<p>With February around the corner and everyone trying to finish up their apps, i figured us Georgetown applicants could help each other out (chances, interview, essay ideas, etc...)!</p>
<p>Might as well start…</p>
<p>Applying as a Junior Transfer from a California CC
Sociology Major (Georgetown College)
Will have 66 semester units completed
3.91 G.P.A
Phi Thetta Kappa, Honors Program, Honors Club, Sociology Club, numerous community service
1730 SAT (yikes)
Great letter of rec
Great/Creative Essays</p>
<p>Might be applying.</p>
<p>Applying as a rising Sophomore from Podunk University
Government/French (Georgetown College)
43 by the end of the year, some are AP
4.00 GPA
Honors Program, Dean’s List, Quiz Bowl, Debate, many high school activities and honors
35 ACT
Glowing recs
Good essays</p>
<p>I guess I feel confident. But with transfer admissions as competitive as they are, it’s best to keep my expectations low.</p>
<p>Am dead-set on applying.</p>
<p>Applying as a rising sophomore from American University
English (Georgetown College)
American University will have recognized 74 credits by year’s end, although I’m sure Georgetown will accept less than that; a lot of mine are from AP tests (8 tests total, half 4s, half 5s)
3.75 College GPA
3.4 Unweighted HS GPA, 3.8 weighted (Took 4 AP classes by my senior year and got an A in all but one; my lone black sheep senior year was a C- in math, but that shouldn’t matter for an English major)
33 ACT, not going to bother submitting anything else
Great letters of rec, in my opinion
Essays are good, I tried hard to toady to the adcom w/out sacrificing my “voice”
HS EC’s: Academic Decathlon (VP), Mock Trial (President), 3 years of varsity swimming, assistant newspaper editor, MUN, Art Club, GSA, even a community service trip to South Korea
College EC’s: Crew (Secretary), Newspaper contributor, Radio show host</p>
<p>Fingers crossed. I really, really want to go to Georgetown.</p>
<p>Good luck to both of you guys!!! Have any of you by chance heard anything for the alumni interviews @ArchibaldTuttle @KingofSweden</p>
<p>@cjburton I went to a transfer info session a while ago and they said that they’ll let you know around mid-March. If you’re in Southern California chances are you’ll get an alum interview; I know in DC I’m basically a lock-in</p>
<p>Hi guys!</p>
<p>I transferred to Georgetown last Fall as a junior into the business school. I posted my email on a thread a couple months ago, and I’ve gotten a few questions from potential applicants which is great. Feel free to ask me anything about the Georgetown transfer process, the school in general or for an essay read through. I’m in the business school, but I know students in all the different programs and could find an answer for you.</p>
<p>I understand transferring is a big deal, so I’ll try my best to be candidly honest.</p>
<p>Decided to apply. Submitted Part II of the application today. Fingers crossed!</p>
<p>Applying to MSB - probably less competitive than you guys.
