@JoeGoe If I were to post my stats here could you give me a sense as to whether or not I’d have a decent shot at regular admission?
@gtownsfsvg7 Sure I’d be happy to help. I only have one final left and it’s not until Saturday lol.
Deferred
School Applied To: SFS
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750-760-800 (2310 superscore)
[] ACT: 35 composite; 35-35-36-35 (35.25 superscore)
[] SAT II: 730 USH, 720 Math II, 650 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.34
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH - 5, AP Lang Comp - 5, AP Bio - 4, AP Human Geo (self-study) - 4, AP Macro - 4, AP Micro - 4, AP Comp Gov - 5, AP US Gov - 5
Still to take: Calc AB, Lit, Physics 1, Euro, Psych
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
AB Calc
AP Psych
AP Lit
AP Euro
AP Physics 1
Honors Latin Seminar
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National commended scholar, National AP scholar, Various MUN awards, Boys State Awards (I’ll post specifics below)[/li]
ECS and Volunteer Stuff
President of High School Model United Team (Grade 12)
Honorable Delegate at Princeton University Conference (Nov 20-23, 2014)
Outstanding Delegate at Princeton University Conference (Nov 19-22, 2015)
Conferences attended at Princeton University, Boston University, University of Pennsylvania and Horace Mann School
Standardized Test Prep Club
President and Founder
Organized volunteer tutoring efforts/advice for students struggling with standardized testing
Provides free one-on-one tutoring for students who cannot afford test prep
Allows tutors to accrue volunteer hours for National Honor Society requirement
The Young Post
Staff Writer
College/high school run online publication specializing in current events/international relations
Young Republicans
President of High School Chapter (Grade 12), Secretary (Grade 11)
Participate in Republican Town Meetings, and support candidates as a campaign intern, including Congressional candidates
Boys State
Town Party Chairman
First Selectman
Nationalist Party Chairman
Parliamentary Procedure Award
4th in running for Boys’ Nation
National History Club
Vice-President and Charter Member
Aided Historical Society’s development of an exhibit on the history of the town
Working towards creation of a National History Honor Society
Spirit Club
President (Grade 12)
Group that publicizes and supports High School athletic events to strengthen school community
National Junior Classical League
President
Tutor younger students in Latin, and stage performances to showcase the culture of ancient Rome
DECA
Team Member
Participate in team meetings, prep sessions and competitions
Volunteer Service
Wounded Warrior Project
President (last 3 years), Wounded Warrior Project Junior Committee
Raised a combined $130,000 for charity since the committee’s inception
Over 300 volunteer hours served
Speaker at benefit events of 100+ attendees on behalf of the organization
Tournaments Club
Volunteer organizer of intramural sports tournaments
All funds raised benefit a predetermined charity
Police Department Internship
Hands-on training with patrol officers, marine officers, and weapons technicians (firearms training)
Attended/aided response to medical calls (overdoses, strokes)
[] Essays: I thought these were pretty good honestly. 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10, and 10/10
[] Counselor Rec:8/10
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Thought it went really well, lasted for about an hour.[/li][/list]
[ b]Other**
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): Northeast
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really[/li][/list]
[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
Pretty upset honestly but there’s always RD
[] Strengths: SAT/ACT’s, Ec’s, etc.
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred:[/li][/list]
GPA and strength of the applicant pool
[ b]General Comments:**
For anyone reading this, my other top choices are:
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Tufts
Michigan
UVA
Princeton
Penn
If you could also offer some insight as to whether you think I’d have a decent shot at these alternatives, I’d appreciate it.
Also a two-year varsity basketball player @JoeGoe
Hi all! My name is Jarrett and I’m applying to Georgetown RD after being deferred from Penn ED. I am applying to CAS (which I guess is the most competitive) with an intended major in philosophy (and perhaps I’ll double major with history as well). To all those deferred, my heart goes out to you, but I’m sure you’ll do great. To my fellow RD applicants, good luck!
Also, can someone clarify for me Georgetown’s policy with test scores? Which ones do I need to send?
@gtownsfsvg7 Your stats are objectively better than mine were when I got in RD, so you definitely have a decent shot at admission. Try having your high school counselor call the admissions office and have him or her ask why you were deferred. My current roommate did this. Another thing that may be helpful, and a friend suggested this, would be to write a letter of interest and include more in-depth stuff about a specific program/professor that you like at Georgetown and how it ties into the future you want for yourself. Good luck in late March!
My interview was last night and I felt reasonably good about it. The man interviewing me was also an extremely liberal vegan so I think we really hit it off and he said that he’d be “thrilled to give his recommendation.” No complaints there!
one of my top choices. hi guys.
Would anyone like to help me out and tell me whether I have a chance (no matter how small) to make it into Georgetown College or not?
URM
3.8 weighted (Crazy upward trend after freshman year)
1330 SAT (CR+M)
30 ACT
300+ Volunteer hours
Quite a few Awards and Honors as well.
In plenty of clubs and have varsity letters from 5 different sports (all-state in soccer)
I know it’s hard to judge, but like I said is it worth it to apply?
Thanks!
If I didn’t take the 3 SAT subject tests, but I took the ACT with writing and got a 33, and have a 3.94 UW GPA with extracurriculars like theater, choir, newspaper, leadership, dance, model UN, key club, and foreign exchange do I still stand a chance of getting in? I know they say it’s strongly recommended but how much will this hurt my chances?
My daughter has a 33 ACT, a 3.93 UW, and 3 subject tests – 770 lit and two 700s and strong ECs. I hope she gets in. You both will be competing against a whole lot of other people with 3 subject tests.
Anyone have a countdown?
I’m so stressed I can’t even think straight. Ugh.
What questions did you ask your interviewer for SFS at the end of the interview?
@thegoldlocket My tour guide said they really like to see three Subject Tests, but I only did one. I did foreign exchange as well and I think that experience is more important than those test scores, so if they don’t want me because I don’t have that, then Georgetown is probably not the place for me. It sounds like you’re very involved and probably had great recommendations. Admissions is a comprehensive process, so I’m sure they won’t just throw your application out for not having three more tests.
is it bad that my secondary school report and one of my teacher recs haven’t been sent yet? i gave them the forms they needed but for some reason georgetown hasn’t received anything besides only one of my teacher recs
Did the deadline get pushed back to the 11th? I see it on some of Georgetown’s website pages but not others. And is the deadline at midnight?
^^^^^ What he said. I need to know.
@BostonBrotha @cornellaspirant The Georgetown Admissions official Twitter says it has been extended until the 11th: https://twitter.com/UgrdAdmissionGU/status/684789601093947393 No word on what time though.
Thank you so much. You’re a gem. I assume it’s before midnight on that Monday, but one can never be too certain, haha.