Do I have a chance at Georgetown???

Colleges & Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Do I have a chance?</p>

<p>Chinese
Male
Alabama
Public</p>

<p>GPA 3.26/4.00
Retaking SAT</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes
AP Econ
AP Gov
Honors Cal
Honors Math Theory
Environmental Science
English College Prep
Weight Training
Aide</p>

<p>Because of schedule conflicts I was unable to take AP Euro and stats</p>

<p>Junior Year Classes</p>

<p>AP Bio
AP Psychology
AP US History
Honors Pre Cal
Honors Math Theory
English College Prep
ART</p>

<p>Because of schedule conflict i was unable to take AP Euro</p>

<p>Freshmen and Sophomore Year</p>

<p>AL US History
AL World History
AL Bio
AL Chemistry
Two Years of Engineering
English College Prep for both years
Geometry and Algebra II/Trig
Two Years of Latin</p>

<p>Grades that are bad AP Bio Honors Pre Cal and Honors Chemistry (GPA killers)</p>

<p>Essays are pretty good but not GREAT</p>

<p>My main essay was about my uncle who taught me everything about running a Chinese restaurant which later sparked my love of math and pursuing a career in business</p>

<p>Guidance College counselor rec is really good</p>

<p>Teacher Rec also REALLY REALLY GOOD (my history teacher, 3 years)</p>

<p>Extra Acts....</p>

<p>Math Team, Varsity Team, two years, parliamentarian, (btw my schools math team has always placed 1st or 2nd in Mu alpha theta, national math tourny. Basically we are the best =))
Mu Alpha Theta
Tennis 6 years, shoulder issues so I had to quit, Freshmen year I was the number one boys tennis player on a private team in Alabama
Spirit of America, Vice President, Sergeant of Arms, Very Very Very active in the club, organized many projects, Four years, started Operation Shoe Box to a good friend who is going to Iraq
Youth leadership, 3 years, I got picked to be in the organization
Founder President and one out of the eight team captains of ULTIMATE FRISBEE LEAGUE!!! I was elected by my peers to be a captain, I was able to get 70-100 students to sign up
Piano since i was 6
Guitar started junior year
Volunteering at a genetics research department (i did research and experiments)
Starting third grade to ninth grade my parents owned a Chinese restaurant, i would work and learn there</p>

<p>My grades went down hill sophomore year that was when my dad suffered a heart attack. Both of my parents have heart problems. My mom also has major lung issues. Ended up taking care of them</p>

<p>.... please be honest.... what I'm really concerned about is my grades... they suck really hard...</p>

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<p>Your GPA puts you in a tough spot. If you have GREAT SAT scores, then I say you have a decent chance. I would estimate…about 18% chance of acceptance ;)</p>

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<p>haha thanks yeah 18%!!! </p>

<p>yeah gpa pretty much screwed me over especially honors chem and AP bio</p>

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<p>Honestly, that GPA makes things very, very difficult. Considering you’re re-taking the SAT, and you didn’t list your present score I’m guessing you’re not too happy with it as it stands. While it’s always possible to see more, most people don’t gain more than 50 points or so on a retake. While I honestly admire the time you spent taking care of your parents, you asked for honesty, and my honest opinion is that you will not get in.</p>

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<p>SAT 2120</p>

<p>Also, out of the 400 students I was the only person to take AP Bio and Honors Pre-Cal Junior Year (AP Bio and Honors Pre-Cal are the hardest classes you can take at my school)</p>

<p>Honors Pre-Cal= Only 12 Students, all Math Team</p>

<p>Gtown is my Harvard</p>

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<p>Is your GC gonna explain about your family problems–you should probably make sure the adcoms know the extenuating circumstances that may have affected your grades.</p>

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<p>Yeah she put that in the rec</p>

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<p>What were your scores on the AP tests you took junior year?</p>

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<p>AP US History 4</p>

<p>AP Psychology 3</p>

<p>AP Bio… bad</p>

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<p>I think that you are an iffy candidate for the top schools you are looking at (I see that you have posted this same question for numerous schools).
Your 2120 SAT if perfectly fine, but won’t knock out anyone at these schools’ admissions offices. Your GPA is unimpressive, as are your junior year AP scores.
Bottom line: keep your expectations in line but go for your dreams; you’ve got nothing to lose and it is always possible that you might come out a winner. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thank you</p>

<p>WCASParent</p>