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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1300 Super sco
ACT (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: 660 USH, 670 Lit, 650 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.8
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank. I would guess about 50th Percentile.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (5), USH (5), Micro (5) Macro (5), Euro (4), Psych (4), Lit(4), Lang(3)< Took Cold
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Comp Gov, Rest Dual Enrollment through Nebraska-Omaha and University of Iowa.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective: Mom diagnosed w/ Eye & Brain Cancer end of 8th grade year. Underwent chemo and stem cell transplant throughout my freshman and sophomore years. Dad diagnosed w/ cancer Junior year. This coincided w/ ongoing bullying and harassment during Soph-Junior years. Suffered from depression throughout high school, but did not receive counseling or help until last spring. Since then, all A+'s.
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Mock Trial(Captain)- All State Lawyer 2x
Debate(Captain)-
Sailing(Captain)(ha ha nice pun)- Founded only sailing team in Iowa.
Golf
Job/Work Experience: Sailing Instructor.
Volunteer/Community service: Member of a youth rights organization, only lobbying group for youth in state of Iowa. Philanthropy group, raised over $50,000 in past two years for non-profits.
Summer Activities: Sailing- Compete on Junior Olympic circuit throughout the US.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Personal- 8/10- Sob story about my family hardships
Supplement- 9/10- Sailing and how I became involved.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10- Lit teacher, one of the only ones I know very well, explained GPA and other scores well
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10- Golf coach and Gov teacher. Known him for year’s outside of school, watched me grow up.
Counselor Rec: 7/10- She is new this year, our school would not let me contact my old guidance counselor for reccomendation. Old one helped me through my issues and knew all about me. This one just recited my resume.
Additional Rec: 10/10- Sailor at my yacht club, who I have known for years before I ever became interested in Georgetown is a tenured professor. Not my major area, but it is what I think may have helped.
Interview: 10/10- Turns out he is best friends with my sailing mentor, I have called him several times since our interview and we have written a couple letters. What he proposed as a 1/2 hour interview turned into a two hour long interview. Bonus, he sails, but not very well or very often so we connected over that.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant): IA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Rural Public(160 total)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sailing
Reflection
Strengths: Rec’s, Extra’s, AP’s, Essays
Weaknesses: Obv GPA, Test Scores, Everything Academic
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: No Idea, I am very, very glad I was though. By far my #1 Choice.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Haven’t heard back from anywhere else yet.
General comments:
I have always been the kid who know’s what is going on, but has been limited in terms of GPA. If you are one of the endless people on this forum that has a 7.8 GPA on a 4 scale, relax, anything is possible. Your entire life will not be determined on being accepted or denied from this school or any school, you will be successful. Trust me. I believed in myself and have tried my hardest since breaking my barrier down, and it worked out just fine for me. Write good essays, have a good interview, and BE YOURSELF. Do not think that faking will help you in any way. Trust me, schools will see if you are being honest. I never hid the fact that I have one of the most atrocious GPA’s, I was upfront, explained it and was honest about my life.
Replying for Daughter
Decision: Accepted McDonough School of Business
Objective:
SAT I (OLD) 1540 (780 M, 760 CR)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 790 Math II, 780 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Perfect GPA (All A+'s on transcript)
Weighted GPA: 4.8/4.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/388
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro 5, Micro 5, Eng. Lang., 5, Gov. 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Italian, AP Art History, Accelerated Physics
Major Awards: YMCA Youth Volunteer of the Year, Anticipated Valedictorian, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended Student
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: 4 year varsity swim, state champs (team leader), Model UN Youth Secretariat, Special Olympics Swim Coach, Middle School Math Tutor, Swim for Food Director, CCD Assistant Teacher, HS Fed Challenge, JV Tennis Captain, Italian Club Officer, Student Athlete Leadership Team
Job/Work Experience: Life Guard for last 3 summers
Volunteer/Community service: Frequent, Special Olympics Swim Coach, Math Tutor, Swim for Food, CCD Assistant Teacher
Summer Activities: Work, life guard and travel with family
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Why McDonough essay was really strong, 10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Both 10’s
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 11th grade English teacher, I was her only A+
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10 11th and 12th Math, Knows how hard I work
Counselor Rec:10/10 She really took her time to get to know me and wrote a thorough rec (I of course never saw it, I’m just confident she did).
Interview: 10/10 We really hit if off!
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none! Both parents went to Catholic colleges, not sure if that helped??
Reflection
Strengths: My rank, scores, and genuine passion for the school. I visited a class and wrote about the experience and how I connected with the students. Good community service, from the heart.
