***GEORGETOWN CLASS OF 2021 APPLICANT THREAD***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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1 question, 1 statement:

  1. Do you know if students have to officially send AP scores from College Board or is self reporting adequate? Common App allows students to self report, not sure how it works with Georgetown.
  2. As it relates to the double major topic. I think there is a bit of a trend in the pre-professional schools in general allowing students to double major in the liberal arts and sciences. FYI, Boston College now allows it's business students (Carroll School of Management) to drop TWO of their required business classes to give them more flexibility to have a second major in their liberal arts college. (But, for the record, if you are in the liberal arts college you cannot pick up business as a second major, you can only do a minor in business). I think this is because they are encouraging their business students to become more well rounded and have a broader knowledge base.

I know Cornell does NOT allow any double majoring across schools. I’m not sure about Georgetown’s policy on this but it’s a good question.

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@collegemomjam Georgetown requires that you send scores directly from testing service.

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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read my stats. Please let me know if you think I can get in and/or what I need to do to improve.

Name of Georgetown school you are applying to and major: School for Foreign Service

Objective

SAT I (breakdown): -
ACT (breakdown): 30 Composite: 33 English, 35 Reading, 23 Math, 29 Science/ Writing- 09, 29 (I will be taking the ACT again on October 22… That math score isn’t too great.)
SAT II: US History- 730; Will be taking Literature, World History, and Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37 out of 506 (subject to change)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Microeconomics (4), Seminar (5), English Language (4), US History (4), Human Geography (4), Statistics (2); This year- US Government, Spanish Language, Research, Environmental Science, English Literature, Computer Science A
IB (place score in parenthesis):-

Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Spanish Language, AP Research, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature, AP Computer Science A, Journalism II Honors

Subjective

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
RESULTS National Grassroots Organization, City Chapter (Co-founder, co-leader)
Model United Nations (6 out of 111 ranking, Development Director/Chair/Trainer)
UNICEF High School Chapter (President)
Indian Club (Founder and President)
Training in Indian Dance- Kathak, Bollywood, Bhangra, and Indian Semiclassical (Choreographer and Performer) Herbivores United- A Vegan/Vegetarian Organization (Founder and President)
India Association of Memphis Youth Committee (Cultural Director; Operations Team/General, Cultural, and IT Vice President)
Newspaper Staff (Online Editor and Viewpoint Team Leader)
BRIDGES Leadership Program (member)

Job/Work Experience: Machine Operator/Poll Worker on Election Day

Volunteer/Community service: Founded and directed Fusion, an annual city-wide charity multicultural showcase festival (took 3 years to plan and execute, 550 hrs); India Association of Memphis MC (50 hrs), India Association of Memphis India Fest Organizer/ Summer Camp Director/ Bollywood Dance Workshop Director/etc. (200 hrs), Public Library (64 hrs), BRIDGES Leadership Program (24 hrs), Humane Society

Summer Activities: Selected for the TN Governor’s School for International Studies, Volunteered and advocated during the summer through my ECs.

Essays: Working very hard on them. Good.

Teacher Recommendation: Will be getting one from my Spanish teacher (who also was a sponsor for Indian Club), and from my AP Seminar teacher (who is a sponsor for my UNICEF high school club)… I anticipate both of these to be good.

Counselor Rec: I anticipate this to be good.

Additional Rec: I will be getting one from the mentor for the RESULTS Grassroots Advocacy Chapter I started.

Interview: Have not had one yet, but I love interviews and I know that the interview will go well.

Awards/Honors- Selected for the TN Governor’s School for International Studies, UNICEF Student Leadership Symposium, Best Delegate and Position Paper for Rhodes College MUN Conference, Verbal Commendation for Washington University in St. Louis MUN Conference, National Spanish Honors Society (3 years), National Honors Society, AP Scholar with Distinction Award

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes

State (if domestic applicant): TN, will be moving to TX in May

Country (if international applicant):-

School Type: Large Public School

Ethnicity: Asian

Gender: F

Income Bracket: $100,000-$149,000

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):-

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Hi everyone! I’m just curious as towards how you guys are planning on structuring your essays? Particularly the personal essay. I wasn’t quite sure how I wanted to approach it.

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I’m a bit late to posting in this thread, but I’m applying EA to Georgetown

Name of Georgetown school you are applying to and major: SFS (international politics)

Objective

SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR/680 M/760 W (as you can tell math is not my strong suit)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 780 USH, 680 Math I, 690 Math II, 650 Spanish (I retook this, still waiting on the score)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unsure bc school doesn’t rank, but I have to be in the top 10% bc I got Cum Laude
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Human Geo (5) English Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP Lit, AP Spanish Language, Honors International Relations, East Asian Studies seminar, advanced choir, dance, required senior electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Spanish Exam silver medal 3x, Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar

Subjective

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
founder/leader of mental health awareness club (11, 12)
member of Amnesty Int’l Student Group (9, 10, 11) leader in senior year
photography editor for newspaper (11) and editor in chief for senior year
theatre (9, 10, 11, 12)
stage managing middle school show (10, 12)
Writing Fellow (11,12)
Model United Nations (10, 11, 12)

Job/Work Experience: none (bad, i know)
Volunteer/Community service: none (I’ve done stuff through my school but nothing long term)
Summer Activities:
after 9th grade- Online DNA course from Brown
after 10th grade- Intro to Medicine course at Brown, interesting project (not revealing details bc it’s probably an identifier lol), Yale Model UN Institute
after 11th- Social Justice Research academy at UPenn

Essays: I think they’ll be good
Teacher Recommendation: very strong, both have been my history teachers for 11th and 12th
Counselor Rec: very strong, my counselor knew me well (she left but still wrote my rec) and it was very long
Additional Rec: a 2nd history teacher (see above)
Interview: went very well IMO
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not going to say
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

I really like Georgetown and I would love to get in early so I have one of my top choices, but I’m nervous I mean it’s so difficult to get in. Best of luck to everyone on this thread!

