<p>My stats:
College G.P.A: 3.71
SAT's: Not needed, as i'm applying and entering as a junior.
H.S GPA: not needed.
E.C: Sooo much community service, Secretary at M.U.N, and member of several others. I've also done internships, and many international relations - related type of jobs/things.
Letters of Rec: my International relations professor (I got an A- on his class) and he went to Georgetown U. </p>
<p>If you say I can't get into these schools, which schools (International Relations focused) could i get into?</p>
<p>Georgetown requires high school transcript and SATs/ACT unless you have been out of high school for 5 years. Did they tell you something else?</p>
<p>I second Damaris. 3.71 may be a little low for Georgetown, considering that you are applying to SFS (correct me if I’m wrong). I talked to them and they said that the average GPA for incoming transfers for the fall of 2010 was 3.8. </p>
<p>Unsure about GW.</p>
<p>SFS is the most competitive college to get into at Georgetown. A 3.71 is below the average so consider it a big reach. GW you would have a much better shot at getting into so just do the usual and apply to Gtown/GW/AU like everyone else does that wants to do IR in DC :)</p>
<p>Forget AU. GWU is another great option.</p>
<p>sooo, does that mean i can get into GW? what about gtown?</p>
<p>my sat scores are 1700/2400, should i retake these or are they even worth it? i’m applying as an entering junior.</p>
<p>What is your current school? Most schools treat GPA’s slightly differently depending on whether or not they are close to being peer institutions with them (in academic rigor, etc.). Despite that marginal factor, you definitely have at least a better than decent chance at getting into GWU, I have friends who have transferred there with stats slightly lower than yours and with less extra curriculars. Georgetown, in my opinion, would be a challenge but its not impossible.</p>
<p>it’s the University of Mary Washington, used to be U.Va’s sister school…and is ranked 3rd in Virginia</p>
<p>I would be shocked if you didn’t get into GWU, specially applying from another familiar institution in the region with stats that exceed GWU’s transfer standards. I think that your stats fall slightly below Georgetown’s standards but I wouldn’t discourage applying.</p>
<p>bump! please chance me more!</p>
<p>TBH, chances are merely educated guesses. Admissions are kinda like a pendulum: one year they could swing your way, the next they couldn’t. </p>
<p>My advice: stop linking your thread on other people’s threads in order to get responses and be confident in your prospective essays and route you will take to get into Georgetown or GW. If you don’t make it in either, don’t give up. There’s always grad school too :)</p>
<p>I think essays are of the most importance among admissions credentials, in that they are the most direct way to appeal to adcoms. It seems that Georgetown is a bit hard to get in -especially if it’s int’l relations- but who knows? just believe urself and keep going and focus most of ur effort on essays which can make adcoms eager to let you IN :)</p>
<p>I think you have a good shot. While a 3.71 is below the average for Georgetown, you are going to inevitably be a better applicant than many who apply. Here’s a little trick - colleges take note of interest in the college. Visit, take the tour, request an info packet online, call repeatedly, e-mail with questions repeatedly, and interview in person. Write a compelling essay as to why Georgetown is your dream. Make it known that you will do anything to be there. If I were you, I’d honestly put my heart and soul into that process. The money will take care of itself in the future if you get into that school. Go and audit classes there. Tell them you loved the XYZ class taught by professor ABC. Have the receptionists recognize you by first name when you call and be extremely polite. I calculated your chances on the mychances.com website or whatever, and your chances are low, but it is not an impossible goal. I would also take the SAT again just as an additional bonus and aim for at least a 1900 if you scored a 1700 the first time.</p>