<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1480 (M:720, V: 760)
[ *] SAT IIs: US History: 730, Math 1: 670, Chemistry: 630
[ *] GPA: 4.0 uw, ?w
[ *] Rank: top 10%
[ *] Other stats: National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: I thought they were banging
[ *] Teacher Recs: Teacher loved me
[ *] Counselor Rec: Counselor was amazing
[ *] Hook (if any): I sent in a picture (duh)
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: VA
[ *] School Type: Private (Catholic), suburban
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ /list][ b]Other Factors: Good things do happen![ /b]
[ b]General Comments: I feel like a million bucks[ /b]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1520/2230
[</em>] SAT IIs: didnt send them yet
[<em>] GPA: 4.1/4.2
[</em>] Rank: 5/150
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[</em>] Essays: greatttt, i think theyre why i got in
[<em>] Teacher Recs: ok...i had to use a teacher who didnt really like me to fill the class requirement..
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good?
[<em>] Hook (if any): took some business classes at a college, gone to 4 different high schools..
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: VA represent!!!
[<em>] School Type: crappy. seriously.
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]Other Factors: 2 varsity sports all thru high school with some awards in each, about 100 hr volunteer, 2 minor clubs.... pretty weak ec's compared to you guys... oh, and my interview lasted NO LIE about 15 minutes... General Comments: BALLIN!!!!!!! (haha had to copy you thatgirl)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1550 (780CR 770 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 US 700 Chem 700 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 4.1ish
[</em>] Rank: 3/287
[<em>] Other stats: I go to a public school in Mississippi. Guess how great it is -_-. I did have 5 5's on AP tests though.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: My SFS essay was boring but about a personal issue that related to my intended major (Culture and Politics). My personal essay was about the South.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Should have been epic- my teachers wanted this for me.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very good, considering she's been here for 6 months.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Went to TASP, from the way deep south.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:MS
[<em>] School Type: Public. Good my MS standards, gross by national standards.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I thought being a boring, monolingual white male would hurt me, but I had a real passion for the SFS and I'm so excited. General Comments: If you got deferred, don't give up hope. I know that sounds cheesy, but you'll go where you'll be happiest.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2300 (800CR 710 M 790 W)
SAT IIs: 680 US 710 Chem 650 Bio
GPA: 4.46
Rank: 2/240 but my school lists it as "top 10%" blah
Other stats: 9 APs by graduation (five this year) with US-5, Chem-4, Eng lang.-4, and Latin Vergil-2</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: took a real risk with personal one...the why georgetown one had a motif but was pretty generic overall..and the activity one was about the key club i founded
Teacher Recs: solid.
Counselor Rec: decent...not the best counselor in the world but he's very sincere
Location/Person:
State or Country:CT (Fairfield County)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors: I didn't have much faith in the college admissions process but I'm thrilled right now. I think the three essays coupled with my strong extracurriculars helped to set me apart.
General Comments: AHHH</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:R770/M690/W770
[</em>] SAT IIs:Lit:800, Spanish:760, Latin:730
[<em>] GPA:school doesn't calculate
[</em>] Rank: "
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on AP English Lang and Spanish Lang, 4 on Latin Vergil, National Merit Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:one pretty orginal, the other solid
[<em>] Teacher Recs:very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec:very good, she's also my dorm parent
[<em>] Hook (if any):nope
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: private/boarding
[</em>] Ethnicity:white
[li] Gender:F[/li][/ul]Other Factors:I've taken Latin, Spanish, and French and have a huge commitment to languages--I did an exchange in Madrid for a month, and Georgetown seems to fit what i'm interested in (linguistics maybe?) better than any other place i've found General Comments: I'm still in a little bit of shock--</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2220
[</em>] SAT IIs: Spanish: 780, US History: 760, Bio: 710
[<em>] GPA: A+ average (weighted), A average (unweighted)
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank, but in the top of the class
[<em>] Other stats: 5 5s on APs, taking 4 more this year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very good, esp. my personal statement
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very good, esp. from my language teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[<em>] Hook (if any): legacy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: small, private, catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]Other Factors: extensive involvement in theater, both in and out of school, head of my school's model UN General Comments: got my letter yesterday and still ecstatic! congratulations to all and go hoyasss!</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED - College (HOLY &@#$! I'M GOIN' TO GEORGETOWN!) *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1480 (M:720, V: 760)
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History: 730, Math 1: 670, Chemistry: 630
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 uw, ?w
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were banging
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Teacher loved me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor was amazing
[<em>] Hook (if any): I sent in a picture (duh)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: VA
[<em>] School Type: Private (Catholic), suburban
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: M[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Good things do happen!</p>
<p>General Comments: I feel like a million bucks</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 1450/2240 (CR: 700, M: 750, W: 790)
* SAT IIs: Math II: 760; Literature: 730; Biology/M: 720
* GPA: 4.0 uw
* Rank: 1/483
* Other stats: IB Diploma Candidate, full IB schedule, 5 on AP Calculus AB, 7 on IB Calculus, 32 ACT
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: my 'about me' was good, my why Georgetown was original, but maybe not that well-written
* Teacher Recs: Amazing. One teacher I had for three years in a row in history and then Theory of Knowledge, the other I had in pre-calc and calc and also baby-sit for him
* Counselor Rec: Amazing, she knows me better than any other adult in the building, was my 9th and 11th grade English teacher, NHS Sponsor
* Interview: Went pretty well. My interviewer was really nice and supportive, but asked only the questions on the list
* Hook (if any): i'm Hindu (does that help or hurt?)
