Georgetown 2022 EA Results

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Hey guys. I see that some people have been getting their results in the mail already, and I thought that we should have a thread dedicated to admission decision and applicant profiles. Fill out the information below when you get your results. Good luck!

Just remove the “a” in the bold, size, and color of your decision.

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Defered[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted:

General comments

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Do we get EA results in the mail along with being on the portal, or just in the mail tomorrow?

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@smsr2000 Just regular mail, unless you’re international (in which case you get an email).

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Is it guaranteed that we all get results tomorrow, or could some people learn later, depending on where they live in the country?

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not going to add everything but deferred, 33 and 4.6

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I think geography will impact when you hear.

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Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): 1320 (700 R&W 620 M), 1330 (720 R&W 610 M), 1390 (720 R&W 670 M)
ACT (breakdown): 31 (35 Eng, 26 Math, 36 Read, 26 Sci)
SAT II: 800 spanish, 690 literature, 600 us history
Weighted GPA: 4.25/4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): first in class
AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Composition (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Literature and Composition, Honors Calculus, Art 2, Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, various Awards of Excellence given by my school (Biology, English, Overall Curriculum, etc.)

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball (captain), Habitat for Humanity Club (founder and president), Model OAS (head delegate of the general committee), started inter school business/service (founder and CMO)
Volunteer/Community service: a couple of hours a week spent at a local senior living apartment building, 2 mission trips to the Dominican Republic (my dad’s home country), random volunteer hours spent here and there
Summer Activities: service
Essays (rating 1-10, details): a thank you letter to my parents and encompassing the values that they have instilled in me, photography, my aspirations to become a psychiatrist
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I waived my right to view them

Teacher Rec #1: AP Language and Composition teacher from junior year
Teacher Rec #2: Honors Physics teacher from junior year
Counselor Rec:
Interview: I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation I had with my interviewer. She had just graduated GU in 2016 and we had incredibly similar interests. It lasted around 1.5 hours or so?

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology, Pre Med
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: small, private, all girls
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation

Reflection

Strengths: Writing, hard work and involvement during the school year
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted: I hope that I conveyed to my interviewer and through my application that I am a thoroughly dedicated and incredibly hardworking as a student and just as a person.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: This has been my first decision notification from a college!

General comments

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480 composite, 740 for both math and reading
ACT (breakdown): 32 composite, 34 English, 31 Math, 33 Reading, 31 Science
SAT II: 750 Chem, 700 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Weighted GPA: 4.38
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov 5, Calc AB 3, Chem 4, Lang 5, Stat 5, APUSH 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Comp Gov & Politics, Honors Organic Chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w Distinction, National Merit Commended,

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cheerleading as Captain
Job/Work Experience: 1 year as cake decorator at grocery store, now a hostess at popular upscale local steak house
Volunteer/Community service: Service coordinator at my school
Summer Activities: just work and practice
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I think they were both probably a 8/10, one was about my idea of feminism coming from a family of single mothers, and the other was about the power of economics in a globalized superpower.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): One was from my chem teacher who I had for both honors and AP and she loved me and pushed me so I know it was good. The other was from my APUSH and AP Gov teacher who is a history nerd just like me. I imagine both of them were amazing.

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: Very good, interviewer told me that she would be surprised if i didnt get in. Lasted roughly about 30 min. Really more about me asking questions then her asking me.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): Delaware
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: All girls catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: test scores, gpa
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: honestly no clue nothing about my app is exceptional i was so surprised and I cried
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted to Ohio State, Texas Christian, South Carolina and Louisiana State

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480 (710 R&W, 770 Math), 1460 (740 R&W, 720 Math),
ACT (breakdown): 32 (35 English, 29 Math, 34 Reading, 30 Science)
SAT II: Chemistry (780), World History (750), Latin (700)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9571
Weighted GPA: 4.5261
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/511
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Human Geography (5), Chemistry (5), European History (5), Latin (4), Calculus BC (5, AB subscore, 5), English Language and Composition (5), Physics I, United States History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Latin VII, Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow, AP English Language and Literature, AP United State Government, Multivariable Calculus & Differential Equations, AP Art History, Economics & Personal Finance, Geology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Randolph-Macon College Leadership Award, Brickell Scholar Nominee, Virginia-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Recognition Program Nominee,

