Georgetown 2021 EA results

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1350 (new) Didn’t want to send, but they wanted all scores…
ACT (breakdown): 34 composite: 30 Math, 34 Reading, 35 English, 36 Science
SAT II: 780 US History, 730 Literature, 680 Biology E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Biology (4), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, Economics, AP English Literature, Spanish 3, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science A, Senior Bible (school required)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student (in academics, service, and community)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Associated Student Body (Currently Executive President, 11th grade Executive Secretary, 10th grade Class Representative, 9th grade Class Secretary), Comedy Sportz/School Improv League (current captain/team manager), Theatre, Women’s Rights Club (Founding Member), Film Club (Advisory and Producer), Church Youth Group (leadership team)
Job/Work Experience: Assistant at a Cotillion for 3 years, Currently working as a receptionist at a dog grooming spa
Volunteer/Community service: Teacher at English language camp in rural China 2 summers in a row, Human trafficking prevention educator in rural Ethiopia last summer, Girl Scout, National Charity League, School affiliated community service, Church volunteer
Summer Activities: Mission and service trips through church mentioned above (China and Ethiopia) as well as family trips and reading an awful lot
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Personal essay: 9. Talked about a book I forced 16 friends to read last year, demonstrating along the way my passions for many things and my enthusiasm in chasing what I love.
School of Foreign Service Essay: 9. Discussed Human Trafficking and my experiences in Ethiopia. Might not have addressed the question as perfectly as it could, but it did a great job of coloring my perspective of the world
Extracurricular Essay: 10. Funny, irreverent, discussed my comedic improv troupe.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10. From my math teacher, he adores me and is a very persuasive writer, although I haven’t read it.
Teacher Rec #2: 10. From my APUSH teacher, and I really shined in that class. The type to write “best student I’ve ever had” in it, as well as go in depth on how I think and process history.
Counselor Rec: 8. Good, it’s probably very positive, but doesn’t address me in a very personal or descriptive manner due to us not being incredibly close.
Additional Rec: 9. My ASB director wrote it, and because I’ve worked closely with her for four years it has a great insight into my leadership and interaction with peers.
Interview: Awesome! We mainly talked about different items on my resume and how I hope to utilize what I’ve done and learned in the future. I really came off as being enthusiastic and bubbly, as well as well-read, and I generally interview well, so it wasn’t a major concern of mine.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Politics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Religious
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, leadership, personality shining through my application, experience volunteering in foreign countries, LORs, Interview, Consistent extracurriculars doing things I love
Weaknesses: no hook, only three years of language, my school only offers 7 AP classes and no IBs (I’m taking all 7 though), no previous attendees from my school, not a ton of consistent volunteering throughout the school year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Not entirely sure. Hoping to be accepted through the Regular Decision round. My SAT was quite poor, but only because I decided to focus my energy on the ACT. I’m not superbly diverse, and I don’t blame them for leaving me to decide later.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted at Tulane University. Only other place I’ve heard back from, but I’ll hear from UChicago (my other top school besides Georgetown) on Monday! Wish me luck!

General comments:
Super bummed I’m deferred, but still maintaining hope that I’ll be accepted late. I’ve done everything I could, and can’t be upset with myself for that!

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:

ACT (breakdown): 30 (E: 34, R: 34, M:29, S: 22 – submitted more recent scores with a 29 on science but lower on all other categories)
SAT II: n/a – interviewer actually noted that not many kids regionally take subject tests and schools don’t discuss them often. It’s a regional problem but still not an excuse, I know.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Weighted GPA: not sure?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (5), Math SL (5), IB Diploma Candidate
Senior Year Course Load: History HL, English HL, Computer Science HL, Chem SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, AP Calculus AB, AP Gov, gym, a tech elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I won second in the nation for a competition in a club I’m in, does that count?

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Run my own little web shops
Volunteer/Community service: Helped plan and lead three statewide leadership conferences for a club I’m in, State level leadership positions for a tech-based non-profit organization, student mentor, school tour guide.
Summer Activities: Competed nationally in a competition, went to a computer science camp once (but nothing super prestigious), attended some leadership trainings
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I was super proud of them but I guess now it’s time to reconsider…
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 - My teacher knows me really well and has been with me at both my highest and lowest times. He’s an advisor for one of my clubs so he’s seen my leadership side too.
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 - He’s the supervisor for my IB Extended Essay so he’s familiar with my academic work besides the typical schoolwork and he was my history teacher last year and I really aced his class. I’m also in a mentorship program and he’s the teacher in charge of it, so there’s also that. I don’t think he’s crazy about me but I know he likes me and I heard he writes awesome recommendations.
Counselor Rec: 5/10 - He didn’t have anything bad to say and he’s been at the school for quite a while but I had a specific counselor freshman-junior year but then they transferred me to him because they redid their department or something. He just didn’t know me that well.
Additional Rec: I didn’t know we could submit an extra one!
Interview: Not bad enough for her to have anything bad to say but not good enough for her to have anything great to say.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes!
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white and Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100k but large household
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Asian, but I mentioned that I’m more white in an essay, family responsibilities

