Georgetown 2022 EA Results

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21

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (EBRW 750, Math 760, I know it’s not great, but I wasn’t even planning on taking the SAT so this works I guess)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 English, 35 Math, 35 Science, 36 Reading, 12/12 Writing)
SAT II: Lmao I didn’t take any whoops
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: My school doesn’t weight, but if we did I would have around a 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, but I will get valedictorian because we give valedictorian to all 4.0’s for some reason
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP Physics 2 (3), AP Calc BC (5), AP Bio (5), APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP Macro (5), AP Micro (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Not bad (6 AP’s, 3 regular)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Octafinalist in IX at NSDA Nationals

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (captain/president), Student Council (committee chairs of some things, I guess), Girls Who Code, FHS, NHS, DECA, FBLA, MAO, Science Olympiad, HOSA (secretary, public relations), Young Democrats, ICC, Global Issues, Mini thon (omitted my school’s name, sorry)
Job/Work Experience: 2 Internships at local university, cashier at local grocery store, cashier/line prep at local restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Mini _thon raises money for the Children’s Miracle Network; my school has a massive volunteering club with various cores (I participated in ROY G BIV, Relay for Life, Red Cross, Environmental Coalition, and Humane Society)
Summer Activities: _______ County Electric Cooperative Youth Tour thing, Foundation for Teaching Economics’ Economics for Leaders program at Cornell, HOBY,
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 Short Essay (wrote about debate), 9 Essay 1 (Personal statement, not bad), 6 Essay 2 (Why Georgetown?, kinda bad…felt too generic). Both were a bit on the long side…they were probably both about 1.5 pages 12 pt font.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: idk didn’t read…I’m sure it was great though, I had him for APUSH
Teacher Rec #2: idk didn’t read…I’m sure it was pretty good though, I had him for AP Calc BC
Counselor Rec: idk didn’t read…
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: It was okay. It was kinda awkward

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): MO
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $70-80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Essay 1 was strong, ACT scores are decent, GPA, and lots of extracurriculars
Weaknesses: not having SAT subject tests, Essay 2
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: not sure yet, sadly

22

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1530
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: Biology M 680, Math II 660, US history 710
Weighted GPA: 98.3/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Composition (5), Calculus AB (5), US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Literature Honors, Computer Science Honors, Anatomy & Physiology
Awards: NMSQT commended scholar, Girl Scout awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 12 years Girl Scouts, student government (secretary), American Red Cross club (VP), relay for life (captain), field hockey, and more clubs/volunteer work
Job/Work Experience: two jobs during school year and summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/9 Activity one was about the meaning of Girl Scouts to me, Personal one was about how I’ve embraced diversity in my life and various perspectives and how Georgetown’s diverse community will benefit me, business specific one was about their global business programs and the opportunities in DC
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10 let me read it even though I waived rights and it was so nice
Teacher Rec #2: 9 I didn’t read it but written by my teacher / field hockey coach who says great things about my work all the time
Counselor Rec: 8 not sure if this was amazing we didn’t have a strong relationship but she really wants the best for me and probably wrote good things

Interview: we didn’t have much in common considering his art history background but it lasted like an hour and he said I’d be a perfect candidate for admission so hopefully that meant it went well.

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: business, idk
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, medium, academically recognized
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: gpa and sat I score, essays
Weaknesses: sat II scores, no national recognition or crazy extracurriculars
Why you think you were deferred: no one from my school gets in usually since it’s public and northeast but I️ also didn’t have anything to really make me stand out besides my commitment to some extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: accepted to Fordham, applying to villanova (EA), unc (EA), ucla, uconn, yale, cornell

General comments

We will all end up at great schools and I wish everyone the best of luck in this process! Don’t let one decision bring you down!!

23

Decision: Accepted
Walsh School of Foreign Service

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480, 760 Verbal, 720 Math
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: US History 800, World History 700, Literature 660, Math II 1st Attempt 620, Math II 2nd Attempt 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.45/5.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (but unofficially 2nd)
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Language (5), Physics 1 (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Modern Euro, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Economics, Honors Accounting, Honors Philosophy of Knowledge, Honors 21st Century Issues
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 10 Winner at DECA ICDC, a science and a leadership award through the University of Rochester awards program

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA Association Officer, DECA Chapter President, NHS President, independent genealogical research
Job/Work Experience: Server at a local restaurant since summer after freshman year (several days a week)
Volunteer/Community service: Peer Mentor for an outreach group with the local middle school
Summer Activities: Teen Assistant at a local community theater company, Counselor for township recreation summer camp (all unpaid volunteering)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):

Personal Essay - Used my Common App Personal Statement about how my genealogy research has helped me feel better connected to American/European history and my religious views (or lack of them). Thought it was very well written and as creative as I could be given my list of fairly un-unique activities

Activities Essay - Elaborated on my experiences in DECA but connected it to being interested in international education policy. Thought I did a good job of not sounding “braggy” at all.

