[Official Class of 2013 EA Decisions Thread]

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Decision: Deferred SFS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 700 M: 620 W: 710
[</em>] ACT: 30 (submitted this)
[<em>] SAT II: Haha, Lit: 620, Math II: 590, USH: 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish (4.4 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/425 (but counselor sent a note saying it was probably higher --- there were some problems with our district system)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Gov/AP Econ, AP Chemistry
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot, too lazy to write up.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at the polls, waited tables for volunteer project, etc.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot. 250+ hours.
[<em>] Summer Activities: I didn't really talk about that in my app.
[</em>] Essays: Amazing. I would not say that unless I believed it to be right. /cocky
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic. She's a great writer.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good. I got to read it and it was praising.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None.
[</em>] Interview: Good, he liked me and said he'd write a good rec.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public. Last year sent two to UChicago (no offense to them, but it was a bad class---NOT saying UChicago was bad at all, but besides 25ish people, most didn't even get into a college). Class of 2007 sent like 5+ to Stanford, 1 to Harvard, etc.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Southeast Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: <20,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: grades (not GPA), TEST SCORES
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores and grades. My interviewer also bluntly said I had a low chance of getting in because I was Asian, but my test scores definitely impacted my decision.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I'm not surprised in the least. I expect to get rejected later on. Georgetown was a definite reach for me. I'm happy that I applied EA, though, because it forced me not to wait until the last minute to write my essays, etc. I'm actually a little more upset for the people with AMAZING stats who got deferred. You guys will have a happy March 30/April 1!!!</p>

62

<p>Decision: Accepted (EA) College</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 690 M, 800 W
[</em>] ACT: 34 (34 E, 34 M, 36 R, 33 S, 10 W)
[<em>] SAT II: 720 USHIST, 710 Math I, 700 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. Hist. (4), U.S. Gov. (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, State Literary Rally Awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President/Captain of many clubs and one sport
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Major project to redistribute retired textbooks
[<em>] Summer Activities: Travel to Europe and elsewhere and summer program at Georgetown
[</em>] Essays: Decent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good, I'm guessing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good, from my Principal
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Spectacular (perfect score)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
[</em>] School Type: Small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really, besides that I live in the middle of nowhere
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Well-rounded, lots of leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not especially high SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really think that my interview pushed me over the top, but I was strong otherwise[/li][/ul]General Comments: I have other apps out there, but Georgetown is definitely for me!</p>

63

<p>Decision: Accepted EA</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 780CR 710W 640M (2130)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 690Lit 640Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2 jr, 3 sr
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 1 college level, 3 req.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): assorted awards from school</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): student body pres, newspaper, lit mag pres, varsity fh (captain), lots of others!
[ *] Job/Work Experience: part-time internship
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: red cross, peer tutor, other...
[ *] Summer Activities: worked, volunteered
[ *] Essays: very good, esp. college goals essay
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: extremely good, from an alum teacher, probably helped me get in
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: excellent, lasted an hour...interviewer didn't think i would get in early though</p>

<p>Other:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: middle class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 4 legacy (7 degrees)</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: SAT I CR score, definitely essays, extracurriculars, teacher rec.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT IIs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: demonstrated that Gtown was my first choice, and showed incredible enthusiasm in my essays. Presented myself as a package, focusing on strengths (essays, cr and w SAT scores) to outweigh my lower math score</p>

