I LOVE GEORGETOWN - Can I get in next year?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>I really love Georgetown and am without a doubt applying in the fall. I am looking to major in Finance with a minor/double major in either Accounting or Political Economy.</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>SAT: CR = 700, M = 580 (1280) - Taking again in June and possibly once more in the fall
SAT II: Taking U.S. History, Bio, and Math I in May (expect 650+ on each)
Rank: School does not publish, but top 10%
UW GPA: 4.0
AP: U.S. History, Biology (taking tests next month, expect 3+ on each)
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Lit 4, Honors Spanish 4, Honors Theology 4, Honors Precalc/Trig
- I will be taking four courses (two per semester) at Villanova University through the Philadelphia Diocesan Scholars Program.
Major Awards: Diocesan Scholar (as mentioned) and Neumann Scholarship (full, 4-year scholarship award to attend any Philadelphia Catholic high school from Connelly Foundation)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
3 years of soccer (Coaches' Award Junior year)
2 years of baseball
2 years of tennis (presuming captain senior year)
3 years NHS (Vice President in charge of Academics senior year)
Job: 2 years as busboy/food runner (~15 hours per week), children's camp assistant summer of junior year (~30 hours per week)
Summer Activities: Attended Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week at Lycoming College summer before junior year, attending Sports Industry Management Institute at Georgetown this coming summer
Community Service: Counselor at one week Leadership Camp for fifth and sixth grade boys at my high school, 2 years as coach of basketball program for children with mental disabilities</p>

<p>State: Pennsylvania
School Type: Private (Catholic), small (185 in class)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: just over $100,000</p>

<p>Thank you for your review/input.</p>

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<p>I’m sure you’ll get into Villanova.</p>

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<p>You have some great extracurricular, service, and employment, and it is phenomenal that you will be taking courses at Villanova and will be going to Georgetown this summer. Given your interest in finance/accounting/economics, the committee will be looking closely at your quantitative skills, so I would recommend trying hard to bring up your SAT-Math and SAT II in Math I. I would also recommend applying early action, as this shows the committee you are very interested in Georgetown, and it can only help your chances (even if you are deferred to the regular pool, during the review at that time, they recognize your strong interest in the school, which definitely helps).</p>

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<p>I agree with medman that for economics/accounting degrees, I would try to raise my score significantly, perhaps to at least 700+ for SATI math, and I would even suggest taking the SATII Math Level II test. To only be top 10% with a 4.0 unweighted GPA might intimate that your school is not academically rigorous, so you definitely want your test scores to solidify the good impression conveyed by your GPA.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for your help - I am definitely going to focus on improving my math score on the SAT and excelling on the SAT II. Good luck in your college searches if you are in the same situation as most of us.</p>