Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>I'm a white male and I live in Illinois
I have ADHD, clinical depression, and anxiety
During highschool my medications were switched around frequently, and coupled with the traqnsfer to a private school where i knew no one from a public hurt my freshman and sophmore grades. My junior year i was switched to a new medicine which has been working for me, which is when i took my tests, I'm now in my senior year
GPA 3.27
Fresh-2.8
Soph-2.875
Junior-4.0
Senior 4.0</p>

<p>I go to the university of chicago Laboratory schools and applying to the Georgetown college</p>

<p>SAT M800, R800, W760
SATII math 1 790, SATII Lit 710, SATII Bio Ecology 730
I'm a national merit finalist, ACT-34, 32 math, 33 eng, 36 writ, 36 sci, 12/12 essay</p>

<p>I have a sister who is a soph at Georgetown</p>

<p>I have excellent essays, good reccs, and a good interview. I've taken several AP classes but only one AP test, Bio, 5</p>

<p>I'm an alterserver, a pending eagle scout, I've worked at a homeless shelter for 3 years where i volunteer weekly during the cold seasons
I'm also an active scouter as I've mentioned above, i've been in scouting since 1st grade</p>

<p>ALso part of a literary mag at my school</p>

<p>i did flaf ftball freshman year, choir soph, and a couple clubs junior and senior.</p>

<p>This may I'm gonna be working at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute shadowing a genetics research investigator</p>

<p>I talked in my essay about going into the field of genetic research. I also got a reccomendation from my bio eacher, priest, AP history teacher, and Homeless shelt coordinator</p>

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<p>I take the second tier course load, which means the one right below the highest</p>

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<p>In. (10char)</p>

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<p>I like the fact that in spite of all your obstacles, you still shine as a student. I would accept you :).</p>

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<p>Thanks you guys</p>

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<p>I think I have heard like 3rd or fourth hand on CC that Georgetown doesn't place as much weight on freshman year grades as other schools, which would bode well for you. Again, not sure as to the credibility of that though.</p>

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<p>hey guys chance me as well </p>

<p>i even started a thread by no replies???
common help me take my anxieties out as well.</p>

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<p>thanks guys</p>