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Georgetown University  |  Georgetown admitted 3,263 of applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2027, leading to a 13% overall acceptance rate.

Georgetown Admits 13% of Applicants to Undergraduate Class of 2027

By Georgia Russello March 31, 2023

Georgetown University accepted 13% of applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2027, a one percentage point increase from the Class of 2026. The university admitted 3,263 students out of 25,519 total...

Blue and Gray, Please Be Honest

Blue and Gray, Please Be Honest

By Barbara McDuffee and Barbara McDuffee April 16, 2018

Nothing says spring on the Hilltop like being boxed into a corner by a tour group on your way to class. In my experience, while college tours seem informative as a naive senior in high school, seeing...

A Guide To Scamming the Most Out of Free Food This GAAP Weekend

A Guide To Scamming the Most Out of Free Food This GAAP Weekend

By Caroline Bucca and Caroline Bucca April 19, 2017

Welcome to Georgetown, new Hoyas! Your friends at 4E are so excited to meet you next year! Before you  arrive, hopefully you're going to GAAP Weekend so you can celebrate and learn more about us, regular...

Filling the Diversity GAAP

Filling the Diversity GAAP

By Nick Shedd April 21, 2015

I woke up late last Saturday and had to rush to clean my room. The Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program students were coming in 30 minutes, and I needed to get my life together before they arrived....

The End of a Year and the Search for a Home

By Cyrena Touros April 19, 2015

Well folks, here we are. It’s the end of the semester, the end of the year, and for some graduating next month, the end of an era of education as they are off to the real world. Copley Lawn is finally...

What Does the Fox Say?

What Does the Fox Say?

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling March 22, 2015

You may have noticed around campus that there are a myriad of orange fox stickers that look something like this:   This adorable little fox started popping up in odd places on campus towards the beginning...

16.6% Admitted to Class of 2018

16.6% Admitted to Class of 2018

By Maddy Moore April 1, 2014

Just as the university wrapped up its first GAAP Weekend for students through accepted early action Sunday, 2,277 high school seniors began receiving word of their regular decision admission to the Class...

Bridging an Academic GAAP

By The Editorial Board April 1, 2014

“Congratulations on your acceptance to the Georgetown Class of 2018!” reads the GAAP website on its page for admitted students. The Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program provides one of the most...

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 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...

Administration Responds to Plan A After GAAP Weekend Protests

By Stephen Szypulski March 27, 2010

Supporters of Plan A: Students for Reproductive Justice chained themselves to the statue of John Carroll in Healy Circle on Saturday, successfully prompting a response from the administration to a...

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