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Kansas
* School Type: Public, competitive one of the best IB Programs in the nation
* Ethnicity: Indian
* Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: I'm not really sure...
General Comments: I couldn't breathe when I opened it, and my hands are still shaking. I'm so excited to meet all of you if we all end up at Georgetown. And to those who were deferred - I know it's lame coming from someone who got in, but you'll end up somewhere amazing and you won't even look back. Good luck! HOYA freaking SAXA!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1st time: CR-740, M-660, W-650, Essay-9. 2nd time: CR-720, M-650, W-710, Essay-11
[</em>] ACT: 32 (English-29, Math-29, Reading-36, Science-33)
[<em>] SAT IIs: havn't taken yet
[</em>] GPA: ~4.1 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: at end of junior year: 6-235
[</em>] Other stats: 5s on APUS and AP Psych
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Bio: talked about my teaching English in Hungary, attending Boys Nation, desire to join Peace Corps, and work for the State Deptarment. World Event: Poppy cultivation/Opium trade in Afghanistan (written before it hit the news again)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: just one, from my APUS teacher, was phenomenal even though some of his memories are a bit exagerated from reality, nonetheless, he rated me among his "top five students in ten(ish) years of teaching APUS"
[<em>] Counselor Rec: havn't seen it, but she recommended me for Boys State, which led to Boys Nation, and we generally get along very well
[</em>] Hook (if any): applied from a smallish school in Wisconsin, Boys Nation, strong desire to work in foreign service (if those count as hooks)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Wisconsin, US
[</em>] School Type: normal, run-of-the-mill highschool with 1000 students and most of senior class going to state schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: Um, mock trial, forensics, french club, summer school teaching... generally heavily involved and having a part-time job General Comments: Good lord, I honestly didn't think this was gonna happen, I'm still breathless and it's been like four hours. Good luck to everyone still waithing.</p>
<p>Stats:
Rank: 5/561
GPA (weighted): 4.6
GPA (unweighted): 3.9
SAT I (CR): 700
SAT I (M): 760
SAT I (W): 710
SAT II Chinese: 800
SAT II Math IIc: 800
SAT II Physics: 590
AP Euro: 4
AP US Govn't : 4
AP Calc BC: 5
AP Calc AB Subscore: 5</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays:Good, SFS one on AIDS in Africa
Teacher Recs:AMAZING my student council sponsor, and social studies teacher for two years =]
Counselor Rec: Really Good
Hook (if any): Not any that I know of..</p>
<p>Location/Person:
Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA [Suburbs of Chicago]
Gender: Female
School Type: Public or Private
Ethnicity: Chinese</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Student Council- Publicity Chairman, Student Rep (2 years)
Snowball Leadership Training- Teen Leader, Student Director (3 years)
World Languages Club- Officer (4 years)
DARE for 6th Graders- Teen Leader (4 years)
School Volunteer as Teachers Aide & Tutor (4 years)
Ray Chinese School Teacher's Assistant (2 years)
Youth Symphony of Dupage (1st Violin Section Leader)
School Orchestra</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460/2260 (760CR/700M/800W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 US / 760 Lit / 710 Chem / 620 Japanese
[<em>] GPA: 3.84 UW/4.16 W
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[<em>] Other stats: leading ambassador to my Japanese Sister City on an exchange, written a novel, piano stuff for fun, obsessed with language activities, JV badminton & minimal community service
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: They weren't very original - one was about how I like different worlds, the other was about how I love every single thing about language, and the EC one focused on my trip to Japan - but they were fairly well written, I think, and you could definitely see how much I love what I do
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one from my Japanese teacher whom I've had for 4 years, another good supplemental one who knows me very well
[</em>] Counselor Rec: he doesn't really know me but I know he tried to write a good one
[<em>] Interview: it was reallyyy bad!! It seriously lasted only 20 minutes and I swear, she didn't ask me anything - I was just asking her questions that I couldn't think of.
