low GPA high SATs CHANCE!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>GPA: 3.9 weighted (4.2 senior year) school doesn't give us unweighted, nor do they rank
SAT: (superscored) M 740 R 800 W 800
ACT: 33
SAT II: Math IIC 800, Chinese w/ Listening 800, US History 720, French w/ Listening 660, Chemistry 660
APs: Calc AB 5, English Lang 4, US History 4, French 3
All honors and AP coursework throughout high school.</p>

<p>ECs:
Piano 11 years, Flute 7 years, Piccolo 3 years, Black Belt in Taekwando
Model UN--general delegate assistant last year (led school to two excellency awards), tryout judge this year
Model Congress
French Honor Society
National Honor Society--community service director
School newspaper--features editor last year
Nat'l Art Honor Society
Mock Trial--main attorney
Principal's Council--Wind Ensemble representative (first chair)</p>

<p>Awards:
Rutgers Model UN--Distinguished Delegate, Position Paper Award
Rutgers Model Congress--Distinguished Delegate
Scholastic Writing Award--Silver Key
Andrew de Grado Piano Foundation--one of the winners, performed in Carnegie Hall
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music--Music Theory Certification
Young Musicians' Annual Auditions--2nd Place 4 years in a row
AP Distinguished Scholar</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Church--8th grade assistant teacher and hospitality team, used to manage snack shop for three years until it closed down 2005-2009
Samaritan Homeless INterim Program--served meals to homeless on Christmas
Elijah's Soup Kitchen
Feed the Children
UNICEF--helped raise money through a costume party I organized
St. Peter's Hospital--candy striper
The Chelsea--flute choir performances
Jersey Rehab Medical Center--office assitant, did notes, files, invoices, etc. 2005-2009</p>

<p>Internships:
NJ Citizen Action--interned for a month as office assistant, was the only high school student there and the research I did was the foundation for an upcoming project in congressional districts, attended a healthcare symposium at the Statehouse</p>

<p>EnSider Media in Beijing, China--interned for two weeks and wrote a 7 page marketing report on avatars in Europe and USA, dual language (english and chinese)</p>

<p>Employment:
The Chelsea--Recreation assistant
Self-employed Swim instructor for kids 6-13</p>

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<p>I'd say you have a decent chance. Although your GPA is low, your SATs may make up for it, and your ECs are very varied (the taekwondo amongst your various music-related talents should be an interesting standout). Your work in China should grab their attention, too.</p>

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<p>How is a 3.9 GPA low? You almost have a perfect SAT score, great SAT IIs, plus a huge resum</p>

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<p>wellll the 3.9 is weighted...meaning it could be rather low if it's unweighted but of course! our school doesnt tell us our ranking or our unweighted GPA</p>

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<p>You could calculate your own uw GPA... just go through all your grades giving A's 4.0, B's 3.0, etc. My school doesn't give us our uw GPAs either, but most people figure them out.</p>

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<p>Oh hey attention seeker!</p>

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<p>The way my school's system works is: A: 4.0, A-: 3.7, B+: 3.3, B: 3.0, C+: 2.7, etc.</p>

<p>You'll probably get a better picture once you've got that number</p>

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<p>No I dont think schooled is an attention seeker, 1540/1600 isnt very unusual for Gtown and a 3.9 weighted GPA (perhaps 3.5 uw?) will hurt your chances. I think your E.C.s make up for the gpa, so I would say you have a good chance. I wouldn't be too surprised either way. </p>

<p>Also, if you go to a top top private school the gpa won't hurt in which case you're in.</p>