Chances for EA at Georgetown?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>I'm applying to six or seven schools, but Georgetown is definitely my first choice. I'm going to apply to SFS; if I get in, I'll probably major in International Politics. I'd like to hear what you guys think, and thanks in advance!</p>

<p>PERSONAL STUFF
Gender: M
Race: White
School: Private, pretty competitive</p>

<p>ACADEMICS
GPA: UW - 4.0, W - 4.2/3? (I don't remember mine exactly, but max is 4.5)
Senior-Year Classes: Anatomy/Physiology, AP Econ (Micro & Macro), AP English - Literature & Composition, AP Government and Politics - US, Faith and Fulfillment (1 semester, required), PE (1 semester, required), & Spanish 5</p>

<p>TESTS
ACT: 36
SAT: -
SAT Subject Tests: Literature - 740, Math II - 750, US History - 740
AP: BC Calc - 4 (AB subscore - 4), US History - 5 (I'm planning to take a few more based on my senior-year classes)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS (I don't feel too great about these - some of the students on here have crazy ECs! Also, it took me some time to get involved because I originally did NOT want to go to my high school, but I love it now.)
Scouting - 9, 10, 11, 12 (Eagle Scout as of Wednesday!)
Track & Field - 10, 11, 12 (I got my Varsity Letter last year)
Model UN - 11, 12 (only open to juniors/seniors)
Law Club - 11, 12 (took me a while to figure out what I maybe wanted to be haha)
Peer Tutoring - 11, 12
Recycling Club - 11, 12
Math Team - 11, 12
National Honor Society - 12
Paid Work - 11, 12 (7 hrs/wk)</p>

<p>OTHER STUFF
National Merit Semifinalist
Essays: I haven't written them yet, but teachers/counselors that have looked at past essays (Common App, etc.) have really liked them
Recommendations: I have a feeling they'll be good, if not great</p>

<p>PS: Regarding letters of recommendation - Georgetown doesn't allow them to be submitted online, right?</p>

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<p>okay I’ll chance back :)</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>10char</p>

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<p>I think you definitely have a solid shot. A 36 on your ACT is really impressive, and your EC’s aren’t as bad as you think. But yeah, your test scores are pretty great so I think you have a really good chance at getting in.</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good shot. Do you know your class rank/percentile?</p>

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<p>Officially, my high school doesn’t rank students. However, we can check our grades/GPA/etc. online. When I logged on to check my GPA for college apps, though, my class rank was there! They took it down after a couple of weeks, but I now know I’m in the top 10%.</p>

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<p>I think you have more than a decent shot. If i had to put money on it, I’d say you were in off your ACT scores and GPA. Looking at the early action threads from last year you have an excellent shot.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments.</p>

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<p>Really, a 36 on your ACT and 4.0 unweighted and you are asking? You could not have done anything better including your EC’s. Relax, if you don’t get it, it wasn’t meant to be. You will find the perfect home/school for you. My guess is your biggest dilema will be chosing amongst a great selection of schools. My son is also applying and he has similar stats (well a 35 act), and with all these type schools it really is somewhat of a crap shoot. There will be something that sparks their interest about you and that’s the school that accepts you. Georgetown was my D’s #1, and in the end ended up at Northwestern, - loves it and now she couldn’t imagine herself at any other school. Good luck to you. You have worked very hard to get where you are…</p>

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<p>I agree with SDmom2.
YOu’ll do great: probably at GU, but if not, somewhere as good or even better.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you both for the comments! I definitely feel more at ease after hearing those.</p>

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<p>36 ACT and top 10% is plenty. I would say youre most likely in</p>