[</em>] Hook (if any): none really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public, competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian, Jewish
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: possibly that I have an uncommon (temporary) facial paralysis that really screwed with my junior year General Comments: I'm SO surprised that I actually got in!! Everyone else's stats here look amazing. Mine really don't compare at all - I hardly have any ECs and my GPA is hella low. But hey, I guess I did something right!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1510/2240
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT IIs: Math II 780, US History 740, Chem 710
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 (98.944) unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 3/375 unweighted
[</em>] Other stats: 5 on AP Statistics, Chemistry, and US History; graduating with 7 APs</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: they were ok- i liked them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read but i think really good- from my math teacher i have had for two years
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read but should be good- i have known her since elementary school
[</em>] Hook (if any): i can't think of anything- my team won a national championship?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Georgia
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:
EC's:
2 years varsity Cross Country- state champions
4 years horseback riding- captain
Science olympiad- national champions, cocaptain
Beta club treasurer
Key club
other random clubs
same job for 2 years- 10 hours per week</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1410/2150 (750 V, 660 M , 740 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: only sent in 700 in US History
[<em>] GPA: 96.03/95 (weighted) so about a 4.103
[</em>] Rank: 8/685
[<em>] Other stats: french and social studies tutoring and founder of a cultural club... i thought this brevity in terms of extra currics would be the end of me in terms of college admissions.
4's on AP US and Human Geo, 5 on AP Euro taken sophmore year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: first one was about my hate/love for languages which all boiled down to love anyway... i got positive reviews from friends but was too shy to show it to any adults. why georgetown i wrote at like 5PM on november 1... but my friend who read it said it was good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: the one from my french teacher was outstanding
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Hook (if any): ABSOLUTELY NONE
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Brooklyn, NY USA
[<em>] School Type: large public... i think its crappy but the georgetown rep said that they consider it to be a competitive school...
[</em>] Ethnicity: white and jewish but i left all those questions blank
[<em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors: currently i take russian,italian, and ap french, and have taken independent study in spanish and latin. my passion really showed through on my transcript and in my essay. also, my interview ran 2 hours over and we still keep in touch. i've worked a 15 hour a week job for 2 years. General Comments: holy </em>*. georgetown is my dream school. languages ,french in particular, are my passion. my mind cannot go for a nanosecond without analyzing words and language. one of the things that keeps me alive is the fact that words exist. it makes me SO happy reading these posts because i see intelligent people that are enthusiastic about languages and cultures like i am! most of the people in my disgusting school are content with going to community college and don't even strive for anything better. i'm so happy that i will finally be around people like myself! you guys all sound awesome =D! WOOO that was long but i'm just so ecstatic!!! this is a dream come true. HOYA SAXA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1500 (800 M/700 CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 M IIC, 680 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 4.00 uw
[</em>] Rank: 1/178
[<em>] Other stats: none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: My first one was about how my high school's diversity has influenced me and partially sparked my intersest in IR. My second was about transatlantic relations and the future of NATO. Both were very well written.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One from an awesome English teacher, he said he wrote me a good one, but I never saw it. It was pretty generic though.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Um, pretty generic, just talked about i'm a leader in the class and a great example of a student athlete.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Um, none really. I went to a diverse high school and I talked about the burdens that come along with being the varsity basketball coach's son.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Half Moon Bay, CA (school is in San Fran)
[<em>] School Type: All-boys Catholic (non-Jesuit)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
None General Comments:</p>
<p>I'm pretty excited, but I can't say that i'm going to Gtown yet because i can't afford to pay $20,000/yr in loans. Sorry for all the people who got deferred.</p>