Georgetown EA Class of 2020 Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: College

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (740 Reading, 720 Math, 700 Writing)
    [    ] ACT: 35
    [] SAT II: 760 Biology M, 760 Math II, 690 US History
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.74
    [    ] Rank: School doesn’t report (I’m ranked 6/250ish but no colleges will ever know that)
    [] AP: English Lang (5), Biology (4), US History (4), Chemistry (3)
    [    ] IB: N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP US Government/Politics, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit, Spanish 4, Theology 4, World Religions
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: JV/Varsity/Club Volleyball (Team captain multiple times), Speech and Debate (Team captain, won many tournaments, did well at many more), Business Investment Club, Students for Others Club (Service club; President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Swim Coach (2 yrs), Lifeguard (2 yrs), Busser at Country Club, Private Tutor (5 yrs)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked at assisted living home, worked with the homeless at various locations, went on an immersion to Mexico
[] Summer Activities: Service trip to Mexico, rec swim team, summer jobs, family trips
[] Essays: Pretty good, don’t think they stand out too much but they accurately represent who I am so that’s good
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from my AP Lang teacher which is probably really good, the other from my AP Calc teacher which might not be as good but who knows
[] Counselor Rec: Probably really good, she loves me
[] Additional Rec: Speech and Debate Coach = 10/10, the only one I got to read
[li] Interview: I thought it went really well. The guy emailed me congratulating me on getting in and said he hoped his write up on me helped so I think it was good.[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Jesuit, Catholic, private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $150,000-$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Jesuit High School, not much else I guess[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Essays were probably pretty generic
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I’m a pretty well rounded and successful guy. If anything stands out, it’s my accomplishments in Speech and Debate.[/li][/ul]

General Comments: So happy as this is my #1 school

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**Decision: Deferred SFS **

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2070, lol! (680 R/610 M (super bad at testing in math)/780 W/10 E)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Literature 670, Math II 600, World History 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank/Percentile: 1/182
AP (place score in parentheses): AP World History (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Statistics (3, oops! Got an A on the final exam, though!), AP English Language (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP French Language, mandatory theology class, AP US History, AP Physics (1 and 2 crammed into 1 year), AP English Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Commended, but that is about it besides some debate awards or school-level recognition.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Mock Trial program founder/team captain/Head Plaintiff Counsel
Varsity Golf
Junior State of America (Cabinet position)
Student government: homeroom representative for 3 years and Co-Class President the other (there were 2 of us)
Advanced Concert Choir for as many years as we have had the program
Varsity Policy or CX Debate (went to State and won some speaking awards at a national tournament)
Harry Potter Club Co-President
National Honor Society Officer

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours with Campfire USA, some other local events throughout the years
Summer Activities: Some work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Economics for Leaders (10/10 would recommend!), French cultural immersion experience, did Golf Camp one time (hilarious), performed at Carnegie Hall with my school’s choir.
Essays: Co-curricular activity 8/10 --> wrote about JSA, personal essay 9/10, policy essay 8.5/10 --> wrote about the efficacy of microloan organizations for women in the developing world.
Teacher Recommendations: One from my Mock Trial coach/English 11 teacher and one from my French teacher/NHS supervisor. I waived my right to read them, but I have a good relationship with both teachers.
Counselor Rec: Also waived my right to read this, but we also have a good relationship.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: I had a great time! We met for about an hour and a half at a Starbucks and talked about everything from French book collections to Madeleine Albright.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Am planning on it.
Projected Concentration: International Politics
State/Country: WA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: XX
Income Bracket: $200k + between two households
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever!

Reflection
Strengths: Essays and commitment to my ECs.
Weaknesses: TEST SCORES!!!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no clue but I am very grateful to them for giving me a second shot! I plan to submit another ACT score, so that will hopefully help me out.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: State flagships (accepted), Notre Dame EA (rejected), Georgetown SFS EA (deferred), UMichigan LSA EA (also deferred). RD: USC, Berkeley, UCLA, Wake Forest, American, Boston College, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Cornell
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!!

To all those who are deferred: I know it is frustrating (I have three of them) but I am trying to stay positive and wish everyone the best!

To all those rejected: Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to this process (look at my stats and decisions!), but know that we will all end up where we are meant to end up!

