Currently a Sophomore at Univeristy of Houston. Aiming to transfer Spring 2021 and spend one more semester at UH to raise my GPA
SAT - 1250
High School GPA - 2.516
College GPA (two semesters) - 3.22
If it matters, Black male from impoverished background and grew up with a minor (but noticeable) disability
High School EC’s - Class President, Chair of Philanthropy Board that oversaw donating $20,000 into our local community, BPA officer for two years, created a leadership development club, two part-time jobs, invited our congresswoman to speak at our school and gave an opening speech, created a program where high school students can volunteer at our partner k-8 school.
College EC’s - Got a third new part time job, Intern for Congressional campaign nationally spotlighted. Elected to a precinct chair for the local county party member of various political activist clubs on campus, Became a recruiting officer for one high-level club the past semester. Participated in NROTC (Though I shortly left and switched to AROTC next semester) Writer for student-led media site, soon to start a full time job at the 2020 Census for the summer.
I feel as if my baggage from high school is holding me back. If I really hull ass the next semester do I stand a chance? My family is also really poor so I need to do well in the fin aid department too
If you get a 4.0 or close and show a strong upward grade trend you might have a chance, especially with your background and extracurriculars. That said, your SAT score and (especially) college GPA would be far below average for successful transfers: https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/transfer-student-profile/
For financial aid, Georgetown is need based, not merit based, but not everyone finds it sufficient, though many do.
I don’t think you have “baggage” from high school. I think colleges can overlook mediocre high school stats as long as you prove yourself in college. Therefore, I wouldn’t be too worried about re-taking your SAT. However, I would look into taking subject tests. I believe Georgetown requires them for transfer admissions (although this requirement could be waived due to COVID and lack of SAT testing availability).
Unfortunately, I don’t think your college GPA is high enough to be competitive at Georgetown (especially coming from the University of Houston). You would probably need to bring your college GPA up to a 3.8 to be competitive.
On the other hand, your extracurricular activities seem very strong and show you have a strong passion for one area in particular. This will be especially helpful if you plan on studying the area your extracurriculars are concentrated in ( like Government, Political Science, International Relations, ect.). This will also help writing your transfer essays. But, although extracurriculars are important, I don’t believe they are important enough to supersede a GPA.
Although I don’t think you would get into Georgetown U. at the moment, I think you could later. If you work to bring your GPA up to a 3.8ish and apply at the end of your Sophomore year, you could have a decent chance.
This is coming from a student in college attempting to transfer (not an admission officer or college councilor). Hopefully this helps! Good luck!
From what I’ve seen Georgetown cares ALOT about college gpa for transfers, most accepted students have a 3.9+ From browsing the CC forums, I haven’t seen students with even a 3.6/3.7 get in, much less a < 3.5. I would apply broadly within the T30, you never know which school will connect with your life experiences. However, my guess is that they won’t offset your lower gpa at Georgetown.