<p>I still didn’t get one :(</p>
<p>1530 SFS! I’ve had a georgetown poster on my wall for the last 8 months and just added a sticky note countdown to it this week! 39 more days!</p>
<p>Wow, the competition for SFS is really intimidating! I actually managed to learn the Hoya fight song. I hope it wasn’t in vain :S</p>
<p>Hmm, maybe admissions is different for each school? I see a lot of SFS applicants here with fantastic scores. I’m applying to the College; hopefully their selection process is separate.</p>
<p>Ugh wow I was so proud of myself and then I see all these other SFS’ers with so much higher scores than me. And yea, don’t worry, Georgetown College’s admissions standards aren’t as ridiculous.</p>
<p>Actually, I read somewhere the College is harder to get into. It has a lower acceptance rate. I thought I had an outside chance of getting in- I think I might’ve been wrong. :S</p>
<p>Do you remember where you read that? Very depressing :(</p>
<p>Well the stats were on the website ([Student</a> Profile - Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/firstyear/studentprofile/]Student”>http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/firstyear/studentprofile/)). I read it on a post somewhere, can’t seem to remember where. But, I guess you could infer from the stats.</p>
<p>Georgetown college I believe is 1 percentage point lower than SFS, but the SFS pool is much more competitive, making SFS the harder school to get into. I know kids who turned down ivy acceptances to go to SFS.</p>
<p>Okay, just looked at the stats…more than a point lower, but I still believe SFS is more competetive.</p>
<p>Yikes, it’s pretty steep. Maybe it’s just more competitive because that’s where they get most applications? So they have to eliminate more people. No clue, really.</p>
<p>Yeah they talked about that at the info session. The College has the lowest acceptance rate because soooo many majors are in the College, meaning they get tons of applications. However, the standards for admission are lower than those of SFS.</p>
<p>Hmm…I guess speculation will only do more harm than good. Might as well just wait and watch, right?</p>
<p>Go (under)bulldogs!</p>
<p>^ Best post yet.</p>
<p>1550 - SFS 800, 790, 780 Subject tests. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>do you guys know if georgetown’s adcom committee puts a lot of weight on standardized testing scores? because i know at some places, they play a large role, and in others, they only glanced at…
any help would be much appreciated! :P</p>
<p>No matter what a school says, no matter how holistic their review process is, GPA will always be the most important thing in the application, followed unequivocally by test scores. </p>
<p>Georgetown cares less about scores than do other schools, and they do try to judge an applicant as a composite of his or her achievements, not just a number. That being said, the scores are still at the top of the list when looking at applicants. ECs just receive more weight than at other schools.</p>
<p>Every top college puts a lot of weight on test scores. That’s the easiest way to put students head-to-head. If you’re not in a certain range, all your other E.C.'s and what not won’t even be considered.</p>
<p>Wizkid94, you’re actually quite wrong there. I don’t know about the ivies because most of their applicants are usually in the same “league.” However, what I’ve seen with Georgetown-especially, SFS- is that ECs make quite a lot of difference. There are some schools that shortlist students on the basis of their Academic Index. But, Georgetown isn’t one of those schools. It is worth noting that having low test scores and a low GPA will hamper your chances extensively. But, there is no way that those other aspects “won’t even be considered.” I have seen people with 1550+(on 1600) SAT scores get rejected and I’ve seen people with scores lower than 1250 get accepted. Assuming that scores are the only things that matter is far from the truth when it comes to Georgetown.</p>
<p>Let me illustrate my statement for you…</p>
<p>If you get an 18 on your ACT–better yet, a 25–you will have virtually (virtually…) no chance of being accepted. Perhaps you are disagreeing with my definition of “a lot of weight?” </p>
<p>These schools look for people with high everything, including test scores. As scores go up, percentages of acceptance go up. To me, that’s a lot of weight on test scores.</p>