<p>boscobabe, i'm gonna retract what i said earlier. i'm not "sorry" for what i said earlier. i honestly don't care that i got into georgetown, and i have little to intent of going there. ooooooooh so shoot me.
but really, that's the way life works sometimes. you work your ass off for a job. you're totally qualified for it. you want it real bad. and the guy next to you just kinda half asses it and it's ends up getting the job. he's not gonna give you his job just because you wrote him a letter. you didn't get it. deal with it. grow up.
i'm not gonna cancel my application. i've earned the right to sit in april with my stack of 10 acceptances and choose which school i want to go to. believe me, i deserve that.
sorry.</p>
<p>The irony is that the undergrad school you go to really doesn't matter half as much as you guys seem to think it does. A history major from Georgetown with a 2.5 is just about as unemployable as one from a state school with a 2.5. What matters is what you do once you enroll.</p>
<p>And to token, (are you black?), keep in mind you can only go to one college, so 10 acceptances isn't all it's cracked up to be.</p>
<p>wow, token, you dont need to be such a ****ing douche. Youve earned the right to apply and be accepted to schools, but no one has the right to be such a jerk to people who have been deferred from their dream school, a school you dont seem to give a crap about. I hope you choose Harvard or another ivy league that you are accepted to, because I dont want you to be my classmate.</p>
<p>token dont be an ******* about it. if u have little intent of going there, then withdraw ur application so someone who wants to go there can get in. yeah, im *<strong><em>ed about not getting in early, but im *</em></strong>ed for all of us who were deferred and really want to go there. u seen like the stuckup harvard type, so go be with ur own kind. if u want to sit around until april with ur 10 acceptances taking up spots of ppl who actually deserve to go there cause they want it, do that and be a douchebag. or have some class and realize "hey, im going to another school. why not let someone else have my spot?"
but i doubt ull do that cause u have no class.</p>
<p>"EA is about numbers only. High SAT (2300+) and class rank (top 5%) are pretty much essential, unless you're an athlete or have legacy status. RD is when they loosen up."</p>
<p>Just an observer, but, it also seems that there was an advantage if you didn't have class rank at all......</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I felt very strongly about both of them!</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Math teacher... she really likes me =)</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: My counselor kinda thinks I'm crazy, but she's great! </li>
<li>Hook (if any): [whatever you think made your app special, etc. - WHETHER YOU WERE ACCEPTED OR NOT!] I'm jewish?</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Tampa, Florida</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive Public (practically private)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>*Extracurriculars:
2004-Present Mu Alpha Theta
2005- Present National Honor Society
2005- Present ZETA (a girl community service club)
2004- Present Youth in Government
Executive Board- Junior
Co-President- Senior
2006- Present BETA Honor Society
2006- Present Social Studies Honor Society
Executive Board- Junior
2006- Present Science Honor Society
2007- Present The Order of the Gold and Black
Most prestigious society at Plant HS
2004- Present Students Against Destructive Decisions
Junior Representative- Junior
2004 National Conference in St. Louis
2005 National Conference in Washington DC
2006 National Conference in Boston
2007 National Conference in New Orleans
2004- Present Chorus
Varsity Women’s- Sophomore
Varsity Chorale- Junior
Varsity Chamber- Senior
Librarian- Sophomore
Vice President- Junior
Vice President of Public Relations- Senior
2004- Present Journalism
Journalism Introduction- Freshman
Panther Tales- Sophomore
Yearbook Staff- Junior
Yearbook Editor (Student Life) - Senior
2005- Present Plant High Rowing Association
Rower- Sophomore
Coxswain- Junior/Senior (1V Men's)</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I liked them</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Probably good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Probably good but generic</li>
<li>Hook (if any): [whatever you think made your app special, etc. - WHETHER YOU WERE ACCEPTED OR NOT!] I don't know. I'm really pretty shocked. Maybe being from the south west. I also really showed an interest in languages</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: New Mexico</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>*Extracurriculars:
They're pretty good. I don't really feel like making a list. :)</p>
<p>*ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
I feel kind of bad because there are probably people who want to go to Georgetown more than I do (please don't kill me) but I'm still really really glad that I've been accepted. It definitely boosts my self-confidence and I will definitely consider it when April and May come around. It's strange how knowing that a school wants you makes you want the school more. I'm just really surprised. I'm sure I had an advantage being from New Mexico, but my school doesn't have a great record with Georgetown and my friend who has better scores than me was deferred.</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 750R/710M/710W</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 790 Biology/760 US History/740 Math II</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.4 weighted</li>
<li>Rank: 4 out of 388</li>
<li>Other stats: </li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Very very good in my opinion. Very personal and expressive. </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: good, but very generic</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: good, also very generic</li>
<li>Hook (if any): </li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Atlanta, Georgia</li>
<li>School Type: Fairly competitive public school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
</ul>
<p>*Extracurriculars: Photography, community service clubs, science fair, plenty of others</p>
<p>I really don't understand why i got deferred. I really thought Georgetown was a good match for me. Does anyone have any idea what my weak spot might be or what i should do to get in Regular Decision? Thanks</p>