FINAL CHANCES: App is done for Georgetown EA

<p>Reposted from Georgetown forum. Just hoping to get as many responses as possible.</p>

<p>I've posted before with my whole resume, but i wanted someone to take a look at only the info teh admissions officer will see. Please let me know what my chances are. Thanks!</p>

<p>White Jewish Male from NJ</p>

<p>Applying to the College, looking to study Government</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Acivity (Years) (Hours per week/weeks per year) (Position and awards)</p>

<p>Track/XC (4 Years) (18/40) (Varsity Captain, 2005 Coaches' Award)</p>

<p>Religious School (4 Years) (3/40) (Youth Rep. to Religious School Board)</p>

<p>Community Service (4 Years) (2/52) (National Honor Society President)</p>

<p>Performing Arts: Music, Drama (4 Years) (7/40) (Trumpet Player, Actor)</p>

<p>Model United Nations (Last 3 Years) (3/12) (Senior Advisor)</p>

<p>Basketball (First 3 Years) (20/12) (JV Captain, Varsity Letter)</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Accounts Payable Intern (40 hrs/wk for the summer)
Administrative Assistant (3 hrs/wk for two months)</p>

<p>Skills and talents:
I wrote about participating and succeeding in the televised NJ Challenge trivia program and my success in community service projects ($1000+ a year for teh past 7 years raised for National Multiple Sclerosis Society and my partcipation in a group that collects, stores, and delivers donated medical equipment)</p>

<p>On the list of activities which must be check marked, i checked:
Basketball
Cross Country
Track
Band or Orchestra
Dramatics
Other Musical Organization
Volunteer Work, Community Action, Tutoring
Youth Religious Group
Model United Nations
National Honor Society
Radio or Television Production</p>

<p>and specified these other activities:
Trivia Team
Religious School
Summer Camp/Travel Programs</p>

<p>my three most important were: Track, Religious School, Volunteer Work (in that order)</p>

<p>For the most significant extracurricular:
i wrote about how succeeding at track boosted my confidence to a level of success not previously achieved, and how my current condition (serious back injury) has forced me to give up competeing, yet i remain team captain as i mentor younger runners</p>

<p>For the first essay:
I wrote about how dealing with my mother's disability has given me great responsibility and made me accustomed to challenge</p>

<p>For teh second essay:
I wrote about how my town lacks political diversity, and when i visited georgetown there was an abundance of varying opinions and views to explore </p>

<p>(obviously this is oversimplified. im pretty happy with how the essays turned out)</p>

<p>THE NUMBERS:</p>

<p>SAT: Reading 730, Math 770, Writing 700</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Biology 700, Math 800, US History 790</p>

<p>Transcript:</p>

<p>Ninth Grade:
Honors English A
Honors Biology A
World History A
Honors Algebra II A-
French II B
Gym/Heath A/B+
Band A-</p>

<p>Tenth Grade:
Honors US History A
Honors English A-
Honors Pre-Calc A-
French III A-
Honors Chemistry B+
Gym/Driver Ed A/A-
Band A-</p>

<p>Eleventh Grade:
AP Calc AB A+
AP US History A+
AP English Language A+
Physics A+
French IV A-
Gym/Health A-/A
Band A+</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Psychology
AP Calc BC
AP US Government
AP English Literature
Justice & Society
Gym/Health
Band</p>

<p>Class Rank: My school only releases GPA groupings showing a range and how many students are in that range. My class is VERY competitive. TWENTY FOUR students, including myself, are in the top range (3.9-4.52). It can be inferred that I am towards the bottom of that group (my GPA is 4.04).</p>

<p>Other factors:
-Another student from my school is applying with slightly lower test scores but amazing grades and GPA. Would Georgetown accept more than one person from my school or is this a huge obstacle for me?</p>

<ul>
<li>My interview went as well as it could possibly go. The interviewer said i was an "outstanding candidate" and we talked for an hour and a half.</li>
</ul>

<p>-National Merit Semifinalist (224) with Gtown designated as first choice</p>

<p>Thats about it. Any predictions? Thanks.</p>

<p>wow i would say that you are in</p>

<p>Very good chances. Your test scores look excellent, and you have strong ECs. There's no for sure, but I think you're a very strong applicant. Elite schools can take more than one person from a high school; Penn took three from my friend's school last year.</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

<p>I would say you're in. You have solid test scores and your ECs, while not out of this world, are varied and show commitment (and actually show talent, as well). I myself am on the track team all year and don't understand how you have time to do other things. </p>

<p>Good job and good luck</p>

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<p>...anyone??</p>

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<p>I'd say your pretty much in.</p>

<p>thanks everyone for the positive feedback</p>

<p>im still worried that the other person applying from my school may ruin my chaces. they have a 4.35 gpa (our scale is very strange, but this person has all A+'s in academic classes) and mine is a 4.04. The highest in the class is 4.52. Could this damage me as badly as a bad calss rank and ruin my chances?</p>

<p>In, I would assume your class rank is about average, possibly above average for a Gtown applicant. However, every other aspect will stand well above others. Your in, good luck at Georgetown :)</p>

<p>does anyone know for a fact that georgetown ever accepts two students from the same school in early action?</p>

<p>Yes, I've seen cases more than 2 actually. Given, they were all outstanding applicants, as is your situation :)</p>

<p>good! thats great to hear! obviously im still freakin out though....</p>

<p>good luck, I would think you are in also. keep us posted when you find out</p>

<p>thanks, i'll let you know. anyone else?</p>

<p>yea 5 people of the senior class of 234 last year matriculated to G-town</p>

<p>wow thats great. was that in a public school?</p>

<p>anyone else have a prediction?</p>

<p>I think you already have enough predictions saying that "you're in"....</p>