Chance me for Georgetown SFS?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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Applying to SFS regular decision. Major: STIA Biotechnology and Global Health

Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Public School ~1500 students
Income: ~$80,000

SAT: 1520 Math 770, English 750
ACT: 35 Composite. 36 math 35 english 35 science 34 reading
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 World History, taking French in October (got 800 on 3 practice tests)
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: School doesn’t calculate
AP Scores
US History 5
World History 5
Computer Science A 5
French 5
Calculus BC 5
US Government 5
Biology 4

Senior Year Course Load:
AP Literature
AP Physics I
Full time enrollment at a major public university:
First Semester:
Linear Algebra
Upper level undergraduate French
Elementary Arabic I
Premodern Chinese Literature.
14 Semester Hours total.
Second Semester:
Elementary Arabic II
18th Century French Philology
Elementary Russian
14 Semester Hours Total

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Le Grand Concours (National French Contest) Gold Laureate (95% percentile national)

EXTRACURRICULARS:
Math Team 4 years (senior captain)
Mock Trial 4 years- placed 7th out of 32 at very competitive state championship.
Very much devoted to these 2 activities…

Counselor at a YMCA summer camp- I spent the entire summer (10 weeks) in the middle of nowhere as a counselor for kids 5-14, had been a camper for 11 years. Spent 4 and 3 weeks there in the summers before that, respectively. Story of my life, honestly. Have over 300 volunteer hours there, too.

First essay is about camp for every summer since I was 6!
Second essay is about my love for international cooking and world history
The SFS essay is under construction, but is a personal topic and should be good.

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I’m a freshman in the SFS and did not have as impressive of an application as you, soooo I’d say based on stats and extracurriculars alone you’re a really solid candidate. I know kids in the SFS who are not as qualified as you put yourself to be, but anything can happen, as admissions are really subjective. I know that emphasizing that I’m Jewish in my essays helped me since they’re trying to increase their percentage of non Christian or catholic students lol

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I agree with the previous poster. Your stats and ECs are above average, and from what I can see you seem to be very passionate about the things that you like. If you can effectively demonstrate that in your essays and interviews, I think you have a strong chance. Good luck!

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Your stats are fantastic, and while your ECs are strong I don’t see too much of an political/international theme to them, which could hurt for an SFS applicant. However, with the rest of your application being above average, I think you have a solid chance, especially if your SFS essay is strong.