<p>I’m not questioning about whether or not it will give them a boost. My question is that when they admit students, do they look at what school they are applying to because they need to fill seats? I always see breakdowns of admitted students to schools. I’m sure that their is no boost if I am applying to the College and someone else applys to NHS.</p>
<p>@MHSgirl5696</p>
<p>Yes, in the sense that applications are judged in the context of the school to which you are applying, and there are separate admissions committees for the different schools. So if someone is applying to NHS, they will be looking for evidence of interest/accomplishment in health, if applying to MSB then some evidence of interest in business or economics, etc. etc.</p>
<p>For the college, there are three ‘piles’ that each have their own admissions committee - Math & sciences, the Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, and Undeclared (which is all the arts & humanities people, plus the folks who actually select Undeclared as an intended major). Obviously, for the first two groups, they will be looking for demonstrated interest/proclivity in those respective topic areas, whereas the Undeclared group doesn’t have that. But, as CSIHSIS says, it doesn’t give you a leg up one way or the other, except insofar as you should apply for whatever is the best fit for you and your interests.</p>
<p>@CSIHSIS, I am interested in both Georgetown College and SFS (Government & International affairs respectively). I know you’re in SFS, but I was wondering for the Government major, can you concentrate/specialize in International Politics? </p>
<p>Also, does going to Georgetown for undergrad give you a leg up when applying to SFS for a master’s degree. By the same token, will it be more advantageous if you received your bachelor’s degree from SFS rather than the College?</p>
<ol>
<li>There is.</li>
<li>You can apply for a 5 year BS+MS dual degree thing, but it’s really competitive.</li>
</ol>
<p>@MHSgirl5696
I’m a sophomore that came in as a science major, but changed a few weeks in due to some awesome classes and changing interests. I don’t really know what the OP is talking about, as there’s a pretty huge science major population here at Georgetown–in fact, I’d say about 1/4 of my friends are Chem, Biochem, or Bio majors, so it’s not all that rare. </p>
<p>Don’t wanna hijack the thread, but if you have any more questions just let me know!</p>
<p>CSHISIS, can I ask what your stats were applying to GU?</p>
<p>Short version:
32 ACT
Subject Tests of 640/610/770
High School Average 100+
Model UN, Japanese club both 4 years, journalism as EIC 2 years.</p>
<p>That’s basically it.</p>
<p>How locked into the curriculum are you? If you are in the SFS and want to take computer science classes, is that a difficult thing to make happen? </p>
<p>-Thanks</p>
<p>Pretty difficult, especially in the first two years because you’ll immediately feel behind by skipping, let’s say, a history class that you’ll now have to take junior year. There’s room for electives but languages are electives, so in my case because I want to take two languages I literally only have room for my gen eds, major reqs, and languages.</p>
<p>@John6777</p>
<p>It can really depend on how much advanced credit you have. If you have a bunch, then that frees up space to take other courses. Likewise, if you come in with fluency in a second language and don’t need to take any language courses, that would also free up significant room.</p>
<p>Another thought: if you were a Science, Technology & International Affairs (STIA) major, some of those computer science classes could count toward your major.</p>
<p>If you applied EA, when did you receive your admission notification?</p>
<p>@CSIHSIS </p>
<p>Does Georgetown like dual enrollment? I’m currently a junior and plan on being a full time dual enrolled student at the University of Central Florida. So I’ll be coming in with quit a few DE credits. From what I’ve heard, GU hates accepting DE credits. I was wondering if there’s any truth to it? I won’t do the program if it decreases my chances of getting in. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I took a bunch of college classes in high school and got credit for the ones that were strictly for college credit (an SFS gen ed and a major course). If you get HS credit for the classes they won’t take it.</p>
<p>Dear Prospective Georgetown Students,</p>
<p>We are also freshmen in the SFS at Georgetown. We would ask you to disregard much of what other some students have been posting. While well intentioned, we believe that his experience at Georgetown is not representative of a typical experience here. </p>
<p>Most of us do not come back from certain parties with varying degrees of trivia difficulty and proceed to post on College Confidential during weekend nights. While there is a community for that sort of activity on campus, most of us spend our nights socializing with friends or exploring Washington D.C.</p>
<p>We hope you do not let the opinions of some students dissuade you from attending. We typically have better things to do than read or post on college confidential, but sometimes we need a 20-minute break from studying and want to be sure that prospective students dont get the wrong impression of Georgetown.</p>
<p>Hoya Saxa! </p>
<p>The Freshman Class of 2017</p>
<p>I think you’re reading me wrong if you think I’m trying to dissuade people from attending. The point of this thread is to answer people’s questions to the best of my knowledge.</p>
<p>For the SFS essay, I’m really confused about whether it should a fully analytical commentary type essay about a global issue and the steps that should be taken to resolve it or a more personal take on it.</p>
<p>I originally wrote a more personal essay detailing the problem, my connection to it and how an education at Georgetown would better educate me to understand the roots of the problem and tackle it in the future. However, I realized that this didn’t provide a deliberate “solution” like the prompt had asked.</p>
<p>Please advise. I’ve written a draft for each “type” of essay but I don’t know which one is appropriate.</p>
<p>Please, I’m desperate!!! </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>@aliciria
I was accepted early this year, and my essay was not personal at all. It was the kind of essay I would write in a social studies class, except shorter and unsourced. </p>
<p>I have no kind of real authority on this, but I don’t think Georgetown wants you to talk about how their school will help you understand the problem. They want to see how well you can identify and solve global issues now. I think discussing personal connection can be fine, though, if it’s relevant. </p>
<p>Georgetown should get an idea of you as a person from your other two essays. I approached this essay as an opportunity to demonstrate skills rather than another personal statement, and it worked out for me.</p>
<p>Do you have any advice for the SFS global issue essay?
Is it possible to see even a paragraph of what you did? I don’t want to be too pushy, so it’s okay if you don’t want to put that out.</p>