You can’t actually start the app until you pay for it, so you should do that as soon as possible so you can actually start the essays and stuff.
Uhm… really, I’ve started my app and stuff and I haven’t payed a single cent @luvquizbowl @therealdeal23
@NikkuWadde after you submit the first part it makes you pay
What other schools are you guys looking at other than Georgetown?
Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Haverford, University of Pittsburgh, University of Connecticut, University of Central Florida, Temple University, Fordham University, and Stevens Institute of Technology
I know they are all quite diverse but I am not a picky person and money is the #1 concern for me
@luvquizbowl @1zogden1 True, after you submit the first part it prompts you to pay. My son started his app back in June and, following the instructions, he completed part 1 and paid the fee. He didn’t receive the ID right away but once you do the ID is not requested to continue so it made me think that he could have also started it right after he completed part 1. We were primarily interested in his starting part 1 right away because the importance of completing part 1 and creating your application ID, @nikkuwadde, is to get your interview scheduled early. Interviewers are going to start in September and my son would like to get it done as early as possible and complete his application. Your contact information will not be provided to an interviewer until you submit the fee.
@SonofAbraham Same I am trying for big scholarships at my safeties and big aid at my reaches.
@class0f2017 my college list: Georgetown, Villanova, BC, Northeastern, NYU, GW, Bentley, SUNY Binghamton (in that order). What other schools are you looking at?
@1zogden1 Hey I remember you, we had the same SAT score back in March I think. I’m looking at a lot of the same schools actually. Not exactly sure of my final list, but thinking of Georgetown, BC, Villanova, Northeastern, Rochester, Ohio State, Pitt, Penn State, and maybe Cornell and CMU.
@Classof2017 Duke, UNC, Dartmouth, Cornell, JHU, WashU, Penn State, Miami, UVA, Michigan, Emory
But why does getting your interview done matter? If you pay the fee, and get interviewed, it shouldn’t matter when you got interviewed, because you still paid @paveyourpath
Also I’m applying at OSU, U Mich Ann Arbor, Priceton, U Chicago and my safeties.
@nikkuwadde It’s all preference, right? Some people want to have greater options in when it gets scheduled than pay the fee in October and have less scheduling options.
@class0f2017 I’m applying to GTown, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, American, George Washington (in that order). I have a lot of reach schools just because I want to see where I can get in, and if not, then American and GW are still really strong international relations schools that give merit scholarships.
@NikkuWadde There really doesn’t seem to be a point in not submitting the fee, especially because doing it earlier may show your interviewer (and by extension, Georgetown admissions) that you took the initiative to get everything done earlier. Unless you have a valid reason to hold off on it, I don’t see why not.
Hey guys, can someone clear up the subject test policy if you are applying early action. Do you need to have taken 3 subject tests if you are applying early action? I currently have two subject tests, and want to know if I should sign up for the october test date to take a 3rd one.
How do I stack up compared with the other applicants? Looking at the admit rates, I think I’ve decided to apply RD, especially because my SAT IIs aren’t good enough yet.
SFS
Objective
SAT: N/A
ACT: 35 (36E, 36M, 33R, 35S, 32 essay)
SAT II: 800 US History, 690 Chem, 690 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: N/A (would be 1% if school ranked)
AP: APUSH (5), Calc AB (5), Spanish Lang (4), Chemistry (3)
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Comp Lit, AP Macro or micro, AP Gov, AP Human Geo, Student Gov, Independent Science Project
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing that huge… National qualifier in a few things (geography, history, etc) and finalist for CA gov position
Subjective
Extracurriculars:
-CA Governmental (high position)
-Student Government/ASB (Student Body President)
-Model UN (Captain)
-Quiz Bowl
-CSF/NHS
Job/Work Experience:
-Intern in CA Capitol
-ACLU Research
-Camp Counselor
Volunteer/Community service:
-UN Chapter
Summer Activities:
-Some leadership stuff and internships mostly mentioned above
-Boys State
Essays:
-Common app should be pretty good, supplements as well
Teacher Recommendation:
-Fingers crossed on these ones, so far my English teacher and APUSH, both of which liked me but I’m not sure how much detail they will go into
Counselor Rec:
-Met her a few times, she seems nice
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applying for Financial Aid?: TBD
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, top 50 in CA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
These are my stats, I hope to EA for Georgetown:
Name of Georgetown school you are applying to and major: Georgetown School of Foreign Service, International Politics
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): not taking
ACT (breakdown): 30 (30 E, 27 M, 34 R, 27 S, 29 W) (plan to take again for 32)
SAT II: US History 790, Math 1 760, Literature 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67 or 3.69
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): 40
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL History, IB HL Literature, IB HL Economics, IB SL Mathematics, IB SL Environmental Systems and Societies, IB SL Ab Initio French
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis)
Basketball: 4 years (captain)
Volunteered to play basketball, football, and tennis with underprivileged kids
Student Council: President 3 years
Job/Work Experience: Embassy internship, Waiter, Addmissions office aid, Elementary School teachers aid
Volunteer/Community service: Sexual Assault Victims and Drug Rehabilitation clubs at school (president)
Model United Nations: (chair) 4 years gone to International Criminal Court, International Court of Justice, Chair of EcoSoc, taught middle school debaters, received Best Delegate award 6 times
National Honor Society: 4 years
Summer Activities: embassy internship, tutoring, aiding rehabilitation centers
Essays: not done
Teacher Recommendation: 4
Counselor Rec.: 1
Additional Rec:
Interview:not completed
Other
Applying for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
School Type: private
Ethnicity: brown
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc): interest in law and to go on to law school
@therealdeal23 You don’t even have to take 3 subject tests for RD. It’s just recommended. For EA, they’ll probably tend to be more understanding if you don’t/can’t take three, but I don’t think there’s any reason to. When I called undergraduate admissions they recommended it simply because it helps them get a better picture of you. If you think you’d do reasonably well, you should go for it and start studying now.
Anybody else applying to MSB? It has the lowest acceptance rate which is worrying me.
@therealdeal23 AO said you can apply EA without having taken the 3 subject tests. However, if you are deferred to RD, you are to update your application with the subj test results. You should go through the site as these questions are answered there.
I haven’t taken the SAT Subject Tests yet. Can I still apply Early Action?
Absolutely. If you are a senior and have not yet taken recommended SAT Subject Tests you may still apply Early Action and your application will receive full consideration. We do recommend that you register for these exams in the event that your application is deferred to Regular Decision.
@luvquizbowl I am not sure why you think the 3 subject tests are recommended. Under the checklist, it doesn’t state recommended and they expect the 3 to be taken for RD applications.