<p>This is ridiculous. How can you determine that your school is the fourth most apolitical university? Please do not tell me you are going to write that in your essay. Does everything serioulsy need to be ranked in order now days? It seems like regardless of what it is, it has to be put up for comparison against something else. If you ask me, anyone who was interested in politics would laugh at answering to a question regarding how 'political' I am. That is by far no reason to say you want to leave a school. Especially, a school the size of Delaware. </p>
<p>Also, how can you say you want a heavier world load when it shows that you are not even doing that well in the school you are currently at. I suggest you stake a solid 4.0 before saying 'work is too easy' for you at the current institution you attend. Obviously, it is still challenging you.</p>
<p>Did you apply for next fall already, or are you planning on applying for '09? If you are applying for Georgetown's SFS (which I assume you are b/c of your political interests), it will be difficult for you to get in with those stats. From everything I have heard, SFS is extremely competitive. With that said, if you aren't applying till next year you can still raise you GPA and retake the SAT. Either way you have a chance, but not a great chance, yet. BTW, I applied for this fall to Georgetown (McDonough) with a 4.0 GPA on 61 credits, a 1340/1990 SAT, great teacher recs, etc. and I'm pretty skeptical whether I'll get in.</p>
<p>hey hey i'm applying as a transfer to the college. im currently on a caffeine kick and i cant sleep, so i'm going to make a silly chances post :) </p>
<p>i'm applying as a sophomore transfer to the college, history major. my college GPA is a 3.95 out of Cornell University. High school GPA was a 4.0, top 1% of my class. SATs are 1430/2180. SAT II's were 700, 720- Spanish and Lit (didn't take 3 back then bc I didn't need them...hoping this isn't a problem...). Pretty sure I wrote solid essays...I guess that's a tough thing to judge objectively. </p>
<p>Yeah I think that does it for stats. I know I have decent numbers, but how much do activities and other factors count? Are there any less obvious factors that would affect a transfer decision? </p>
<p>I applied to GTown as a transfer applicant from GW (currently in my sophomore year), wanted your thoughts on my chances. I've pretty much accepted that, given my GPA, it's simply not going to happen, but wanted to get another's opinion.</p>
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<li>GPA at GW: 3.05</li>
<li>Major: Government (applying to the College)</li>
<li>High School: 3.9 (weighted) with all Honors/APs, numerous extra-curriculars and leadership posts</li>
<li>SATs: 710 Verbal, 790 Writing, 690 Math; SAT IIs: 770 U.S. History, 740 English Literature and Comp</li>
<li>Strong Resume: Numerous internships, including Capitol Hill, Obama's presidential campaign, Governor's office and the Department of Justice</li>
<li>Elected to public office in PA at age 18</li>
<li>Currently taking 2 classes at Georgetown University and have A's in both</li>
<li>Letters of rec from both of my current Georgetown profs</li>
<li>Phonecall from a prominent Jesuit priest to the university president on my behalf</li>
<li>Compelling (I think) and honest essays that explain why my GPA isn't so stellar</li>
<li>Drastically increasing GPA since first semester of college</li>
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<p>I am also trying to transfer to Georgetown. Its the only school i am trying to transfer to.</p>
<p>I am getting a little worried about it though. GTown's acceptance rate for freshman students this year dropped to 18% from last years 25%(i think). Should the transfer acceptance rate see a similar decline?? Just curious to see what you guys think.</p>
<p>Im pretty sure I heard that transfer numbers for us have to do with the size, retention, etc. of the current freshman class. So if thats true then the new numbers will affect next year's transfer applicants. i hope so...</p>
<p>Hey....I am really curious how much emphasis Georgetown places on their "extended wait list" students---I was on this summer waiting list, which did indeed hold less than 50 applicants, and was also told Georgetown places priority on these students. I am currently applying to transfer into the class of 2011 and am curious if anyone knows how much of a difference this will make.</p>
<p>nspeds, I'm a desperate transfer seeking advice.. I've read all of your posts, and admire your knowledge of schools, and was wondering if you could send me a PM... I tried sending you one, but I couldn't..</p>
<p>Time to start the next years transfer thread, i was regected from georgetown the first time around, and even in the summer before my freshman year i am very sure that i want to try again and transfer, any thoughts?</p>
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Georgetown receives approximately 1700 transfer applications each year and offers admission to approximately 20% of those students. Accepted transfer students come from a variety of institutions including community colleges and four-year universities. The average college GPA for an accepted transfer applicant is 3.7, and most transfer students were in the top 15% of their graduating high school class.
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<p>From Collegeboard.</p>
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Transfer Students
Total number of transfer students who applied: 1,611
Total number of transfer students who were admitted: 368
<p>I know the acceptence rates vary per school(they have 4 undergrad schools).
The College is the arts and sciences school, trying to find their admission rate for transfers.</p>
<p>I was accepted to Georgetown as a junior biochemistry transfer for this fall. I would love to answer any questions or concerns about the application process, interviews, etc. Good luck!</p>
<p>p.s. I'm not sure of the exact rate of acceptance for the college, but from what I heard in an information session that I attended, it should be about 20%. I believe SFS is about 17%</p>
<p>i can tell you what the essays were for this year's transfers...one was a"why do you want to go to georgetown, how are you going to use our resources, etc." essay and the other prompt told you to write an essay about yourself. the prompt specifically said you could be creative or just straight up write about yourself. i doubt the essays are a deciding factor except for a small number of borderline applicants.</p>
<p>I'm curious about how important the essays are considered by adcom. I thought that my stats and rec were good but not great and that I had only an OK shot at Gtown. However, I thought my essays were very focused and original, so I wonder if that helped in my acceptance. Either way, good luck to next year's applicants!</p>
<p>generally is georgetown's business school harder to transfer into as a junior than lets say economics in the arts and sciences college "im not sure if thats the correct term."</p>