Reflection

Strengths: I really thought my essays were awesome but now I’m rethinking…
Weaknesses: Interview! It felt really dry, I froze up a bit, and my interviewer made me feel a little…rushed? I’m not sure how to describe it. My test scores are also low.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted to UT Austin (automatic admit off class rank), haven’t heard back from anywhere else)

General comments: Super bummed! It’s my top choice school but at the same time I would have been surprised if I was accepted early. If anyone has any advice or is willing to review my essays, I would appreciate it if you shot me a message. Really hoping to get in this spring!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33 (34E, 35M, 33R, 30S)
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.37 weighted, 3.95ish unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP LANG (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, Econ, AP Calc, AP Physics, Law, Newspaper, Band, Theology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Volunteer Service Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Iowa Youth Congress (President), Model UN (President), Marching Band (Section Leader), Cross Country (Captain), Newspaper (News Editor), Youth Ministry (Retreat Leader), Mock Trial, Drama, HOBY (Junior Facilitator)
Job/Work Experience: Congressional Campaign (Recruitment Director), Lifeguard, Detasseling
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, HOBY, Religious Education Teacher Aid, Tutor
Summer Activities: Notre Dame Summer Scholars, West Point Summer Leaders Experience, HOBY, Drama, backpacking
Essays (rating 1-10, details): CA (9/10, wrote about activism, political activities), Why Georgetown (6/10, wrote about political science interest, specific programs I’d like to participate in, very impersonal), Activity (9/10, wrote about percussion)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 (English teacher who liked me)
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10 (principal said all the right things, emphasized service and leadership)
Counselor Rec: 10/10 (loved me, knew me really well)

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Political Economy
State (if domestic applicant): IA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: ECs, leadership, service credentials, political science theme through every part of application (good presentation)
Weaknesses: ACT a bit low, GPA not perfect, poor supplemental essay, political science major
Why you think you were accepted: strong political science credentials and from Iowa (georgraphic diversity)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at Notre Dame, Boston College (Honors); waiting to hear from UChicago, Stanford, Yale, Brown, Duke

General Comments: excited to be accepted but will likely attend ND

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Decision: Accepted

School of Foreign Service

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540
ACT (breakdown): 35
SAT II: 730 World History, 760 Math II, 770 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Lang (5), APES (5), APUSH (5), Comp. Gov (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 1 Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Top-ranking leadership positions in several school activities
Volunteer/Community service: None that I reported
Summer Activities: Columbia Summer, some debate programs and tournaments
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personal Statement (7/10, I worked hard on this, but being EA, it was still not as good as it could have been if I turned it in later), SFS specific (10/10, this one got really REAL for me if you know what I mean. I poured some heart into it and talked about an issue that affects me on a very personal level), Activity Essay (7/10, my weakest one, but it was still ok I think)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8/10, advisor for a lot of my clubs
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10, had a great relationship with him.
Counselor Rec: 7/10, I think/hope they really like me. I got to a big school though so you never know how generic or specific these things can be.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: 7/10, it wasn’t perfect by any means, but I thought I did ok. Just be very polite, but still talkative if that makes sense. Have answers prepared, but I think having questions prepared to ask the interviewer is just as important.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Culture and Politics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Upper Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, Test scores, ECs?
Weaknesses: Essays could have been stronger (besides the SFS one), Interview wasn’t standout great
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I really focused on IR in my ECs, essays, etc. I made it very clear why that was important to me. I think demonstrated interest in your major is very good.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: None yet. I’m only applying to a few other schools now that I have this one under my belt.

General comments:
JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT COLLEGE DOESNT DEFINE WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU ARE WORTH
I know that’s easier said than embodied but please never forget that. Be proud of who you are and what you’ve accomplished regardless of what colleges think of it.

