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Finding Friends on the Backburner at GAAP

By Ashley Miller April 11, 2014

For many prospective students descending on campus today, the Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program weekends are more about connecting with Georgetown itself than with other accepted students. The...

The Purgatory of Pluralism: Admissions, Rejections and Waitlists

By Alexandria Plutnicki April 6, 2014

This weekend, high school students from across the nation received their admission decisions from Georgetown and similar top schools. Upcoming GAAP weekends will bring in even more admitted students than...

GAAP Weekend Etiquette

GAAP Weekend Etiquette

By D.J. Angelini and D.J. Angelini March 29, 2014

Judging from the crowds of young children with name tags and the abundance of middle-aged men wearing backpacks, it looks like GAAP Weekend is upon us! GAAP Weekend is a weekend where accepted students...

GAAP Group Etiquette

GAAP Group Etiquette

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling March 23, 2014

So you were accepted to Georgetown, and now you’re in the GAAP Facebook group. First of all, congratulations! But you've heard enough of that from Aunt Bertha, now it's time for some constructive criticism....

GAAP Fosters GU Tradition

By Katherine Seevers March 22, 2013

Inspired by their own experiences as prospective students, 250 volunteers will introduce 400 high school seniors to the Hilltop this weekend. The two-day event is first of three weekends organized by...

Weekend Tries to Increase Minority Enrollment

By Sarah Patrick April 23, 2012

With universities across the country competing for top students, Hoya Saxa Weekend aims to attract minority students through a weekend of campus immersion. On Thursday, 83 accepted students joined current...

Waitlist Closed as Yield Nears 50%

By Anne Skomba May 19, 2011

Georgetown will not be offering any spots to students still on the school's waitlist after nearly half of all accepted students for the class of 2015 opted to attend the Hilltop this fall. The 48.5...

Anticipation: A Waitlist-er’s Perspective

By Maggie Cleary April 11, 2011

The letters all start the same. They say something about how the school had more qualified applicants than ever before, how the admissions board deliberated over who to take for months on end. And finally,...

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