Low GPA

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<p>tlanta Public School
African American Male
Less than $30k income
GPA: 3.42
Living in Atlanta,GA
ACT: 32
Around top 25%
HUGE UPWARD TREND (Sophomore year dip in grades - death in family, will be explained)
MANY Georgetown Graduates
Getting a rec. from my cousin which is a big time professor at Georgetown</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP world
AP Govt
AP econ
AP calculus
AP statistics
H. World lit</p>

<p>UCLA Transcript:
Biological Threats To Society: B
Sociology: B</p>

<p>A part-time job since Freshman year (15 hours a week)
President of FBLA (Trying to win a few regional awards)
Vice-President/Founder of Psych. Book Club
Treasurer of French Club
Chess Club
Cultural Diversity Club
Math Team (Math Honors Society)
100+ hours of volunteer.
Great Rec's & Essays (Including 1 from a known Georgetown Professor)</p>

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<p>you'll definitely be looked at...good luck!</p>

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<p>Probably applying to SCHOOL OF NURSING & HEALTH STUDIES, Not positive though</p>

<p>Is that harder for me to get into?</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>your background should give you a good advantage too, good luck !</p>

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<p>The school of nursing has about a 50% acceptance rate from what I heard.</p>

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<p>PutchCasusBelli:</p>

<p>that just isn't true. in years past, nhs has had a higher acceptance rate than the other branches of g-town, but since a spike in applications it's just about even at 20% all around.</p>

<p>reference georgetown's website:
<a href="http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/admissions/applying_firstyear_sdprofile.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/admissions/applying_firstyear_sdprofile.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>So what do you think my chances would be? slim?</p>

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<p>Well, you're sort of an enigma.</p>

<p>Working in your favor:
URM status
Low income family
Upward grade trend
Rigorous courses
Good EC's
Good ACT</p>

<p>Working against you:
Low class rank (relative to G-town, don't take that personally)
Low GPA, as you stated.</p>

<p>So, it's sort of hard to tell which of these Georgetown will consider most heavily and which way the scales will tip. The best advice I can give is that everybody has a chance; unless, that is, you don't apply. So, give it a go :)</p>

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<p>That was worded nicely, Thanks flybyzephyr!</p>

<p>I should also have amazing recs and essays! (Hopefully!)</p>

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<p>Bump......</p>

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<p>Anyone have any thoughts?</p>

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<p>that rec from the Georgetown Professor should help you a lot. Also as a fellow URM (I consider myself Jamaican American but i guess im african american) i wud say that it helps a lot as well. We both seem to be in the relative same situation in everything except the low income part. I agree with what flybyzephyr said about factors that are in ur favor and againgst u. THis year more than ever with the volume of applications sent in ur essay will make all the difference</p>

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<p>bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>anyone else? Gtown is my #1 =/</p>