Advice:

  • Start your essays as early as you can. Like Junior year. I regret cramming to finish my personal statement very much.
  • If you are applying to SFS, write your school-specific essay on something that relates TO YOU! Don’t write about some random issue unless you have a personal connection to it. Be passionate!
  • Visit colleges before the fall of your senior year if possible.
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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1420 (710 CR 710 Math) i only took it once, no test prep or anything.
ACT (breakdown): 32 C (only took it once, no test prep)
SAT II: Didn’t take any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Weighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/232
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) AP World (4) AP lang/Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Most had to do with dance. Member of a pre-professional dance company. President/Founder of Debate Club and SADD club. Member of dance fitness club.
Job/Work Experience: American Eagle, Grocery Store, Journeys, Teaching Assistant at my dance school
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at my dance school for 3 years (now i get paid) 250+ hours. Helped care for sidewalk trees with NYC government parks. Volunteer for Melanoma Education Foundation.
Summer Activities: Working a lot. Dance summer intensives. Didn’t do much last summer because of a surgery.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personal essay was a solid 9.5, maybe a 10. So important that I was able to explain such a big part of my life.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I think they were all great. 10

Teacher Rec #1: 10- my ap english teacher along with the assistant principal of the school. i love her so much.
Teacher Rec #2: 9-- my math scores were not very strong so i thought it was important to have my calc teacher make a testament to my work ethic.
Counselor Rec: we get along well.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: i liked my guy a lot. We had a great deal in common and he said i reminded him of his friend at georgetown (from when he was a student). i also ran into him at a restaurant a couple weeks after the interview. we talked for like an hour.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major:pre med biology
State (if domestic applicant): NY (new york city)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: black
Gender:female
Income Bracket: def need/qualify for aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen, my mother was a teen mom so i overcame a lot of odds.

Reflection

Strengths: I SUBMITTED A DANCE SUPPLEMENT!! i think it was such a big part of me getting in. showed passion. i think my strengths are my solid test scores/grades in regards to my circumstance (working three jobs). i know there are others with better and higher stats, but i showed persistence through my application.
Weaknesses: I didnt take any subject tests
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: black female that wants to be a doctor (specifically a neurologist)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk but im not complaining. HOYA SAXA!!

General comments: dont pay too much attention to this website. i spent a lot of time comparing myself to others when it wasnt necessary.

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Not salty I didn’t get in, just hoping I’m a little luckier in April

Saint Francis Fam

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): none
ACT (breakdown): 35 - 35 E, 34 M, 36, R, 33 S, 35 W
SAT II: 760 Math II, 680 Lit, 590 US History - Did not submit any (which I think may have been to my detriment)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.9ish
Weighted GPA: 4.1 weird scale highest GPA possible is 4.2 but only if you take strange classes
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A although my college counselor once said I was top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), AP Lang (5), AP Phys (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Mandarin 4 Honors, AP Lit - Gothic Focus, AP Bio (Lab Tech Work with Prof), Economics Honors, AP Calc BC, Ecologic Shtuff
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing that I submitted

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Second Degree Black Belt - (Internationally Ranked)
(Part Time Instructor) for Karate
Lab work at silicon valley biotech startup
Programming at software company in Germany
Book Store (Employee)
Varsity Soccer (4 Year Starter)
Independent Language Initiative - Along with 4 other students whom I basically (teacher), we’ve been teaching ourselves German and Arabic
(President and Founder) of Economics Club - Largest Club at school for past 4 years
(Tribe Helper) - Live with Native New Mexican Tribe for 3 months over the summer and help build infrastructure and combat alcoholism in youth

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: maybe 8.5/10… about Puzzles, Alzheimer’s, and learning that I can’t always expect to save the world and sometimes I just need to make a difference in one person’s life
Georgetown ones: all 7.5/10 Hated the why Georgetown essay - my counselor kept pushing a resume type essay that I just didn’t like
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 Physics - she said it was an awesome essay - she calls me the best leader to come through her class in her past 8 years of teaching
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 English - She likes me a lot, and is probably the most educated person I’ve ever met - she has two PhDs from Stanford - thinks I’m a fantastic poet and likes to take me to her book club meetings on the weekend
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8.5/10 - we met and hit it off because we have all of our conversations in German

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: nah fam, I wish I qualified but those middle class struggles
Intended Major: Linguistics
State (if domestic applicant): Ca
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Malaysian Persian and German French
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: high enough to not qualify for financial aid, but not super high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation American and dual citizen?

