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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**
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Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
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Other
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Intended Major:
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Country (if international applicant):
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Ethnicity:
Gender:
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Reflection
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Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted:
General comments:
Decision: Accepted
School: School of Foreign Service
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1430 (720 Math / 710 CR)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Just took one, 710 on Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/98
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4) US Gov (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Swahili / IB Economics HL / IB Physics HL / IB Geography HL / IB Spanish HL
Senior Year Course Load: All the above IB’s + AP Calculus BC and DE International Relations
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None that were like international level
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper / Stock Market Club (President) / A bunch of other small things
Job/Work Experience: Intern at US Embassy overseas (HUGE help I think since I applied SFS)
Volunteer/Community service: United Nations Volunteer in Slums in East Africa (Another big help)
Summer Activities: Not much, just visited family
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-Essay about extracurricular (10/10) (Talked about working in the slums in East Africa every weekend)
-Essay about me (8/10) (Wrote about interdisciplinary study at Georgetown)
-Essay about current issue (9/10) Connected my personal experience with those around me being in such extreme poverty in East Africa
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: (9/10) From Econ teacher, he likes me and was involved in my volunteerism in the slums.
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: (8/10) Not generic but not super unique either.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes but paid for by NROTC
Intended Major: International Political Economy
State (if domestic applicant): Texas (Resident overseas)
Country (if international applicant): East Africa
School Type: Small Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really
Reflection
Strengths: Essays for sure. Test scores were around average, unique background, 100% scholarship.
Weaknesses: I did not put ridiculous amounts of time into this application. I just made sure to come off genuine in my essays.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UT Austin
General comments: Good luck to everyone else! I’m not sure if I’ll end up at Georgetown but if I do I look forward to meeting all of you. Best of luck in the application process!
DECISION: DEFERRED!
School: School of Foreign Service
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1320 (680 Math / 640 CR)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 670 Bio / 610 M1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA: N/A: 4.03 at the time, it’s higher now.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/80
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3) Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Micro (the only APs my school offers…)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few regional/local/school awards, nothing international.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN SG, President of Drives, President of Book Club, President of Poetry Club, Co-head of Debate, Founder of Tutoring Program
Job/Work Experience: Summer camp work in 2016, cashier in 2014
Volunteer/Community service: Several visits to refugee camps
Summer Activities: Nothing special
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-Essay about extracurricular (Talked about being the head of my Ramadan committee, giving iftars to orphans in refugee camps)
-Essay about me (10/10) (I LIKED THIS ONE SO MUCH IT HAD REALLY GOOD VOICE)
-Essay about current issue (7/10) Talked about refugee crisis in Jordan which is really relevant to where I live
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: (10/10) From Micro and psychology teacher, it was really really really good
Teacher Rec #2: (8/10) Didnt see it but she likes me alot
Counselor Rec: (10/10) Probably the best one shes ever written
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: HE WAS SO MEAN AND KEPT CUTTING ME OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SENTENCES AND I HAD ANXIETY AND I STILL THINK ABOUT HOW SCARED I WAS AND THE INTERVIEW WAS LIKE MONTHS AGO…
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Culture & Politics
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Jordan
School Type: Small Private
Ethnicity: White, Middle Eastern
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 102k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM…nothing else lol
Reflection
Strengths: EC’s big time, Recommendations, Essays(ish).
Weaknesses: Standardized test scores…dude I HATE COLLEGE BOARD. Interviewer screwed me over by not letting me talk. He was mean and grumpy throughout…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred because of test scores obviously and lack of AP’s. I couldnt indicate that my school doesnt offer more than 3 AP’s and my interviewer didnt let me lol.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nothing yet.
General comments: Good luck to all!!! I guess I just wasn’t fit for Georgetown, lol. I’m hoping that this was for the best. Don’t dwell people!