4.0 College GPA but fairly weak test scores (~2000, don’t wanna give too many details)</p>
<p>I had a question about the essays and I just posted a thread but I can sum it up real quick here.</p>
<p>Is there some overlap in your essays? I feel like part of my essay 1 sort of could address the prompt of essay 2. Am i doing it all wrong?</p>
<p>I considered applying but then realized I didn’t want to send a separate application.</p>
<p>@ArchibaldTuttle They notify you about interviews in March? That’s kind of late. I’m in NYC and I seriously hope I get an interview. Does anybody know if Gtown also asks for second semester grades? I unfortunately got a less than competitive GPA of 3.67 due to some lousy professor and would love to show them my second semester grades.</p>
<p>Bobo79 i can’t answer your question but yoo a 3.67 is still competitive. Average is around 3.8. You know they gotta admit some 4.0’s so there’s obviously some <3.8’s. I’d say 3.5+ is pretty competitive.</p>
<p>@chemistryking I hope so. But at the same time I’m applying to MSB, the average which I would imagine is probably 3.9+. Maybe I should have gone to CC instead.</p>
<p>@Nick2991291 What was your GPA/SAT or ACT? Did you get waitlisted or in straight away? Thanks!</p>
<p>@bobo79 They’ll only ask for 2nd semester grades if they’re on the fence about your performance. The same thing happened to my brother with William and Mary. And yes, definitely Mid-March. Like the website says, they give freshmen first priority. </p>
<p>Less than a week away. Go Hoyas.</p>
<p>Hi guys, can anybody offer any insight as to my chances?</p>
<p>Im currently a freshman at GW, I was rejected during the summer after being placed on the EXTENDED waitlist during that process. After being rejected, they suggested that I consider applying as a transfer student.</p>
<p>Applying to the Georgetown College as a Government Major
HS GPA: 3.5 UW (With upwards progression, 3.85 between Junior and Senior year)
College GPA: 3.92 (With 300 and 200 level courses)
SAT: 2110/2400 (800 Writing, 650 Math, 660 CR)
SAT II: 800 Spanish, 650 Math I, 660 U.S. History
EC: Intern for the Speaker of my State’s House of Represenatives, Internship for a Congressman in the US House of Represenatives, Currently an intern for the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Attended 2008 DNC, Delegation Page for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, President of a college organization (wont mention for privacy purposes), President of YDA High School Caucus.</p>
<p>Georgetown is literally my dream school, please let me know what my chances are based on your interpretation.</p>
<p>Application to be submitted on thursday. </p>
<p>@kevinmc51 I think you have a great shot considering your ECs. You were also waitlisted which is a lot better than being rejected outright or not even applying (I didn’t apply to Georgetown for 1st year admission).</p>
<p>@kevinmc51 I’d say you’ve got a solid shot at getting in, especially since you tried as a freshman. The only wrench in your works is that Georgetown doesn’t actually look at the writing portions of SATs or ACTs, so your perfect score will unfortunately be useless; your remaining scores look like they’re <em>just</em> below average, but still quite competitive. Given your great college GPA, I’d say it won’t end up mattering. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi everyone, </p>
<p>I was talking with a member of the admissions committee earlier today, and I asked him if he had any advice I could pass on to potential transfers. Once again, feel free to email me any questions or if you’d like an essay read through (my email is on my last post!). He provided the following:</p>
<p>"At this point, there is probably very little they can do about the quantitative or numerical portion of their application (grades, SAT scores, etc.). So this makes the essays all the more important. Here’s what makes an essay standout. It should be well written with the 1st sentence of the 1st paragraph being a real attention grabber. The applicant needs to realize that the readers of applications go through dozens and dozens of applications. So your essay needs to stand out and grab the reader’s attention. Ideally, the essay should be personal, meaningfully related to core Georgetown values and focused on answering the essay prompt’s question. If a one-page essay is called for, do not provide a one half page response. Avoid clichés. If you cite facts, make sure they are correct.</p>
<p>Letters of recommendation. The letter of recommendation should avoid generalities such as statements that the student is motivated, bright, focused, optimistic, polite, popular, etc. Instead, a letter of recommendation that carries weight will tell the reader something that all the other information in the application has not already told the reader. Usually this will be an anecdote about something the letter writer knows about the applicant. Specifics are important as is compelling writing. We get lots of letters from college guidance counselors from lots of different high schools. At least 80% of them spout little more than generalities which do little to help the applicant’s get into Georgetown."</p>
<p>Best,
Nick</p>
<p>@Nick2991291 If you could swing it, could you go back and ask about the “reasons for transferring” in the first and second essays? I ask because I’m from a 4-year institution, so the prompt says “please include your reasons for transferring”. But I feel like there is a substantial amount of overlap between that and the second essay (I’m applying to Georgetown College).</p>
<p>What are both of the essay prompts, specifically? I’m sure we can differentiate the two.</p>