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[taptaptop]

Got my acceptance letter today! Submitted on 10/23, complete on 10/27.

Same timeline but I don't think I'll ever find out whether I'm admitted or not.

[pta]

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[Shelbinole]

Do they post something on the status checker to let you know a letter/decision is coming or...?

[xylocarp]

Do they post something on the status checker to let you know a letter/decision is coming or...?

nope. people who were accepted 10/14 still have complete statuses.

[navykev]

Do they post something on the status checker to let you know a letter/decision is coming or...?

Nothing changed while letter was enroute for me. However, I was accepted ED and a few days after I rec'd my letter --my status changed to "Deposits Fulfilled" (EDs do not have to submit deposits). Also, my requirements section changed to requiring Official Final Undergraduate Transcript & Certificate Form - not sure if that change happens to RDs as well.

[Shelbinole]

did they send to your permanent address or your "mailing address." Idk which one to check!

[taptaptop]

my requirements section changed to requiring Official Final Undergraduate Transcript & Certificate Form - not sure if that change happens to RDs as well.

yeah, the Official Final UG Transcript thing, it happens to some RDs, but not to others, so this might not be a solid indication.

[ineedcoffee]

Hey all,

Received the following email today:

"Dear Mr. xxxxx:


Thank you for participating in our interview process for Georgetown University Law Center. Although the record you present is a strong one, the Committee on Admissions has chosen to postpone your final decision.

Each year, a large number of candidates submit applications to Georgetown Law early in the process. The high quality of this group makes the Committee's decisions extremely difficult. Please be aware that only a small number of early applicants have their applications held, and a number of those applicants in past years have subsequently been admitted.

Once we have a better sense of the entire applicant pool, the Committee on Admissions will review your application again. No additional information is necessary, and the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) will continue to send us updates, which we will add to your file. A final decision will be made no later than Friday, January 30, 2015.

On behalf of the Committee, we appreciate your patience and continued interest in Georgetown."

My numbers are pretty low -- I'm below 25% GPA and right above 25% LSAT, but have a lot of strong softs (Truman Scholarship, competitively successful college debater, very strong upward grade trend, B.S. in a challenging degree program, REU student, lots of volunteer work, etc.), so I'm pleased I wasn't rejected outright. I think GULC is honest when they say their acceptance process isn't merely a numbers game

My thinking is: If they wanted to reject me they would have just done it already. Does anyone have any experience with being "postponed?" Any thoughts on writing a LOCI after being postponed?

did you apply ED? what was your application timeline like?

[xylocarp]

did they send to your permanent address or your "mailing address." Idk which one to check!

mailing address for me

[navykev]

did they send to your permanent address or your "mailing address." Idk which one to check!

mailing address for me

Same for me as well.

[accessislife]

Can someone fill me in on the group interview? Does everyone have to go through it?

[hillz]

Can someone fill me in on the group interview? Does everyone have to go through it?

I didn't have an interview and was accepted.

[navykev]

Can someone fill me in on the group interview? Does everyone have to go through it?

I didn't have an interview and was accepted.

Same -- was invited to group interview -- couldnt get to DC on interview date -- was accepted a couple weeks later.

[accessislife]

Thanks! That's helpful

[hillz]

I wasn't even invited for an interview, so I guess some people get invited and some don't.

[pmacob]

Since we're back on the topic of interviews, this was discussed earlier in the thread, but I am pretty sure GULC uses interviews for some candidates as a YP issue. I received a request for an Alumni Interview today and I am well above both of Georgetown's 75ths. I also didn't write a "Why Georgetown" or any other optional essays, so I am sure they are questioning the legitimacy of my interest in Georgetown; I am also a KJD however.

[hillz]

Since we're back on the topic of interviews, this was discussed earlier in the thread, but I am pretty sure GULC uses interviews for some candidates as a YP issue. I received a request for an Alumni Interview today and I am well above both of Georgetown's 75ths. I also didn't write a "Why Georgetown" or any other optional essays, so I am sure they are questioning the legitimacy of my interest in Georgetown; I am also a KJD however.

I'm above both 75ths too but I wrote an optional essay and am not KJD.

[fra]

Since we're back on the topic of interviews, this was discussed earlier in the thread, but I am pretty sure GULC uses interviews for some candidates as a YP issue. I received a request for an Alumni Interview today and I am well above both of Georgetown's 75ths. I also didn't write a "Why Georgetown" or any other optional essays, so I am sure they are questioning the legitimacy of my interest in Georgetown; I am also a KJD however.

Oops, I hope not. I politely declined the interview because I work a million hours a week.

[Hand]

Since we're back on the topic of interviews, this was discussed earlier in the thread, but I am pretty sure GULC uses interviews for some candidates as a YP issue. I received a request for an Alumni Interview today and I am well above both of Georgetown's 75ths. I also didn't write a "Why Georgetown" or any other optional essays, so I am sure they are questioning the legitimacy of my interest in Georgetown; I am also a KJD however.

Oops, I hope not. I politely declined the interview because I work a million hours a week.

yeah me too. I did write an optional essay though, so I hope that suffices to put any doubts about whether I'm serious about Gtown to rest.

[lmj009]

I can understand doing Alumni interviews, but I don't really get the group ones. If a candidate is really borderline admit or borderline YP, I don't see how a group interview can evaluate anyone (unless they're curious as to whether you can dress yourself and adhere to social norms?). It just seems weird, especially since when I got my invite to one they said "if you can't come, we will in no way hold it against you and your application will continue to move forward in the process."

[pmacob]

I can understand doing Alumni interviews, but I don't really get the group ones. If a candidate is really borderline admit or borderline YP, I don't see how a group interview can evaluate anyone (unless they're curious as to whether you can dress yourself and adhere to social norms?). It just seems weird, especially since when I got my invite to one they said "if you can't come, we will in no way hold it against you and your application will continue to move forward in the process."

This I'm curious about. Why do some candidates receive Alumni interviews and other receive group interviews? Is it simply random, or do they have specific reasons for assigning a candidate to one or the other?

[JustHawkin]

To the 0Ls sitting in on my Erie Doctrine class. There is no way you are entertained at all, I'm sorry.

[Shelbinole]

Accepted!!!

[ChemEng1642]

I didn't have an interview and was accepted.

I wasn't even invited for an interview, so I guess some people get invited and some don't.

^This was my situation as well

[secadc11]

Accepted!!!

Congrats! Mind sharing stats?