@tsage123 ^^
Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT 34
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank 4 0f 260
AP Numerous 4’s:
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s and 1 honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars NHS VP, Captain Varsity Golf, Peer Mentor:
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 250 hrs plus
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Recs had to be very good
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Pre med
State NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity:
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, ACT, Recs, I have worked hard and treated people with compassion and kindness my whole life. The teachers in my school saw that through 4 years of watching me. I’m sure they supported me
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Notre Dame, waiting on Princeton and Harvard
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (CR 770 / M 720)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 800 US History, 770 Biology M, 760 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Weighted GPA: 4.06
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History 5, AP English Lang 5, AP Biology 4, AP Photography 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Literature, Painting
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, some small school awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim team (varsity captain), National Honors Society (Secretary), National Art Honors Society (Publicity Chair), National Spanish Honor Society (Silver Medallist), Girl Scouts, Women’s Empowerment Club (Treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard and Swim Instructor for past 4 years, internship at law firm this summer, worked at photography studio 2 summers ago
Volunteer/Community service: nothing more than clubs above
Summer Activities: working!!! also did Georgetown American Politics Institute for a week which was AMAZING highly recommend to any underclassmen!!
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 honestly i think this is what got me in
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10, we’re really close but class wasn’t too challenging
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10, really tough class but my favorite, he liked me
Counselor Rec: 9/10, very smart guy and we’re close
Additional Rec: none
Interview: I’m a super nervous person but I think I came off as a normal but very passionate? Also I had a lot to talk about for the why Georgetown question
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Government
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: interest in the school, essays, sat (maybe?
Weaknesses: low gpa, no hooks, no great ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my essays were creative, specific, and generally well written. lol that sounds like im bragging but i honestly thought i wouldn’t get in…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted at McGill and Xavier, applied to a bunch more but I’m def going to gtown!!!
General comments: SO SO HAPPY!!!
Accepted
Objective
SAT I: 1380 composite, 680 M, 710 R
ACT (breakdown): 30
SAT II: Not great, some in mid 500s ranging to high 600s
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 44/480 (top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (3), AP US History (3), AP English 11 (4), AP Pre-calc AB (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, School Writing Center
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross-Country Runner, School Play, School Musical, Drama Club, It’s Academic, Chorale (section leader), NHS, National English, Spanish, and Math Honor Societies
Job/Work Experience: Ice cream vendor over the past two summers, Intern at Georgetown University Center of Human and Childhood Development last summer
Volunteer/Community service: Member of Student Sharing (a school-run club that does local community service), Stream-Watchers (monitor and restore local streams)
Summer Activities: attended the Gifted and Talented Maryland Summer Center for the Arts for three years, attended NSA-sponsored event at University of Baltimore to promote cyber-security
Essays:
Why Georgetown Essay: (10/10) Wrote about how I grew up with GU, as my step-dad has worked there for the past 10 years, and how ever since I was a kid I have been looking to GU as a model for the values and characteristics that I should possess. How GU is a part of my life that will always stay with me.
Essay about me: (9/10) Wrote about how pushing hay bales through the alleyways of an Italian Hilltop village, and the way that it allowed me to connect with the locals, has inspired me to devote my life to combatting Xenophobia
Extracurricular: (7/10) Wrote about my love for theatre, and that I love to perform as the comedic relief because it is one of the simplest ways to improve the days of complete strangers
Teacher Recommendation: Both seemed to be solid
Counselor Rec: Also Solid
Interview: Really wonderful, there was always some sort of conversation, really sweet interviewer!
Other: Step-dad is a department chair at GU, and students with family faculty members have much higher chances
Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: 100k?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection
Strengths: Family Faculty members, GPA, Internship at GU, Essays, close relationship with my teachers and good conversational skills for my interview
Weaknesses: SAT II weren’t good
Why I think I got accepted: Students with family members who are faculty get a better boost than Alumni students do, My internship made my essays and application seem more genuine. Essays helped a lot. I honestly am completely blown away and I wasn’t expecting to get accepted EA! Best of luck to all of you!!!
Decision: Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (710 CR, 800 W, 660 M) --> I bet this is what hurt me
ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite, 35 superscored
SAT II: 780 US History, 730 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): like 20/380 ??
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human 5, APUSH 5, AP Lang 5, AP French 5, AP Micro 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, AP Macro, Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics (Captain), Choir/ Jazz Choir/ District Choir/ All-State Choir, Literary Magazine (Editor), Scholastic Bowl, Foreign Film Club (President), NHS, French Honor Society (President), Rho Kappa History Honor Society (President), NEHS, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
Job/Work Experience: I work at Rita’s Italian Ice
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of volunteering at the library each summer, 200+ hours of volunteering with a caving Girl Scout organization, hours from honor societies
Summer Activities: working, volunteering at the library, French Governors School for 3 weeks before junior year, Girls State before senior year, HOBY VA in sophomore year
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9.5/10, really solid, I tried to show how I was unique/ passionate
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, my APUSH and AP Human teacher writes the most amazing rec letters, I loved her class and know her super well
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10, my French teacher, we’re really close, and I’m really involved in French at my school
Counselor Rec: 7/10, lol honestly I doubt it was that personal
Additional Rec:
Interview: I thought it was okay, and I thought it went pretty well.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: idk?? Anthropology?
