FL female's chances for SFS?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
Location: Central Florida
School: Religious/Parochial (private Catholic school) that usually sends one or two people to Georgetown every year.</p>

<p>Low family income, high need for financial aid</p>

<p>SAT: 2280 total: 800 CR/720 M/760 W, one sitting.
SAT IIs: 740 USH, 700 Lit, 660 Math II</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95 UW, 4.59/4.7 W
Rank: Top 5-10 student out of 260</p>

<p>APs: Human Geography (5), US History (4), English Language (5), US Government, English Literature, French Language, Biology
All other classes are honors, except for mandatory religion classes, which aren't offered at the honors level, & some required art/PE credits.</p>

<p>ECs:
- (9-12) Founded The Justice League, a social justice club that raises awareness around campus about different social issues in our country/world (i.e. Darfurian genocide, poverty in America, violence against women, etc.) We pick a new issue every marking period and get students involved by designing bulletin boards, updating an online blog on the school website, encouraging letter-writing to Congress, etc. Raised thousands of dollars for different charity groups, collect toys for children at Christmas, food for families at Thanksgiving, organized a school effort to raise money for Darfur.
- (9-12) Highly involved member of Drama Club, participate in daily rehearsals that last from 2-3 hours and often weekend rehearsals of 4-5 hours. Have held positions like Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Head of Publicity, Head of Props, etc. Won several awards including the school award for Best Stagehand, district award for Superior Tech.
- (11-12) Student government representative of my class. Vote on school issues, help organize school events, etc.
- (11-12) President of French Honors Society, tutor younger students every week in French.
- (12) Peer Ministry Retreat Team member. Organize religious retreats for younger students, help plan speeches/skits, etc. to help them grow in their faith. Served on Core Planning Team for Sophomore retreat.</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
- National Merit Semi-Finalist
- AP Scholar
- National Honors Society
- National English Honors Society
- Rho Kappa (National Social Studies Honors Society)
- International French Honors Society (President)
- Rotary Club of Orlando Student of the Month, September 2009
- Best Student in French, '06-'07</p>

<p>Essays: Hopefully unique. First about the influence of comedy on my life. Second is about poverty, a global issue I find important, and my ideal solution, microloans.</p>

<p>Interview: Went really well. I had it about a month ago, and my interviewer was really young and sweet. We went to Panera and just chatted about our lives and she told me a lot of great things about Georgetown. At the end, she said that she thought I was the kind of student that they look for in admissions :D (!!)</p>

<p>Hooks: Moved from NJ to FL sophomore year, low income family, Catholic school student, interesting essays.</p>

<p>Other schools:
Yale, Princeton, GWU, Lafayette, Loyola Maryland.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance! :)</p>

<p>Also, would anyone happen to have any information on their financial aid? I've heard different things - that it sucks, that it's excellent, blah blah. It's probably going to be a major factor, if I'm accepted and I don't get enough financial aid, I probably won't be able to go :/</p>

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<p>You have impressive credentials and are a strong candidate.
I would say better than a 50% chance. How much better is tough to say, but you really have a great shot.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Wow, thank you! I really hope my chances are that good, I would love love love to go to Georgetown :)</p>

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<p>I would say a very good chance as well, your essays seem varied and interesting, the one on comedy I’m sure has been a good read for some admission officers. Additionally, the fact that you attend a Catholic school will likely help as well, as the Jesuit adage cura personalis plays a role in determining the character of an applicant and how he/she will fit in at Georgetown. But, admission to the SFS is always ultra-competitive so it is hard to say, but your stats will undoubtedly give you a fighting chance.</p>

<p>Also, if you wouldn’t mind, I’m looking for some feedback/chances on my application as well…I applied to the FLL as a Linguistics major, but I feel as if I’m left in the dark with the whole admissions process! I can’t find any stats about the acceptance rates of the FLL so any comments are welcome :slight_smile:
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