<p>I'm a straight-A Georgetown hopeful in my Junior year of HS. When I signed up for classes last year, in a way I was young and naive and signed up for classes like engineering, architectural drawing, and only 1 AP class. Next year, I'll be loaded with AP classes, but will this really matter? It was only in the middle of this semester did I look at college books and realize all of them said to take your most challenging classes Junior year. Will Georgetown take into consideration my Senior schedule when I apply early decision? Or will those AP classes be taken too late for them to be impressed by. Next semester I'm taking French 3, AP Environmental, English 11 H and Stat and Prob H. Next year I'll take AP US, AP Stat, French 4 (if my school offers it. If not I'll try to take it at a community college) AP Econ, and AP Lit. I'm only worried because I know how competetive Georgetown is.</p>
<p>I think you are fine. Especially since you are stepping up second semester. Just get good grades/test scores. I have a friend that has straight A's and got tired of always taking everything "for colleges". She took Drama (both semesters!) her Junior year and has already recieved one full ride offer and awaiting responses from the Ivies. Can make a great essay...following your interests? What a concept.</p>
<p>its abbreviated G-Town, not GU :D</p>
<p>and basically everything nbg said. I have a friend who does Drama as well, and got into Northwestern ED (he also had legacy :P)</p>
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<p>In defense of the OP, when I get e-mails from them, it says GU Admissions.</p>
<p>However, yeah, most students call it "g-town."</p>
<p>In the NikeStore, the Georgetown apparel said G-Town, and G-Town sounds like a Town with Gs, so its cooler :D</p>
<p>I do agree G-Town sounds way cooler than GU, but I think they're both acceptable abbreviations (GU=less to type). If I apply early decision, will my senior schedule have much of an impact on my application? If not, I assume it will look good once I get deferred to send them a letter about how I'm still interested and have taken an entirely AP schedule, along with some upcoming volunteer work and internships I'll (hopefully) get into in DC. I always knew I wanted to go to Georgetown, but after I visited last weekend it's definitely set higher on my list than it was before. What a beautiful place!</p>
<p>To be honest, it really doesnt matter how many APs you have.
Most, if not ALL of the best prep schools in the country do not even offer APs and graduates from those schools have no trouble whatsoever getting into top schools like Georgetown and all the ivies.</p>
<p>Academy is just plain incorrect. While they don't measure it in AP's at all schools, highly competitive colleges expect you to have taken the most challenging classes your school offered throughout high school.</p>
<p>When you apply, your counselor has to rate your courseload and tell colleges how hard it was in the context of your school.</p>