Weaknesses: missing one Subject Test but they said for EA it was OK (was going to take third if deferred in Jan.)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rank/Score combo, and my why McDonough Essay was compelling. Also Special Olympics essay was also strong.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted all business programs at: Notre Dame Mendoza, BC CSOM Honors, Penn State Smeal, Indiana Kelley Honors.
General comments: I am so honored and excited. I was so worried because my school doesn’t do well with schools like Georgetown. I could not be happier and am so grateful for this incredible opportunity.
Decision: Accepted - Georgetown College
Replying for Daughter
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): old SAT 2340, Math 740, CR 800, Writing 800
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: Math I 780, English Literature 730, US History 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.21/4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but we think she’s in top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psychology (5), AP US History (5), AP English (5), AP Government and Politics (5), AP Physics (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity tennis (captain), FBLA (president), some other clubs
Job/Work Experience: assistant tennis coach, Kumon tutor
Volunteer/Community service: art center, library, movie theater
Summer Activities: travel, JHU CTY summer camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): one essay is about something she’s passionate about and what she learned from it, the second essay is about tennis, forget about what she wrote for the third one
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: junior year Math teacher, he knows her very well
Teacher Rec #2: junior year English teacher, she’s one of the best students in her class
Counselor Rec: I don’t think she knows my daughter very well personally, but the letter should be still very solid
Additional Rec:coach, strong, the coach has very high opinion of her
Interview: went very well. They found common likes/dislikes and had very pleasant conversation. The interviewer told her at the end that he could see her very successful at Georgetown.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: American Studies
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, test score, strong essay, teacher’s recommendation
Weaknesses: she thinks her extracurricular activities are weaker comparing to other applicants from her school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Strong essays and recommendation letters probably make up for the weaker extracurriculars. As parent, I feel that her essays show her strength/passion is good fit for Georgetown
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Penn State, Boston College Honor Program
General comments: Georgetown is her first choice, she’s really thrilled! For all of you still waiting: don’t give up, a lot of times you’ll find out you are actually better than you thought.
Decision: Accepted - SFS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (took for NMS in Nov.)
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36/36/35/36/33)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 US History, 770 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.06 (out of 4.33)
Weighted GPA: 5.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s (Human Geo, Lang, Bio, US Hist, Psych)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, H-Econ, Gov, Health, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction? NMS Semifinalist?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz bowl captain/president, NHS president, Linguistics Club (founder/president)
Job/Work Experience: Interned at Suicide Prevention Center last summer (paid internship)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer tutor at Village at Ithaca
Summer Activities: Internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personal essay 9, very personal and showed the impact I could make on a community, SFS essay 9, I did a lot of research about inequality in Latin America
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10 - Spanish teacher, has been teaching for 45 years and said I was one of her best students
Teacher Rec #2: n/a
Counselor Rec: 8 - probably pretty good but he met me in September so it probably wasn’t that personal
Additional Rec: 10 - got a letter from the President of United Way and had it undersigned by a bunch of local community leaders
Interview: 9 - had some awkward moments, but we were able to connect about literature and economics and other stuff and I felt good afterward
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
Intended Major: International Economics (though I might switch to IPEC)
State (if domestic applicant): NY (upstate)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, essays, recs
Weaknesses: No hooks
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I tried to connect my essays to Georgetown’s mission about creating inclusive, cross-cultural dialogue and stuff like that while keeping it personal. My recs were also really good.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: George Mason LOL
General comments: i’m so hype
Georgetown does accept legacy students early (my son was accepted EA as a legacy). I’m not sure the legacy carries the same weight as it does in the RD process though.
Decision: Accepted
Georgetown College
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 35 comp
SAT II: Lit 760, Math I 690, US History 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.32
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/27
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Taking hardest classes our high school offers, Calc, 2 Spanish classes, etc. My school offers no AP or Honors classes.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FFA (VP), Boy Scouts (SPL), Golf (Captain), Scholastic Bowl (Captain), Class President, Drama Dept.
Job/Work Experience: Dairy farm
Volunteer/Community service: Eagle Scout, many political volunteer positions, Iroquois County Historical Society
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Essay 1 (10/10): I wrote about my Eagle Project, so the content was important.
Essay 2 (9/10): Was also my personal statement for the Common App, so maybe a little less specific for the college as it could have been.
Essay 3 (10/10): My best essay, I related my desire to study at Georgetown with a very personal experience at an FFA conference in D.C. and also connected other aspects of the University to a very personal level.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: (10/10) My English teacher wrote a very personal and in depth letter.
Teacher Rec #2: (8/10) Math teacher, less personal, but he also touched on my involvement on the golf team.
