<p>For all those califorinians out there I feel your pain! Could Cali be any farther from Georgetown! Ahahah</p>
<p>right, i live near the boston area and i was expecting it today since florida got it but alas, there was nothing from gtown</p>
<p>i got really excited when i saw a thicker envelope but no, it was UT telling me about their honors program
:(</p>
<p>Deferred in CT
Taking it better than I thought
Congrats to those accepted, and follow deferrees, there’s still hope in the RD round! Best of luck!</p>
<p>in MA, just got the letter.</p>
<p>accepted.</p>
<p>where do you live in MA axtang?</p>
<p>I’m staring out my window right now, waiting for the mail. I am so gettibg deferred.</p>
<p>I’m in Chicago…still hoping that letters get here today. My mail has yet to arrive (which is strange given that it’s 2:30 already…)</p>
<p>I’m gonna run out to check for the mailman again…</p>
<p>I got in! Stats to follow (:</p>
<p>letters are here for NC…ACCEPTED!!! Good luck to everyone!!!</p>
<p>congrats donahue!!! that’s incredible</p>
<p>is there a facebook group or anything yet for accepted students? I got in!</p>
<p>accepted! I’ll post stats when our real internet is back (someone ran into a pole) and I’m typing on a computer rather than a phone.</p>
<p>Decision
ACCEPTED!!!
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE</p>
<p>Stats:
- SAT Verbal: 800
- SAT Math: 750
- SAT Writing: 740
- SAT Total: 2290
- SAT II:
-Physics: 760
-Math 2: 800
-US History: 750 - ACT: Is for suckers
- AP/IB taken/scores:
-Art History: 5
-Bio: 5
-BC Calc: 5
-Stat: 5
-Psychology: 5
-Spanish Lang: 4
-English Lang: 5
-Physics B: 5
-US History: 5 - GPA weighted: 6.0 (lower than it should be due to transfer)
- GPA unweighted: 4.0
- Rank or % estimate: 12/550 (Top 3%)</p>
<p>Subjective:
- Essays: My SFS essay was amazing, read by a defense policy analyst and given much praise. My personal essay was okay, but I kind of made it seem like I disliked Christianity, which was not my intent, and there were multiple typos.
- Teacher Recs: Probably really good, teacher was my XC coach and ap psych teacher
- Counselor Rec: She loves me, even if she barely knows me
- Hook (if any): Lived in Japan, Italy, Maryland, Hawaii, Florida (Military Family)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
- State or Country: TPA FLA
- School Type: Large Public
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: Male
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: Varsity Cross Country (captain), varsity track, senior treasurer/freshman president, volunteer work, mentoring, guitar</p>
<p>Other Factors: I think I got em all…I completely forgot to put that I was a national merit semifinalist and a national ap scholar as well as all my honor societies…i guess they dont really matter.</p>
<p>i live in worcester county, about an hour away from boston.</p>
<p>thx axtang, i live 5 min from cambridge and i guess i’ll have to wait till tmr</p>
<p>Is there anybody else who lives in DC/MD/VA and hasn’t received the letter yet?</p>
<p>I live in a Maryland suburb of DC. Everyone at my school got the letter Saturday, but I still haven’t received mine (and mail already came today). Should I be concerned?</p>
<p>Wouldn’t you know it, the mail was an hour late today, but my daughter was accepted into SFS.</p>
<p>When she gets home, she can give you her full STATs if she wants, but briefly:</p>
<p>– She is the valedictorian of a class of 500 in Tampa, FL.
– Her weighted GPA at the time she applied was 6.95 (on a 4.0 scale); at this point it’s around 7.50; she has the highest GPA in the history of her school.
– IMO, her essays were outstanding.
– She has an extensive list of AP and Dual Enrollment classes/credits.
– She is captain of the school cheerleading squad, has won several individual cheerleading competitions, all county cheerleader last two years, and is a UCA All American cheerleader; she was invited to perform at the last Super Bowl, the Orange Bowl and at the Hula Bowl.
– She is president of several clubs - both academic and social; she is the founder and president of the largest club at her school.
– She’s in all the honor societies, including Phi Theta Kappa, a Hillsborough Community College Honor Society.
– She’s in student government.
– She’s an AP Scholar.
– She attended Girls State last summer.
– She is a Wendy’s Heisman Award winner.
– She has almost 300 hours of community service.
– She was selected to represent her high school at the Shriner’s Annual Beauty Pageant last month.</p>
<p>I’m one proud Papa right now. So, please excuse my bragging. :-)</p>
<p>ACCEPTED TO SFS!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
- SAT Verbal: 800
- SAT Math: 710
- SAT Writing: 780 (but Gtown doesn’t see)
- SAT Total: 2290
- SAT II:
-US: 780
-Bio M: 740
-Lit: 750 - ACT: N/A
- AP/IB taken/scores:
Euro- 5
US- 5
Bio- 5
Englang-5 - GPA weighted: 4.7/5
- GPA unweighted: idk
- Rank or % estimate: school doesn’t rank</p>
<p>Subjective:
- Essays: I loved my SFS essay, my personal essay was about poetry, had a typo
- Teacher Recs: Amazing
- Counselor Rec: She loves me
- Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
- State or Country: SC
- School Type: Small Private
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: Male
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: Sports, student govt., etc.</p>
<p>Other Factors: Idk, but I am SO happy</p>
<p>Accepted to sfs!!! I almost crapped my pants!</p>
<p>Has anyone gotten into the college??</p>