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: courses, extracurriculars, ACT, essays
Weaknesses: SAT, only 2 SAT subject tests, class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere yet–I hear from Fordham later today!
General comments: I’ll admit it; I’m pretty disappointed. I know that I still have another shot, but this has unfortunately really stunted my self-confidence in this whole process. I feel a bit as if I’m aiming too high, especially considering my class rank. I know that college admissions can often seem to make no sense, and it stinks that you never really know what a college is looking for. I feel like my class rank was what hurt me, and I don’t know how holistic Georgetown is. Regardless, congrats to those who were accepted, and good luck to those who are still waiting!
Decision: Accepted
School: Georgetown College
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (750 Math / 720 CR) 2200 (750 Math / 720 CR/730 Writing)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 790 Math II, 740 US History, 730 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 UW
Weighted GPA: 4.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov. and Politics (5), US History (5), World History (5), Lang and Comp. (5), Psych (5), Chemistry (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Biology, AP Chinese, and Wind Ensemble Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended Scholar for National Merit and AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano since 1st grade, drumline and marching band, orchestra pit for theater; National, Math, Social Studies, and Tri-M Music Honors Society (Officer for Music Honors Society), Church Youth Group (Officer), Mock Trial
Job/Work Experience: Summer Intern for the Department of Defense
Volunteer/Community service: Play piano for a hospital every week and volunteer at my church’s VBS every year
Summer Activities: Marching band camp, Internship, and VBS for church
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-I wrote most of my essays the day the application was due 10/10 do not recommend, I don’t really remember what I wrote about I think it was music?
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec:10-I knew my math teacher really well and she’s super nice so I think she wrote a good recommendation 
Counselor Rec: 8?-My counselor is also very sweet and I think that recommendation was probably good too.
Interview: I was pretty nervous at my interview, but the interviewer was nice! I don’t know if it was a good or bad interview tbh XD
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: I procrastinated on the application and my essays were probably pretty bad. Also, idk if my interview was good or not.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I started the application on June 2 last year around when it first came out. I think Georgetown really likes it when you show interest:) Try to meet all their suggestions like 3 subject tests and stuff.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My next decisions aren’t coming out until January/February
General comments: I kind of freaked myself out by reading through these college confidential threads and was convinced I didn’t get in._. don’t do that. Good luck to everyone who is going to apply!
Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (690 CR) (710 M)
ACT (breakdown): 29 composite
SAT II: 730 (Bio E), 700 (Bio M), 640 (Chem)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/250
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), Lang (4), Euro (4), Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s, 1 Honors, 3 Dual Enrollment
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cure Finders (president - raise money for cancer research), Academic games (VP- 4 year national qualifier), Science Olympiad, Girl Scouts, NHS, French Club (co-founder/co-president), apprenticeship at a local hospital, soccer (3 yr letterman), track
Job/Work Experience: waitress at a diner for 2 1/2 years
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer through girl scouts and NHS
Summer Activities: working, soccer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): okay probably (7/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: (10/10) he knows me from class and a club I lead and he really likes me
Teacher Rec #2: (8/0) knows me from class, a club, and track and has known me for years
Counselor Rec: (7/10) he likes me but doesn’t really know me on a personal level
Additional Rec:
Interview: (8/10) I thought it went pretty well, she seems really impressed with my extracurriculars. I’m kinda awkward but I tried to seem interested (I am, obviously) so idk if I came on too strong or fake? not my intention but ya know
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
Intended Major: premed
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
Reflection
Strengths: extracurriculars
Weaknesses: SAT’s, recommendations
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wish I would have put more time into my essays. I tried to be creative but I didn’t have anyone look over them. I think I had a little too much confidence in myself. I think my SAT’s really hurt me because they aren’t that high. Probably should have gotten a different teacher for my second letter of recommendation.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to University of Pittsburgh, waiting on UVa
General comments:
I’m really upset because Georgetown is my top school. I wish I would have gotten in, but I knew my SAT’s weren’t good enough. I’m taking my SAT’s again, so I hope to get a higher score. I think I might apply to NYU because I don’t really want to go to Pitt. I keep thinking there was more I could do; just really disappointed.
