chances for mcdonough georetown ea

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>What do you think? accepted or differed, can my sats really destroy me, im a horrible standardized test taker? </p>

<p>Male
Competitive, Public High School in MD</p>

<p>GPA Unweighted ( 0-4.0) : 4.0
Weighted (0-6.0) : 5.75</p>

<p>Course Load</p>

<p>Most Challenging: 4 APs, 8 G&Ts, and 13 Honors
Rank</p>

<p>14th out of 600 ( 98th percentile)</p>

<p>SAT 660 M, 600 CR, 580 W</p>

<p>essays were very well written, and great recs</p>

<p>Activities:</p>

<p>Scouting- Eagle Scout
patrol leader
senior patrol leader</p>

<p>MUSIC
Marching Band 4 years, Section Leader 3 years
Symphony Orchestra Principal Chair, 4 years
Wind Ensemble Principal Chair, 4 years
All-County Honor Band Principal Chair, 4 years</p>

<p>SPORTS
Varsity Golf, Captain, 3 years
Varsity Indoor/ Outdoor Track, 4 years
Varsity Cross Country, 1 year</p>

<p>HONOR SOCIETIES
National French Honor Society, 2 yrs
National Honor Society, 3 yrs, Vice President
National Music Honor Society, 3 yrs</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER
Church Youth Group- 100 hrs
Kids Helping Hopkins- 25 hrs
Children's Guild- 15 hrs
You've Been Raked- 45 hrs
Tutoring Committee- 75 hrs
Junior Golf Academy- 150 hrs</p>

<p>what do you think my chances are? can my sats be overlooked considering the rest of my application?</p>

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<p>please help me =[ lol</p>

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<p>Well, your SAT is lower than most...However, your ECs are pretty good including your volunteer hours! I think it is a strech but hopefully!</p>

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<p>Thanks Anyone else?</p>

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<p>sats are kinda low, but low stats can almost always be overlooked with really eye-catching or flashy ecs or essays. so, you never know, i wish you the best of luck! i applied ea to mcdonough as well and am waiting for a decision, but i know it's a complete crapshoot!</p>

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<p>thanks anyone else?</p>

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<p>SATS very low. Look on this board for the students accepted EA last year. That doesn't mean you don't have a shot, but I'd think you have more of a RD shot than an EA shot.</p>

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<p>ok thanks, anyone else? are my sats the only harmful aspect lol</p>

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<p>i guess you can't really worry about it now. you're decision is in the hands of usps! :O if you are deferred, though, you could retake the SAT!</p>

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<p>yea i suck at them, obviously, i was just hoping it could be overlooked lol maybe the mcdonough school wont have as many applicants haha</p>

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<p>They have 50% more EA applicants this year, which boosts the overall total considerably, provided the normal amounts of RD applicants apply. :-/ GIVE THE ACT! My Sat sucks, my ACT is a 34. THings happennnnnn</p>

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<p>mcdonough had a 50% increase in applications this year (gtown overall had like a 34% increase). sucks, i know. hmm well i guess we'll both know in the next couple of days!</p>

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<p>i wish i would have taken the act....=[ lol but yeah i guess we will know soon enough, and im pretty sure its going to ruin my weekend</p>

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<p>anyone else lol</p>

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<p>Where did you guys hear about the increase in applicants? Just curious.</p>

<p>I also heard that Georgetown in general is planning to accept more EA people than they usually do. Hopefully that will help fight against the increase.</p>

<p>And does anyone know approximate stats on how many unqualified people apply?</p>

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<p>The applicant increase was published in the Hoya (the student paper here on campus), I don't know whether the article is still accessible.</p>

<p>Despite a lower expected yield rate than other years, Georgetown's acceptance rate is projected to drop 2% to 18% overall.</p>

<p>As far your third question, no one really knows - doubt even people in admissions would know. How do you qualify "unqualified"?</p>

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<p>any other advice ?</p>

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<p>possibility with those stats? im sorry if im being annoying, im just nervous lol</p>

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<p>anyone, cant wait anymore</p>

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<p>dude how do ya have a 5.75 and are only 14th in ur class
thats ridiculous</p>