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Junior Classical League/Latin Honor Society (Secretary, 2nd VP), Politics Club (Co-founder, VP), National Honor Society (Constitution Chairperson), Relay for Life Club (Secretary), Class of 2018 Executive Board
Job/Work Experience: Mentorship at ODU

Volunteer/Community service:
Workshop Staff, Teacher Assistant, Various Races, School Community Festivals
Summer Activities:
Virginia Governor’s Latin Academy, Senior Capstone Project
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
personal statement, ~9
walsh, about endangered language revitalization, ~8
extracurricular, about JCL/LHS, ~6
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): one from my Latin teacher and the other from the APUSH teacher, both I imagine were very strong

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: around an hour, went very well, recent graduate of SFS

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: SFS, International Politics
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Tax Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): self studying italian, french, german, spanish; can lick elbow

Reflection

Strengths: gpa, recommendation, essays
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I like to think my essays would make me stand out
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Randolph Macon College

General comments

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Decision: Accepted

I applied to CAS.

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1530 (760 Reading, 770 Math); Essay 8/8/7
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36E, 36M, 35R, 36S); Essay 12
SAT II: 800 Molecular Biology, 760 Math II, 710 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.74
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A; top 5% of grade
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (5), AP US Government (5), AP Biology (5), AP Physics 1 (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Spanish Language, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP Human Geography, Religion classes, Research Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, some AP Scholar Award (can’t remember which), Girls Nation Delegate

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research at local university, Student Senate (basically our form of student government), Varsity Golf (Captain), Key Club (Service Coordinator), Mock Trial (Varsity Attorney), NHS, Yearbook staff, Peer mentoring/international student mentoring/retreat leader
Job/Work Experience: I tutored some kids in my neighborhood throughout the summers. Nothing really official.
Volunteer/Community service: Campaign Fellow for the Hillary for Ohio Campaign and Ted Strickland Gubernatorial Campaign, my parish’s Vacation Bible School
Summer Activities: Research, tutoring; I attended both Girls State and Girls Nation in Washington D.C. from which I was chosen to be one of seven counselors at the 2019 session of Girls Nation.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10; I used my Common App essay for the personal essay and I compared how my writing style has changed overtime to my love of discovery in my research. My Why Georgetown Essay was my favorite essay to write. My brother attended SFS, so I framed it around the fight song lol. For my school/summer activity essay, I wrote about Girls Nation and when we met Donald Trump at the White House in light of my spending 4 months working on Hillary’s Campaign.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: From my freshman and AP Biology teacher, 9/10. She has had such an influence on my life and I am extremely close to her and her entire family. She cultivated my love for science and I put a lot of work into her class. Just knowing her, I imagine the letter was a bit dry, but quite sincere.
Teacher Rec #2: From my freshman US History teacher and AP US Government teacher, 10/10. Another teacher who has had a tremendous impact on my life. Outside of class, we discuss politics a lot and once we had a very long conversation about feminism, specifically intersectional feminism. He had never heard of it before so I taught him all about it and he said that he was definitely going to put that in my rec. Probably more personal than the first recommendation, more anecdotal, but still very sincere.
Counselor Rec: 10/10. I spend almost any free time I have in her office. Again, a very important teacher in my life. She’s gotten to know me really well and I think she really worked to convey my multidimensional interests in policy and science in an interesting way.
Additional Rec: 8/10, from the professor whose lab I worked in over the summer. He’s a respected guy in the structural biology field and worked hard to get to know me. All the other grad students and lab managers pitched in to help him write it, so there were multiple perspectives of my work. The letter basically explained what work I did, why it is important, and why my research should make them want to accept me. I also sent my research abstract from the paper I wrote.
Interview: By far the best interview I’ve had. I interviewed with a woman who graduated in 2002 I think and we had so many things in common. By nature of having a sibling at the University, I know so much about GU, so I could really talk a lot about why I love the school so much with specific examples. Talked for an hour and a half I think.