My son was deferred as well. SAT 1510, ACT 34, top 10% class, 1st chair trumpet player, 4.0 GPA, great recommendations… he’s a bit discouraged as well… Taking 5 AP classes now, took AP calculus as a sophomore… not sure what happened.
@kellogs17 aw theres still more you can do!! submit supplementary materials like an essay retake your SAT or do another subject test or get another rec letter. you still have a chance in RD why not just do everything you possibly can
Decision: Accepted
I applied to the School of Nursing and Health Studies
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (730 CR, 720 Math)
ACT (breakdown): 29, but didn’t send
SAT II: 670 Biology-E, 700 U.S. History, 650 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3-Euro. 4-Envir. Science, U.S. Gov’t, Biology. 5-Psychology, Art History, Calc BC, U.S. History.
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Physics I, AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Human Geo, Personal Finance & Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, AP Calc BC Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President), bunch of other honor societies and clubs, 4 years of varsity softball (captain), travel ball, piano composition and playing, lots of volunteer work. I am really invested in lots of things that I love!
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Podiatrist office since summer after freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at SPCA for 2 years, got 50+ hours. Also volunteer at a free clinic, again 50+ hours.
Summer Activities: Travel softball, varsity softball, piano composition.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would give them an 8, I think they definitely sounded like me. The one where I detailed why I wanted to major in International Health was very good since I related it back to my medical issues and my work at the free clinic. For my personal statement I wrote about the time no boys would pick me in gym class even though I was super athletic and to prove it to them I pitched (softball) to one of them and nailed him in the place men don’t like to be hit.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Never read, but two of my favorite teachers that I love very much and know all about my life! I trust that they wrote awesome ones, they think of me very highly.
Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher, I helped start a program for freshmen with her.
Teacher Rec #2: History teacher, got 5s on his AP tests.
Counselor Rec: Generic probably, did mention that I am one of the best students he has ever seen come through the school though.
Additional Rec: Nope
Interview: Very sweet man, however he graduated in the 60s so I knew more about Georgetown than he did! I have had many interviews in my life and have been told that I interview very well.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Ohhhh yeah
Intended Major: International Health
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, about 1000 kids
Ethnicity: White af
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 80K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, GPA, letters of rec, interview
Weaknesses:SAT IIs could have been higher
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to make my voice come through in my application, I am a tiny little bubbly person and that definitely showed
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Have only heard back from Georgetown yet, still waiting to hear back from UVA, Richmond, Princeton, Emory, Cornell, and Hopkins!
General comments:
Beyond happy to get into Georgetown! One of my top choices for sure. Proof that you don’t need to ace tests to get into top schools! Don’t stress yourself out looking at everyone’s impressive stats, everyone has unique strengths and colleges know that!
Decision: Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (old), 1430(new)
ACT (breakdown): 31
SAT II: bio-700, chem-670, math 2: 640(horrible I know… I retook this month)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no clue probably around 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.38
Rank: 13/332
AP : didn’t submit these with my application but: 4 Bio, 4 apush, 4 lit, 3 chem, 3 lang, 3 world
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: College Calculus 2, AP Physics C, Honors Spanish 4, AP Computer Science, AP GP, Honors Anatomy and Physiology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, perfect attendance entire life(xD), local community service award, soccer team won regional section 3 years in a row.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: High school soccer 4 years(2 years JV captain), NHS 2 years, Chemistry Club (founder/President) 3 years, Spanish Club (Treasurer) 4 years, Community Action Program 4 years, Academic Quiz Team 3 years, recreational basketball, self-teaching Spanish/Italian.
Job/Work Experience: USSF Grade 8 referee, local soccer club employee
Volunteer/Community service: soccer club camp coach, local food distribution, and organize elementary school events.
Summer Activities: money made these fairly low quality compared to most of which I have read, but: I organize summer recreational soccer games in my community, and this summer I spent a lot of time with Spanish, and I have spoken to many native spanish speakers through Skype, etc. to improve my speech/comprehension.