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<p>[/size=+2][/color=green]Decision: Accepted - College (EA)[/color][/size]</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): none[/li][ ] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: 800, 770
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB: 5, English Language: 5, USH: 4 Econ:4, Euro: 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: rigorous
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): girls state, speech stuff
[ /list]Subjective:[ /b][/ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):lots of stuff
[ *] Job/Work Experience:some summer job
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:decent
[ *] Summer Activities:research
[ *] Essays: OK
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:good
[ *] Counselor Rec:good
[ *] Additional Rec:really really good
[ *] Interview:good
[/list]Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:private
[ *] Ethnicity:Indian
[ *] Gender:F
[ *] Income Bracket:upper middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[ /list]*Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:scores, gpa
[ *] Weaknesses:essays?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:well rounded
[ /list][/ b]General Comments:[ /b] yay!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted (ED/RD)[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 730CR 670M (720W)
[ *] ACT: 31 (33R 31W 32M 28Sci)
[ *] SAT II: 760 US Hist.; 700 Lit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.72W)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/830 (rank shared by approx. 15 students)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Govt 5; US Hist 5; Engl Lang 5; MacroEcon 5; MicroEcon 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP College English, AP Euro Hist, Physics, Modern Middle Eastern History (1st semester, college credit); Student teaching-World History Honors (2nd semester); dance (PE)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold Award, published in history journal of HS, Cum Laude nat'l honor scoiet
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HS Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Mock Trial (captain-varsity), Scholastic Bowl team (varsity), girl scouts, church stuff
[ *] Job/Work Experience: babysitting
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Church activies (Sunday School teacher, lector, assistant minister), girl scouting
[ *] Summer Activities: College-level course at Gtown, traveled to canada for science class
[ *] Essays: Best I wrote for college apps, my dean liked them
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: wonderful
[ *] Counselor Rec: ditto, surprisingly personal for such a huge HS.
[ *] Additional Rec: from professor at Georgetown I had last summer and pastor
[ *] Interview: We clicked, spent most of the interview talking about an editorial I worked on for the newspaper that was really intense. He called my dad afterwards to talk about it. Cool beans.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: HUGE public
[ *] Ethnicity: white like wonderbread
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: isn't that tasteless to ask?
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, class at Georgetown, well-rounded
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Interest in the school, legacy legacy legacy, essay
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT I and science courses
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I worked though all of high school to put together a good app, I did my research on the school and threw myself into Georgetown (put all my eggs in one basket, per se) with a class, legacy and the interview. Well-rounded, but I made up for weaknesses I have in science subjects.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

66

<p>Decision: Accepted (EA)</p>

<p>School: McDonough's School of Business</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR - 700 MA - 720 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 630 Math II - 630 Lit - 640 US History (retook all in December)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked; probably top 10 out of 200
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5); sent late
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English IV with Honors, AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, College Prep Calculus, Honors Spanish 4, etc.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Marine Corps League Good Citizenship Award,
Marine Corps League Achievement Award, Pallottine Scholarship winner
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Crew (2 Varsity Letters, Captain), Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout, Patrol Leader, Troop Guide), Literary Magazine (Executive Assistant), NHS, Tri-M Music Honor Society (VP), Concert Band (Concertmaster, 1st chair clarinet), Full Orchestra, Pep Band, 13 years of piano instruction, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I play the piano at a country club on occasion, for about a year. I also do freelance stuff, like for parties.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: (Not including the mountains of service done for Scouting) Soup Kitchen (2 years), Assisted living (entertainer for 4 years), Nursing Home (1 year, current), etc.
[<em>] Summer Activities: After sophomore year: Eagle Scout Project. After junior year: Cum Laude Project (explained below).
[</em>] Essays: Excellent.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: At least “Very Good” (never saw, got along well with teacher)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Outstanding (never saw, she thought the best of me)
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Could not have gone better!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Southern New Jersey
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extremely well-rounded (“depth and breadth,” as my mom would say)
[<em>] Weaknesses: Crappy SAT II’s, my AP score was sent after November 1st, and I had to drop from AP Calc AB into regular in November.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, thank God SAT II’s didn’t make a difference. The school looked at me as a whole, and that’s what’s important. A particular standout was my Cum Laude Project, as was mentioned earlier: it’s a program at my school that is only offered to the top students. Students choose some kind of topic and create a complex project. Mine was writing music for our 50 piece concert band, and they will perform the piece at the Spring Concert in May. So I was definitely accepted because I had A LOT going for me in A LOT of ways.
[/ul]General Comments:
I cried when I got my letter. I really did. Short sobs; I’ve never been so happy. My main tip to everyone is to play up what makes you different from the other candidates. So what if I didn’t have 700+ on my SAT II’s? Georgetown didn’t give a damn! I had other stuff that obviously made up for it. I got accepted. Now, all I need to do is get married to a woman I love and have a family, and then I will die a happy man.</p>

<p>Good luck to all!</p>

67

<p>Rabar789, I cried a little too because I was so happy. You're not the only one.</p>