Reflections: I really really really like Georgetown and I wish I would have gotten in EA. It really hurts especially because one of my friends (who loves to humble brag) got in with much lower scores, an equal GPA, and really bad essays that he wrote the night before they were due. He knows I really want to go there and I’m kinda salty they chose him over me. This guy is literally URRHHHHHGHGHHGHGHHGHGHGHHGHGHGHHG. I have a karate competition this weekend and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna crush everyone because of how mad I am that this kid got in EA. Seriously, it doesn’t hurt that much that I didn’t get in (although I’m pretty disappointed), but that THIS KID OMG FIOSIOFHSIOHFDSH GOT IN MAKES ME SO MADDDD.
Strengths: Good ACT, decent GPA, well rounded, multiracial
Weaknesses: eh ECs, essays I didn’t want to submit but my college counselor made me, didn’t submit SAT IIs (THIS IS IMPORTANT PLS SUBMIT WHAT EVER YOU HAVE EVEN IF IT SEEMS BAD)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my weaknesses
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - LMU and UChicago (which I’m kinda happy about but not sure I want to go because Georgetown is my first choice and I really wanna go PLS IF UR READING THIS LET ME IN AD COM PLS I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD WITH MY LANGUAGE SKILLS AND DIPLOMACY) - only three places I applied early
No other deferrals, and no rejections

Places I applied regular (in order of where I last submitted): Tufts, Stanford, Columbia, Boston College, Claremont McKenna, USC (fight on, cas I’m probably gonna end up here if Gtown doesn’t pitty me and let me in), Brown, and UCs

General Comments: I’m genuinely happy for everyone that got in, like seriously it makes me happy to know that some of my fellow 2021ers were successful this time around (except that fam friend, he sucks and is rubbing it in my face as we speak - snapchats of his acceptance letter - “hey dude look!” “Did u get in? I hope you did cas we can be hoya buddies” got it’s so nerving). I wish all of you luck in chosing the right place, and as for everyone else that got stuck in this deferral boat, good luck to you all and hopefully we can join the hoya fam!!! Please from st francis highschool

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Interested to hear how you found your financial aid packages. And your loan burden. Have they improved from previous years?

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Decision: Accepted

School: Georgetown College

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (760 M, 690 EBRW)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 780 Spanish, 590 US History, 610 Math 2 (I know, terrible)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Weighted GPA: 4.21
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3) & English Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish Lit, AP US Gov’t, Honors Calc & Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional Science Fair (9th grade), Literary Essay Finalist (State/Regional level competition - 11th grade), National Hispanic Scholar & other minor things

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Community Service Club (President), Missionary Trip to Peru 3 years in a row (Coordinator), History Club (President), NHS, Varsity Tennis Team (Champions in 2015 & Runner-Ups in 2014 and 2016, Outstanding Performance Award), Outside of School Tennis Academies & other minor activities
Job/Work Experience: Two-week internship at Microjuris.com (judicial library corporation)
Volunteer/Community service: mentioned above in Extracurriculars
Summer Activities: College Prep Program at Georgetown in 2014, Educational Trip around Europe in 2015 & took two college-level courses (for credit) at UCLA in 2016
Essays (rating 1-10, details):

  • Personal statement: 8 or 8.5 - It was about my cultural background (Peruvian-Chinese-Puerto Rican)
  • Extracurricular Activity: 8 or 9 - It was about my experience on the Missionary Trips
  • Why Georgetown: 9 or 10 - Mentioned various courses I wanted to take and some aspects very specific to Georgetown that I remembered from my summer there
    Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10/10

Teacher Rec #1: Amazing
Teacher Rec #2: Amazing too, but not better than the first (I got to read both)
Counselor Rec: I think it was really good (she knows me well)
Additional Rec: Two letters from alumni, very good
Interview: It went pretty well, not incredible but good

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemistry (But I think I’m gonna change it)
State (if domestic applicant): Puerto Rico
Country (if international applicant): Puerto Rico/USA
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: Chinese-Peruvian-Puerto Rican
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: around $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: Letters of recommendations, SAT scores were pretty good (in comparison to the applicants in PR), course load (I took the highest number of AP classes offered at my school), commitment to community service, the fact that I visited the university around 3 times, my diverse background
Weaknesses: Subject Tests, GPA (there were other people from my school applying that had higher GPA’s)
Why you think you were accepted: Cultural diversity, letters of recommendations
Where else were you accepted: Boston College, Northeastern Honors Program & Fordham (applied RD to UPenn & Notre Dame)

General comments:

I was surprised that they accepted me, especially under EA. When I read the acceptance rate had been lower than ever for the Class of 2021, I was sure they were gonna defer me, but I was still hopeful and positive. Georgetown had always been kind of my dream school and I don’t get tired of reading the letter. Good luck to everyone in RD!

