Georgetown University??? I CHANCE BACK!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello all,

I’m a junior in a strong/competitive high school (ranked 13th in NJ and about 171st nationally).

GPA Weighed (this is what my HS sends them): 4.2
GPA U/W: 3.5-3.6

ACT: 35 (35 E, 35 M, 33 R, 36 S)

SAT Subject: US History (660), Chem (680)
**I will take Biology E, Math II, and World History this year, but this time I will study to score a 700+ on all of them

AP Exams: US History (4)

<:-P Rec Letter: -----> IMPORTANT NOTE!!! A close friend of ours has very strong ties to Georgetown and will write me a strong rec.

Freshman Honors (W GPA: 3.92):
Honors Biology (B)
Honors English 9 (B)
Honors Geometry (B)
Honors US History (B)

Sophomore APs & Honors (W GPA: 4.00):
AP US History (B+)
Honors Algebra 2 (B)
Honors English 10 (A-)
Honors Chemistry (B)

Junior APs & Honors (W GPA so far: 4.7):
AP Biology (A)
AP Physics I (A-)
AP World History (A-)
AP Literature (A-)
Honors PreCalculus (A)

Senior APs & Honors:
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus A/B
AP English Lang
AP Economics
Honors German 4

ECs (Note, some of these are still pending, as I am simply waiting for the ceremony date to receive my awards. SORRY FOR THE MESS!!! 8-| ):

Key Club Member (10th-12th Grade)
Key Club Treasurer (11th Grade)
Key Cub President (12th Grade)

DECA VP and Co-founder (11th-12th Grade)
Math Honors Society President and Founder (12th Grade)
National Honor Society (11th-12th Grade)

PSAT Commended Scholar
AP Scholar with Distinction

Teaching diabetic toddlers how to play tennis through a program I organized with a social worker at our local children’s hospital (I am a type-1 diabetic myself) (2015-2016)

HS Varsity Swimming (10th-12th Grade)
Year-round competitive swimmer for BAC Swim Team (2011-2015) *note: this club is ranked around 25th in the nation
HS JV-A Boys Tennis (10th Grade)

Job as a summer camp counselor (summer 2014)
Job as a Front Desk Admin/Lifeguard (summer 2015-summer 2017)
Certified Red-Cross Lifeguard/First Aid (2014+)

Johns Hopkins University CTY Program member (2013-2017)
JHU CTY Neuroscience Camp (summer 2015)
Columbia University Biomedical Engineering Program (summer 2016)

Internship on Capitol Hill with Representative Frelinghuysen (summer 2016)
Volunteering at a medical clinic in Sudan (Africa) (summer 2016)

I am fluent in Polish and I am a first-generation immigrant (though both parents went to college)

I have toured Georgetown.

I’m a white male :frowning:

Thanks in advance!

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You probably have a very good chance, especially since you know someone who attended who is willing to recommend you. Strong GPA, scores and extracurriculars, good luck!

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Bump

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the GPA that matters is your unweighted GPA. I don’t think a 3.5 or 3.6 unweighted GPA is considered competitive in the Georgetown applicant pool. You have an upward trend in your grades but not enough to explain straight Bs freshman year

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I have no idea but you’re a good student. If that is your real ACT you will have lots of acceptances. I just wanted to inform you of Common Data Sets. Google “Georgetown Common Data Set” and you’ll see the stats for admitted students. It works for all schools except I’ve never found them for Yale.

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Where does a 4.2 fall at your school? That is the real important question. Where do you rank among people who have been accepted/rejected from Georgetown from your high school? You have great everything except grades, but nothing makes up for bad grades unfortunately. You said, though, that your school only sends weighted, so I am curious.

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@jarrett211 My school doesn’t do class rank either (strange, huh?) but I know a 4.2 GPA puts me in the top 15ish% of my class.

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@Alex99 That probably won’t cut it unfortunately. It’s not impossible, but it’s highly unlikely.

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I’ve noticed Georgetown is a bit unusual for highly selective schools in that they seem to be more forgiving of a <3.8 GPA if the rest of the app is strong.

You’re class rank won’t get you eliminated because * you don’t have one. * It’s impossible for a school to disqualify you based on information they don’t have.

You’re chances aren’t great, but neither are anyone’s at GU.

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Everything is great except for the grades-I think that because you mentioned you go to such a competitive school that may give you some lead way. Luckily knowing someone who can recommend you so strongly is super helpful. I’d say it’s a reach-but definitely not impossible! Good luck!

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I applied with around similar stats higher GPA (not by much though), subject tests, but a lower ACT (again not by much). I think you have a decent chance at admission especially if the recommendation is strong that could be a major positive for you. Just know a deferral EA is likely due to GPA as it is actually harder to get in EA than RD best of luck!
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So let’s say I get deffered to RD…

If I could get the GPA up to 3.6-3.65 UW/ 4.25 W after first semester, would this really have an impact?

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Yes, getting good grades first semester is always a good thing.