<p>White male, trying to get into McDonough School of Business</p>
<p>SAT: 2030 (700 writing, 680 crit reading, 650 math)
SAT II: not taken yet
GPA: 3.86 unweighted
Senior Year Classes: AP Lit, AP French, AP Statistics, Calculus Honors, United States History 2
High School: Jesuit High School
Extra Curriculars: High School Swimming Team Captain, four year varsity swimmer, club swim team, Student Council executive board events chairman, school social justice initiative leader, Special Olympics swim coach, volunteer trips to Ecuador and West Virginia during summers, work as a lifeguard and swim lesson instructor, NHS member, AP Scholar.<br>
Teacher/ Counselor Recommendations: on a scale of 1-10, 9.</p>
<p>Special Perk: Recommendation from notable alumnus.
I already understand this school is a reach, but I want a real idea of how much of a reach it is. </p>
<p>Unlike many other schools, there is no distinct advantage to applying EA at Georgetown. Admission rates are about the same as RD. Based on the information you provided, Georgetown is definitely a reach; I would guess a high reach. However, if it is your clear first choice, then go for it. Make sure your application is the best it can be, and show them your interest. Likely scenario is that you will be deferred to regular decision. Your only real downside is that you won’t be able to apply Early Decision to another college (but you can apply EA to other colleges).</p>
<p>GU only looks at your verbal and math parts of your SAT1, so in your case its 1330, which is low for the applicant pool. Even for rercuited athletes, they look for around 1300 SAT 1. Also, they require 3 SAT subjects. I suggest you go ahead for RD, and in the meantime, try best to increase your SAT1 by at least 150 points for the two parts they look at, and for Subject tests, try not to go under 730 for each section.</p>
<p>If its your top choice, go for it, and try everything you can, including writing excellent essays and prepare well at the personal interview.</p>
<p>GU will look at your application as a whole, not based solely on scores.</p>