To future applicants: At the end of the day the process is so random that it is best to stay true to yourself. I spent years trying to guess what the AdCom wanted to see on paper, and I finally realized at the beginning of this year that I needed to just be me. All of you are amazing individuals who will change the world in some way and will end up at the right school for YOU! Admissions can be a tough pill to swallow but if you do your best and keep working on those grades and test scores, you should feel accomplished for even trying!

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did not reveal too much for privacy

Decision: Accepted

School Applied To: SFS

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): so bad i won’t even share!! it was just a very low score <2000, this just proves admissions is truly holistic
    [    ] ACT: >30 (did not reach admissions in time)
    [] SAT II: N/A (Taken in November, not sure if they reached on time but all ~600)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.85
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale):
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 96%
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load:
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF Finalist & Special Award Winner, NCWIT: National Awardee,

Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of tech
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned
[] Volunteer/Community service: Internships (Graphic Design)
[] Summer Activities: Studied Abroad, Multiple summer programs, competitions
[] Essays: I worked very hard on each of them, and i’m confident they displayed me in a creative way (both personal and the SFS specific one)
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10+ not sure but they were probably great
[] Counselor Rec: 10+ :slight_smile: i love my counselor
[] Additional Rec: From state senator :slight_smile: he personally had his assistant get to know me
[li] Interview: amazing, I could tell my interviewer really liked me. they even said they wished me luck in getting it ((secretly hoping I would))[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: STIA
[] State (if domestic applicant): –
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~30k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first-gen[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs and ACT (Although not submitted) Essays were a big factor for me
[] Weaknesses: SATs/AP Test Scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: My ECs and my passion to change education across America, also bc i can program and i’m a minority (just saying lol)[/li][/ul]

General Comments: I’M SO HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE HILLTOP!!!

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Congratulations

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**Decision: Accepted **

**School Applied To: College **

**Objective: **

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M 800 CR 800 W
    [    ] ACT: N/A
    [] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US History, 780 Chem
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
    [] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.875
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/~300ish
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on all taken (taken 10 by now, taking like 18/19 by graduation) except for a 4 on AP World lol
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): 7 on Spanish SL, taking all others this year
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP and IB Biology, AP and IB Chemistry, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP and IB English Lit, IB Theory of Knowledge + AP Comp Gov, AP Spanish Lit and IB Spanish HL, IB European History
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi, History Fair State winner, some other national wins that I won’t reveal for confidentiality

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of a few clubs, founder of a chem-related one and a peer mentoring one, founder of a nonprofit
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: work as a tutor junior and senior yr
    [] Volunteer/Community service: over 300 hours, volunteer at two hospitals and NHS and just random stuff
    [    ] Summer Activities: volunteering, study abroad language scholarship from US Dept of State
    [] Essays: EC essay was straight fire 10/10 connected my interests in service, languages, and science. Why Georgetown wasprob 8/10 well written but not especially engaging, used my common app essay for the other one like 9/10 maybe
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: submitted one from math teacher and one from spanish teacher (both are sponsors of clubs I’m president of), either 9 or 10/10 they’re both my fav teachers
    [] Counselor Rec: we’re really close, 10/10!
    [    ] Interview: went really well, we clicked, she said she hoped I get in everywhere I applied to and stuff like that, really sweet but only lasted 45 minutes

** Other**

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Will be applying
    [    ] Intended Major: Biology in Global Health
    [] State (if domestic applicant): FL
    [    ] School Type: Public magnet
    [] Ethnicity: White
    [    ] Gender: F
    [] Income Bracket: $150-200,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation immigrant and only 1 parent went to college idk if those helped

** Reflection **

[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, course rigor and grades, recs
[] Weaknesses: essays kind of, no intel-level awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: really well-rounded and able to connect all of my interests to each other and to my career goals and just generally a good fit for Georgetown I think![/li][/ul]

** General Comments: ** good luck to everyone applying, wishing you all the best! hope this helped anyone applying or planning to!

