<p>I've been avoiding this, but I figured what the heck! I would simply like some input about my chances of being accepted into Georgetown...</p>
<p>Female
Puerto Rican
NYC
Roman Catholic
Private Catholic High School</p>
<p>Rank:1/170
GPA: about 99/100</p>
<p>SATs: my weak point! The highest is 700 in Math. The others are in the 600s. I don't do well on standardized tests
SATs: Another weakness...range in the high 600s.
***However...I'm a National Hispanic Recognition Scholar</p>
<p>Interview: went very well</p>
<p>Course load: All honors classes since Freshman Year and 3 APs (my school offers a limited number) For all 4 years, I've taken the hardest course load offered at my school</p>
<p>President of the National English Honor Society
Editor-in-Chief of the School Newspaper
Secretary of Amnesty International
Retreat Team Leader
Former Junior VP of NHS
Former Sophomore and Junior Class President
Campus Minister</p>
<p>First Honors
Top Place on National Latin Exams (I, II, III)
Participated in academic game show on Cablevision
Participated in MIT Beaver Bowl
First place in School Shakespeare Monologue Competition</p>
<p>Who's Who Among American High School Students
Who's Who Among American High School Students: Journalism</p>
<p>Summer Programs: Girls Leadership Workshop at Val-kill, and Summer Honors Program for Journalism</p>
<p>Service: at Church
Prepared 7 year old boy w/ Cerebral Palsy for his Sacraments</p>
<p>Excellent Recommendations and Essays</p>
<p>There are a few other things, but these are the most important. So far I've been accepted to Boston College Early Action and St. Johns w/ a scholarship.</p>
<p>I'd definitely give you a good shot. Even with your less-than-stellar test scores, the rest of your app makes up for it, and you're an urm, which helps you out even more. Good luck!</p>
<p>I don't know guys, I'd admit her but the gpa doesn't jive with the SATs - looks like the hs school is not academmically strong - though I think the OP is! Fairly small school so the ec's aren't crazy great for CC posters but I'm impressed. At least you already have BC in the bag. I only live a few miles away from BC - nice school. I'm hoping for you though -
Best</p>
<p>If you weren't an URM you probably wouldn't get in. Sorry to sound so negative, but I've read a lot of stats on these threads, and so many other applicants have higher numbers and were deferred during EA. But i wish you the best of luck, we're all in the same boat.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. Even though my school is only made up of 600 girls, it's very competitive and offers a challenging honors/AP program. It's definitely not as if my GPA was an easy thing to maintain. Parochial schools have their unique form of rigor and strictness in comparison to other private and public schools. As for my EC, it's not really as easy as one may think because my school is considered "small"
Thank you everyone for your opinion!!!</p>
<p>I'd be glad to explain, and I hope you didn't misconstrue what I said. I'm not saying parochial schools are harder, but rather, that their style of education differs just as private schools are different, public schools, home schooling, etc. For example, we have certain regulations through the Archdiocese for religion courses and core courses that we must follow through with in order to receive funding. The school is run through Sisters of the Divine Compassion. It's not like we're in a convent or anything, but there are rules and regulations that are enforced that might seem miniscule in other schools like uniforms and jewelry. In regard to academics, more specifically, we are forced to take religion courses on top of our normal course load of core classes. Holistically, just as any private/public school, academics and school involvement are encouraged, but there's the added factor of the religious environment that makes parochial school unique just as there are factors in other styles of education. I suppose this can be equated to a Jesuit university and a public state university. Also just think of the archetypal characteristics of a religious dominated school. Most of the characteristics and some stereotypes are precisely true.</p>
<p>I am Mexican America, Catholic GPA 3.92, SAT 2170, but my SAT IIs were in the upper 600s and I got accepted early this year. I think you have a good chance, but it is such a hard school to get into so dont get too excited.</p>