<p>So I was deferred early action at G-Town, my number one choice by far, and I was wondering what chances you think I have for acceptance in the regular decision round. </p>
<p>SAT: Writing 800 Crit Reading 740 Math 640
SAT Subjects: Literature 780 US History 710
GPA: 4.75 Weighted
Rank: 8 out 275 (top 3% at a fairly competetive private school)
I took AP Biology as a sophomore and AP Chemistry as a junior. I took AP US History I as a sophomore and AP US History II as a junior. I have taken all available honors course at my school. Currently, I am taking AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Calculus AB and AP Literature.
4 on AP Bio test
4 on AP US History test
(Did not report my AP Chem score because it was LOW.)
Captain of my cross-country team.
Varsity Winter and Spring Track
Homeroom Representative (My school's version of Student Council) all four years of high school.
Volunteer about 5 hrs a week and even more in the summer for The Jerry Leary Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping needy kids in my area.
Was an active volunteer and High School Representative for the Obama Campaign.
Attended a weeklong program at Georgetown this summer.
Member of the National Honors Society, Spanish National Honors Society and a National Merit Semifinalist. Recieved my high school's Scholar Athlete Award last year.
My essay is about the time I had to perform in front of the school at a pep rally. I think its pretty good. My personal statement is about my passion for cross-country and how I was afraid I would be called a loser for being a runner when I was a freshman but now understand its more important to do what you love than to be 'cool.'
My teacher and counselor reccomendations are pretty good, as far as I know. My AP US history teacher said the reccomendation she wrote for me is one of the best she's ever written.
I get all A's and A+'s in my subjects, except science where I've gotten B+'s every year.</p>
<p>I know my math SAT is low for G-Town and that is probably a major part of the reason I was deferred. Since my deferral, however, I have stayed very in touch with the school. I sent in a letter explaining why I really want to go there and an additional reccomendation from my high school's assistant principal who is also my AP Psychology teacher. I saw it and it is basically a rave, talking about how in forty years of teaching at my school I am one of the most talented individuals he has ever met. In addition, a VERY prominent and well-connected Georgetown alumni sent a letter of reccomendation on my behalf and also placed some phone calls to friends at the admissions office. So, what do you think- do I have a chance?</p>
<p>I think you look like you have as good of a chance as any, definitely more of a chance than most. Overall, you seem pretty strong, I think your EC's might be seen as a little bland to some, but they're not horrible by any means.</p>
<p>If it's any consolation, I got a 650 Math and was accepted. I was pretty convinced that it would be the score to kill me, but I was wrong, so it is possible!</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump Anyone else have any thoughts?</p>
<p>I had the same Math score, and was accepted regular decision (I didn't apply EA). I think you have a good chance. What did you put on your application for your expected major?</p>
<p>I think with your continued interest and extra letters you have a definite shot. Georgetown doesn't look at the Writing section so although your 2400 is pretty high, your 1600 is a little on the low side for Gtown (that may have hurt you some as well as that they also want three SAT IIs. Otherwise you have a solid application)</p>
<p>I applied as a government major. Wait, so you've already been accepted RD?</p>
<p>And I actually did submit a third subject test to them, I just took it after I wrote this resume so I forgot to update that. It was Math I and I got a 690. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed!</p>
<p>I'm actually a freshman at Georgetown right now. I was talking about being accepted Regular decision last year...sorry for the confusion. Since you are not majoring in math or science, I think they will be more lenient about your math score (I'm not sure though). You said you had excellent grades in history and an amazing recommendation from your history teacher, so that should definitely help since you're planning to be a government major. However, I think they're are a lot of prospective government majors, so it is a competitive major. I wish you the best and good luck! If you have any other questions about Gtown I would be happy to answer them =]</p>
<p>I think your chances are very high. Remember, Georgetown will focus more on your Verbal SAT scores than Math SAT scores, since it is for the most part a liberal arts school. Many of my friends were Government/English majors with similiar SAT scores.</p>
<p>I would argue with the above comment. I applied to MSB (and got in) with a 660 SAT II Lit, 29 ACT reading. To balance, I had a 800 SAT II Math IIc and a 35 ACT math.</p>
<p>Necrophiliac, I was commenting more about the nature of the College than the MSB. I got in with a 660V, 780M, but most of my friends in the college were reverse trends (higher verbal than math). MSB is a bit different since it's definitely more quantitative than most other liberal arts majors (with the exception of Econ/Math/etc.) Congrats, though. When do you start in the MSB? I was a new student advisor and could definitely give you some tips about who to take for your core classes.</p>
<p>IF I were to start MSB, I would be an incoming freshmen next year. 53k sticker isn't appealing and I still didn't hear from some other schools I applied to (Malkiel + Krugman in econ > GTown's finance). I am not ruling GTown out though and am attending GAAP on the 27th (March). I guess I'll be seeing you in a bit?</p>
<p>Well, I won't be there since I graduated. But, consider Georgetown's strong alumni network when making your decision. I mentioned in a previous thread that I would not have gotten a job on Wall St in Investment Banking if it were not for the strong Georgetown network (5 of the 33 analysts in my class were Gtown Alum). I graduated with 100+k in loans and feel your pain, but if you aspire to be in the business sector, alumni connections are really powerful and have to be factored in when looking at your overall ROI (return on investment). 4 years at Georgetown with 53K/year in loans could land you that job that you were not going to get otherwise. Then again, with the state of the economy, it's tough to tell how anything will be.</p>
<p>On another note, if you can choose between majoring in Finance or Econ, choose Econ. Biggest regret I have is not majoring in a liberal arts discipline. My majors in Finance and Accounting are only causing me grief now as I apply for PhD programs. I have to take undergraduate courses in Math and Econ to make up for my deficiencies. Any good job will train you everything you will learn in a Finance program at a school. Nevertheless, Georgetown's reputation is still awesome.</p>
<p>thanks for the tip. Right now I'm looking at an acceptance from UVA and as an eschols scholar. That would give me better housing, priority in class signup and no graduation requirements. Meaning that as a liberal art school student I get an econ degree and then after transfering into McIntire I would be a financier/accountant (yes, 3 degrees is ambitious). So I would get the best of both worlds --econ and finance.</p>
<p>Last thought. I am not aiming at Wallstreet. I don't like NY at all. Maybe T. Rowe or open up my own private equity. Been self-teaching actively for quite some time now and working on Security Analysis by Graham + Dodd at the moment so a start-up from college is not out of the question.</p>
<p>I like the UVA idea. Do you think you'll have enough startup capital to launch a private equity firm coming out of college? It sounds like you're very well versed in finance theory. It's important to understand though, that I used Wall St only as an example. Georgetown has excellent networking opportunities for careers in many locations. DC is also a great place to be for an econ major (great internship opportunities!). </p>
<p>I wouldn't focus too much on a triple major (many schools do not even allow it.) If you can, graduate early and focus on graduate work in your field of choice. I don't see you taking the typical MBA path, as you are clearly beyond the curriculum and not as interested in the networking opportunities. You may want to look into research and graduate work (going straight through for a PhD or Masters).</p>