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Double major in Biology and Justice and Peace Studies.
State (if domestic applicant): OH
School Type: Private Parochial
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really; the only thing that could make me stand out was my brother’s association with the school

Reflection:

Strengths: Test scores, research, recommendations
Weaknesses: ECs are a bit run of the mill
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I made it really clear how much GU meant to me to the Admissions Office throughout the entire process.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: So far, nowhere else! This is my first school to hear back from.

General Comments: Boy was I glad to see that letter in my mailbox this afternoon lol, #possiblyHoyas2022 ???

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Decision: Accepted- Human Science in NHS

SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (800 Math, 740 EBRW) This is superscored from three sittings.
ACT (breakdown): I took it, but I canceled my scores immediately because they confiscated my ‘illigal’ calculator! :slight_smile:
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio M
Weighted GPA: 4.35/4.0- All A’s- Not a single B on my transcript
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t submit rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Bio (5), APUSH (5), AP Lang (3)
Major Awards: Eagle Scout, NJ State Seal of Biliteracy in English and Latin

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader for a year-Equivalent to President. Also Assistant Senior Patrol Leader for a year)
-School Concert Band, Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra (Trumpet)
-Piano Lessons since I was 5
-NHS, math and science honors societies
-Volunteering at Nursing Home
-Shadowed A Doctor twice
-JV Tennis Team for 2 years, then Quit
-Summer Job as PT aide at Physical Therapy Clinic -30 hours per week
Volunteer/Community service:

-Mixed in with EC’s above, but I also led my Eagle Project which took 130 hours of planning and work.
Summer Activities:
-Attended Congress of Future Medical Leaders Summer Before Junior Year.

-Summer Job (Stated Above) before Senior Year.

-I basically chilled a lot during the summer while getting things done (college apps, SAT prep, Eagle project, etc.) Make sure you enjoy yourself during your summers off :slight_smile:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I spent a lot of time on these and they were great!
-Common App: Don’t wanna share details because it’s very specific about me
-Why Georgetown: I wrote about my love for helping people and how Georgetown’s NHS will prepare me to be a doctor. I also mentioned that Georgetown was my #1 school, I think that helped.
-Extracurricular: Wrote about music, what it means to me, and mentioned my interest in Georgetown’s music extracurriculars
Teacher Rec #1: Genetics Teacher- since its an elective, she gets very little rec letters to do, so I definitely think she put time into writing them. Also She really thought Highly of me she emailed my parents multiple times about me (Good things!)
Teacher Rec #2: Calc teacher- I was the only one that took interest in calc lol everyone else in my class goofed off while I actually tried to learn. I think he saw that in me!
Counselor Rec: Good! Every Student in my school had to fill out a survey detailing what the counselor should write about in your rec. Also, she also knows me by name which is rare in a large public school; that must be a good thing.
Interview: Went Very well! Lasted much longer than she said it should last! I communicated to her my love for Georgetown!

Intended Major: Human Science
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None :slight_smile: I got in on my own merits!

Strengths: Grades, SATs, Recommendations, Eagle Scout, Interview, Leadership
Weaknesses:
-My schedule could have been more rigorous… I took 3 AP and 2 Honors junior year while my buddies were grinding on 5-6 APs (I might have watched every family guy episode that year)
-I went very thin on humanities/social sciences classes to make room for extra science classes. My lack of English/History/Gov classes could’ve hurt me
-No ridiculously unique EC’s. Just typical Stuff.

Why you think you were accepted:
-Test Scores. I honestly think the standardized tests matter a lot considering the fact that a large factor in the school’s rank is its average SAT or ACT score. For every recruited athlete they accept with a low score, Georgetown needs multiple high-scoring students to bring up their average.

-Eagle Scout- this is a nationally recognized award that shows leadership, service, and dedication to reach a long-time goal.

-Interest in music (Georgetown needs to fill their bands with musicians)
-Math/science rigor- I am currently in Multivariable Calc, AP Physics C, and AP Chem; being that the human science major is a science-intensive program, they like to see high-level science skills. I also took Honors Genetics as an elective Junior Year, further demonstrating my interest in science.
-Interest in healthcare- I demonstrated my interest in medicine by going to Congress of future medical leaders over the summer and my summer job as PT aid. Human Science is primarily a pre-healthcare major, so I think they like to see actual interest in the healthcare field.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Nowhere Yet!
Essays- They were engaging. Hint: Try to include a lot of anecdotes in your essays because it’s so boring for them to read off simple lists of things. Imagine being an admissions officer reading essays for 8 hours a day…

Reflection: Seriously guys, just be yourself. If you’re not a Nobel prize researcher at the age of 15, don’t force yourself to be one. Just do things you enjoy and convey your enthusiasm for those things and show the school you are interested in joining a related EC at their school.