Counselor Rec: (9/10) I didn’t read it, but I’d imagine it was good.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: It went really good, but for some reason I felt less confident about it than my other ones.
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small, rural public (98 students in HS)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~60000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: My ACT score and GPA were big strengths, as well as my extensive political volunteerism since I am intending to major in Government.
Weaknesses: My SAT II scores weren’t too great, and I was worried that the lack of AP classes would hurt me, even though my school doesn’t offer them.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Probably was helped by being from a small, rural school, where they would want some representation.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted:
Hillsdale College
University of Illinois at Springfield
General comments: I was doubting my ability to get in EA, but I am so happy I did!
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):n/a
ACT (breakdown): 31 (28M 36R 28S 31E)
SAT II: 700 Bio 600 Math 2 490 Latin (Yikes)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Weighted GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 63/712 so top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 (Euro, Bio, Calc, Lang, Lit, Latin, Econ)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AB Cacl, AP Lit, AP Econ Micro and Macro, AP Latin, Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam Gold Medalist, ROTC Scholarship Winner, Coca Cola Scholars Semi Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (President and Founder of School Multi Cultural Club), National Security Language Initiative for Youth summer in Morocco, Footbal, Track, Worked at Homeless Shelter, Worked at refugee center
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Old Navy, Worked at Council on American Islamic Affairs
Volunteer/Community service: Homeless Shelter, Refugee Center, Worked in a hospital in Morocco
Summer Activities: Nsli-y Arabic in Morocco
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 for Personal (wrote about being a quad and how it led to my love for Arabic
Sfs: 10/10 talked about how I experienced racism in the middle East as an African American
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:10/10 Econ loved me, had her for 2 years
Teacher Rec #2:10/10 Bio, she said I had to the potenial to become Sec of State lol
Counselor Rec: 6/10 Didn’t know me at all
Additional Rec:10/10 Nsli-y mentor I love her so much “most driven young man I’ve ever met”
Interview: 8/10 he was a finace major, and he saw I loved int. relations and arabic, but we couldn’t talk much on it because he didn’t know a lot about it.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Culture and Politics
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Ecs, Awards (ROTC Scholarship to Georgetown, Coca Cola Semi finalist)
Weaknesses:Test Scores, lol so bad like WHAT even
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I was unabashedly myself, and didn’t care what anyone else thought
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: OSU (full ride)
General comments: Keep faith ya’ll
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: NHS
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35©, 31(m), 36(e), 35®, 36(s) (1 attempt)
SAT II: 770 (US History), 780 (Chemistry)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.54
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/196
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (4), US History (5), English Language (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP US Government, AP Biology, AP English Literature, Dual Enrollment History and Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit semi-finalist, AP scholar, some school awards (i.e. Chemistry, Spanish, and History student of the year)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science mentorship program (director), medical club (leader and co-founder), school ambassador (committee leader), Science Bowl (team captain), science club (leader), cross country (varsity senior year), NHS
Job/Work Experience: Research internship at local hospital (unpaid, but my work will be published and my abstract was included in my application), summer public health internship with a local NGO in Nicaragua
Volunteer/Community service: center for medically fragile children camp counselor during summer and activity leader during year
Summer Activities: see above
Essays: pretty good, my main essay highlights intellectual curiosity and love of learning as well as my interest in global health, my other essays go into more detail on my global health interest and talk about why Georgetown is a great place to study global health
Teacher Recommendation: should be very strong, one from my AP Chem teacher who is also the faculty adviser for the Science Bowl team, one from my APUSH and AP gov teacher who really likes me
Counselor Rec: also good, my counselor likes me and we talk frequently, she also included quotes from other teachers who like me
Additional Rec: from my research mentor who I have been working with for four years, should be very positive
Interview: really good
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Global Health
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: high numbers, good recommendations, strong, demonstrated interest in global health
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I emphasize my research quite a bit as it is on a global health topic and I have been doing it for four years
Weaknesses: low-ish math score on ACT, no huge awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: probably my ECs and my interview?
General comments: SO excited to have been admitted!!!
