<p>Hey Josh,</p>
<p>Sorry to hear that man. I can see that the two officers from JROTC didn't get accepted right off the bat. :(.</p>
<p>Yeah, but if JROTC has taught me anything it's perserverance (even if I can't spell it!). I think we both have a pretty good chance of making it RD.</p>
<p>By the way, I was very surprised last night when I saw that you were deferred. I knew at that point that my chances were pretty low. But I still think that you have an awsome shot come April.</p>
<p>Of all sad words of tongue and pen, saddest are those: "It might have been."</p>
<p>Hi. I don't really have time to fill this out well, so:</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred (College) </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li> SAT: 1450</li>
<li> SAT IIs: 800,790,710</li>
<li> GPA: 92.5, sorry no 4 point scale</li>
<li> Rank: my school doesn't rank</li>
<li> Other stats: um, 4 on bio AP?</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li> Essays: One OK, one excellent</li>
<li> Teacher Recs: Really good I think</li>
<li> Counselor Rec: Excellent, my counselor basically told me what she wrote</li>
<li> Hook (if any): My school (really competitive) should be a hook, but my classmates have been doing really badly in the early acceptances, so I guess schools aren't really digging us anymore.</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person: </p>
<ul>
<li> State or Country: New York</li>
<li> School Type: Public High School, but very super competitive, according to those list things, it's the top public school in the country based on college acceptances (not mine!)</li>
<li> Ethnicity: Caucasian</li>
<li> Gender: Female
Other Factors: Really good extra-curriculars. I have a million hours of service credit, and I'm on the leadership board of the Red Cross of NYC, I'm also a CPR instructor, varsity swimming, photo awards, 2 really great summer internships. I think my interview was only OK. It was pouring and I was all wet and gross and in a bad mood. Also we had completely different interests. Also, I live in NYC, which i think is a really bad thing for my chances. No legacy or anything.</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments: I hope i get in regular, and congrats to everyone who got in!!</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED SFS!</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 800v 700m
[</em>]SAT IIs:790 lit, 750 w, 680 IIc
[<em>]GPA:4.0 uw, 4.5 w
[</em>]Rank:1 out of 250
[<em>]Other stats: 5 on Lit, Euro AP's, 4 on Gov, Calc, 3 on Physics, 10 AP classes taken/will take, will have taken every AP class school offers and more
[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Probably the best part of my application. My personal was actually quite creative and risky, but my SFS was linear to contrast it and well-researched because it was from a LD debate resolution
[<em>]Teacher Recs: My Gov teacher said I was the most dedicated intellectual she'd ever taught and that my future university would be accepting a probable Rhodes scholar, so really, quite good.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Didn't read it, my principal did it because my school doesn't have a college counselor. I doubt it was all that great, but she said it was rather good.
[<em>]Hook (if any): No one from my entire county (let alone high school) has ever applied to Georgetown. I really help define that rural quota they're trying to meet.