***Note to others- SAT Essay is definitely not considered. I got a 9/24 (Yikes!!!) on my first SAT Essay sitting (Had no clue how to answer the new rhetorical analysis prompt they gave) and a 17/24 on my second try.

Comment:
My parents and I were scared when we saw a small envelope, until we opened it and saw the acceptance letter!

Seriously, you’re all great. Everyone will end up in the college they are meant to be in, whether it be Georgetown, Harvard, or a state school. Good Luck with everything!!!

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Decision: Defered

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (Math 760) (Reading 750)
ACT (breakdown): did not take it
SAT II: World History (650) Chemistry (720) Math II (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Computer Science A (5) United States Government (4) English Language and Composition (4) Chemistry (5) Calculus AB (5) Psychology (5) Statistics (N/A) Physics (N/A) Macro Economics (N/A) Spanish Language (N/A) Computer Science Principles (N/A)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Econ, AP Stats, Honors Robotics, Honors English, AP CSP, AP Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the Month (October), Science Olympiad Regional Winner in Electric Vehicle, All-division honorable mention for Soccer (12)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Soccer (Captain 12)
Swimming (Captain 12)
Volleyball (Captain 11,12)
Science Olympiad
Math Team
Student Council (Junior VP, President)
Class Officer (9)
NHS
National Spanish Honor Society
Spanish Club
Job/Work Experience: Car Wash Employee 30 hours a week (2016), Playground Supervisor 30 hours a week (2017)
Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours at Salvation Army, 50 hours at local library
Summer Activities: Work, summer swimming, summer soccer, hanging out
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 Wrote my personal essay on how soccer has changed me over time, finishing with an emotional anecdote
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 Honors American Century, AP World History, Student Council Advisor. One of my favorite teachers. Should be strong.
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 AP Chemistry. Writes one or two recommendations per year. Asked me to write a recommendation for me.
Counselor Rec: No idea. Did not have a strong relationship.
Additional Rec:
Interview: Interview went well. He seemed to enjoy my views on life and the university. I asked a lot of questions on his experience there and how much I enjoyed the immense alumni system.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks

Reflection

Strengths: transcript, SAT scores, leadership
Weaknesses: could’ve put more effort into the essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Honestly, I had a good feeling about it. Don’t really know what went wrong. Scores and grades are there; extracurriculars and essays weren’t there?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: University of Pittsburgh

General comments
The 0.46 stamp gave it away. Pretty bummed but what can you do. Congratulations and good luck to everyone.

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Decision: Accepted
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Defered[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1590 (800 math; 790 CR; 23 essay)
ACT (breakdown): not taken
SAT II: Math II 770; Literature 770; Spanish 650; Spanish w/ Listening 670
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 100.6 on a 100 pt scale
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/200
AP (place score in parenthesis):
taken 10th grade: US History (4); European History (4)
taken 11th grade: US Government (5); English Language (5); Physics I (5); Spanish Language (4); Statistics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature; AP Spanish Literature; AP Biology (Double Period); AP Chemistry (Double Period); Calculus AB (highest level offered at my school)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar; AP Scholar w/ Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball; Varsity Track & Field (Jumps Captain); Youth Deacon at my church; TSA (President); NHS (Tutoring Chair and Blood Drive Chair); International Club (Founder and Exec. Board); Model UN (Assistant Head Delegate); Mock Trial; Peer Leaders
Job/Work Experience: summer camp counselor for pre-schoolers (45 hrs/week for 9 weeks each summer 2013-2017); Mother’s Helper (6 hrs/week)
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Group (4 hrs/week); Emergency Department volunteer at local hospital (5 hrs/week)
Summer Activities: Summer camp counselor and volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Summer Activity 9/10: about why I like working with children, what I’ve learned, gave allegorical meaning to a sentimental story
Describe yourself 9/10: talked about not being part of G&T program in elementary school and how that shaped me
Why The College? 9/10: talked extensively about the biochem program and about how important the school’s Jesuit values are to me
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8/10 Freshman Honors Geometry, Junior AP Stats teacher, TSA advisor; knows me very well and put a lot of effort into the rec. but he’s young and not super eloquent
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 Sophomore Honors Chem and Senior AP Chem teacher; likely a good writer, but not super close connection
Counselor Rec: no clue; good guy, but I don’t know him super well
Additional Rec: none
Interview: it went alright; he was a local pediatrician and talked a lot about his kids / how g’town values legacy; asked about my other apps; lasted a little over an hour without any awkward pauses or lulls; he gave me the contact of my regional dean and advised me to email her