Walsh SFS Supplement - Wrote about taking a “causative approach” to the prevention of genocide, incorporating social psychology and historical examples. Wrote in two hours the day before the deadline and really wasn’t happy with it.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: History teacher who I’ve had for 3/4 years of high school. I indicated International History as my prospective major within SFS so I think she was able to speak to appropriate strengths.
Teacher Rec #2: DECA Advisor who I’ve never had as a teacher. Probably spoke about my leadership skills and how they would translate into taking initiative on campus.
Counselor Rec: She’s helped me apply to lots of different programs in the past and knows how involved I am with DECA and NHS (as many students are referred to me from the guidance department). Knows that I am a very proactive student.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Went fine, not poorly. I was discouraged because many people describe their interviews as turning into a really fun discussion that lasted hours, but he just asked me four or five questions and then just chatted about the college process. Took place at his office during the workday for about a half hour. I really don’t think it counts that much for the application.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International History within SFS (but undecided within SFS, in reality)
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Medium-sized public high school (1200 students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Jewish (might make a different at a Jesuit school?)

Reflection

Strengths: Part of a selective program in my school where we take a four-year course sequence based around international studies and global business. Flawless transcript. Very strong history scores and a good history teacher recommendation as an International History major. Long-term and very involved extracurriculars (even though they’re not very unique). Good, creative personal essay (in my opinion).
Weaknesses: Only took three years of foreign language, never honors (SFS requires foreign language proficiency by graduation). Transcript was only part of my application indicating any interest in foreign service. Weak SFS-specific essay. Would have liked my two lowest SATII scores to not appear on my application but Georgetown has a very strict score-reporting policy.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Who can say? I’m very pleasantly surprised.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: As of December 20, I’ve been accepted EA to Boston College. Haven’t heard back from anywhere else yet.

24

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (780M, 730CR)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 800 (math II), 800 (chem), 780 (math I)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100
Weighted GPA: 99.7/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1-2/129
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Chemistry (5), Physics I (4), U.S. History (5), English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP French, AP English Literature, AP Art History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity softball (2-year captain), cross country (captain), charity-type club (president), club softball
Job/Work Experience: tutoring, surgical research program
Volunteer/Community service:summer camp counselor
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):personal essay (10)- very unique topic, very lighthearted; activity essay (9)- about softball, made my mom cry; why georgetown (8)- did a summer program there so I was able to add some good details

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): in usa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private (Catholic)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing

Reflection

Strengths: test scores, personal essay
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: accepted to Notre Dame, Boston College, Fordham, and Ohio State

25

Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 Math:790 RW:720
ACT (breakdown): 33 Math:34 Science: 36 Reading: 29 English: 33
SAT II: Bio M (780) Math II (720)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.39
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/430
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit comp (4) Bio (4) APUSH (4)-- didn’t send any
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP English 12, AP Calc AB, Med-centre classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic letter, Eagle Scout, Academic All-American

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Swimming (4 years, vanity letter all 4, state qualifier 2 years, midwestern championship qualifier), Spanish Club, Boy Scouts (various leadership), Honor Society (Science, Mu Alpha Theta, and National), FBLA (National qualifier in graphic design), Beta Club, Honor Council University of Nebraska High school Alliance (member)

Volunteer/Community service: Work at local thrift shop occasionally and teach swim lessons for com service, along with over 250 hours in boy scouts alone

Summer Activities:
FBLA Nationals
Midwestern Championships
Study for SAT

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
10
Talked about experience of moving from connecticut to washington (Navy) and learning spanish from grandfather who ended up getting sick right when I left washington after 2 years, eagerness to learn spanish, why I’m seeking a minor in it.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Alright, I think
Teacher Rec #1: Bio AP, put a lot of before-school time into this class, so I think she wrote a good one. (9)
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher, loved me (10)
Counselor Rec: Eh… (6)
Interview: About an hour and a half. He thought I was “a very strong candidate,” talked about how I would be good fit. First college interview I had ever had, and now after having 6, I’d say it was rocky on my end. But we connected with swimming, his son does lessons with my club. (10)