Essays: 7 at worst-10 at best… I have received compliments for my writing, so I don’t think they could have been bad… I guess if I didn’t connect with the admissions officers they would be around a 7/8.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Counselor: 8/10, she’s new this year, but whenever I showed her my resume and my schedule she seemed impressed with me and I’d assume she sent something decent, I hope.
Spanish Teacher: (9.5/10), She had me for 2 years at the highest level of Spanish offered in my school. I received near perfect grades each year; she loves me.
AP Chem teacher: (9.5/10), She also had me for 2 years; I was one of her favorite students, got straight A’s in her class, and I’m the President of the Chem Club she sponsors, so we are pretty close. I expect she wrote something very good.
Additional Rec: N/A I didn’t know this was an option???
Interview: (8/10), It lasted an hour and I am very personable. I was a little nervous, but it didn’t affect how I performed. Although I was enthusiastic and such, we didn’t have anything noticeable in common. She was a sociology major who grew up rich xD, I am a low-income guy who is majoring in Chemistry/Spanish. She did compliment me on my answer to the question: “What do you offer Georgetown”, though. I guess I didn’t shine enough for a raving advocation xD
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Spanish (FLL) and double intent (Biochem) with Med school intent checked.
State: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none. just a privileged white male here 
Reflection
Strengths: idk. nothing? maybe my LoRs and self-instruction of foreign language…
Weaknesses: standardized testing put me in their median range aka not good enough for EA, subpar interview, poor luck.
Why you think you were deferred: my weaknesses weren’t easily overlooked unfortunately…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UPITT, RMU, Calvin College, OSU, and Purdue (These are all safeties)
General comments: IDK, I guess I wasn’t expecting an acceptance today, but it still stings a bit. Georgetown is my #1, I hope that I will be accepted regular decision, but that %10 acceptance rate makes me cringe…
Also I didn’t take the Subject test for spanish because I wanted to wait until the end of the year… I guess it would be smart to take it in January so they can see what I know.
Decision: Accepted
Accepted to Georgetown College FLL program
I want to write this because I want to show everyone stats doesnt define who you are and your chance of getting in. I was sooo anxious (especially after reading all the college confidential). I am not a perfect student at all and many other students here are so much better than me in terms of stats. But I still got in!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): superscore 1510 (R730, M780), took twice, both around 1450, but much higher superscore
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: Math 2 800, Physics 700, Latin 590 (yes I got in majoring in linguistics with this test score)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67??? my school doesn’t calculate gpa and we have a weird system. I was so worried about my gpa since I think it’s pretty low (and in fact it is pretty low)
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesnt rank. but i m definitely not no. 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): calc bc 5, apush 4, physics 1 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: latin IV, ap chem, ap bio, english, an independent study on multivariable calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national latin exam silver, ap scholar, international calligraphy gold in 2007 (yes i think i wrote this), a second prize of a research project from a state
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a founder of an app (basically a non-profit, sort of influential for a high schooler), the research project i mentioned above, no talents at all in terms of doing sports but tried several in high school, I wrote reading as one of my activity, piano for 10+ years but have no prizes and never really perform, cello for 1+ year, model congress, model UN, robotics, yearbook, some other minor ones i dont remember
Job/Work Experience: keep working for my app
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer for after school care and babysitting
Summer Activities: my research
Essays (rating 1-10, details): i wrote my georgetown essays a while ago but the night before the deadline I was like these essays were awful so I rewrote all of them. Submitted 10 minutes before they were due. I thought they were pretty good when I submitted, but thinking back now I think they can still be improved.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: math teacher, dont know
Teacher Rec #2: dont know
Counselor Rec: dont know
Additional Rec:
Interview: my first interview. I was sooo nervous and was literally shaking. We talked for around 1 h and my interviewer seemed to be quite interested in what I was saying.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: linguistics and math
State (if domestic applicant): md
Country (if international applicant): china
School Type: private
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: personality lol?
Weaknesses: everything else? dont know
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: personality?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General comments:
To be honest Georgetown’s offer means a lot to me. All schools I m applying are schools I want to go (princeton, uchi, mit, etc.), so they are pretty much all reach for me. Yes I didnt apply for any safety. So admitted by georgetown means I don’t have to apply to safety schools I don’t really like or I don’t really want to go. It means I might be a better person than I think I m.
