Hi! Georgetown has been my dream school for about as long as I can remember, but I’m not entirely sure if I can get in. Im high school class of 2019, so obviously I’m not done, but here are my stats:
GPA: 3.72 (planning to pull up at least 0.1 with more classes I’m interested in), and I go to a difficult prep school in Chicago so grades are tough.
Sophomore PSAT: 1380
I’m Catholic, and go to a Jesuit high school.
World History AP (did not take the class): 3
The APs I plan on taking are APUSH, which I took this year, Chem, Physics, Euro, Comparative Government, English Lit (the only one offered at my school, AB calc or stats, and Macro.
I’m a very talented social studies student, and got an A+ and an A in APUSH my sophomore year. However, my science teacher was incredibly disorganized and kind of a nightmare, and I got a B- and a C+. Will that mess anything up? I plan on redeeming myself with my physics grade, but is it beyond repair.
I volunteer in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, am an executive board member of our Model UN team, which is one of the best in the country and may be the Secretary General, am an editor for the newspaper and may be editor in chief, am on the exec board of the voices of women club, and work with incoming freshmen through our ambassadors club.
I also have a job at a pizzeria.
I was nominated for Sophomore and Freshman of the year, and have won various model UN awards from colleges around the country.
I’ll probably get a pretty good teacher rec, since I’m having my model UN moderator and comparative government teacher write it. She knows me well and likes me a lot. I’m having a family friend, who gave a commencement address for the Georgetown business school write a character rec.
I have a legacy (from my mom), and then have a decent number of connections with some of her friends.
How likely am I to get in, especially to the SFS (I have a background in Chinese and Spanish)? Thank you!
Your chances look quite good. You should score in the mid 1400’s on your SAT based on your PSAT, which makes you a stat match for Georgetown. Stay involved in your extracurriculars. Those UN awards are awesome!
Thank you! I appreciate your help.
No problem!
Difficult to tell without SAT/ACT scores and without more SAT II’s, but your ECs look solid, and your legacy and connections will definitely help. That GPA is low though, even if it is a more difficult prep school.
Your ECs are good, and legacy is helpful, so aim for a 1500 and you should be a lock.