Decision: Accepted
School Applied to: College
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1530
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 R, 35 M, 35 S, 35 W)
SAT II: 800 Bio M, 790 US History, 790 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
Weighted GPA: 4.55 (out of 5)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank but top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Chem 5, US History 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP English, Journalism (TA)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (editor-in-chief and political correspondent/TA) (4 years), Programming Club (co-founder, Vice President) (3 years), Political Awareness Club (4 years) (Public Relations, Freshman year), Robotics (programming, social media) (4 years), Advanced Jazz Band (2 years), XC and Track (3 years/Varsity this year), Chai School, Gay-Straight Alliance, 400+ hours of community service
Job/Work Experience: Winter Intern for NH Primary for Hillary Clinton (through McGovern’s office), Theatre (lead in fall play) (2 years), Summer intern with World Farmers, CIT for Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm (3 years)
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours, mostly with Mass Audubon, NHS, and my synagogue
Summer Activities: Internship with World Farmers (refugee assistance organization) and CIT for Drumlin Farm
Essays (rating 1-10, details): About my experience working on this farm since I was a little kid, very personal and tied into what I want to study, but I didn’t love it: 7/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 I have a very close relationship with this teacher and he told me what he wrote
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 I worked with this teacher over the summer, had him for two years in history (where I did very well)
Counselor Rec: 7/10 We didn’t know each other super well because I go to a pretty big public school, but she liked me
Additional Rec: 10/10 Written by the Newspaper advisor, who ADORES me and is an excellent writer
Interview: 9/10 We connected over politics and humanitarian work and talked for two hours until we were kicked out of the library
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Economy
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Mid-large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Scores, LORs, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA, essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was a really good fit and demonstrated that in my essays, but I’m sure there was some luck involved as well.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UVM
General comments: So excited!!!
Decision: Deferred (from SFS)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34 (English: 35, Math: 30, Reading: 36, Science: 35)
SAT II: 760 US History, 660 Math II, 560 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.90
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but my counselor estimates at least top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Government: 5 AP US History: 4 AP Lang and Comp: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, International Relations Honors, Sociology, AP Calc BC, Dual Credit Comp 101 H, AP Psychology, Microbiology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy in French, French Honorary Society Inductee, Illinois State Scholar, AP Scholar, Conference Champions for Badminton
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council for four years (Convention Secretary on the State Executive Board), Women’s Rights Club for two years (President), NHS for two years, French Club for two years, Badminton for three years
Job/Work Experience: I’ve worked at an ice cream store for nearly two years, and currently have an unpaid internship with a community law firm
Volunteer/Community service: I’m in NHS and have had various opportunities through them to volunteer, such as as a math tutor for middle schoolers. I’ve also began volunteering with the ALS Association after my grandpa passed away from the disease.
Summer Activities: I did an exchange program in France last summer, and worked at the ice cream store the past two summers
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’ve always been told that I’m an excellent writer, and I spent many months crafting my essays for Georgetown. In the end, I wrote my activities one about Student Council, and would give it a 7/10. For my personal essay, I wrote about how I’ve eaten PB&J everyday since elementary school and how that helped shape one of my values, since it was pretty unique and I was told it was well-written, I’d give it a 7/10 as well. For my SFS essay, I wrote passionately about women’s rights violations in other countries and how grassroots organizations and the American government can work to solve the issues, because of the passion behind it and the organization and what not, I’d give it an 8/10.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: My APUSH teacher, I never got to read it but I assume it was good because she liked me and I did well in her class
Teacher Rec #2: My Genetics teacher, again I didn’t read it but I believe it was good because of how much I talked to her
Counselor Rec: Since I go to a big school, my counselor doesn’t know me very well beyond my grades so I can’t say much about this
Additional Rec: none
Interview: The interviewer talked a lot about his experiences at Georgetown and I talked a lot about my desire to go to Georgetown and my accomplishments thus far. We talked for about an hour, and I thought it went alright.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Politics
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >$150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores (besides Math and French), grades, rigor of classes, and essays
Weaknesses: The interview was probably my weakest spot, I could’ve done better. He also asked what other schools I was applying to and I feel like sharing that information could’ve been problematic and could have unintentionally showed a lack of interest. I also forgot to send the alum a thank you note 
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: see above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Haven’t heard from anywhere else yet
General comments:
I’m pretty sad I was deferred, Georgetown was my top choice and this is pretty tough to get as my first college decision.
I know they accept plenty of deferred people during RD, so I was wondering if someone could chance my likelihood for getting in in April? Also, how do I go about a letter of continued interest, and what kind of supplemental material can I submit?
Congrats to everyone accepted and good luck to those who have yet to receive their decision!!
Decision: Accepted
School of Nursing
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (780 writing/760 math)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 740 math2 730 bio 740 English
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.993
Weighted GPA: unknown
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): reported only lang5 govt5 euro4
IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
Senior Year Course Load: all APs: Lit., APUSH, Micro, Enviro Science, Latin, Stats
Non-AP: Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none just some latin awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): QuizBowl, tennis team, recycling club, NHS, Spanish honor society, triM music honor society (president of school orchestra)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: school volunteering, growing plants to donate to food pantry, cooking with Jewish group to food pantry
Summer Activities: worked with Medical Examiner last summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7-9 (not sure) I think they were pretty good, I wrote things that were close to me, like why I wanted to be a medical examiner.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
9-ish I think. They really like me and I really like them. I’ve known them for awhile too so that’s nice. One was a latin teacher, the other was my Calculus 3 teacher
Counselor Rec: 6?? I don’t know, he doesn’t like me much so it was probably just boring.
