Chance Me for Georgetown & Others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics: White, Non-1st Gen, Homeschooled (Co-op - two days of actual classes, 3 Days at Home)

Intended Major: Government Major, IA Minor

Academics:

  • ACT: 32 (26 Math, 31 English, 35 Reading, 34 Science
  • SAT: 1340 (740 Reading, 600 Math)
  • GPA(W): 3.95 (3.92 UW)
  • 1 Honors (AP Bio with no test - Freshman Year) 5 Dual Credit (2 Math, 2 Foreign Language, One Science)

Extracurriculars:

  • Main extracurricular was serving in my Homeschool co-op’s student government for 2 years. Also did several online civics programs as well.
  • Part time history teacher (Internship) at my homeschool co-op (I teach history and a media literacy workshop). Also an advisor and planner for curriculum.

LOR/Essays

  • English Teacher and History Teacher both provided fairly good LOR’s (Maybe 8/10 for English and 7/10 for History)
  • Essays: 8-9/10 (Well Edited and Structured, got 3rd Party Editing Advise)

Schools:

  1. Georgetown University
  2. George Washington University
  3. USC

Other:

  • I’ve had some extenuating circumstances during high school (Lost Home in the middle of my Freshman Year and had a limited workspace for most of the other three years due to it - Was able to keep up my grades with the exception of dropping a AP Test)
  • Took a full load of High School Credit Classes my 8th Grade Year - Transcript Reflects this
  • High School Only had 2 AP Courses (AP Bio and Art History)
  • Did Major Speech and Research Project Junior Year - Wrote and Presented Speech about Right-Wing Political Extremism to School Assembly - not published.
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My gut feeling is your GPA and your ACT score make these reach schools for you.

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How much would my hooks/circumstances effect my admission chances if at all? In particular my math was directly effected by both personal circumstances and COVID.

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I’m sorry, but unless I’m missing something….I don’t really see a “hook” in your post.

But I’m just giving my opinion. I’m not an adcom.

Hopefully some others will chime in who have first hand experience with these schools.

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Yeah fair - I just looked up the definition of hook and I don’t think my circumstances qualify as a hook (Honestly I misremembered what that term was lol - thought it meant " unique circumstances" and not what college vine defined it as). Probably the main thing that I’ve been wondering (And why I decided to post here) is how much do colleges take into account circumstances like family crises or other events that have affected things like GPA & scores on the SAT/ACT(I was also not able to take Trig my Junior year due to being unable to register for the dual credit class due COVID among other things which significantly hurt my math score when I took the SAT and ACT)

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I think you need to apply TO to USC. GW is ‘possible’ if you demonstrate interest and apply ED.

What are you looking for in a school ? Maybe we can find some that are more likely for u.

If you could improve your math score it will help a lot.

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I’ve applied already (Senior) to American (Waitlisted), GU, USC, GW ( and Rice and have been accepted to Southwestern, Seton Hall, Denver, Uni of San Fran, and UT-Dallas so I have options - I was mostly wondering about the colleges that are left. (Mostly wanting a reality check)

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Oh, you’re a Senior. AU is a demonstrated interest mecca.

Did you submit your score to GU and USC - I don’t see them but I’m not the AO. Rice - no way. Sorry.

You have great options- for Govt DU would be solid - both domestic and international relations. I continue to read great things about Southwestern.

Good luck.

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Yeah - GU requires all scores. I only submitted my ACT to USC (Yeah I know there’s no chance for Rice).

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The good news is you did it right.

You applied to safeties, targets, and reaches - and reaches are unexpected.

Hopefully you can afford your choices.

Where are you leaning if had to decide now?

You’ll be fine - especially studying poli scie.

GW is different than American which is more traditional. Do you like having no campus or dining halls (GW)? For my daughter, it didn’t work, we left in the middle of the tour. AU was more her speed. My daughter boyfriend goes to Denver…says the food is horrid.

That’s another thing to check - Gtown is not known for school. GW uses local restaurants.

AU not known for school.

if i was going to college, I’d find one rated high in food - because you eat several times daily.

Anyway, you have some nice admits - so that’s awesome - and who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky on the rest.

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GW if I get in (It’s my big target school) followed by Southwestern. That’s assuming I don’t get into any of my reaches though.

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It’s nice that you have an order set - so you’re good to go.

Obviously, one is large and in the city and another is tiny and in an Austin suburb. I only read great things about Southwestern.

It’s got many fans from those who have attended.

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And we are all assuming GW is affordable. Cost of attendance is over $70,000 a year, and the school does not guarantee to meet full need for all accepted students.

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