[/ul]
Location/Person:
[ul]
[</em>]State or Country: CA
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: Female
[/ul]
Other Factors:
[ul]
[</em>] Pretty well rounded, lifeguard and special olympics swim coach, very artsy and mostly self-taught. I work very long hours because my family really only wanted me to go to community college. I am the first student associate member of the Democratic Central Committee in my county.<br>
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: This is, without a doubt, the best feeling I have ever had. It is an instant validation of everything I ever worked for. Good luck for everyone in the RD round, I cannot see how they could have deferred most of you!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (College) </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1490</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 770, 760, 730</li>
<li>GPA: 92</li>
<li>Rank: my school doesn't rank</li>
<li>Other stats: 5s on USAP, World Hist AP, Eng Lang AP, and Latin Vergil AP</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: both really good, spent a tremendous amount of time</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: excellent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Excellent</li>
<li>Hook (if any): my school is really good and I am going to be a Classics major in college so i wrote my essay on that</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person: </p>
<ul>
<li><p>State or Country: Texas</p></li>
<li><p>School Type: It's private and the top school in the state of texas</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity: Caucasian</p></li>
<li><p>Gender: Male
Other Factors: I have about average extracurriculars, but nothing special</p></li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments:</p>
<p>Okay, I recovered a little bit, just enough to post stats:</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred </p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 1460 (770 V, 690 M)
[</em>]SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 760 US Hist, 750 Lit
[<em>]GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.5 w
[</em>]Rank: 22/412
[<em>]Other stats: 4's on AP Euro, US, Chem
[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>]Essays: the first one was the best i've written for any college; the second was kind of emotional about Gtown itself
[<em>]Teacher Recs: great, I read them both and I was really touched
[</em>]Counselor Rec: my GC loves me and probably wrote some great stuff
[<em>]Hook (if any): really well developed interests in law and English
[/ul]
Location/Person:
[ul]
[</em>]State or Country: NY, USA
[<em>]School Type: public
[</em>]Ethnicity: white
[li]Gender: female[/li][/ul]
Other Factors: dual citizen, well traveled, formed my own satire magazine, president of NYC Club
[ul]
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: feh. April is far too long of a wait.</p>
<p>You know what, babybird. With your stats, I'd be really, really surprised if you didn't get in in April. If you send in additonal stuff (a personal letter and perhaps another rec) you'll surely get in, I PROMISE!!</p>
<p>oh man, thanks, aluka. I have this bad feeling that my lack of anything math/science really hurt me. but hey, 3 and a half months and counting down right? mebbe i should start another countdown thread, haha</p>
<p>don't worry, the time will go by really fast. Senior year is really busy for most people. </p>
<p>btw, what other country do you have a dual citizenship for? I am a dual citizen as well. Canadian because I was born in Canada and Polish because that's where my parents are from. THough I am desperately trying to get a US citizenship!!</p>
<p>the United Kingdom</p>
<p>my dad lives there and I go visit him every year...
good luck with your US citizenship!</p>
<p>I'm dual too--U.S. and Canada (although I didn't mention this in my app.)</p>
<p>Decision: Differed (SFS)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1480 (760 M, 720 V)
SAT IIs: 800 US, 760 Writing, 730 Physics/Chemistry 710 Math IC
GPA: 93.5 uw, 99.14 W
Rank: 24/597
Other stats: 5's on AP US History, AP Chemistry
Subjective:
Essays: Good general, Very good international issue
Teacher Recs: good to excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
Hook (if any): Didn't use it, now I am going to
Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: male
Other Factors:
Good extra-curiculars, varsity sports, president/founder of ski club, vice president of Science Honor Society, other stuff like that.</p>
<p>General Comments: Why does SFS have to be so competitive. 'Tis the school of my dreams, now I have to fill out another 8 applications.</p>
<p>"Why does SFS have to be so competitive. 'Tis the school of my dreams, now I have to fill out another 8 applications."</p>
<p>So true, so true. I've got to fill out another 7. :)</p>
<p>luckily my GC had the foresight to tell me to get my applications in earlier than December 13th-15th. So I'm done, pretty much. It's almost worse than not being done, because all I have is time to think about this EA thing.</p>
<p>To future seniors, I'm recommending they not even go through the EA process...it just hurts too much to get bad news so early in the year...</p>
<p>Quote: "To future seniors, I'm recommending they not even go through the EA process...it just hurts too much to get bad news so early in the year..."</p>
<p>True, but at the same time, an acceptance can truly ease a lot of stress for the rest of senior year. At the very least, it gives another option. If a person were not to apply EA anywhere, that person would have to wait to April regardless. If they apply EA, they at least have the possibility. Bad odds are better than no odds.</p>
<p>I think it's more likely to increase stress than relax it...fewer people get in EA...and it's so competitive...and the waiting time is so compact. Just some observations.</p>
<p>Is it just me, or did Georgetown only accept valedictorians?</p>
<p>waiting is tough for sure. But it would be worse to simply wait until April, with nothing but "what-if"s. Applying EA basically gives you two chances. It's def. worth it.</p>
<p>I got accepted and I'm not valedictorian, probably not even close.</p>