Additional Rec:
Interview: it went SO well. He was so nice and we really clicked. He told me that I was one of the most lively interviews he had that year.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: international health in school of nursing
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: PUBLIC
Ethnicity:White
Gender:FEMALE
Income Bracket:___
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Girl=good at math?
Reflection
Strengths: smell (jk)
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: im awesome, just like you, reader.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted:
haven’t gotten any other results
General comments:
**Decision: Accepted (College) **
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 new (760 cr 780 math)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 800 math II, 780 chem, 760 ush
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.971
Weighted GPA: not sure but probably around 4.3? school doesn’t calculate
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Chem, APUSH, Stats
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: physics, ap calc ab, ap macroeconomics, ap lit, weight training (pe so i can graduate lmao), ta, principles of business (basically microeconomics)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit semifinalist, ap scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club soccer for 6 years, school soccer (captain soph year for JV), commissioner for a major commission in my county, fellow for my current congressman when he was running for congress, JSA (co founder/co president), debate
Job/Work Experience: club soccer coach
Volunteer/Community service: worked at a juvenile court for 3 years, link crew
Summer Activities: debate camp 2 years, summer camp counselor
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
extracurricular: wrote about working in a court, 7/10? didn’t think it was that unique
personal: 8/10 maybe? thought it might be too feminist
why georgetown: 10/10, i thought this was really good, I tried to write about unique parts of georgetown and what I’d bring to the school
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10, From my AP chem teacher that’s known me since sophomore year
Teacher Rec #2: Hopefully 9/10 ish? From my APUSH teacher that I TA for
Counselor Rec: 7-9/10? got the rec from my assistant principal that just came to our school in august so he doesn’t know me that well but he’s really nice and seems like he’d write something good!
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: Started off kind of slow but at the end we really hit it off.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: political economy
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: at a point where i don’t need FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
Reflection
Strengths: ECs showed a clear passion, my essays all tied together even though they were about different aspects of myself
Weaknesses: sat/sat IIs i was told weren’t good enough, and I didn’t have as many ECs as most people I know which I thought would hurt me- I wasn’t really “well rounded”, no big awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I have no idea I’m honestly shocked! I’m definitely unique compared to others at my stem focused school, but at Georgetown, there are a lot of people that want to study economics/public policy/etc. so I didn’t think I’d be unique in the applicant pool.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Haven’t heard back from anywhere yet but 99% sure I’ll be going to Georgetown anyways
General comments:
This was a long and hard road but I’m so excited it led to an acceptance. I had zero expectations for myself but it all worked out in the end! Keep your head up if you got deferred because you’re probably still an incredible candidate and will end up where you belong(: Go Hoyas!
Decision: Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Old SAT: 2240 (700 CR, 740 M, 800 W; 10 essay)… And other lower ones I had to submit…
ACT (breakdown): one 33 composite, one 32 composite (but math scores not so good…)
SAT II: 790 USH, 670 Biology-M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.9 I think, but my school doesn’t use 4.0 scale
Weighted GPA: we do a weird 5.65 scale, so N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/98
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Bio (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Physics I, AP Psych, AP English, AP Calc AB, College Writing (concurrent enrollment URI)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any major ones, but CSPAN StudentCam third prize, RI Scholar Athlete, All-Division, National Spanish Exam awards, etc.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-World Languages Club (Secretary)
-National Honor Society (Treasurer)
-World Languages Honor Society
-Varsity tennis: 4 years
-Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse (VAASA)
-Golf team
Job/Work Experience: 2 summers of bussing at local beach club
Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours per year for NHS; teach CCD at local Catholic church; tutor pre-calc
Summer Activities: working, tennis, etc.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: maybe 8/10… good I think, but sort of weird; about Harry Potter…
Georgetown ones: all 8/10 or so… I thought they were decent
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Spanish teacher for 3 years: 7/10 (it was good, but a little different)
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Algebra 2/Pre Calc teacher: 9/10 (She seems to somehow think that I’m going to get into all the schools I applied to, so I’m guessing her rec was pretty good lol)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I have no idea; probably alright; maybe 7/10
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): RI
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: pretty high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflections: I wasn’t really expecting to get in Early Action, so I’m not too upset. My friend who graduated from my high school a couple of years ago was waitlisted at Georgetown but goes to Harvard (and also got into MIT), so I guess the Georgetown admissions process can be a little unpredictable anyways. Hoping to get in RD!
