<p>Do you have any ECs, etc? What type of classes- AP, IB, honors?
GPA- A bit weak, but possibly do-able. Not competitive, but… not bad either.
SAT- ok/pretty good, but not amazing.
Pull your GPA and test scores up. Get ECs/etc. Get amazing recommendations. Be sure to absolutely shine with the college essays.
With no ECs or APs/IBs,… it’s weak. List your APs/IB, ECs, etc., and I’ll update this. </p>
<p>I don’t know where most GW undergrads go to grad. school. A lot go to BU or NYU, some go to Georgetown. Some go straight to jobs. I wouldn’t say that GW is known for it’s science, but it’s a fairly decent program from what I’ve heard. </p>
<p>My stats:</p>
<p>Undergrad GPA of 4.0 in last 2 years.
Strong undergrad course curriculum- took higher levels in whatever possible.
LSAT 178. Took the “real” test once, practiced/studied often. This opened many doors.
Strong recommendations, EC, work experience (though they don’t matter that much for law)
High school: ACT of 30+. I’ll have to look it up. Good GPA.
Good variety of APs. Solid ECs. Good recommendations. Great essay.</p>
<p>Would 8 AP classes and 5 honors look good for GWU? Especially since I’ve gotten all A’s in them (so far, taking 3 more AP this year). Also I’m thinking of writing 3 essays: 1. How Color Guard has changed my life and what I do in that EC. 2. How my dad’s death has impacted my childhood and how I think of life today. 3. Why I choose GWU over all the other schools.</p>
<p>i’ve taken all the AP & honors classes offered at my school. i also took a class at a local university for college credit. here are my ec’s/awards and volunteer activities:</p>
<p>Played JV tennis for 2 years, varsity tennis my senior year
Academic Spell Bowl team – state finalists all 4 years, regional champions 3 years
Math team - regional champions 1 year. state champions 1 year.
National Finalist for 2 years in a row in a neuroscience competition
National Finalist for 2 years in a row in a public speaking competition
National Finalist for 2 years in a row in a essay writing competition
Marching Band State Runner up – freshman year
Speech team - central indiana champions 1 year.
National Society of High School Scholars
National Honors Society
FIRST Robotics team for 3 years – won a regional championship in 2009 (had leadership position)
VEX Robotics team for 2 years – won a regional championship in 2009
Rocket Club
Vice President of Chess Club
Played violin for 6 years, performed at various concerts</p>
<p>Volunteer Activities: (total = slightly over 100 hrs)
Assisted my tennis coach in coaching small children
Assisted my tennis coach in his adult tennis classes
Volunteered at a local hospital
Assisted the Salvation Army </p>
<p>does gw have “connections” for internships for science & research? i know it’s really good for law internships and all but what about the sciences?
does the gw name make a difference on resumes for ivy league grad schools? (assuming i have good grades in undergrad of course)</p>
<p>^In my opinion you have good EC’s and rigorous classes. The only thing bringing you down is your GPA, which even with AP still does not benefit a GPA. I actually heard a C is worse at an AP class than a C in a regular class. I’m not sure what your grades, though, I think you still have a good shot. I think you should try but if you don’t get in, you’d know why.</p>
<p>8 AP and 5 honors is average to good. What are you test scores and GPA? Be sure that those line up with the classes- a 4.0 in all honors classes can’t balance out a weak test score. The essay about why GW and your dad both sound touching, or effective. I’m not sure how I could see color guard changing someone’s life, but you could go with it- just make sure it’s not overdramatic for an EC (not many change people’s lives). Be sure the essays are written very well. Proofread, and have some highly educated adults read and edit the as well.</p>
<p>That’s a nice selection of APs, and ECs. I would list the ECs that you have a solid leadership role in, not necessary all of them. Interesting hobbies, also.
If I were you, I would apply. I’d say you have a chance, but you really need to bring your GPA and test scores up. I’d suggest taking the ACT also, because some people seem to fare better on the ACT than SAT. I did, if I recall correctly. You’ll also need stellar essays. You’re competing with a lot of people who compare to you in terms of APs/honors and ECs,… but, many of them have 4.0s and high test scores. Work on those two things. </p>
<p>As for internships, I’m not sure that GW has “connections” to science-related internships. But, being in DC, there are a a number of internships to apply to. GW isn’t really known for it’s science program, though I’ve heard a science building might be part of their long-term campus plan. Internships here are very competitive, as there are many applicants-- and in the summers, it is even more competitive. Summer interns swarm the area from all over the world. So, apply for internships during the academic year. What kind of internships were you considering? </p>
<p>GW’s a top tier school, so that’s a plus for grad schools. You shouldn’t worry whether or not it’s an Ivy. That’s really irrelevant- you need a school that excels in science and research. Some non-Ivies are better known for these things- and do it better- than Ivies. I’ve known plenty of people who have gone to grad school at upper-top tier graduate schools- BU, NYU, Georgetown, Columbia, etc.</p>
<p>Yeah I was planning on taking the sat subject tests & boosting my sat score this October.