Other
Part of UNMC high school Alliance program, takes applicants from Omaha area and we take medschool classes and shadow doctors, only high school program in the nation where you get to work with real human cadavers
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but didn’t qualify
Intended Major: Bio
State (if domestic applicant): Nebraska
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Eagle scout, Military brat

Reflection

Strengths:Scores higher range for this school, EC’s pretty good
Weaknesses: Missing some leadership, regret not taking Spanish subject test to back up essay. Stuff kinda out of my control: not first gen college, not legacy
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Pretty solid application, interview went great, essay was pretty good. Scores were descent.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted at Creighton, waiting on Duke, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Washu, and Cornell.

General comments
After being denied by Stanford, I had a minor fear that due to applying mainly to top-tier schools, I had left myself very vulnerable and this acceptance gave me a wonderful back-bone and confidence. Wonderful school, if I don’t get accepted anywhere else, I will be quite content.

26

Decision: Accepted(MSB)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35(E34 M35 R34 S36 W8)
SAT II: US History (770), World History (650), Math 1 (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71/4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.3/4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Stats (5), Comp Sci A (5), Comp Sci Principles (5),
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro&Macro (5), AP Comp Gov (5), AP Physics 1 (3), AP BC Calc (5,5), AP Spanish Lang (5), standard English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN(President, Competed at Brown, Harvard, & a conference in England),Research (Financial research on Risk&Reward using matlab), Cross Country (Captain), Investment Club (President), Debate Team (I wasn’t that great tbh, but still contributed to the team), Eagle Scout

Job/Work Experience: Intern at a local law firm junior summer, golf caddie sophomore and junior summers

Volunteer/Community service: Altar Boy, A lot of community service with the Boy Scouts of America

Essays (rating 1-10, details): My main essay was about a backpacking expedition in New Mexico when I led my patrol for 8 days. We aided a hiker during a hail/rain storm on top of the steepest peak on the mountain range. I also spoke about my overall BSA career and how it shaped who I am (9). My ‘why Georgetown’ essay consisted of my appreciation of Georgetown’s history and programs. I like business, politics, and computer science/research, and D.C./Georgetown is a place where they all mix together. I also love the humanities, and I felt that Georgetown would be the only place where one could study math/compsci while also learning more about philosophy and politics (8).

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP US History Teacher. I was really close with him and he started my passion for philosophy (specifically Stoicism) (10)
Teacher Rec #2: Stats teacher who liked me a lot (7).
Counselor Rec: Pretty close with my counselor and he wrote a good letter (8).
Additional Rec: Met with a priest who had some weight at Gtown (10).
Interview: I met with a regular alumni interviewer. He was impressed by my resume and exam scores, and we talked a lot about business (7).

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: SFS International Politics
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant): US of A
School Type: Small, Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very religious and made it apparent in my essays. I explained the relationship I see between religion and philosophy and how it drives my methodology of compsci research & stats understanding.

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, Letters, exam scores
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Boston College (business school, Accepted EA), Notre Dame (business school, Accepted EA)

27

Decision: Defered ---- regular Decision: Accepted

SFS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 32
SAT II: World History 750, Lit 690, US History 680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Weighted GPA: 4.26 --Max you could have was a 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5 people
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: My school didn’t have ap or Ib
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I taught a class on conflict resolution at my high school. Swim team,
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Raised over a million dollars for JDRF and worked with human rights watch.
Summer Activities: Conflict resolution summer camp, Israel trip that was about conflict resolution, and a Spanish immersion program, and taught a class on conflict resolution.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): My main essay was about a traumatic experience and how I turned that into doing something good for my community. I think it was good.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Good I think
Teacher Rec #2: Good I think
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: This one was amazing, it was written by a mentor of mine and I’m sure it was really helpful.
Interview: Good, it lasted over an hour.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
Intended Major: Regional and comparative studies
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, Extracurriculars, and community service
Weaknesses: Tests
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I think I was deferred and then accepted because my scores weren’t good
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted:
Don’t worry, you will end up at the right place. The college app process will be super random.
General comments

Other places I got into:
UCLA, BU Honors, OXY presidential scholarship, Johns Hopkins, UCSD, Tufts, GW Honors and merit, Georgetown sfs ,and Michigan.