68

<p>Decision: Accepted MSB EA</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210, 750M, 750 CR, 710W
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math IIC, 750 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/530
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Language and Comp (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Euro, AP Literature, Choir, Acting, Debate, Honors Government, Honors Econ
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girl Scouts 9-12, theatre/choir, NHS 11-12, Model UN (President) 11-12, Student Council 10-12, Business Professionals of America 10-12
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Minor League baseball concession stand (summer), Subway (during school)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS stuff, tutoring, lots of Girl Scouts
[</em>] Summer Activities: JSA program at georgetown summer 08
[<em>] Essays: I think they were pretty good; one about stage managing the other about interest in finance
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: dunno
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Had a nice anecdote from a teacher
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: Went well; she sent me a congratulatory email today
[/ul]Other*[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle upper
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: not sure
[</em>] Weaknesses: well, I got in so I don't know...
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows, I'm just really happy :)[/li][/ul]General Comments:* Congratulations everyone who was accepted, and good luck to all deferred!</p>

69

<p>Decision: Accepted - SFS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: (best of 2 sittings) CR800 M660 W740<br>
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn't rank; we only do deciles, so I'm in the top 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): only one AP class offered to juniors--US history (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous at my school - 3 APs, all honors
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, 1st place in the Intel state science fair, finalist at the international fair sophomore year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: student newspaper (2 years as editor-in-chief), Youth Legislature (president pro-tem of the senate, state board member), NHS, French Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Student Ambassadors
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: worked in retail 40+ hours last summer, currently have a part time job with a pet sitting service
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a local therapeutic horseback riding program for disabled children, Habitat for Humanity, and an adult day care center for seniors with Alzheimer's
[</em>] Summer Activities: work?
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good...
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I suspect that they were excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: see above
[</em>] Interview: went very well; I was full of questions and it was a lively conversation.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
[</em>] School Type: Catholic, all-girls
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none that I'm aware of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: rigor of curriculum and success in the context of my competitive high school, major awards, essays(?)
[</em>] Weaknesses: standardized testing scores, not tons of community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In my app I clearly projected a path for my future that I wanted to take, and my extracurriculars and essays backed me up. I also made sure to emphasize in my interview and (hopefully seamlessly) work into my essays WHY Georgetown, why SFS, and why the STIA major was the best program I've found for my interests and goals. Basically, my strategy was to show Georgetown how it and I were a perfect math and make it really hard for them to reject me...I guess it worked![/li][/ul]General Comments: I'm so, so happy. If I had a choice, I'd definitely commit to Georgetown right now. However, it's going to come down to the $$$. My family's not very wealthy, but we're not dirt poor either, so I doubt federal aid will be a big help. My parents told me that if they end up having to pay for most of Georgetown tuition I won't be allowed to attend. I'll have to choose Tulane (scholarships made that possible) or a full ride from one of the state schools I've been accepted to.
But for now, I'm just trying to enjoy the thrill of acceptance. :)
Good luck in the RD round to everyone who got deferred!</p>

70

<p>Decision: Accepted (EA)</p>

<p>School SFS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780 M 760 V 700 W
[</em>] ACT: Didn't Send
[<em>] SAT II: Hadn't taken yet
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't rank - I would guess top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5) Euro (5) French (4) Gov (5) Macro (4) Micro (5) Stats (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP English at high schools, Intermediate Arabic, International Relations, and Ancient Political Theory at the University of Iowa (Iowa has a special program for high school students to take classes at universities)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Policy Debate (captain), Math Team, Math Team #2
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various volunteer activities, not a whole lot though
[<em>] Summer Activities: Three years at CTY and two debate camps, this summer I worked
[</em>] Essays: I thought they pretty good, for the SFS I wrote about bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Four of them - didn't see them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea, my counselor likes me, but he's responsible for 400 other students
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:It went ok, we only talked for about twenty minutes, but it was the most efficient conversation I've ever had
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):IA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:High
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Iowa?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:University classes, SATs, AP scores
[<em>] Weaknesses:No SAT IIs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