I want internships at well known hospitals & research centers. This is why I’m going to apply to upitt, case western reserve, and NYU for their close relationships with famous medical centers & their intensive research programs. Do you know if GW does science research? especially in the neuroscience field, that’s what I’m primarily interested in.</p>
<p>Wow gwgrad you really have some good information. You mentioned interneships were hard to get when I visited GW they said about 92 percent had gotten an internship- I guess are all those internships really good or only a few and thats what makes good 0internships hard to get?</p>
<p>could you chance me as well</p>
<p>I am a rising Junior
Top 10%
4.0
PSAT- 690 reading
580 math
600 writing
Taking a sat class right now hoping to push reading up to 700s and math and writing up to mid 600’s</p>
<p>(I have taken the hardest classes offered)
Freshman year classes
Honors biology- a
ap world history- a, 4 on the ap test
Intro into art- a
Honors geometry-a
Publisher (computer class)- a
English-a
Geography-a
Honors Spanish 1-a
Creative writing- a</p>
<p>Sophomore year
Honors chemistry-a
English ii-a
College level Spanish-a
College level math-a
Honors East Asian-a
Film-a
Journalism-a
College level drawing and painting I- a
College level sculpture-a</p>
<p>Junior year (planning to take and make good grades in for ap classes I plan to get a 4 or a 5)
AP Biology
AP English Lit.
AP US history
Comparative world religions
College level pre calculus
College level Spanish III
AP economics
AP psychology
College level drawing and painting II</p>
<p>Senior year
AP government
AP English comp.
AP physics
AP comparative world government
AP BC calculus
AP European History
AP art studio
honors spanish 4</p>
<p>ECs (off the top of my head I am probably forgetting a few)
School newspaper
Youth group
Church missions committee leader
At least 2 mission trips a year throughout high school
Youth advisory board to the city council leadership position
Volunteer at the local soup kitchen every Friday (planning to intern there senior year)
Volunteer at a local hospital every summer
Babysit as a regular job
National Honor society
Math honor society
History honor society
Multicultural club
Varsity school tennis- (planning to be team captain senior year)
Team Tennis Team leader and recipient of sportsman ship award
USTA tournaments- multiple awards</p>
<p>An internship, and a good internship, are 2 very different things.
Seriously, many interns are just paper pushers and make photocopies all day… and do this for nothing. Unless it’s an amazing internship, I often suggest a paying job with some sort of responsibility or career-experience instead of photocopying hundreds of pages a day for free.</p>
<p>I’ll look at your stats and chance you later. Have you taken any tests other than the PSAT? What grade are you in - 10, 11?</p>
<p>Yes, I took Comm 40. Usually it requires a lot of long presentations and group work, so be prepared. As for what professors I’d suggest, send me a private message… I don’t want to comment on any individual professor publicly.</p>
<p>GW grad: I think I understand what Rharan5930 means. I also got accepted into gtown and gw but i chose GW instead. I want to be a pre-med student. I was wondering if attending undergard at GW affects your chances of getting into HARVARD medical sch or some ivy league medical program.</p>
<p>How would you describe the student-professor relationship at GW?<br>
What are the average class sizes (for less popular majors)?<br>
Are the professors engaging?<br>
Do they actually want to hear what the students have to say, or are they more interested in lecturing?</p>
<p>While I’m in law, not med. school, it seems that it would be more important to get a perfect GPA in pre-med style classes, participate in research (on campus or summer) that is significant, etc. Your talent and skills also play a part. If someone has the same stats, talent, and research experience as you and went to Harvard, sure, they might have a bit of an upper hand. But, likely not by much. You’d better excel at the MCATs when the time comes. (And, I would focus on what specialty of medicine you’re interested in. Which school excels at that? Screw Ivy status… look at how the field of medicine you want to go into is at any given school. Some non-Ivies are better at specific fields than Ivies.)</p>
