My dream school is Georgetown and k was deferred EA. I applied SFS for an anthropology major. Here are my “stats” what more can I do to improve my chances RD round!?!
Weighted GPA: 4.2/4
Unweighted GPA: 3.66
SAT Critical Reading: 700
SAT Math: 660
SAT Writing: 580
Editor in Chief of an award-winning newspaper
President of Key Club
Logistics Chair on Relay for Life Committee
2-year member of Congressional Youth Advisory Council for Congressman Sam Johnson
VP of the Junior World Affairs Council
Alumna of The George W Bush Presidential Library: Leadership Camp 43
3-year mock trial attorney
Recipient of several poetry writing awards
4 year member of my Drill Team (it’s like a school dance team in the south)
Print and Runway Model
Intern at a law firm in Dallas
Intern at a newspaper
Writing a non-fiction anthology over the history of my hometown
I also have taken 12 AP Courses and am a Gifted and Talented student
I wrote one of my essays over a chronic rare disease I was diagnosed with my sophomore year and how I have worked to overcome the boundaries and challenges of it. The other essay I wrote was over my concern of socio-economic diversity in which I referenced some of my favorite philosophers and economists. I had SEVERAL people read my essays (teachers, counselors and a lawyer) to help me make the best I could possibly write. I had a teacher with two doctorates tell me my essay over economics was profound.
The main thing holding you back is your grades and test scores. The only thing you can do as of now is get the best grades you can (if you are taking 1st semester finals right now).
I took only 4 APs this year but I am doing alright. With the subject tests do you think I still have a chance. I don’t think I can raise my SAT anymore. I also started another charity at my school… Is there any way for me to include that?
Don’t stress! You can certainly send them anything new that you think will add to your application. Most importantly,keep the faith. My dd was deferred and admitted during RD and is a very happy sophomore at Gtown. Your resume is very impressive!
I hope you have applied to other schools you would like to attend. Your grades, but particularly your scores, are very low. I am sure you will be accepted by great schools but I don’t think you will get an offer from this one. You seem to be highlighting the fact that your essay was read by two other people. That does not really matter. The essay is not important in comparison to your actual achievements for just the reason you allude to, who knows who writes or edits them. I don’t think more ECs will help. The hard core academic indices, grades and scores, are just too low and suggest that you could struggle at Georgetown. I’m sure your essays were great because you had them edited by many people but your writing score is very low. However, you have been involved in many interesting activities and you show evidence of being fully engaged and involved-so I am sure you will get into a great school. However, if you have been counting on Georgetown and haven’t given as much thought to other schools, I’d get some more applications in.
@lostaccount Okay maybe those scores are a little below average for Georgetown but I got in with a 3.83 uw/4.31 w. Those scores aren’t totally out of reach
It explains why getting deferred at Harvard, Princeton and Georgetown (Georgetown rejects no one!) means nothing.
" A rejection would hurt—absolutely—but why not rip the Band-Aid off, let the student grieve for a few days, and then allow them to get inspired when applying to other colleges? It’s certainly better than having them falsely believe they actually might get accepted to a school that’s out of reach. In addition, a rejection at this stage could motivate students to apply to slightly less selective schools, which may be helpful, and more realistic, in the long run."
“Stanford gets it right: their deferral really means something. It indicates to the student that they were close, but not quite there. However, there is a chance in the regular round they will be admitted. For the 81% who were outright denied from Stanford during this year’s early round, it is a harsh blow. These teens put everything into applying to their top-choice school, only to be rejected. But they will get past it and perhaps take comfort in the fact that they are in good company (81% of the applicants were rejected).”
If you have additional accomplishments since applying, notify their admissions office, But I agree that your test scores and grades are quite low, and you likely will not be accepted.