<p>I'm so nervous! I have really unique credentials and would like to hear outside opinions.</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA 3.0 (not good, I know)
SAT 1530/1600 ( 800 M, 730 CR)
My interviewer said "i will do everything I can to get you in Georgetown" so how much does the alumni report really matter? I hope it means a lot</p>
<p>Captain of mock trial
Captain of model un
Varsity volleyball 9,10
Varsity swimming 9,10
Volleyball manager 11,12
Interact club
Chess club
Editor in chief of yearbook club
Prom committee
Catholic high school all four years (Georgetown is a Jesuit univ)</p>
<p>I would love to hear comments/thoughts on acceptance. Georgetown is my first choice, thanks.</p>
<p>Which school are you applying to? Your GPA is WAAAY too low for G’town. I’m on a 3.7 and even that’s considered pretty low. Your SAT scores are amazing though. Is there any particular reason for the low GPA?</p>
<p>Usually the interview doesn’t mean a whole lot in comparison with GPA/class rank (unless it was a disaster). Only a very, very small percentage of kids would have anything around a 3.0 (probably basketball athletes), so I would set my sights more on Regular Decision if I were you. Your SAT score is decent. I think you need rock-solid essays and recommendation to have a shot for RD.</p>
<p>Look, I’m no expert, but your GPA is way too low and I’m not seeing much to make up for it. Your extracurriculars are great, but they’re nothing “special” or “unique”. Now, if there’s an explanation for the GPA dip (for instance, your sophomore year GPA was extremely low because your parents got divorced, you had cancer, etc.) that’s a different story.</p>
<p>Here’s the issue: the most your interviewer can probably do to get you in is write the best evaluation for you (rank you high, etc.). Although that is a good thing, interviews do not have as much weight as GPA, test scores, etc. So you need to realize that your GPA is on the low side and be prepared to have a backup plan just in case. I hope you get in though. Good luck. :)</p>
<p>Per Gtown’s own Common Data Set, the interview is “considered,” not “important” or “very important.” And, rather than a divorce or illness making you a compelling candidate, despite having a 3.0, I’d say it would have to be something pretty extraordinary.</p>
<p>Interviews at Georgetown are a farce. It is a way to placate alumni that want to stay involved. Test scores , GPA , essays , e/c , teachers recs are adcom criteria in that order.</p>
<p>If BU is correct in saying they don’t matten with regard to admissions, they do serve another purpose in weeding out only semi-interested students.</p>
<p>Georgetown is very clear about test scores/grades coming first, and everything else being considered once you reach the numerical bar. They get plenty of applicants who have great recs and interviews in addition to great scores. As much as I wish that the alumni interview thing really worked in your favor, it won’t really help you that much.</p>
<p>^^^ In addition to GPA and test scores, they love high class ranking. Nearly 50% of the the Class of 2015 graduated from HS being ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their graduating classes.</p>
<p>Interviews would have a bearing if they were conducted by admissions staff. Wake Forest and others still conduct admissions staff interviews.
I have spoken with frustrated alumni interviewers who feel that their assessments have little or no bearing in the admissions process.
Alumni interviews may have had weight a few years ago , before the explosion in the number of applications. The down side of low admit rates for the benefit of USNWR ranking is that applications become more of a numbers game of Sat/gpa. 60% of applicants are weeded out before the reading of the application.
This is an issue at many top 50 schools , but most of those schools don’t give false hope to applicants by continuing the interviews.
The race for low admit rates have corrupted the admissions process , encouraging applicants that are clearly long shots for admit to apply. Meanwhile those students grind out applications @ $70 a pop.
Admissions will say that there us no cut off for scores / rank/gpa but that is part of the money grab & application grab.</p>
<p>You are not saying GTown specifically throws away 60% of applications without even reading the essays are you? I’m interested in wheter or not you pulled the 60% number out of thin air and if you were talking about Georgetown specifically. This would surprise me primarily because, and correct me if I’m wrong, Georgetown does not recieve as many applications as the other top schools, particularly becuase of the annoying application process when compared to the common-app schools.</p>
<p>I think anyone who is not somehow affiliated with Georgetown itself, but intent on stating particulars that apply to that school, should acknowledge that in their answers.</p>
<p>No , I’m saying that 55% to 60% of applicants receive cursory review and have a slim to no chance of acceptance. By cursory , I mean a review of less than 10 minutes , a quick read and a quick denial.</p>
<p>If you review admission breakdowns published by Georgetown admissions you will see that the top 9000 (45%) applications by rank and test scores accounted for 3000 (88%) of their accepts.
That would leave over 10,000 applications vying for 400 (12%) of accepts. The last 400 are largely allocated to targeted applicants such as legacies , athletes , and under represented.</p>
<p>You don’t have to be from Georgetown to figure these things out , there is plenty of anecdotal evidence to analyze.
Georgetown does not receive applications in the numbers of HYSP , but applications have grown about 23% over the last 5 years.</p>
<p>I’ll stand by my statements , Alumni interviews are a farce (Gtown issue) and the goal of low admit rates lead to misleading / encouraging applicants to apply that clearly have no chance (top 50 issue).</p>
<p>lookingforward: let me know the next time you see a post from georgetown admissions on this forum. We have anonymous people looking for information and then anonymous reply with facts and/or opinions that are subject to debate and/or criticism.</p>
<p>kradzzzzz- I know for a fact they look at your course rigor and weighted GPA and compare it to other kids at your high school, so if youre GPA is 8 points lower than the salutatorian who is applying to Georgetown, who also is in more AP/honors courses, (my unfortunate situation) they can make a good estimate on your class rank anyway. Keep in mind it asks for the valedictorian’s GPA on the secondary school report as well. That being said, I have no idea how to know if me or you are in the top 9000. One has to assume a large number of applicants barely hit the 25th percentile in test scores or even are slightly below it and apply just for the hell of it.</p>
<p>my gut is telling me that you most likely won’t get in. Your GPA is so far off the grid, and you dont have truly “unique” extracurriculars (i.e. started your own business, running a successful non-profit organization, athlete recruitment, etc.) </p>
<p>but hey, don’t listen to me! you’ve already applied and should know in 31 days</p>