<p>I was wondering what my chance of getting into Georgetown is.
Live in NY and go to public school that doesnt rank students. currently a junior
GPA:4.0 and dont know weighted
720 chem SAT2 720 bio SAT2...plan on taking Math 1 or 2 also
plan on taking ACT
1350 out of 1600 SAT1 (definately plan on taking them over)
IB diploma candidate-taking the hardest classes available
Good Deeds Award
Started clothing Drive
Volunteer at recreation class for young children every week
SADD club
SHOP club (students helping older people)
NHS
Over summer interned at radio station (no pay)
Counselor every summer since going into 9th
volunteer at local hospital
part of the adopt a holocaust survivor program
charity walks/ food drives
Language emersion summer program for a month in spain
part of the adopt a survivor program
jv lax 9th and 10th grade- school is ranked about 10th in country at lax
varsity wrestling 11th and most likely 12th
varsity tennis 11th and most likely 12th
probably forgeting a couple of things
father went to GU law and uncle went to GU undergrad as well as law
Any advice/opinions would be greatly appreciated (good or bad) as well as other college recommendations</p>
<p>forgot to let u know my background...white male, jewish, middle class family...idk how much that means</p>
<p>right..."doesn't rank." This is nothing against you, but against schools that say they "don't rank." My school "doesn't rank," yet we have a valedictorian, salutatorian, and Cum Laude Society (which inducts the top decile junior year, then the second decile senior year). Funny, don't you think? Do you at least know your decile? Then it would be easier to understand your 4.0 (besides the fact that you have straight As). For example, if 20 other people in your class good have the same GPA, then exactly how good of a GPA do you have?</p>
<p>The average SAT is a 1380 (I overheard this in the admissions office ;) ). Take Math II- it's harder and looks better on a transcript. Take Math I as a safety. Do you hold any leadership positions within all the volunteer you do? Did you found any of the organizations for which you volunteer? You have a lot of volunteer, but nothing that stands out or that you seem to be really passionate about. I am sure you are passionate, its just that it doesn't seem like that on paper. I would suggest running to be the head of one of these organizations at your school for next your. Or if you volunteer through one of these groups outside of your school, start a group for one of those volunteer programs at your school. Do you understand? Because I think I am confusing myself. Starting the Clothing Drive is very good--do more like that.</p>
<p>Being from NY doesn't help, but being male does. Religion doesn't matter.</p>
<p>For recommendations, what would you like to study? It's hard to give recs without knowing your interests.</p>
<p>thanks. Im probably about top 10% in my class but i doubt top 5. I'm really into science but I'm not a big fan of the tech schools or mainly engineering schools. Maybe a good pre-med school. I also am interested in UVA and USC. I'm probably the most passionate about the "Adopt a Survivor" program and I have become really close to the person i "adopted". He has become like a grandfather to me.</p>
<p>USC California or Carolina? Have you looked at Harvey Mudd? or U Chicago? of course there is always Cal Tech, MIT, RPI, etc... Columbia, Stanford. Um...I am really racking my brain, especialy since I hate science (no offense). Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins. That's all I can think of!</p>
<p>California...thanks for helping me out I'm going to look at some of those schools you mentioned.</p>
<p>no problem</p>
<p>does anyone else have any thoughts?</p>