Chances at Georgetown

<p>I am looking into the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown. I am currently semi-fluent in Spanish and Hebrew and want to study Chinese in college. My junior year I spent a semester in Israel. I would also want to major in International Relations or Business.</p>

<p>Stats:
UW GPA: 3.86
W GPA: 4.6
Class Rank: 32/650 (about 5%)
SAT: 2100 (CR: 700 M:700 W:700)
(Will retake SATs and take SAT IIs)</p>

<p>Senior Sched:
BC Calc AP
Enviro Sci AP
Span V AP
Econ H/Gov AP
Eng IV AP
Eng Lang AP
Will take a Hebrew class for credit out of school</p>

<p>ECs:
Member of North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) 2004-2008
Communications Vice President of local temple youth group (part of NFTY) 06-07
Programming Vice President of local temple youth group (NFTY) 07-08
Historian of NFTY Region 07-08
Attended NFTY Leadership Camp Summer 2006
Camp Counselor at JCC Day Camp Summer 2007
SPENT SEMESTER IN ISRAEL SPRING 2007
NHS
Spanish Honor Society
Had jobs since sophomore year
150+ Hours of Community Service</p>

<p>Thoughts?</p>

<p>The thing is that the Israel program is mostly (even though I'm sure you had to apply) a matter of your parents having the money to send you...</p>

<p>I'm assuming you're applying to SFS at Georgetown which is very competitive. And your ECs (although your temple group ones are pretty solid) are basically nonexistent. NHS and Spanish Honor Society? Neither of which require much of a time commitment.</p>

<p>Georgetown is going to be a reach for you. Why international relations? Why business? Articulate your answers those questions well, write a darn good essay, and line up some incredible recommendations.</p>

<p>If your application is great then your chances go way up. But on paper you don't come off as particularly impressive.</p>

<p>I'm more likely going to apply to FLL than SFS. Possibly switch into SFS later. And the temple youth group ones take up most of my time during the week, its basically every other day and then my job every other day.</p>

<p>other thoughts?</p>

<p>I am an alumni interviewer for Georgetown. I would recommend that you apply to the business school and minor in one of your languages. You will have a better chance applying to the business school. The faculty of languages and linguistics is now within the college of arts and sciences.</p>