Strengths: Decent scores (for my most recent SAT) and good grades. I’m also a pretty well-rounded applicant, which I really conveyed throughout my application. I’m also a Catholic, which could help.
Weaknesses: Not really any truly outstanding ECs or achievements, which you kind of need for schools like this. Also, my older test scores are kind of subpar for Georgetown. And maybe my interview was worse than I thought, but I don’t know.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: For the reasons I listed in my weaknesses.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Fordham, Boston College (MCAS Honors Program!!)… No other deferrals, and no rejections
General Comments: Congrats to those who got in, and good luck in the RD round to those who were deferred like me! 
Decision: Accepted
Walsh School of Foreign Service
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1350 (700 Reading, 650 Math)
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: Math 2: 690 Literature: 720 French: 560 US History: 590
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure…probably like a 4.1
Weighted GPA: 4.41
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure…top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calc AB, AP French 5, Adv. Physics Honors, Adv. Drawing, Eastern Cultures Honors, Politics Honors, full year of Theology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Field Hockey (Varsity Captain), STUCO all 4 years (different representatives), NHS, Lacrosse manager
Job/Work Experience: worked at a frozen custard stand for two summers
Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours at a winter camp for kids with disabilities my junior year, 30+ hours (still going on) at a community home for disabled adults
Summer Activities: travelled abroad to France for 2 weeks after Freshman year, something called Missouri Scholars Academy after my sophomore year, Humanities trip after my junior year as a part of a class to Italy, France, and England
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I honestly thought they were going to be like a 6 or 7, seeing as I didn’t have anyone proof read them besides reading them aloud to my mom a few minutes after writing and before submitting
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I would think an 8-10 overall
Teacher Rec #1: not sure, but I think both of my teachers who wrote recs liked me! It helped that one came from my french teacher (for SFS)
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: My counselor read over some of what she had written and it made me sound way better than I actually am haha
Additional Rec:
Interview: Interview seemed to go ok! Lasted about 35 minutes, we bonded over a prayer lol and i thought I was a little awkward but nothing too bad
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: French (and something else)
State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, All girls, about 600 in the school and 116 in my class
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My cousin just graduated from SFS last May
Reflection
Strengths: gpa, summer activities, maybe my recommendations??
Weaknesses: SAT I and II’s hahaahah
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I was not expecting to be accepted AT ALL!! I think I was accepted because I probably seemed well-rounded and interested in things like foreign service
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Notre Dame, BC, Fordham (all accepted EA)
General comments:
Let this show you that you don’t need incredible test scores to get in!!!
@17mgusdo I’d say a 34 is pretty incredible! Congrats though!!
Georgetown College: Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/a
ACT (breakdown): 31, submitted multiple scores to show I have a 32 when superscored
SAT II: 780 on US History (700 on English but I didn’t submit it, I’ll probably retake it now)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Weighted GPA: 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), European History (5), US History (5), English Language & Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP lit, AP Gov, AP Psych, Calc 1 Honors, Stats, Law, Journalism honors, Choir honors, senior leaders (P.E. Program)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Sugarman Award of Academic Achievement for 2 years
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Voices in Prevention (Exec board member), choir board (president), newspaper (managing editor), app development (team leader) NHS, Cross Country, Track, Theatre
Job/Work Experience: Dairy Queen 6/2016-11/2016, babysat an elementary school boy with Autism for 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at food packing places occasionally, nothing too special
Summer Activities: Illini Girls State (circuit court judge)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 or 9? I’m a very strong writer, and the teacher who helps students with their essays told my journalism teacher that my essays were the best that she saw. I put a lot of work into them
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): our school doesn’t let us see the letters but…
Teacher Rec #1: APUSH teacher. We have a very close relationship, as during AP exam prep he met with my friends and I out of class every week to review for over a month. Last week, he asked me to meet with him after school and told me not to despair about the country and to stay committed to poly sci. For that, I think he would write me a very good letter.
Teacher Rec #2: Precalc/ Calc teacher. Though I’ve never received an A in his class, I’ve always worked hard and met with him to retake tests and quizzes. I thought he would make a testament to my work ethic.