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: biochemistry or neurobiology
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: academic and extracurricular rigor
Weaknesses: subject tests
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (CR 730 M 670 Essay 21)
ACT (breakdown): 32 first time (35 english 27 math 35 reading 31 science 9 essay) 30 the second time was a school mandated testing (30 english 28 math 34 reading 28 science no writing)
SAT II: US History 670, Chemistry650, Literature 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/417
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry 2
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, Honors Civics and Economics, Dual Enrollment English, Advanced Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Al Neuharth Free Spirit Conference and Journalism Scholarship Arizona Representative, Student of the Month, SkillsUSA national competitor and state gold, silver, and bronze medalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (Editor-in-Chief/President 12, Design Editor/Secretary 11), SkillsUSA (President 11-12), We the People (President 12), Interact (Secretary 12), Renaissance Club, NHS, Varsity Soccer
Job/Work Experience: Intern at a law office, worked at a church’s day care
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at a church
Summer Activities: personal travel to Japan( 2x once by myself for 2 weeks), Italy and Greece (on a school club trip), the Al Neuharth Conference, SkillsUSA nationals in Kentucky
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Short essay: 8, I wrote about how my journalism class, advisor, and peers have become my family and home. I wrote how the class has taught me ingenuity, organization, and dedication. It made my advisor cry when she read it.
Personal essay: 8, I wrote about why I am a free spirit and describing my personality with metaphors such as comparing myself to sushi
SFS essay: 7, my SFS essay was on water scarcity and how it needs to be faced with a greater sense of threat

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I waved my FERPA rights

Teacher Rec #1: 9, Junior English teacher and she loves me. She’s also an amazing writer and I asked her to write it back in January
Teacher Rec #2: 10, my journalism advisor is AMAZING and shes written me rec. letters before and they’re always solid
Counselor Rec: 7-8, I honestly don’t know. She likes me but we’re not super close but I see her all the time so I really can’t say
Additional Rec:
Interview: 8, I think it went well. My interview lasted about 90 minutes and it was over facetime because the closest alumni to me was 3 hours away. We talked a lot about where Georgetown is, its climate, and his time spent there. it was really fascinating because he was there during watergate and Vietnam. He said he would write me a really goood rec. at the end but cautioned it with you’re competing against people from the Xavier school ( a really good school in Phoenix, AZ) and I thought it was over from there.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: SFS, Culture and Politics
State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 230,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my town qualifies as a rural community

Reflection: Honest to everything holy, I can’t believe I got in. I was like there is no way I mean look at my 2 on the AP chem test. I would say to everyone else don’t doubt yourself because you will end up where you need to be.

Strengths: Essays, rec’s, and interview because we just had a really good conversation
Weaknesses: testing and classes
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:I think I was accepted because my personality really shines through in my essays and hopefully the recommendations. i tried to be as “me” as possible when I did my interview and just wanted to be genuine and not fake by trying to ask all these specifics about curriculum and etc instead I asked about what the dorms are like.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Creighton University, Arizona State University, PACE univeristy

General comments: GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

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Decision: Accepted- College (Government major)

SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (720 R&W, 680 M), 1430 (720 R&W 710 M),
ACT (breakdown): 34 (36 English, 33 Math, 36 Read, 32 Science), 34 (36 English, 31 Math, 35 Read, 34 Science)
SAT II: 710 Bio M, 750 Math II, 640 USH, 740 Literature
Weighted GPA: 4.49/4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/400
AP (place score in parenthesis): All scores of 5 in: Human Geo, World History, US History, Language&Comp, Calculus AB, Psychology
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Env. Science, AP Chem, AP Literature and Composition, AP Gov, AP Stat
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): The College of William & Mary Leadership Award, Various “Student of the Year” awards from school

