Georgetown University McDonough School of Business or Walsh School of Foreign Service

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Hi everyone! So this is my first time posting in a forum ever, so if I make a mistake or two along the way please let me know or “address” it. See what I did there:)) … okay moving on. Right now I am applying Early Action for Georgetown; however, I am caught in between whether or not I want to apply to the McDonough School of Business or the Walsh SFS. Furthermore, up until this past summer, I wanted to pursue a degree in Biomedical Engineering. Now I want to pursue a degree in International Relations with Economics, and a minor in Hispanic Studies and Educational Studies. So what was the catalyst for the sudden 180 you might ask, well over the summer I enrolled myself in an Entrepreneurship Program where we had to create our own businesses and compete among our peers for seed capital. My business idea ended up winning second place and $1000 seed capital. After the program/competition, I decided to pursue this business and have now turned it into a small NGO aiding a couple of countries in Central America. When my senior year started, I enrolled in an International Relations class and completely fell in love with it. Add all these factors into the equation and boom. Now I want to study International Relations. Also, the classes that I have achieved the highest grades in have been my Social Sciences classes from 9-12 grade, with the exception of AP World History for which I finished with a B. Anyhow, below is general overview/resume of my high school career.

GPA:
Unweighted - 3.529
Weighted - 4.471

SAT:
Highest Reading - 560
Highest Math - 580
Highest Writing - 590
Composite - 1730

ACT:
Highest Reading - 27
Highest Math - 26
Highest English - 24
Highest Science - 25
Highest Writing - 27
Composite - 26

Extracurricular Activites:

  • Founder and President of my school’s Biomedical Club
  • Co-founder and Treasurer of HOSA Chapter
  • President of the SECME Club
  • Vice President of Future Educators of America
  • Vice President of Music Club
  • Member of National Honor Society, FBLA, Investment Club, and Film Club

Activities External from School:

  • Chairman of the ByLaws Committee of the Miami Dade Youth Commission
  • Former Chairman (resigned) of the Advocacy and Legislation Committee of Miami Dade Youth Commission
  • Volunteer work at a local non-profit program for autistic children
  • Canvassed for the campaign of a local commissioner

Accomplishments:

  • 2nd Place Winner for the BizNovator Entrepreneurial Program, 2015
  • 2nd Place Winner for the SECME Yaeger Bionic Hand Competition, 2015
  • 3rd Place Winner for the SECME Yaeger Bionic Hand Competition, 2014

Hobbies/Leisurely Activities:

  • Playing Guitar
  • Compose Lyrics and Poetry
  • Compose Short Stories

Note: My school is one of the most rigorous in the state of Florida and in the nation. My school resides and has a partnership with one of the institutions of higher education in Miami, which allows for all the students to be fully enrolled at this institution. My curriculum consists of all AP classes and Dual Enrollment courses. By the time I graduate, I will have 60 college credits under my arm, and will be receiving an Associates of Arts degree.

I hope all this info helps in giving all of you an idea on which school in Georgetown I would have a higher chance of being accepted into.

P.S. I am also considering applying to Georgetown College, where I would major in History and Economics.

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Two things you left off … the first is your ethnicity and the second is your foreign language experience. Let me start by saying that your test scores and grades are probably too low to get into Georgetown. For example, my kid has a 33 ACT and a 3.93 uw with 14 AP/dual credit classes and I am not sure she gets in. But she is white, and a URM will have a better chance with lower scores. Second, if you don’t have a second language in great shape with either fluency or a great letter of rec and test scores to back it up, I wouldn’t apply to SFS. So I guess the business school is a good option since your current passion and awards would get you there.

As an aside, I would look at Babson and Bentley, which both have much lower admission requirements, both are in Boston, and both focus on business.

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Ditto the above. For some reason that I don’t get, high schoolers think it looks good to have a bunch of president and vice president positions on extra curriculars when the first thing that counts is stellar grades in rigorous courses. When schools look for leadership, what they are looking for is academic leadership–are you the kind of student who speaks up, who engages your teachers, who leads class discussions. As to extracurriculars, be a leader but be the very best at one or two things. Schools want 1600 kids that are all great at one or two things so that the synthesis of students in a class creates a great student body. Also, I don’t think college credit in the local community college matters either. Not to denigrate community college (I took some classes there) but the quality of students is usually the B-C students at high school. People scoring in the top 3% of the SAT test should be able to pass community college in their sleep.

Unless you are an URM, I think SFS is a stretch. MSB or the College are both stretches as well but not as much of a stretch. Look at it this way, students with 4.0 and 1730 SAT are turned away in bunches. I would study my butt off this semester in HS and I would make the very best grades and SAT II subject tests. Try to wow the admissions committee with how much improvement you are making.

Georgetown is a school that expects a serious commitment from their students in study time. I think the adcom believes that grades are a reflection of your study habits in high school. Bring up your unweighted GPA and apply. It is a great school in a great location. You never know.

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Actually, Babson’s admit rate is the lowest its ever been and the scores the OP posted might not get him in. Their average ACT is 30. Bently might be the best bet.

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People should not be giving you false hope. Your scores are too low for Georgetown MSB, College, or any of the other schools. You are also not in the zone for Babson which has become very competitive over the past ten years.