71

<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 770 CR 800 M 780 W -- 2350
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Math II 690 US History 760 Bio-E
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs: 7 - Scores for 4 from last year - 5 4 5 5
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.5
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Captain of Team, President of 3 Clubs, Organized Voter Registration Drive, Worked on Political Campaign for most of summer and fall, Won an international leadership competition
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship w/ Congressman, Several Internships w/ NGOs Abroad
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Illiteracy in India and The Gambia for SFS Essay
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Really good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Above Average
[</em>] Applied on: 10/31
[<em>] Hook (if any): ECs might have helped, same with SATs…but no true hook.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: East Coast
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, Sends 40% of Class to Top 25 Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges
[</em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’ve wanted to be a Hoya for four years…even spent six weeks over two weeks at Georgetown. Well, it’s still my first choice school, so let’s see what goes down come April.</p>

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<p>That was for SFS.</p>

73

<p>*Decision: Deferred SFS *</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 740, M: 590, W: 710; Composite: 2040
[</em>] ACT:---
[<em>] SAT II: USH: 630, Math II : 590, Lit: 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):None taken, but 5 in May
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): ---
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 Aps, Chinese, Genetics, and Physics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, Valedictorian, though. :P
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4-H, Rabbits, Piano, Figure Skating, and Drama. (No resume submitted, but I will!
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked @ resturaunt since sophomore year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: None that they know of- no resume sent in
[<em>] Summer Activities: 4-H, working, trip to Europe last year
[</em>] Essays: Good, not awesome, though.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Very good
[<em>] Additional Rec: good
[</em>] Interview: Went well, but not super awesome.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Montana
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Homeschooled
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: <75,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Location, maybe?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, interview
[<em>] Weaknesses: scores.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My scores, most likely.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (EA)</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 700M 800 CR 710 W
ACT: didn't take
SAT II: 720 Math IC, 790 Latin, 800 US History, 680 Chem :/
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.05 weighted (approx. 3.7 uw)
Rank: #4 out of 120
AP: US History (4), Language & Comp (4)--school only offers two before senior year
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): four time gold medalist for National Latin Exam, a bunch more but didn't list them for application </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor in Chief of Yearbook, Founder and Pres of Latin Club, Tutor, Studio Art
Job/Work Experience: Basketball Referee during summer, interned at Chemistry lab last summer at Boston Univ.
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor
Summer Activities: Science internship, refereeing, when to italy on a school art trip
Essays: Good...
Teacher Recommendation: Probably good, didn't see
Counselor Rec: didn't see
Interview: Good not amazing</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity:White
Gender:F
Hooks: I'm majoring in classics (maybe not to many latin kids applied??), daughter of Polish immigrants (first generation born in America)</p>

<p>General Comments: Really Happy :)</p>

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<p>oh im in the college</p>

76

<p>*Decision: Accepted (EA): SFS *</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 650cr, 670m</p>

<p>ACT: 28</p>

<p>SAT II: 740 US, 790 Spanish, 600 Math I</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 or so.</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), World History (5), Statistics (4), Spanish (5)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Psychology, Yearbook, IB English IV, AP Government/Economics, IB German IV, IB History of the Americas, IB Biology II</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (editor), Yearbook (editor), GREEN PAWS (VP), STARS (secretary), NHS (Secretary), Student Council </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Jamba Juice
Volunteer/Community service: youth group, soup kitchen, various political campaigns, recycling, immigrant support group</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Mission Trips</p>

<p>Essays: Poured my heart and soul into them</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Great Rec from teacher I've had for four years</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Didn't even bother to type</p>

<p>Additional Rec: Great from history/psych teacher</p>

<p>Interview: Pretty good, lasted about 1 hour</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Central TX</p>

<p>School Type: Large Public.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Income Bracket: lower income bracket (basically middle)</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation, Trilingual, Geographical diversity?</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Probably the rigor of my academic courses, and the essays were the best I have ever written</p>

<p>Weaknesses: I really thought I was going to get deferred because of my SAT and ACT scores</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted: I think it was a lot of luck and of course my URM status helped</p>