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): many unique leadership positions in various clubs at school, weekly volunteer at science museum, student rep on a local youth services board

Volunteer/Community service: a couple of hours a week at Science Museum, many Key Club service projects

Essays (rating 1-10, details): My personal essay was the same as my common app essay, I made sure to make it personal and reveal a positive aspect of who I am (9/10), my “Why Georgetown” essay focused on something my tour guide said and kind of expanded on it (8/10), and then my extracurricular essay was just ok, I just explained the youth services board I’m on (6/10)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I got one from my 10th grade English teacher who knows me super well and who’s been involved in pretty much all of my extracurriculars (10/10, I read it), and I got one from my AP Calc teacher who I know likes me pretty well (I didn’t read it), and then a supplemental one from the Vice Mayor of my city who knows me through the youth services board and likes me a lot (should have really helped since I applied as a gov major)

Counselor Rec: Should have been decent, she’s new to the school this year but me met multiple times and she “interviewed” me to get to know me better

Interview: I really enjoyed it! It was awkward at first (as expected) but my interviewer had just graduated Gtown (like 4 months earlier) and was attending med school in my city. We didn’t have much in common in that aspect since she’s a STEM kind of person, but we connected because she was involved in a club at Gtown that’s really similar to a club I was involved in, and she loved that I asked tons of questions

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant): VA
School Type: very large urban public school, but consistently nationally ranked in academics (~2000 kids, 400 in my class)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: ~125,000? not sure
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, grades, course rigor, recommendations, essays
Weaknesses: SAT score, 640 USH SAT II score, my counselor rec could have been pretty generic
Why you think you were accepted: Hopefully I conveyed my passion for government, and I think my Why Georgetown essay really emphasized that I love the school
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted EA to UGA in November, applied EA to UVA but haven’t heard back yet, planning to apply to Vanderbilt and Duke RD

General comments
Georgetown was my first choice and I am so happy! Can’t wait to be a Hoya :slight_smile: Congrats to all other admits, and if you were deferred, keep your head up! You will end up somewhere amazing :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520, 790 Reading, 730 Math
ACT (breakdown): didn’t take

SAT II: Spanish 720, Lit 610, US History 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.46/4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/100
AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5), Physics 1 (3), Gov (5), Lang (5), Physics 2 (3), AB (5), BC (5), APUSH (4), Lit (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Islamic Studies, Russian & American Comp Gov, Art History, English (Film Studies Component), Spanish 5, Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

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Decision: Accepted(SFS)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33(E34 M36 R29 S31 W10), 33(E29 M35 R35 S33 W12)
SAT II: US History 760, World History 730, M2C 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7/4.0
Weighted GPA: 3.93/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (Our school does not rank nor grade percentages because of the really small and high-achieving class)
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(5), US History(5), AP English Language and Composition(5), Macroeconomics(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Stat, Spanish II, Yearbook
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN(SG for international conference, School President, Over 40 conferences, contributing a lot for MUN conferences in Korea), Knowledge Bowl(Team President), NHS(Founding Member), Research(2 Research Papers), Diplomatic Forums, etc (Mostly IR focused)

Job/Work Experience: International Cooperation Intern for an NGO, HR Manager for a Non-Profit Organization

Volunteer/Community service: Local Community, Church, School

Essays (rating 1-10, details): My first one was about how MUN was a tool of expression for me(8-9), second one was how living in a boarding school that is at the most southernmost island in my country has changed me just like how I changed my community (8-10), and for the last SFS essay I said that as I am a “byproduct of the lasting security alliance between my country and the United States” I feel Donald Trump’s twitter account was a problem because it undermines the role of the United States in international diplomacy.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP US History Teacher. I was really close with her and shared a lot of political viewpoints and worldly perspectives, and also with a good performance in class, I trust I got a good recommendation even though I didn’t read it(10)
Teacher Rec #2: AP Macro/AP Psych Teacher. Also close with him, taking his class for the past three years, have a lot of connection and also worked hard in class. (10)
Counselor Rec: Met him multiple times, really close with him and shared a lot with him. Guessing somewhere between an 8 to a 10.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Did it with the Alumni Admissions Committee Chairman because the local alumni was sick. Took a 1 hour flight to get there. Personally, I think it went amazing! Did a 1.5 hour interview, on various topics not only about myself and my life, but went really deep and academic. After talking with him and doing the interview, I think the interview experience really made Georgetown a quite solid choice for me, and I got the impression that I matched with the school. (10)

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: SFS International Politics
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Republic of Korea
School Type: International(AP, American Curriculum)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~ 120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A (Maybe being an international?)

