Chances of getting into Georgetown?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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Specifically the nursing program. I’m a white female high school junior at a good public school in Texas. I’m not in the top 10% out of 600ish students and our school doesn’t rank past 10%.

ACT- 33 (took it once with English 36, Math 28, Reading 35, Science 31)
SAT- 1480 (took three times but first scores were both the highest, English 780 and math 700)
GPA-4.82 on a 6.0 scale weighted, 3.8 on a 4.0 scale unweighted

APs- Human geography, world history, English composition, Spanish, physics, psychology, US history, and planning on taking government & economics, chemistry, statistics, and English literature

ECs- head mascot (9-12), president of Young Democrats (11-12), feminist club (9, 10, 11), Muslim student alliance (11, 12), secretary of Spanish Honor Society (11, 12), NHS (11, 12)

I’m also taking a course next year that does rounds at a nursing home and at the end of the year I’ll be a certified nursing assistant (CNA).

Additional question- I know Georgetown is a Catholic school and is more conservative than other schools. Should I emphasize my more ~liberal~ EC’s or back off of those a little? Creating and being president of the Young Democrats is a big part of what I’ve done in high school and I’m not sure if I should play that up as its my only president position or downplay it.

Georgetown is my dream school, so any advice y’all have as for improving my chances would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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IMHO, your best experience to point out will be earning your CNA. Good move getting a start on your intended career.

Georgetown may lean conservative, but being liberal wont count against you (now if you were a conservative applying to a liberal school, I might caution you!). I think it is fine to talk about your engagement and commitment to giving life to the young Democrats at your school. Let your principles and commitment show as well as your initiative and leadership.

I’ve been in this rodeo 4 times so far so have some experience with applications and admissions.

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Thank you!

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For Georgetown, you’re going to have to take subject tests. They recommend that you take three (crazy, I know) so if you love Georgetown you should start finding out which subject tests you might take.

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Honestly, you should get in, imo. Georgetown is more conservative than most colleges, but still leans very liberal (so just continue what you are doing). It is “Catholic” but the Catholic presence is almost like non existent (there have been petitions and arguments on whether Georgetown should even call itself Catholic).

Also, I believe Georgetown is looking for students for the NHS (the nursing school) as it is a very small school. If anything you are overqualified. I think you have a very good chance to be accepted if you keep up the hard work, write good essays, and just keep doing you.