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Decision: Accepted

School: School of Foreign Service

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (didn’t send)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (36 Reading, 33 English, 33 Science, 30 Math)
SAT II: Spanish (760), Math II (720), Bio E (710)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.33/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): (don’t know but probably in the top 5-10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Spanish Lang. (5), US Gov. (5), Spanish Lit. (5), Chem (4), English Lang. (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, AP English Lit., Concert Jazz Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model United Nations (Two-year President), Boys State CT (Supreme Court Justice), Varsity/JV Tennis, National Honors Society, Concert Jazz Band (lead tenor saxophone), Teacher’s Assistant to my Spanish teacher
Job/Work Experience: I work at a consignment store but I started after I sent in my application
Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics CT: Skiing (Coach), Unified Theater
Summer Activities: Foreign Exchange program to Spain for a month
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Essay about me was about a family house in France and how it represents my connection to my home country/how I’m no longer ashamed of being ~different~ (I’d rate about 7). SFS Essay (8, I wrote about global poverty and how education could be a solution). Finally, for the activity one I wrote about Model UN and running the club for two years (I’d rate it a 7/8, it was very factual).

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher (8, very good–included leadership abilities–but more statistical than personal)
Teacher Rec #2: Spanish teacher (9, very personal and probably balanced out the math teacher one to make me look somewhat human)
Counselor Rec: (I have no idea what to rate it, she likes me and I like her but we really don’t know each other that well)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Went very well, super intimidating because he had me over to his office on the 27th floor of his office building and we sat in an official conference room. He was a really nice guy and we talked for about an hour.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I speak three languages (English, French, Spanish) and I have dual citizenship in France.

Reflection

Strengths: My essays were solid, my recs were really good too, and I feel like my extracurriculars pulled through (especially Boys State and Model UN).
Weaknesses: My ACT and SAT test scores could have been higher (especially Subject Tests)
Why you think you were accepted: My ECs as well as my essays (also I have the advantage of being multicultural)
Where else were you accepted: So far, Fordham, UMass Amherst, Northeastern, and UChicago

General Comments: Don’t take this as a mold you have to fit in. If you don’t think your stats match up (I didn’t) it doesn’t matter, you can shine through in other ways. Good luck to everyone!!

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@LeCorbusier54 Just noticed you didn’t send your SAT I score. Were you worried about being caught or was it no big deal?

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Where do I send my letter of continued interest? Or who do I send it to?

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What was your major

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Were we supposed to send a letter of continued interest? I just resubmitted for RD after being deferred early so it didn’t even occur to me to send a letter…
Would it be too late for me to do one? Maybe I can send it in with my art portfolio this week.

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^Why did you resubmit your application?

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I believe on my deferral letter it said that no further action was needed (except to take the SAT II and send scores, which I’ve done) to be considered for regular decision. Was not aware that they needed a letter of continued interest or that you had to resubmit your application. Does anyone else have any info on this?

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@obghj2009 @ecrivain934 I had taken the opportunity to update my application with a new award and revise an essay after I was deferred because I logged in a few days before the Jan. 10 deadline to just see if there was anything else I needed to do. I don’t know if I resubmitted or just updated, or what, but I got another email after I had “resubmitted” saying that they received my application supplement.

I don’t think you have to “resubmit” unless you edited it.

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@greetings12 thanks for the info! I’ll just be crossing my fingers until April then. :slight_smile:

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My daughter is very close to committing to Georgetown. She is in McDonough. I am mostly thrilled and there are just so many great things about Georgetown that we are excited about. Can’t wait for accepted students weekend.

My only insecurity is the social life…she’s really looking to bond with students in her dorm/classes and wants a more collaborative environment vs. competitive. She has talked to a few people that attend and they have sold her on the school and convinced her it is a warm place and not cut throat like some of the Ivies.

Anyone have any input on this?? I just want her to be happy.

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@collegemomjam Congrats to your daughter! I remember reading some of your comments just before EA decisions, and looks like she already has amazing options. Its my #1 too, but I’ve already been deferred, so not looking too good.

I can’t comment on the social life personally since I’m just another prospective student, but it seems that everyone has a different opinion. Many current students on here have said its more collaborative in a good way, but there is also a recent post from someone that hates it. I guess it depends on the person. Good luck with decisions!

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I’m in my junior year and I’m an IB Diploma candidate too!! Just started TOK a month ago. rip