<p>Hi everyone, my names Hannah, I am a junior, I would love to go to Georgetown but I don't think my academic stats are all that good. Please let me know what you all think.</p>
<p>FYI I want to go into international relations focusing more on international development as well as Psychology</p>
<p>Academic:
I have a 3.64 gpa (my freshman and sophomore years brought me down a bit)
I took the acts plus writing and got a 27 but I am retaking it in June and hoping for a 29+
I am taking the sats this Saturday as well as June and I am hoping for somewhere in the range of 1800+
I took German for three years (as well as two in middle school) but am not planning on continuing senior year
I am in all honors classes and maintain a solid b+ To a average in all my classes
I am taking APUSH now and am maintaining a b+ average
I am signed up for AP government as well as AP psych next year</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
I was in my schools deca club and competed for two years.
I participate in fundraisers organized by my church
I went to work on Heifer Farm for a week with my church last summer (it is a globally active farm that teaches students about the difficulties of living in third world countries)
I plan on going to South Dkota in August this year to work with a team on the development of the Lakota tribe. (Both socially and physically)</p>
<p>Athletics:
I am 5'4 and a rower
I go to a very good club that sent many boats that placed at youth nationals last spring.
I am trying for a spot in our varsity quad this spring that will have a good chance at placing in nationals
I have a 7:37 2k as of now but we are doing another test next week.</p>
<p>It is my dream to row for a school like Georgetown please let me know if I have a chance.
If you have any other college suggestions that would also be helpful.</p>
<p>Hannahrower,</p>
<p>It always scares me a little bit when potential college athletes just mention one school. While Gtown is a great school there are so many other great schools that also have rowing. If you were my daughter, I would urge you to consider 20-30 potential academic schools that have rowing. Based on what I’ve read here, rowing is one of the fastest growing scholarship sports. So, I’d stick to the dream just help you see there are many options out there. </p>
<p>As far as your stats go, it is going to mostly depend on your SAT scores and your rowing capability. Based on what you’ve shared so far, you are a very good student but not the upper echelon that a G’town would mostly consider. However you can give yourself a chance through exceptional SATs, exceptional grades going forward and rowing improvement. There is always a chance, so stick with the dream it but give yourself options too… JMO. Good luck.</p>
<p>At this point I would talk to your club coach about Georgetown. If your club coach has boats that have placed at Junior nationals then it is likely that he has contact with college coaches and may know what sort of test scores, GPA, and ERG times that Georgetown is looking for. If he doesn’t know he may be willing to call the Georgetown coach to discuss your situation. Your club coach can also suggest other colleges that may be interested in recruiting you.</p>
<p>@Fenwaysouth,
I have been trying to find schools that have the options of the type of college I want: strong international and psychology programs as well as a rowing team. I also like good internship opportunities and close to a major city, preferably on the east coast and with a strong rowing team. It is hard for me to find a school that fits has the criteria I am looking for and so far the only two I’ve found and have interest in are GU and northeastern. If you have any other suggestions please let me know </p>
<p>To Fenway’s point, it might make sense for you to prioritize your list of desired attributes and cast a wider net for schools that meet many of your priorities but not necessarily all of the attributes you seek. I would also encourage you to consider whether some of the things you are seeking might be in conflict with one another. Take for example your desire to row for a strong rowing team but be close to a major city for internship possibilities. There can be lots of reasons to desire proximity to a major city, but think long and hard about whether it is at all likely as a student-athlete that you would find enough free time to pursue an internship during the school year (Hint: it is not). Best of luck.</p>
<p>@Heights
That is part of the reason i am looking into northeastern for their coop program, and I know it would be difficult to juggle an internship and being a student athlete but I will try my hardest to make it work.</p>
<p>Hannarower,</p>
<p>I understand some of the challenges you are going through. My oldest son’s wanted to play D1 baseball and study engineering at a top school…the list of colleges that met his criteria was extremely small. It can be frustrating but keep the end goal in mind. He kept looking until he found the right situation but there were tradeoffs and compromises with his choice. It was a great choice and he wouldn’t change it for anything. His situation allowed him to study engineering and play baseball but not much else…there are still only 24 hours in a day. Height’s suggestion of prioritizing what is most important to you is spot on. The reality is you may not find the exact situation you are looking for. But you may find something that is close. I’d keep looking, and absolutely follow up on swimkidsdad’s advice to leverage your club coach. Our baseball club coach opened so many doors for my son that eventually led to many offers. Utililize every resource to network and learn how these schools recruit is the name of the game. Every coach tries to tap into a pipeline of talent through their formal or informal network. You want to get into that network. </p>
<p>My previous comments about SATS and GPA still stand. You’ve got to make a push there to get into the discussion with these coaches to give yourself as many options as possible. </p>
<p>You’ve got lots of experienced people trying to help you. Leverage their knowledge. Best of luck!</p>