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, LOR, Interview
Weaknesses: Maybe GPA or ACT?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I think that ‘being myself’ was really helpful for me, especially in the interviews in the essays. For example, even though it might be a risky shot, the Georgetown supplement essay that I wrote for SFS was something that truly reflected my worldview and background, and it eventually worked out at the end. I believe this truthfulness and passion that I have shown in my apps are what got me in.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Schools in the UK

General comments

As someone who has always aspired a career in the foreign service and international politics, I am more than happy to be a part of Georgetown SFS! Good luck everyone, and I hope all of you get into amazing schools that you aspire, whether that might be Georgetown or any other excellent universities!

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Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1440 Math:770 RW:670
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math I (720) Math II (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure actually
Weighted GPA: 4.37
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank but 1/90
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (5), AP World History (4), AP Biology (3), AP English Literature (3), AP Chinese Language (untaken)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Senior Seminar, Economics/Government, Yearbook, AP English Language, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, National Hispanic Scholar, NSLI-Y Scholar, Dean’s List

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Northside Robotics Team; 3 years, District Champions last year (Vice President)
Northside Student Ambassadors, Similar to tour guides/representing school and student body, all 4 years of high school (Secretary)
Theatre; 2 years (Member)
National Honor Society; 1 year (Member)
Gay-Straight Alliance; 2 years (President)

Volunteer/Community service:
Houston SPCA Pet Shelter: Direct Small Dog Caretaker, >15hours
Vota de Northside: Calling potential voters during 2016 elections to increase voter turnout, 25hours
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center: 2 years, unsure of how many hours
Houston Food Bank: Food packager, on and off so amount of hours unknown
Political Volunteering: Volunteered in local and presidential elections by calling and canvassing, in 2008, 2012, and 2016. At least 20 hours in 2016.

Summer Activities:
NSLI-Y Scholar: Won scholarship to study abroad in China for six weeks
JSA Summer Institute: Summer program focused on politics and government; started a project to combat police brutality in Los Angeles
CIEE Summer Abroad in Seville, Spain for three weeks

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
SFS-Specific Essay: Wrote about the effects of climate change and how all of humanity will be impacted by the growing threat of global warming. Added a personal note about how climate change will intensify natural disasters since I have experienced Hurricane Dolly, Ike, and more recently, Harvey in my state of Texas. (8)
Extracurricular Essay: Wrote about my robotics team and made the robot we built seem alive in the essay. (9)
Personal Essay: Wrote about my struggles as a transgender person; compared not coming out to the destruction of a hurricane (Wrote this months before Harvey hit, so yeah, kinda a coincidence.)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Haven’t read any of them so unsure of how great their recommendations were.
Teacher Rec #1: APWH and U.S. History teacher; seen me struggle in APWH and spoke about my growth as well as my aspirations in the political field. (9)
Teacher Rec #2: Algebra II and AP Calc AB teacher; Knows me as a hard worker. Probably the best in her class. (9)
Counselor Rec: She loves me. Known me since 6th grade and has seen my progress over the years. (10)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: About an hour. I thought it went very well, considering that I talked a lot about politics and my dreams to go into the political field. I also talked about the struggles I’ve overcome in the past few years of my life.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
Intended Major: Culture and Politics (SFS)
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male (Transgender)
Income Bracket: Won’t say but low-middle range
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gender identity, sexual orientation, valedictorian

Reflection

Strengths: Interview went surprisingly well for me! I was nervous but speaking about myself boosted my confidence levels. Plus, I was comfortable talking with the interviewer since he was such a nice guy. My essays, based on the reviews my teachers gave, were amazing.
Weaknesses: Test Scores. Some of my ECs did not connect with what I wanted to do in the future, so I guess that’s a minus.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I don’t know. I’m still in shock since I’ve been waiting since Friday and the applicants who received their acceptance letters earlier had stats far better than mine.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Auto-admit to the University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston Main Campus/Honors College, Deferred at the University of Chicago.

