<p>Hey, all! Just wondering what my chances of admission would be to Georgetown or if I'm on the right track. I would intend to major in English. Thanks in advance!</p>
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<li><p>White, female, senior at a high school in MD!</p></li>
<li><p>4.0 UW GPA, about 4.6 W (probably higher since I took several APs last yr & haven't checked since beginning of last yr)</p></li>
<li><p>30 ACT, 2020 SAT (I would probably send ACT)</p></li>
<li><p>Leadership: President of forensics & debate club, editor-in-chief of yearbook, probably president of my school's chapter of Quill & Scroll Int'l Honorary Society next year, probably editor-in-chief or other high leadership position of school paper next yr</p></li>
<li><p>ECs: NHS, Science NHS, Math NHS, Quill & Scroll Int'l Honorary Society, Journalism Club, Junior Exec Board, Senior Exec Board, newspaper, yearbook, ran for county Student Member of the B.O.E. but lost, participated in Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Pageant (probably won't put all these on application though)</p></li>
<li><p>Lots of community service, was "big sister" to girl who lived in public housing in single-parent household, also tutored in said public housing community</p></li>
<li><p>Have/had 2 part-time jobs</p></li>
<li><p>APs I will graduate with: US history, English Language & Composition (4 on test), Calculus A/B (4 on test), Literature, and Environmental Science</p></li>
<li><p>Senior year course load: AP Lit, AP Environ. Science, French IV, Internship, Journalism III and IV, Publications IV and V.</p></li>
<li><p>I've won regional awards for my photography/writing and was published in an international magazine (a photograph I took was published)</p></li>
<li><p>Common app essay is really good (I'm a good writer!), plus my mom went to Georgetown!</p></li>
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<p>Thanks again, everyone! If I left anything out just let me know.</p>
<p>Your GPA is good, but your test scores are a bit low. Georgetown also requests three SAT II’s and it looks like you’ve only taken two. For an English major, I would have expected to see your SAT II Lit score closer to the mid-700’s; also it would be good to try to get math up a little (690-700 range).</p>
<p>Having said that, your EC’s are solid and the fact that you are a legacy will help. I would say that you would be a longshot for Early Action, but solidly competitive for Regular Decision, especially if you can increase your test scores. </p>
<p>You reference your Common App essay…I assume you mean you are going to use that in your Georgetown application, but Georgetown does not use the Common App.</p>
<p>I apologize, I actually did get a 690 on the Math I subject test - the 670 was a mistake! Sorry! And I took three subject tests, but got a 580 on Math II so I didn’t want to include that. I’m thinking that in the fall I’ll retake three subject tests (maybe pick something other than Math II?) and retake the ACT to try and improve my score. </p>
<p>And yes, I meant that I will most likely use the essay I wrote for the Common App on my Georgetown application. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for your feedback! Your advice is really helpful! </p>
<p>I think you’re in fine shape! Your scores, gpa, et al, are very much in line with my son’s and he just finished his freshman year as a Hoya. I agree that you may have to wait for RD to get the acceptance, but you should feel confident about your chances. I’m certain you will have many fine schools to choose from, and I wish you the very best.</p>
<p>@PSBSmom I was thinking of applying Early Action just to get the application over with and hear back ahead of time, but do you think I should wait until Regular Decision? I think when I visited the campus they said that if you get deferred to RD from EA, there’s no mark on your application or anything.</p>
<p>Definitely go ahead and apply EA and have it behind you. My son did. He was then able to focus on other applications. He was deferred to RD. To be honest, he was very discouraged when he didn’t get the EA acceptance, to the point that he almost gave up. As much as possible, enjoy the process. Again, I wish you the best of luck!</p>