Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
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Counselors

The Georgetown Admissions staff is pleased to work in partnership with high school counselors throughout the year. The information provided below is designed to assist you and your students throughout our application process. If you have further questions, we welcome you to reach out to our office for assistance.

  • Common Application
    • Students applying through the Common Application can request all supporting materials from their high school (Secondary School Report, Transcripts, and Teacher Recommendations) through the Common Application directly. Any materials uploaded by counselors to the Common Application (via any platform) will be sent to Georgetown upon submission of the Common Application. Counselors may also submit supporting materials directly to Georgetown through Slate.org or Scoir.
  • Georgetown Application
    • For students applying through the Georgetown Application, we cannot accept any materials through the Common Application platform. These students need to submit Georgetown-specific recommendation requests through their Georgetown application portal, or materials can be sent to our office directly via Slate.org or Scoir.

  • The following materials are required for all applications to Georgetown:
    • Georgetown Application or Common Application
    • Georgetown Writing Supplement
    • Secondary School Report
    • Midyear School Report
    • Counselor Recommendation
    • Teacher Recommendation (One Required, Second Optional)
    • SAT or ACT Scores
    • Alumni Interview
  • For more information on each of these requirements, please view the Application Requirements and Forms webpage.

  • Early Action Application Deadline: November 1
  • Early Action Decision Release: By December 15
  • Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 1
  • Regular Decision Release: By April 1
  • Reply Date for Admitted Students: May 1

  • Georgetown’s Early Action policy is non-binding, allowing admitted students to freely choose among colleges until the May 1 decision deadline. Early Action applicants to Georgetown must abide by the following guidelines:
    • Early Action applicants to Georgetown may not apply to any binding Early Decision programs.
    • Early Action applicants to Georgetown are welcome to apply to other non-binding Early Action programs.

  • Georgetown University requires final transcripts for all enrolling first year students.  
  • Confirmation of the student’s enrollment at Georgetown is contingent on the review of their final marks by the Admissions Committee.
  • Final transcripts should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than August 1st. 
  • We are aware that many international exam results will not be available until July or August. Students who have completed/will complete the International Baccalaureate, A-Levels, Irish Leaving Certificates, French Baccalauréat, or other international exams should ask their school to submit exam results to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Students can subsequently follow-up with an official score report to their undergraduate dean’s office upon arrival to campus in August for credit purposes.
  • Final Transcripts can be submitted in two ways:

  • Stay connected with our office by joining our Counselor Mailing List. 
  • If you have further questions, please feel free to call our office at (202) 687-3600.