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Decision: Deferred

School Applied To: Georgetown College

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT: 32
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.19
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.90
[] Rank: 9/167 (5%)
[] AP: Human Geography (4), European History (3), US History (4), Environmental Science (4), Literature (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, Concert Band, Journalism, AP US Government, British Literature, AP Music Theory
[li] Major Awards: Played in World Association of Bands and Ensembles International Youth Wind Orchestra (collegiate ensemble), Boys State nominee (Rotary), AP Scholar with Distinction[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): oboe (principal player), Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Chaplain Aide, Den Chief, Bugler, Assistant Patrol Leader), Founder and President of Queer Straight Alliance, Journalism (Director of Social Media)
[] Job/Work Experience: Pianist/accompanist at a church, teach piano lessons, paid oboist in professional orchestras, paid intern at Meridian Pacific, Inc, a nationwide firm specializing in strategic political consulting and public affairs for one summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, California Scholarship Federation
[] Summer Activities: oboe performance, music camp, volunteering
[] Essays: Pretty good!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: the interviewer said it was a pleasure meeting me, and I thought we connected really well.[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Political Economy
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks: Gay[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: EC
[] Weaknesses: Awards, grades, test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: TBD[/li][/ul]

General Comments: This is my dream school… Perfect location, perfect atmosphere, amazing architecture, amazing faculty and intense education standards. I really hope to get accepted RD.

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I am so happy I do not have a DREAM school. I like a lot of places but have not attached my hopes to just one. I personally think deferred means no most of the time so on to the next one. Hopefully you have cast your net widely and planned wisely and you have several great choices in the end. It’s college guys. It’s all good.

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At Georgetown, I believe everyone who is not admitted EA is deferred, so “deferred” just means you didn’t get in EA. It is HARDER to get admitted EA than RD, unlike most schools, so you could quite possibly get in EA.

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Confirmed- Georgetown does not deny EA applicants.

And I think what Daddio3 meant was that you might have a good chance of getting in RD- getting in EA is impossible now :slight_smile:

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When is this year’s GAAP weekend? Which days in march? I can’t find it on a calendar anywhere

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Decision: Deferred (Georgetown College)

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2370 - 800 CR, 790 W, 780 M
SAT II (place score in parentheses): History 720, Math II 690, Physics 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank/Percentile: 103/463 (not 100% certain on the total number of students)
AP (place score in parentheses): AP English Composition (5), AP US History (4), AP US Gov (4), AP Physics I (3)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics II, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, online computer course (graduation requirement)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Commended, AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Student Government (School President), School Social Media (run the whole thing myself), Students Helping Honduras, National Honor Society, manage 3 varsity sports

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: Political work, Boy Scout stuff
Summer Activities: Work!
Essays: Why Georgetown was like 6/10. Other 2 were 10/10
Teacher Recommendations: Math and Physics teachers, both of whom I’m very close with. 9/10
Counselor Rec: She likes me a lot and knows a lot about me, 9/10
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: My interviewer LOVED Georgetown, and since my brother goes there I was able to talk about a lot of student life stuff. Pretty much took her on a nostalgia trip but also got across that I was very bright.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Government
State/Country: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My brother is a current student

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, extracurriculars (Not numerous but each of them I’m very involved with. I’ve had several articles written about me for what I do with the school and sent them all to Georgetown)
Weaknesses: Grades, Why Georgetown essay. I also don’t have some of the “prestigious awards” but that’s because I never had time to apply for them (Honestly there are some awards on here I never knew existed. I’ve always been more of a doer than an academic)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Grades are low
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to Rutgers, Minnesota and New Hampshire; UNC, Dartmouth, Cornell, Hamilton, Ohio State, TCNJ, Syracuse.

Hope I have better luck in the RD pool, and best of luck to all of you as well!

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@c0llegeb0und The GAAP weekened is March 18th and 19th.

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Accepted (SFS) but unlikely to attend as I have high financial need. Georgetown meets full need but the EFC and loans are higher than I have been led to believe I will receive elsewhere. Great place. Love it. But must face reality. I need speak to admissions and financial aid and they were wonderful but admitted that they had much more limited resources than the other places I am applying.

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Has anyone else received another letter from the Office of the President about their acceptances?

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@turquoisedonut

Just wondering… Are you a deferred student from ED ROUND?

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I have received another (really personalized too!) letter from admissions, I was accepted EA

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@turquoisedonut I didn’t get anything from the president after being accepted EA, but I did receive a highly personalized holiday card from my regional admissions representative (which I assume is what @c0llegeb0und is talking about).

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@2016senior2020 I got that card too, but I’m referring to a letter that came in a business envelope this friday ( i live on the east coast, so I may have received it early) in which was a letter from the office of the president about some programs at georgetown that are specific to me/my application.

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@c0llegeb0und Oh, nice! I live in the Midwest so maybe that one just hasn’t made it out here yet!

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For @2016senior2020 or anyone else theres also a whole thread about those letters, so if you got one/want to know more check this thread
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/georgetown-university/1863597-letter-from-the-president-does-everyone-get-one.html#latest