Counselor Rec: I’ve formed a great relationship with my counselor. He’s helped me through many personal issues and knows that I have big goals, so I assume he would write a great letter.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: My interviewer and I talked for about an hour and we had a very natural conversation. He was very impressed with my resume and he said he wished the best for me.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): father’s side of the family immigrated here because of war (mentioned in essay)
Reflection
Strengths: extracurriculars, writing style, recs
Weaknesses: stats. I wish they could be a bit higher!!!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: as aforementioned, my stats could definitely better. I perform well in school, except when it comes to math and science. I also think that I should’ve taken more SAT subject tests.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted at the University of Minnesota
General comments: I knew this would be a long shot, so I’m not too upset! I’m hoping that they recognize my strengths in areas that I’m truly passionate about, such as newspaper, history, politics, literature, and leadership.
Decision: Accepted
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1410 (CR 690 M 720)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (Reading 36 Science 36 Math 34 English 35 Writing 23)
SAT II: Chem 690 Bio M 740 Math 2 630 1st sitting, 730 2nd
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/264
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) English Lang (5) History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP English Lit, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball (Captain), Varsity Gymnastics (Captain), Club gymnastics, Best pals, Project Unite (for special olympics), NHS
Job/Work Experience: Gymnastics instructor at YMCA
Volunteer/Community service: Various through NHS, Special Olympics, Peer tutoring
Summer Activities: Gymnastics instructor and camp counselor at YMCA
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10; didn’t have any major life-changing experiences to write about, so I wrote about overcoming my fear of certain skills in gymnastics. For the Georgetown specific essay I wrote about specific reasons that made Georgetown the right fit for me
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):10/10; chose my recommenders wisely
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: went well. My interviewer was from the area and had daughters that also were involved in project unite and the Special Olympics volunteering. We didn’t have similar majors but we were still able to really talk about the school
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Human Science Premedical
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: suburban public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: ACT and AP scores, GPA, recommendations and essays
Weaknesses: ACT writing (which I don’t think they consider anyways), Lack of a hook
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Test scores, Essays, Transcript
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: accepted to Northeastern Honors Program
General comments:
I’ve spent a lot of time on this website and had nearly convinced myself that I would not get into Georgetown after comparing myself to the other applicants. Don’t think that you need ridiculously impressive extracurriculars or need to have alumni relations to get in. You can show some pretty extraordinary characteristics through the most ordinary things, so just show the admissions committee that you are passionate and driven when pursuing your interests
Decision: Accepted
McDonough School of Business
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 Reading, 800 Math, 750 Writing)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 Math2, 800 Chemistry, 800 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.72
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/530
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Eng Lang, AP Chem, APUSH, AP Stats
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1&2, AP Calc BC, AP Eng Lit, AP US Gov, AP Microecon, AP Human Geo
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, ranked in top 25 Debaters in California, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (Debate Captain), Key Club (President), NHS (President), Badminton (Varsity Captain)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours total: Food Pantry, Senior Home, Miscellaneous local events
Summer Activities: Georgetown Leadership Institute, Stanford Debate Camp, Columbia Business Camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, I thought they were solid but they were not mindblowing, I spent a lot of time on them and had them looked over by my college counselor
I did write my activity essay about the Georgetown summer program I attended so that may have given me an edge
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 I’m assuming all my teachers liked me, but I didn’t really get to see any of the actual letters. My counselor rec may have been a little impersonal since we have a large number of students in each class
Interview: I thought it went really well. The girl who interviewed me was really excited to share her experiences and I was very interested in listening to them. I also was able to show that Georgetown was definitely one of my top choices and that I had put a lot of thought into my decision.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Strong test scores, GPA, summer programs, clear interest in Georgetown
Weaknesses: could’ve used a bit more extra major support, maybe spend more time talking with counselor for a better rec
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: ^
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Deferred from MIT early (unsurprisingly)
General comments:
I am really excited to get my first acceptance. I was sort of expecting to get in just by comparing stats, but still happy nonetheless. I wish everyone else the best of luck in their college endeavors1
Decision: Accepted
School: McDonough School of Business
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 32 (35 English 33 Math 33 Reading 27 Science) 28 Essay
SAT II: 770 Math II, 620 U.S. History, 590 Biology M (I know, I cringed too, that test literally wrecked me)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Unweighted
Weighted GPA: School doesn’t calculate weighted, but it’s probably somewhere around 4.15-4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/194
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4) US History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Ceramics, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Micro, Campus Ministry, AP Biology, and Advanced Competitive Speech and Debate
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Qualified to NSDA Nationals in Public Forum Junior Year. Attained TOC Bids. Top 5 debater in Idaho. Received some Interscholastic award from the Idaho organization that is in charge of high school activities for excellence and leadership in both athletic and non athletic events.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Competitive Speech and Debate (Team Captain Junior and Senior Year and Senior PF Leader)
Cross-Country (Head Team Captain Junior and Senior year of a team with 100+ kids)
National Honor Society (Vice-President)
Youth Group Leader at Church (Mentor)
Challengers/Selective Mentoring group for freshmen at my high school
Campus Ministry
Golf
Econ Club (Treasurer)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
One Stone (Student-Led Nonprofit)
PATHS (Acronym for program assisting the homeless scholar. Basically it is tutoring kids the homeless shelter then mentoring them during the summer. The program was started by a kid from our high school that ended up actually going to Georgetown)
Drug Free Idaho Youth Coalition (Student Elected Representative)
Summer Activities:
Cross-Country
One Stone (See Above)
Debate (Camps, Nationals, etc)
PATHS
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Generic Georgetown Essay: 9/10. Gave a narrative about how my personality has changed throughout my life and the factors that have changed it. I tied it all together with what I could bring to Georgetown with the place that I’m at in my life right now in terms of my personality.