<p>General Comments: I'm pretty sure I will be going to Georgetown, I was very surprised to open the letter and see that I got in.
Good luck to everyone in RD! I guess my stats show that you don't have to be perfect to get in. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR 790 M 790 W Total: 2330
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 710 US History, 680 Bio, 720 Math II, 690 lit (retook in nov, now 730)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank, top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): didn't even ask for these...but AP Gov (5), Calc BC (5), Euro (4), Chem (4), Eng. Lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, APUSH 2, Con Law, AP Lit, AP Spanish 5, Physics H...not like they asked for these either.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, NJ Governor's Scholar of Public Issues, NHS, SHS, CHS, 4H Gold award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NJ REBEL (Statewide Chair, Editor-in-chief of Statewide Newsletter, Editor-in-chief of Statewide Yearbook, Live online tour guide, Region 5 Council of Nine rep, State Youth Advisory Board, County Chapter Rep Board, School chapter president & founder), Youth Council (President), Mock Trial (President, 3-year lead attorney), 4H Club (Teen Leader), Wind Ensemble (Concertmistress), Marching Band (featured soloist)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Congressional Campaign Intern, Dance Teacher, federal agent for compliance check inspections
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 4H Club (Gold & Bronze awards), Relay for Life Team captain, Habitat for Humanity, Adopt-a-Road, Library volunteer, nursing home
[<em>] Summer Activities: Governor's School of Public Issues, CTY, Campaign Intern, JSA symposium, NSLC....lots of political camps
[</em>] Essays: i thought they were good...my teacher said they were really funny and stood out too.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one was pretty good, didn't read the other one
[</em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[<em>] Additional Rec: from my advisor, really outstanding..said I would be president of the United States one day
[</em>] Interview: pretty good, really connected...lasted about an hour.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian, but didn't indicate on app
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 180,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs, essays, community service
[<em>] Weaknesses: test scores & gpa...though I don't they they were that bad.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I dunno, I honestly thought I would get in. :( Maybe cause I indicated that I was agnostic?
[/ul]General Comments: At least it wasn't my first choice. Now going for Harvard!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred SFS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 660 M 710 W 710 Essay 10 (Kinda weak, I know..)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Chem, 750 Spanish, 750 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92, 5.05 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/203
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on Calc AB, Chem, Euro, Psych, US, Spanish; 4 on Lang
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Macro + Micro, AP Calc BC, Student Govt. Leadership, AP Gov, IB Spanish, AP Lit
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Yale University Book Award, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Govt. (President, Treasurer, and Benevolent Funds Commissioner), Cross Country (Capt., 3 Varsity Letters), Spanish Honors Society (Treasurer), Key Club, NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Bellman, Hosptial Internship
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 237 hours..so many activities
[<em>] Summer Activities: American Legion Boys State Delegate, American Legion Boys Nation Senator
[</em>] Essays: EC was succinct and unique, general was ok (now regretting not submitting my personal statement..stupid college advisors), and SFS was above average
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Only read 1 out of the 2 I sent (school policy) and it sounded great!
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not allowed to read
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Not really sure, it was more of a walk down memory lane for my interviewer lol
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: medium private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Valedictorian?, cousin attended law school
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Resume
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT I and maybe essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I think GU just isn't familiar with the Southeast..if I attended a school in DC/MD I feel I'd have had a much better chance.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all accepted and hopefully I'll have better news in April!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 - 710 Math, 760 Critical Reading, 770 Writing
[</em>] ACT: None.
[<em>] SAT II: United States History (730), Math 1 (680), Literature (780)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78, I believe?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn't believe in rankings, lol.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): United States History (5), European History (5), English Literature (5), English Language (5).
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous - AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, highest level English, highest level Spanish, Latin.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): =( I never get awards. Haha.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): No leadership roles, but I've been doing gymnastics for a decade - Level 8! - and I'm a black belt in karate. I've also been involved in my school's Dance Troupe. This year, I joined a creative writing group and a book club.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Have worked in two different lawyers' offices.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Very little. Recently helped out at the polls on Election Day.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Gymnastics, karate, work, family trip to Florida.
[</em>] Essays: The Common App was very good. I wasn't a fan of the essays on the supplement, but I was told that they were excellent.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Not allowed to see them, but I assume they were excellent.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Generic but good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None.
[</em>] Interview: Very average until she found out that I shared her political views, then she fell in love with me. =)
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts.
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a.
[<em>] School Type: Public.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Didn't specify in the application.
[<em>] Gender: Female.
[</em>] Income Bracket: Don't know.
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Can't think of any.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Writing ability.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Lack of community service/leadership roles.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pretty much everyone I know got deferred, so it beats me.
[/ul]General Comments: None.</p>

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<p>You said you weren't a fan of the essays on the supplement..But Georgetown does not use the Common App. They just have that one application on their website.</p>