Hi! I am applying to Georgetown (government major) EA and would love to hear what you all think about my chances.
My GPA is a 4.7 weighted cumulative (predicted 5.2-5.4 first semester senior year), 32 ACT in February (wasn’t able to secure a seat for any subsequent tests). My transcript is complicated by 2 Cs in math and two Bs (chemistry and foreign language). That was all Freshman and Sophomore year. I got straight As junior year. I have taken 5 APs so far and will take another 5 this year. I am taking another AP test as well even though I’m not taking the class.
I am doing an independent study this year about comparative politics (AP Comparative isn’t taught at my school) that is the second in the department’s history and will culminate in a capstone paper. EC’s include internship with a state rep, internship with a political action committee, presidencies of several clubs and internship with US congressperson junior year. I am an organizer for that congressperson’s campaign currently.
I am getting a letter of rec from that congressperson who knows me personally and taught at Georgetown for a few years. I was able to read that LOR and it is very good and includes personal details.
I honestly have no idea what to think about my chances. I just had my interview and the interviewer told me that I did a great job and good luck with the process and to reach out if I have questions about the school. The one thing that I am extremely worried about is those Freshman and Sophomore grades, even though they aren’t related to my major. I addressed them in my interview.
I think you have a good chance. It is obvious why you want to study Government at GU. I wouldn’t worry about the freshman grades, sophomore might be a bit more of a concern, a C in sophomore year math would be a real issue even for a Gov major (it can be more quantitative than you think), but the upward trend is good.
You’ve done a lot in politics which is fantastic, but aside from “presidencies of several clubs” which could mean a lot of they are real, active, large clubs or very little if those clubs do very little, it’s hard to judge the rest of your nonacademic resume.
Georgetown is never a sure thing, but you have a lot going for you. Keep up good grades this semester: if you’re deferred, a really strong academic performance can only help your chances and reinforce an upward trend.
NO SAT score (due to the pandemic, mine was cancelled twice)
NO SAT Subject Test as well :neutral:
I was predicted a 34/45 for the IB (5%-10% in class)
I am a full IB diploma student taking 4 Higher Level Courses: Spanish B, Math AI, Lan Lit, and Business ; Standard Level: Economics, Physics
*First student in my school to do my Extend Essay in a foreign language (Spanish)
EC.
Student leader in MUN (40+ conferences), British Parli Debate, Community Service, School Band, and TEDTalk
Invited to the United Nations to perform a song I wrote on human trafficking (with that, I was able to get an additional rec letter submitted by one of the UN officials)
Worked in a few NGOs and government-affiliated agencies on security, peacebuilding, and youth empowerment
I speak Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese fluently as my 3rd and 4th language
Essays.
They are all pretty interesting and unique with my story of being a Taiwanese inside the UN and the song I wrote that led to a new initiative of writing songs on global issues
ACT is fine, I had the same score when I applied: I’m currently at Georgetown SFS.
Cs and Bs are not great. If there are good reasons, especially for the Cs, include that in your app. You could email the admission office. If you started doing better in math and the foreign language, mention that as well.
Your extracurriculars are very similar to what many of my friends did in high school.