My advise to everyone reading this comment: be who you are and be brave. Dont hold yourself back at anytime. Do whatever you think you will do if you weren’t afraid. Dont worry about what everyone else is saying about reach and safety.
(I literally had a fight with one of my best friends at that time about this because he thought i shouldnt do my college application like this. And I stopped talking to him since then since I thought he in fact didn’t know who I really am even though we were that close.)
Aim for the stars, but your goal is behind that.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 math, 800 chem, 680 ush
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Weighted GPA: 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): micro/macro 5, chem 4, calc bc 5, ush 4, world 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap stat, ap euro, ap physics 1,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ap scholar with distinction, Placed #4 in New Jersey for Japanese proficiency in National Japanese Exam, Letter of Commendation from NMSP for outstanding performance, Japanese NHS
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Japanese club( 1yr VP, 2yrs President), contributing writer for chinese american student newspaper distributed to local chinese super markets, school literary arts magazine(Public Relations Manager), published artist who was featured in a gallery and won multiple awards, school’s annual Asian Festival(organizer)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: fundraised for the make a wish foundation, Board member and tutor of school community service tutoring center
Summer Activities: 6 week foreign exchange program in Japan
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10s. I had vivid imagery, lots of voice, and a lot of people complimented me on them. My passion for the school definitely shone through. I wrote about my exchange for the first, my passion for art in the second, and for the why Gtown one I talked about Jacks crew, their Jesuit ideals, their Walsh Mcdonough joint program, etc.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 7. math teacher found me amusing and I worked hard in his class.
Teacher Rec #2: 10. Japanese teacher had me for all 4 years, was advisor of my club, even once thanked my mom for giving birth to me.
Counselor Rec: 7. It wasn’t anything special.
Additional Rec:
Interview: REALLY GOOD. My interviewer transferred to Georgetown undergrad and went to law school there as well and I told her thing about Georgetown that she didn’t even know. She was impressed by my activities and even said that I seemed like a perfect fit for Georgetown. kinda awkward at the end since I didn’t realize that I was the once who was supposed to leave and awkwardly stayed for a few minutes.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah but don’t think I’ll really get any
Intended Major: International Business
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: not sure. ~230,000 maybe?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: I was really concentrated on Japanese and Art. Submitted an Art Portfolio. Really good interview. essays, standardized tests were pretty good,
Weaknesses: recommendations(besides the Japanese teacher one) werent anything special,
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere yet
General comments: The anticipation for this decision killed me!
Decision: Deferred
School Applied To: SFS
Objective:
-SAT I (breakdown): 1380 total (750 Evidence Based Reading and Writing, 630 Math, 36 Reading, 39 Writing)
-ACT (breakdown): 33 (36 Reading, 35 Science, 26 Math, 36 Grammar)
-SAT II: none
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
-Weighted GPA: 4.90
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
-AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 Biology, 5 English Language, taking CompSci, English Lit, and Spanish this year.
-IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
-Senior Year Course Load: Honors Calculus, AP CompSci, Gov and Econ, Honors Physics, Business, AP Spanish, Neuroscience
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): First place in state at DECA
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (head of several committees), Fun Without Drugs (largest club on campus, head of Art department), NHS, DECA, Editor of school newspaper, writer on student-founded paper, varsity swimming
-Job/Work Experience: Summer internship as a research assistant at a local college, researching why foster youth don’t make it through post-secondary education
-Volunteer/Community service: Spanish tutor, Writing tutor, Volunteer at library, Assistant at Town Hall
-Summer Activities: previously mentioned internship, highly elite writing camp at top-rated art school
-Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 Common App Essay (I talked about how writing lets me establish my own identity as a triplet), 7/10 Georgetwon essays (I wrote about my involvement in student council, a narrative essay about trying to make wings with my brothers when we were little, and my desire to end the stigma surrounding mental health)
-Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 (highly cynical English teacher who also loves how cynical I am)
Teacher Rec #2: 5/10 (I made a huge mistake in picking a teacher who hates me and who class I got a C in)
Counselor Rec: 9/10 (She’s the best)
Additional Rec: 5/10. I don’t know why I chose this person, we hate each other.
-Interview: 6/10. It’s not that it went particularly poorly, I just don’t feel like I made an impression. Also, the interviewer knew my Dad while they were at Georgetown together, so he talked more about that than anything else.
Other
-Applied for Financial Aid?: no
-Intended Major: International Politics
-State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina
-Country (if international applicant): n/a
-School Type: public boarding, highly selective, STEM focused
-Ethnicity: white
-Gender: female
-Income Bracket: $100,000+
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): triplet, lived in Ireland, legacy
Reflection
I’m very bummed out about this result, and I’m trying not to let it get to me too much. This isn’t a very encouraging start to the college process. I’ll definitely be taking SAT Subject Tests in January and sending in a letter of continued interest to hopefully beef up my application a little more.
Strengths: Weighted GPA, ACT score, essays
Weaknesses: SAT Score, no SAT II tests, Teacher rec #2, essay about activity I’m most involved in, interview (maybe)
Why you think you were deferred: I think it was probably because of a lack of SAT Subject Tests.
Where else have you heard back from: Accepted to Clemson University and Trinity College Dublin. Also applied to UChicago, Northwestern, Dartmouth, UVA, William and Mary, and Pomona College.
Decision: Deferred
School Applied To: SFS
Objective:
-SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (770 Math and 730 Reading) -ACT (breakdown): N/A
-SAT II: none
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
-Weighted GPA: 4.60
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
-AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH 5 Government 5 Spanish Lang 5 Euro 5 AB Calc 5 English Lang 4 World 4 Spanish Lit currently taking Comparative Gov, Stat, English Lit, and Psych
-IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Gov, AP Stat, AP Psych, AP Lit, Global Issues, Technology, Honors Band
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar (does this count?)
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Baritone first chair), Boy Scouts (Eagle, Chaplain’s Aide, Order of the Arrow), XC and Track (Captain and Team #1)
-Job/Work Experience: Cub Scout Day Camp
-Volunteer/Community service: Spanish tutor, History tutor, work on Eagle scout projects, Potomac Appalachian trail club
-Summer Activities: scouting
-Essays (rating 1-10, details): Essays (8.5/10) Wrote about immigration, the loss of my grandmother and her impact on me, and rags to riches story in terms of running
-Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 7/10 (English teacher who may have been a little too honest about me)
Teacher Rec #2: 7.5/10 (Probably not very special but the guy loves me)
Counselor Rec: 6/10 (Doesn’t know me well enough)
Additional Rec: n/a
-Interview: 10/10. Interviewer absolutely loved me. She brought up two different articles she had read that I also had read and that struck her as me being educated and well informed.
Other
-Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
-Intended Major: International History
-State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
-Country (if international applicant): n/a
-School Type: public, top 50 nationwide
-Ethnicity: hispanic
-Gender: male
-Income Bracket: $100,000+
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): born in south america, legacy
Reflection
I am a little discouraged by this and now have shaken up what other schools I will be applying to early. There is the rumor that Georgetown doesn’t accept legacy kids early but who knows (anybody want to confirm or deny)? Hopefully my subject tests will push me over the top (750 math 2, 790 spanish, unknown world)
Strengths: Weighted GPA, SAT Score, Interview
Weaknesses: No subject tests, recommendations
Why you think you were deferred: Might be the legacy thing or it might be the subject test thing or maybe I just wasn’t as good as I thought I was.
Where else have you heard back from: Nowhere
Should I feel as shocked as I am about not getting in? Please help
Decision: Accepted School of Foreign Service
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 superscore (770 CR/760 W/680 M)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 780 USH, 680 Math I, 690 Math II, 650 & 640 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 or 3.9 ish
Weighted GPA: school doesn’t calculate
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I was Cum Laude so at least top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Language (5), Human Geography (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Biology, AP Spanish, Honors International Relations, East Asian Studies, various arts classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude, AP Scholar, 3x Silver Medal on National Spanish Exam
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): founder & leader of mental health awareness club, leader of amnesty (been a member for past 3), editor in chief of student newspaper, theatre all 4 years of high school
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: infrequent
Summer Activities: educational camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details): probably 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 IR teacher, loves me
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 APUSH teacher, probably very good
Counselor Rec: 7-8/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: 10/10 he grilled me for like 90 min and wrote a very extensive report
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: International Politics
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: white
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none!
Reflection
Strengths: my genuine passion for IR definitely came through, and my rec writers knew me very well
Weaknesses: math test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea! I was expecting a deferral
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere else yet!
General comments: Just so excited that Georgetown accepted me still in shock