Activities Essay: 10/10. I honestly loved this essay and I think it’s a main reason as to why I got in. I talked about how all my life I’ve always loved sports but never been that good at them. But nevertheless I always worked my ass off but was just mediocre. Then I joined debate with that same work ethic and I was able to see tangible results and how special that was to me. It was a super personal essay that I was really present in. Not an exciting summary, but it was an essay really close to my heart.
Business school essay: 10/10 Wrote about the Commonwealth principle in our country, and how business is effective in upholding it. Talked about how combining my Catholic background to Georgetown’s education would allow me to become an ethical business leader. Solid essay for a not so solid prompt.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Pre-Calc Teacher: 9/10 I was a little quiet in this class, but the teacher loved me. She is known as that teacher at our school that wrecks everyones 4.0, and I was able to pull a really high A in her class, which was what made me ask her for a letter. I also hear she writes really good letters.
Teacher Rec #2: APUSH Teacher: 10/10. Not sure how this guy writes, but I have a really good relationship with him. Last year he became extremely invested in me and my pf partner’s debate careers, so he would help us prep and come to tournaments with us to watch and help us (and he wasn’t even a paid coach by the school!). All around awesome guy.
Counselor Rec: Maybe 8/10. He was new my junior year, so it was tough for him to get to know me super well. I did the best I could, but it’s tough to build a super strong relationship in a year. He’s pretty involved with the Cross-Country Team, so he knows me as the cross country team captain. I also put together a big portfolio for him for my counselor rec, so hopefully he utilized it.
Interview: FANTASTIC! I did research about her before the interview and I found out she was in our state’s Legislature. So for “Interests” on my CV, I put politics, and we spend a solid 3/4 of the interview talking about politics. I was able to blow her away with my knowledge on the election process and whatnot because our topic for nationals debate last year was literally about the election. She was also heavily involved with One Stone, which put her in a position to talk about all of the cool things that it does in her report that I didn’t have the opportunity to cover in my application. She also asked me if there was anything that I wanted her specifically to talk about in the report, which allowed me to talk about stuff in my common app essay that wasn’t going to Georgetown. Honestly, the interview couldn’t have gone any better.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Business administration or International Political Economy or Finance (Little Undecided)
State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Debate was a pretty big hook, especially because of the essay that I wrote about it. Also One Stone and Leadership.
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, debate, location, ESSAYS, Interview, GPA, and Class Rank
Weaknesses: ACT and Subject Tests (Lol I bombed those subject tests)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Truthfully, I’m very confused. I was rejected from Notre Dame on Monday, which was by far my number one. After that, I didn’t think I had a prayer at Georgetown. Ultimately I think it was my essays, class rank/GPA, interview, extracurriculars, and leadership experience. Talked a lot in the interview about the different places I’ve taken initiative in both my school and community, and I believe she discussed it in her report.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Denied at Notre Dame. Accepted at Boston College, Santa Clara, Carroll College, and University of Idaho. Still waiting on USC and Gonzaga. Might apply Villanova regular decision.
General comments:
I’m pretty thrilled by this one, especially after getting rejected and devastated from my dream school, Notre Dame, on Monday. That rejection legitimately crushed me. I’ve lost all faith in the college admissions process, because I’ll be honest, my essays for Notre Dame were so much better and unique than my ones for Georgetown (Not saying that the Georgetown ones were bad though!). I spent much more time on the ND app, focusing on things that really aligned with their school. I also had numerous people on the inside at ND (Debate coach and high priest) trying to pull me through, but literally nobody at Georgetown. Georgetown seems like a much more selective school than ND, and it doesn’t make sense how I could get in here and not there. Nevertheless, I’m very thankful that God has given me the opportunity to go here, and it’ll be a tough decision between Georgetown, Santa Clara, and Boston College (and the other schools I still need to hear back from)!