<p>For my special talents I made a joke about making great ice cream sundaes or something of that nature.</p>
<p>Is there any harm to applying EA? Georgetown is obviously one of my top choices. </p>
<p>I read that Georgetown only defers candidates. My thought is that worse comes to worst, I get deferred and send them my updated honors, Senior Year grades, and testing scores. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Georgetown is my top choice. I’m applying EA with that logic: take a chance with my Freshman-Junior year stats and my essays and then, if I’m deferred, send in any application boosters after my first semester.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that a deferral means they’ve already read over your app and didn’t think you for sure deserved a spot, and that will play in against the new pool. The acceptance rate of deferrals in RD is much lower than the total acceptance rate.</p>
<p>No, you don’t go into RD with a chip on your shoulder. It’s reread as if you’re an RD applicant.</p>
<p>CSIHSIS, are you applying this year? Or have you graduated?</p>
<p>Just out of curiousity…why Georgetown?</p>
<p>I’m going to be a freshman in the fall. </p>
<p>And IDK if that’s for me or not, but I chose Georgetown because it’s the best school for IR in DC, its language offerings are really extensive, and it’s the only school I got into (LOL. It was my first choice).</p>
<p>Have the essay prompts been posted?</p>
<p>If anyone has any questions about the Gtown admit process, I am a current entering freshmen and am happy to help. Don’t freak out about the essays this early. You really don’t need more than a solid 2 weeks to brainstorm and crank them out, and maybe one more to edit / get opinions. :)</p>
<p>Hey guys! I just spent freshman year at Georgetown (math/Econ major in the college). Let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Hey I’m going to Georgetown in August and was thinking of doing a math econ major as well. With a double major like that does it leave you much room for electives? And how hard math at Georgetown? Is it hard work wise or content wise?</p>
<p>Well let me preface this (in the interest of transparency) in saying that I’m transferring to the University of Penn this coming Fall. This is mainly because I wanted to study business and be closer to home.</p>
<p>At Georgetown there are two Math degree options: the BA and BS. The BS requires extra classes (e.g. Number Theory, Computer Science) and is usually recommended for students who wish to pursue graduate degrees in mathematics. If you choose the BA option, a double major in econ and math allows for numerous electives (esp. if you have AP credit). I actually had time for a double major, a minor, and several elective classes.</p>
<p>From my impressions of the rigor at other university programs, I would say Georgetown’s math classes are less rigorous than peer institutions’. It’s a very small department, and a lot of the math department’s research is focused on applied mathematics. In rank of rarity of major at Georgetown it problem comes in fourth (behind Art, Performing Arts, and Women’s and Gender Studies). They just cut down the department this year, letting go of three adjunct professors, and are moving classes like multivariable calculus into large lecture styles when it was previously ~25 person classes. Even so, if you enjoy mathematics, you’ll be able to succeed. Math majors typically come in already declared, and so have a faculty advisor already assigned to them. They also get their own ‘mini-orientation’ when you get split up into peer advisor groups. (Don’t worry, major declarations aren’t final).</p>
<p>They have some pretty cool classes that you can take to count toward your degree. Discrete Dynamical Systems, though it sounds hard, is really cool once you get introduced to it in Linear Algebra. Also they have Intro to Cryptography and Scientific Computing. However, compared to larger universities, the curriculum choice does not have as much breadth.</p>
<p>I took Multivar Calc, Linear Algebra, and the 200 level Proofs and Problem Solving class. The Math department especially doesn’t like to curve, but the tests are invariably straightforward and fair so that if you attend classes, do the homework, and study the material you’ll be okay. Just a side note: A lot of people are afraid of using all of their AP credit to go straight into Multivariable Calc. DEFINITELY do it (if you have it, that is). The intro calc classes at Georgetown are crazy difficult compared to high school, as I’m sure you can imagine, and Multi does not require that much advanced calculus knowledge other than simple integrals/derivatives and some sequence/series stuff that they refresh you about anyway.</p>
<p>When it comes to time use, honestly, I spent the least amount of work on my math classes and econ classes and got my highest grades in them. I’m no genius, it’s just that a lot of other courses (e.g. literature courses or history courses) that you’ll have to take as part of general education reqs require copious amounts of reading and pre-discussion preparation (and essays, of course). An Intro Econ class usually has just ~10 questions due every Sunday.</p>
<p>I absolutely loved my econ professors (if you end up going to Gtown, take Levinson in the Fall for Micro and Dockham in the Spring for Macro). They’re awesome and have great influence in their fields. However, at the start of the econ program it will be very competitive as huge amounts of highly motivated students are forced to take it (everyone in the SFS, everyone in the MSB, all of the econ majors, and then some who use it as their social science requirement in the college). The curve is VERY forgiving (something like 40% get A/A-'s), but yet you really have to know your stuff to get that grade. If you’re a mathy person, though, you have a definite advantage over others. Some call the SFS the school that’s “safe from science.”</p>
<p>If anyone has any more questions about any of the curriculum in any of the schools, or any other questions in general, feel free to email me at <a href=“mailto:mtc79@georgetown.edu”>mtc79@georgetown.edu</a>.</p>
<p>To those that are currently GU students: Do you have any tips for reach students? Also, what are considered “special skills?” Thanks :)</p>
<p>What school are you applying to? For SFS I thought I did a good job at pushing the “international” focus in all three of my essays. So like, center them around a theme.</p>
<p>And stop putting so much thought into the special skills box. I left it blank.</p>
<p>I’m applying to the College. I have my creative essay done. I tried to convey my love for writing and the senses that can come through via writing. For the specific essay, though, I don’t know if I should talk about how I was led to Georgetown or how I was led to English.</p>
<p>@14maxwellm maybe both Gtown and English? I have a draft of mine for the college and I combined why i love/ want to study theatre with how Gtown’s environment matched what I like about it and why I’m drawn to the school… I’m totally lost on the creative though…</p>
<p>I’m contemplating talking about how Disney (my ultimate guilty pleasure)led me to both Georgetown and English.</p>
<p>hey im planning to apply EA this fall to georgetown and i was just wondering if the people that were admitted could talk about what they think led them to being accepted. whether it be grades, recommendations, essays, etc</p>
<p>I couldn’t say. IMO my app wasn’t very dazzling, but literally everything had to do with the SFS - Model UN, Journalism writing about international news, Japanese club, Japanese for four years, all three of my essays, etc.</p>