Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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Hi im an Australian student. I’m currently in year 11 at a good private school.

I’ve travelled to 4 nationals and 1 pan pacific games and spent 3 weeks in Europe on a training camp for water polo. I have had lots of work experience at my dad’s finance company and at a stock broking/venture capitalist firm. I have gotten straight A’s and although my school doesn’t offer AP or honours classes my classes are some of the hardest offered.

I do Mock trials. Ive played water polo for school for fours years and got an honours for it. I am apart of the st vincent de paul society at school and have done a bit of community service. I also was chosen and will be travelling to Canberra for a national science forum at the Australian national university.

I haven’t taken the SAT’s yet but my expected score is around 2100.
I don’t know if this score is accepted but my ATAR, which is an Australian ranking score is expected around 97-98 which means I’m in the top 2-3% of people in my year in Australia.
I also have been a school leader.

I was wondering if I had a good chance of getting in. I want to major in a business area.
Thanks

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For what it is worth, they mentioned at the acceptance weekend that the 2019 class for Georgetown College was on the average at the top 4% of their class.

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Hi I’m from Australia as well (yr 11 as well haha) and I’m considering applying to the McDonough school of Business as a finance major. In my opinion, your experiences in national and Pan Pacific games should be the main “hook” for you. However your experiences at your dad’s finance company may not be worth as much to admission officers. National Youth Science Forum (I’m assuming this is the one you’re speaking of?) may also be worth while listing as you have to be sponsored by a local rotary club if I’m not mistaken. A SAT 2100 score is good enough but can be improved (especially if you’re of Asian ethnicity)

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@blu5959 thanks so much for your reply! Its good to talk to another Australian trying to get into an American college. I would like to talk to you more about the admission process because i have found it quite hard to find sound information and no one at my school (teachers and students) know anything about the process :slight_smile:

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Yeah sure no problems :slight_smile: