Do I have any chance at Georgetown?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am incoming senior (female) living in Pennsylvania with a 3.82 unweighted and a 4.23 weighted GPA, I should have around a 4.5-4.6 during senior year. I have taken 3 AP classes so far, and 4 AP tests scoring 4’s and 5’s. After senior year I will have 9 AP tests, maybe 10. I scored a 29 on my ACT and am going to take it two more times after I finish my prep course, with the hopes of scoring a 32-33.

I am in National Honors Society, organizing the Red Cross winter blood drive and acting as program liaison to the Humanitarian Club, organizing our school’s summer food aid program, I am co-chair of our mini THON committee. I am also editor for the yearbook, and president of our Humanitarian Club. I have been involved with the academic team for 3 years, Humanitarian Club for 4, Yearbook for 3, and our school’s newspaper for 2 years.

I have been an ordained deacon at my presbyterian church since freshman year and have participated in 3 mission trips, I participate in organizing Vacation Bible School and other youth ministry programs. I also have been involved in club fencing for 5 years.

Do I have a chance at Georgetown, I understand that it’s definitely a reach with my test scores and GPA?

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I think that you have a great chance. If you can get that ACT up, you have it made. Georgetown is quite service oriented; I think that your leadership in various service activities gives you a leg up on other applicants. Have you taken the SAT? You may score better on that test. Good luck! Hope this helps.

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I think you have a great chance, even with your current ACT I think with good essays they may see past it. (But obviously it wouldn’t hurt to get it up) Best of luck!

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Thank you so much! I’ve been really nervous about my test scores hindering my ability to get into Georgetown, so that is comforting. I have been studying quite a bit so hopefully they’ll go up. I took the SAT originally and did not do well. I apparently can do well on AP tests yet the SAT is another story.

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No problem. I really hope it works out for you. I am going to apply there as well—maybe we will cross paths! Haha! Good luck (: