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VIEWPOINT: Promote GAAP Weekend Accessibility

VIEWPOINT: Promote GAAP Weekend Accessibility

By Katie Hawkinson November 8, 2019

The first time I saw the entirety of Georgetown University’s campus was move-in day. While it was so exciting and special to see where I would be eating, sleeping and attending class for the next four...

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...

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The admissions yield remained constant, with a disparity in yield for those who did and did not apply for financial aid.

Admissions Yield Holds Steady

By Aly Pachter May 20, 2016

Georgetown University’s admissions yield for the Class of 2020 remained steady, increasing slightly to 48 percent from last year’s rate of 47.6 percent, as of May 2. The admissions yield refers...

50 Things Better Than Georgetowns Housing System

50 Things Better Than Georgetown’s Housing System

By Mike Radice and Mike Radice April 17, 2016

The spirit of Georgetown is the best of any schools' in the country. The housing? Not so much. It's hard to go a day without hearing someone complaining about something related to housing. Most recent,...

ABCs of the Hilltop

ABC’s of the Hilltop

By Alessandra Puccio and Alessandra Puccio March 20, 2016

Welcome current and future Hoyas alike! As you may know or will soon find out, here at Georgetown, we speak in code. Conversations are permeated by acronyms, phrases, and nicknames known only to Georgetown...

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....

GAAP Time Travel

GAAP Time Travel

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling April 12, 2015

In honor of yet another GAAP weekend this weekend, I would like to take you on a journey. This is the journey of a young accepted student, eagerly awaiting her arrival at Georgetown, who couldn't resist...

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Breaking Ice And Finding Home

By Christopher Holshouser April 9, 2015

GAAP Weekend 2014: raining, cold, disgusting. A five-and-a-half hour car ride turned inexplicably into seven. All of the pieces for a terrible experience at Georgetown had aligned in some sort of cosmic...

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Admissions Rate Remains Steady at 16.4 Percent

By Kshithij Shrinath March 31, 2015

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepted 3,202 applicants to the Class of 2019 for an overall acceptance rate of 16.4 percent, a rate that remains steady from the previous year. Decisions for...

How to Make the Most of GAAP Weekend

How to Make the Most of GAAP Weekend

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford March 27, 2015

Dear joyous prospective students, CONGRATS ON BEING ACCEPTED TO GEORGETOWN! Your friends here at 4E would like to welcome you to to our home, the Hilltop, which we look forward to sharing with you...

30 Things Youll Never Hear a Georgetown Student Say

30 Things You’ll Never Hear a Georgetown Student Say

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia November 24, 2014

Inspired by recent use of the hashtag #OverheardAtGeorgetown and this article, we at 4E decided to compile a list of things you’ll never hear a Georgetown student say under any circumstances: 1. Dinner...

Admissions Yield Dips For 2018

By Ian Tice May 16, 2014

Georgetown saw a slight decline in its admissions yield this year, with 46 percent of students accepted to the Class of 2018 enrolling at Georgetown compared to last year’s rate of 47.4 percent. Of...

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