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Finished the application supplement today.

Now for the wait!

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@1zogden1 Thanks for the reply. I know Georgetown requires SAT and ACT scores from the testing agencies, but I"m not sure that applies to the AP Scores. Most people I ask that have AP score don’t send official reports, but I wasn’t sure. For instance, my daughter received the AP Scholar with Distinction Award (which Georgetown wanted a hard copy of), but not sure if everyone applying and reporting AP Scores is actually sending them from College Board. So have you sent yours officially? Is that what everyone is doing??

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@1zogden1 so sorry I just saw this! for interviews, I’d just say something nice that makes you feel comfortable and confident. Wear something that’s “you” (but obviously on the nice/formal side)

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School: Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies, Human Science (Pre-Med)

Objective

SAT I (breakdown): taking in November
ACT (breakdown): 33 [35E, 31M, 34R, 31S], 30, 29
SAT II: Math2 690; took Chemistry, USH, and Literature last December and butchered all three of them…I didn’t know the three subject tests weren’t as important in the EA stage until last week
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.71/100 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/437
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a (school doesn’t offer)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a (school doesn’t offer)
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, Christian Existence, English IV, Physics, American History II, Spanish IV (everyone takes the same honors classes except for possible accelerated classes in math and language)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society?

Subjective

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming 1-4 (Captain), Glee Club 1-4 (Secretary), Spanish Club, Culinary Club, Chess Club, Track Club, Senior Leader: Freshman Mentor Program
Job/Work Experience: Ocean Lifeguard past two summers
Volunteer/Community service: Altar Serve in Parish
Summer Activities: Swimming, Lifeguarding
Essays: I hope they’re solid
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent relationship with teacher
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: Strong, in-depth letter
Interview: soon
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Y
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic, private
Ethnicity: Asian (Philippines)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

really nervous about the SATIIs bringing me down…

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^ You should really retake your Math plus 2 Sciences SAT Subject Tests in December if you want to show yourself in the best light given your pre-Med interest. This will help if you get deferred.

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@collegemomjam I sent my AP scores just to be safe (I did NOT do so for my Common App schools, where I could self report).

I just had my alumni interview last week! It went well, and was relatively relaxed. I was contacted a few weeks, maybe even a month actually, after submitting the first part of the application (I’m applying EA). I was sent an email with my interviewer’s name and email, and then I contacted him separately to set up the time and location.

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@TheGrayOne would you say the interview is more evaluative or conversational?

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What did you guys say for the part where it asks you to indicate any special talents

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Just wondering since it seems like EA applicants have just finished their interviews, has anyone applying RD received interview contact info? It would help immensely, because I submitted my first part of my RD application in late August and haven’t heard anything back :slight_smile:

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EA School of Foreign Service, not sure on the major.

Objective

SAT I (breakdown): new one–first sitting 1470 (770 R/W) (700 M) second 1450 (750 R/W) (690 M) – Wish I didn’t have to send these.
ACT (breakdown): 34 (36 English, 35 Reading, 33 Science and Math)
SAT II: 800 Spanish, 780 US History–taking Literature next month
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9, 4.5 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no idea, school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang. (5) Spanish Lang. (5) US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: all AP–Comp. Gov., Statistics, Environmental Science, English Literature, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, that probably doesn’t get me anything though.

Subjective

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spent Sophomore year in Spain with Rotary Youth Exchange, active member of my school’s Feminist Alliance, School Newspaper (Photography Manager), Spanish Honors Society, Stage Crew and artwork for plays, GSA
Job/Work Experience: not much, taught some kids English while I babysat them Sophomore year, nothing formal.
Volunteer/Community service: SHS, fundraising for charity with Feminist Alliance, attended lots of counter-protests at Planned Parenthood
Summer Activities: nothing formal
Essays: not finished yet
Teacher Recommendation: had 2 but only submitted the one from my AP English teacher, which was excellent and probably much better than the other
Counselor Rec: She knows and likes me, so it should be fine.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: No word yet, emailed them and they said I should be contacted by late October.

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: <50k, >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen. on mom’s side, exchange? nothing else

I’m worried about my lack of work experience/summer activities and weak-ish extracurriculars besides the exchange, but I don’t know how impressive that will be in the application pool.

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My friend applying RD got her interview information already! She even did her interview a day before me and I’m applying EA lol. But I think it really varies by the alumni association in your area and how they match up alums with students… I believe EA interviews are typically given first priority though since they need to send in their write-ups by the EA deadline @cjchasinglife

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^
No, interviews do not need to be completed by the deadline.

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Well, my interviewer had a deadline on the questionnaire she was going off of and it was by the EA deadline.

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“The interview need not be completed prior to the application deadline, but it should be done as soon as possible after the assignment has been received.”

From the GTown website. Not trying to play devil’s advocate, just my interview will be after the deadline.

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I also have won more Best Delegate MUN awards then presented in my first stat post. I am planning to apply to SFS with a major in International Politics. Please let me know what you think about my chances.