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akili · Post by **akili** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:37 pm

krad wrote:oooh having fun on the admitted site, Gotti thanks for asking for that ha.

This admitted site is really nice!

Stonewall · Post by **Stonewall** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:40 pm

ps1187 wrote:
Stonewall wrote:Straight up dinged by email. Wow, I guess your first denial does sting pretty bad
When did you go complete?

mid-november

pimpsdontcry · Post by **pimpsdontcry** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:50 pm

Stonewall wrote:
ps1187 wrote:
Stonewall wrote:Straight up dinged by email. Wow, I guess your first denial does sting pretty bad
When did you go complete?
mid-november

Stats if u don't mind?

ach24 · Post by **ach24** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:28 pm

LocalNative · Post by **LocalNative** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:50 pm

WL via e-mail

161/3.96 - alma mater

UR - 12/6

MillerTime · Post by **MillerTime** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:46 pm

Dinged via email. 169, 3.4. GWU undergrad. Surprised and disappointed.

krad · Post by **krad** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:47 pm

evandm wrote:Dinged via email. 169, 3.4. GWU undergrad. Surprised and disappointed.

Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that evan! Weren't you just held at NU with me? ^ makes no sense

fatduck · Post by **fatduck** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:49 pm

in/probably attending/freaking out about housing already

170/2.94

MillerTime · Post by **MillerTime** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:49 pm

krad wrote:
evandm wrote:Dinged via email. 169, 3.4. GWU undergrad. Surprised and disappointed.
Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that evan! Weren't you just held at NU with me? ^ makes no sense

Yea.. Held at NU. Waitlisted at Georgetown. Not sure what GW's deal is..

krad · Post by **krad** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:50 pm

evandm wrote:
krad wrote:
evandm wrote:Dinged via email. 169, 3.4. GWU undergrad. Surprised and disappointed.
Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that evan! Weren't you just held at NU with me? ^ makes no sense
Yea.. Held at NU. Waitlisted at Georgetown. Not sure what GW's deal is..

that's really weird. I know me saying that isn't much consolation, but still...

androstan · Post by **androstan** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:50 pm

evandm wrote:Dinged via email. 169, 3.4. GWU undergrad. Surprised and disappointed.

wtf?

Do you have felony convictions or did you write a PS about overcoming pedophilia?

fatduck · Post by **fatduck** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:51 pm

evandm wrote:Dinged via email. 169, 3.4. GWU undergrad. Surprised and disappointed.

wow that's messed up

you sure you didn't accidentally steal the dean's parking space once when you were an undergrad?

MillerTime · Post by **MillerTime** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:53 pm

Haha the answer to both those questions is no.. And my PS topic was about working full time as a communications assistant for my U.S. Senator for the last 1.5 years while attending their university. Maybe that's what kept me out

I'll just have to get over it. Congrats to those who are in!

fatduck · Post by **fatduck** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:56 pm

evandm wrote:Haha the answer to both those questions is no.. And my PS topic was about working full time as a communications assistant for my U.S. Senator for the last 1.5 years while attending their university. Maybe that's what kept me out

I'll just have to get over it. Congrats to those who are in!

maybe that senator was with the wrong party

Gotti · Post by **Gotti** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:59 pm

evandm wrote:
krad wrote:
evandm wrote:Dinged via email. 169, 3.4. GWU undergrad. Surprised and disappointed.
Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that evan! Weren't you just held at NU with me? ^ makes no sense
Yea.. Held at NU. Waitlisted at Georgetown. Not sure what GW's deal is..

yp?

tinlawman · Post by **tinlawman** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:59 pm

Do they have a big WL? I was WL with over 75th LSAT and sub 2.75 GPA. Is it worth a LOCI and spending money to go visit, or do they pretty much wait-list everyone?

cowgirl_bebop · Post by **cowgirl_bebop** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:12 pm

tinlawman wrote:Do they have a big WL? I was WL with over 75th LSAT and sub 2.75 GPA. Is it worth a LOCI and spending money to go visit, or do they pretty much wait-list everyone?

