for a long time and it would have been SSP or bust for me too but I'm getting out of the military in a couple months, so I had to get real and have something lined up immediately after.
Hope we can come back in a couple days and laugh at how worried we were!
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Yes I agree! I had a "safety net" school I already got into (George Mason) and I only have until the end of this month to accept or decline. Georgetown better not let me down! Better they tell me I'm rejected sooner than later. It was a long shot! Haha
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Yes! Holy cow! So much pressure! How long ago did you contact Admissions??
Georgetown SSP 2017
in Government Affairs Forum
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Rejected! Was expecting it, so nothing of a surprise. Excited for GMU though! They've been extremely helpful and couldn't be more grateful to have been accepted there.
Congratulations @coldbrew5! Happy to hear. Hope the best for you!
(Here we are laughing at how worried we were. Haha)