General comments
Good luck to everyone applying to Georgetown! Believe me, anything is possible!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1530: 750 reading and writing, 780 math
ACT (breakdown): 35: 36 english, 34 math, 36 reading, 35 science
SAT II: 790 Math II, 700 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.53
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Music Theory (5), Physics I (4), Computer Science A (4), English Language and Composition (5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), European History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, Humanities, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, Marine Biology H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national AP scholar, national merit semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (Captain), piano, Democrats club (Secretary), Reading club (Founder & President), religious affiliation club,
Job/Work Experience: Summer job at hollister
Volunteer/Community service: 20 hours food banks, 50 hours tutoring economics students
Summer Activities: travelling, reading, piano
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8.5. Pretty good, about being an outlier in my community and having a passion for learning. Discussed leadership with tennis.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10. I had wonderful recommendations from my economics and physics teachers.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: economics
State (if domestic applicant): florida
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white (middle eastern)
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen immigrant

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: generally conveyed a love of learning in my essays and an excitement to be a student at Georgetown
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: deferred at UChicago

20

Decision: Defered

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (800 M, 700 E) but also got 720 E on another try
ACT (breakdown): 34, 35 superscored
SAT II: 780 (M2), 680 (Lit), 660 (Physics)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t release UW. My guess would be around 3.93 ish
Weighted GPA: 4.342
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Lang (4), APUSH (3), currently taking: AP Econ, AP Lit, AP Physics
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Lit, Humanities Honors, Multivariate Calculus Honors, AP Physics, Art (required credit)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Williams College Book Award (not sure if these are major but they’re what I put in my app)

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council President (member for all 4 years, president this year), Class VP (3 years), Science Olympiad (state champ team this year, 4 years), Model United Nations (VP, 4 years), Varsity Soccer (captain this year, 4 years), Math Club (officer, 4 years), Diversity Club (VP, 4 years), Quiz Bowl (not too involved, 4 years), Volleyball (2 years, 1 JV and 1 Varsity), NHS (3 years)

Job/Work Experience: Research internship summer after sophomore year.

Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer counseled at summer camp for disabled kids/adults. Full time care. Also, spent weekends at local retirement home.

Summer Activities: Took several college courses at local universities. Volunteer counseling. Internship.

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Why GT (7-8, I thought it was well written and tied into my major well), Extracurricular essay (9, I really liked my essay it was about student leadership and I had an anecdote), Personal essay (8, just used my Common App essay but tailored it more to the question)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8; it was from my English teacher who prob knows how to write a good letter.
Teacher Rec #2: 6; my math teacher who taught me all 4 years.
Counselor Rec: 9; my counselor really likes me and tells me that she’s been planning what to write since I was in 6th grade. Has some cute stories about my passions and stuff
Interview: I’m not really sure how this went. The lady was middle aged, and she seemed to like me decently enough but I can’t really gauge what she thought about what I had to say. Also, she was kind of in a rush and wanted to leave to do something so I didn’t get to ask her all the questions I had.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): LA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, private
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Upper Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection: Honestly, I thought I had a chance. I’m kinda bummed but also I’m not taking it as badly as I thought I would (no tears!..yet). I know I’ll be fine wherever I go but… damn I really like DC! Anyways, this result kinda turned me off of GT; I guess I’ll focus my attention on other schools.

Strengths: Extracurriculars, activities, essays (maybe)
Weaknesses: SAT II, also I don’t have anything that’s too crazy (no big job at politician’s office, etc.)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I guess I just didn’t stand out anywhere. No part of my application was super phenomenal. Also, just looking off other results, I feel like GT accepts people with specific types of extracurriculars like community service or politics/government.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Only heard back from my state school and Tulane (accepted to both)

General comments:
Sad but things will go on. Congrats to everyone that got in, and good luck to people who haven’t heard back yet (I know… the letters process is so frustrating)!