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PARTNER: Reshape College Selection

PARTNER: Reshape College Selection

By Dylan Partner October 21, 2022

There are a million ways to do college admissions right, it seems. There are those who are traditionalists, favoring an emphasis on long-used measures of achievement and capability like standardized test...

VIEWPOINT: End Legacy Admissions

VIEWPOINT: End Legacy Admissions

By Alaena Hunt October 21, 2022

When I chose to attend Georgetown University, I was most excited about the variety of perspectives I would engage with on a campus in a huge metropolitan area. Coming from Stowe, Vt., a very white and...

VIEWPOINT: Stop Relishing College Scandal

By Sarah George March 19, 2019

Imagine that one of the worst decisions you had ever made was suddenly common knowledge and playing across every screen. Imagine that memes mocking your mistake were amassing hundreds of likes, loves and...

Rochelle Vayntrub/The Hoya | Georgetown University students and faculty react to the U.S. Department of Justice report which revealed that Gordon Ernst, a former tennis coach at Georgetown, accepted bribes from parents in return for guaranteeing their children admission into the university.

Students, Professors Criticize Role of Wealth in Admissions

By Sana Rahman and Riley Rogerson March 15, 2019

In the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice’s report that revealed a former Georgetown tennis coach accepted bribes from parents to guarantee their children admission, university students and professors...

ILLUSTRATION BY JESUS RODRIGUEZ/THE HOYA
The overall admissions rate for the Class of 2020 remained steady at 16.4 percent, with New York, California and New Jersey continuing to hold the positions of top three states represented.

Acceptance Rate Remains Consistent At 16.4 Percent

By Emily Tu April 1, 2016

Georgetown accepted 3,276 of 20,002 applicants to the Class of 2020 at an overall admissions rate of 16.4 percent, consistent with that of last year. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions sent out...

Achievement Over Aptitude

By The Editorial Board March 21, 2014

For many current Georgetown students, the SAT will be remembered as 2,400 points of anxiety, pressure and competition. After this month’s changes to the structure of the SAT, these feelings will be at...

In College Admissions, Facebook Now a Factor

By Ted Murphy October 16, 2012

Admissions officers are checking Facebook pages and Google search results of potential applicants with higher frequency than ever previously reported. A Kaplan Test Prep survey released Oct. 4 found...

Website Publishes College Application Essays

By Heather Flynn March 25, 2011

In the quest to receive an offer of admission from one of the nation's elite colleges, some students rack up bills paying for high-price counselors to aid them in writing the perfect essay, while others...

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