If you really have your heart set on GW, I say write that LOCI and let them know. They have bitten on some extreme splitters like yourself (including sub 2.75 GPA), so you still have a chance. Even if you opt out of visiting, the LOCI only costs you the price of a stamp.

LSATmakesMeNeurotic · Post by **LSATmakesMeNeurotic** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:22 pm

Dinged today. I had a feeling that would happen, since they deferred me from ED about three weeks ago now. Good luck to those still waiting/on the waitlist!

fatduck · Post by **fatduck** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:28 pm

cowgirl_bebop wrote:
tinlawman wrote:Do they have a big WL? I was WL with over 75th LSAT and sub 2.75 GPA. Is it worth a LOCI and spending money to go visit, or do they pretty much wait-list everyone?
If you really have your heart set on GW, I say write that LOCI and let them know. They have bitten on some extreme splitters like yourself (including sub 2.75 GPA), so you still have a chance. Even if you opt out of visiting, the LOCI only costs you the price of a stamp.

I would definitely write a LOCI and include some "why GW?" info if you didn't write the optional essay in your application. If your grades moved upward last semester you should definitely mention that (and send LSAC your updated transcript). I got accepted with a 2.94 GPA (and sub-3.0 I think it's all kind of the same) so you do have a chance.

cowgirl_bebop · Post by **cowgirl_bebop** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:30 pm

fatduck wrote:
cowgirl_bebop wrote:
tinlawman wrote:Do they have a big WL? I was WL with over 75th LSAT and sub 2.75 GPA. Is it worth a LOCI and spending money to go visit, or do they pretty much wait-list everyone?
If you really have your heart set on GW, I say write that LOCI and let them know. They have bitten on some extreme splitters like yourself (including sub 2.75 GPA), so you still have a chance. Even if you opt out of visiting, the LOCI only costs you the price of a stamp.
I would definitely write a LOCI and include some "why GW?" info if you didn't write the optional essay in your application. If your grades moved upward last semester you should definitely mention that (and send LSAC your updated transcript). I got accepted with a 2.94 GPA (and sub-3.0 I think it's all kind of the same) so you do have a chance.

+1. They let me in with a 2.44, so there is certainly hope for you. Keep after them and good luck!!

JakeL · Post by **JakeL** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:33 pm

Received WL email.

pimpsdontcry · Post by **pimpsdontcry** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:38 pm

JakeL wrote:Received WL email.

sorry to hear that. stats for the rest of the group?

fedexmalcom · Post by **fedexmalcom** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:20 pm

completed early in november, ED
transferred to RD on 12/29
now wl by email.
167/3.5

hope my information will provide any tips.

My opinion for others on waitinglist is that the list is too long. To me, a waiting now is the same as a rejection in July. Hope I could receive something from NDLS packet.

dcbound · Post by **dcbound** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:56 pm

fedexmalcom wrote:My opinion for others on waitinglist is that the list is too long. To me, a waiting now is the same as a rejection in July.

I disagree with this. While the list will most likely be long, I feel that a lot of people will either withdraw, or not take any further action. If you put forth a tremendous amount of effort and seriously go all out, one can get themselves in off of it. I mean, realistically they will indeed make some offers of it. And as was discussed earlier, it's not ranked....

pimpsdontcry · Post by **pimpsdontcry** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:59 pm

dcbound wrote:
fedexmalcom wrote:My opinion for others on waitinglist is that the list is too long. To me, a waiting now is the same as a rejection in July.[\quote]

I disagree with this. While the list will most likely be long, I feel that a lot of people will either withdraw, or not take any further action. If you put forth a tremendous amount of effort and seriously go all out, one can get themselves in off of it. I mean, realistically they will indeed make some offers of it. And as was discussed earlier, it's not ranked....

to be fair, no one should ever bank on a waitlist as a realistic option for acceptance, always the opposite. Getting an acceptance from a waitlist would be a nice surprise, but it is more often than not, unexpected.

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