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<p>As with any selective college, the overall statistical chances are fairly slim. That being said, your chances seem to be a bit better for those at the very top of the class than those not at the very top. Still, 51% of the class is not at the val, sal or 3rd level so there are still many openings for those strong students in the upper 10 - 15% of their class. The test scores and percentiles listed in the class profile confirm that you don’t have to have a 2400 or a 4.0 for admission.</p>
<p>Also, please rememer that while the entering class is aroud 1,600, the actual number of admissions is more than double that figure as many applicants are accepted to more than one school but can only accept the offer of admission at one school.</p>
<p>As I have stated before, good stats get you a lottery ticket in the selective college admissions game. You improve your chances through the quality of your essays, recs, EC’s, interview, etc. The items out of your control are the many diverse factors that may include geography, ethnicity, choice of College within the University, preferred major, etc. This is because the schools will attempt to balance their entering classes to some degree. This becomes more apparent when the schools are completing their classes and are picking and choosing from their wait lists as they will most likely select to fill a specific need rather than taking wait listed applicants in a specific order.</p>
<p>The one benefit regarding the admissions game at Georgetown is that they are not (at least for last year’s applicants) using the Common Application. This most likely keeps the application pile a bit thinner than at other comparable schools that use the CA. You can imagine what another 4,000 or 5,000+ applications would do to the admissions process.</p>
<p>Just remember what an Adcon once told us, “We look for reasons to admit an applicant. We don’t look for reasons to reject an applicant unless the overall application is so poor it doesn’t rate a second review.” In summary, do everything you can to sell yourself to the Admissions Committee.</p>