Official Georgetown Class of 2015 EA Results Thread

raiderade · December 13, 2010, 4:22pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR-720 M-720 W-750
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2190
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[] SAT II: Math II - 730 USH - 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 3.95 (with weird weighting. translates to an all As and a B each year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Quintile
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Lang (5) Art History (4) Euro (4) Stat (4) US (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Enviro, French I, World Religions
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

Delaware Youth Philanthropy Board Member
Write for and work for a non profit political journal (secretary, editor)
Science Olympiad Member (Captain) won state medals
Math League A Team Member
Varsity Swimmer, advanced to states
Volunteer at school for disadvantaged girls
[] Job/Work Experience:
Interned with Lieutenant Governor
Work as a private tutor
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
Wrote about music being my time machine. Quite good imo.
[] Activity Short Essay:
Wrote about working with my nonprofit. Also quite good.
[] Essay 1 (Georgetown College):
Not good at all. Wrote about how I wanted to go into bioethics. Many typos. Not well organized. Just a bad essay in general.
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: No idea
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: No idea
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Average
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: College
[] What did you choose as your major: Bioethics
[] Date Submitted App: Like a few days before the 1st
[] State (if domestic applicant): Delaware
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Unspecified
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 140k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: First essay and ECs
[] Weaknesses: No legacy, lower than average SATs, only 2 subject tests, horrible supplementary essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Bad essay and not high enough SATs
[] What would you have done differently?:
Made sure a parent went to Gtown and also proofread my essay better
[/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

thatelephantt · December 13, 2010, 4:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 640R/720M/700W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1360/2060
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 31
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): 23S/32E/35R/33M/10 on essay
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.27
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14th/300
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 4s on World History/Human Geography, 5s on Spanish Language, Calculus BC, US History–Psych, Lit, Gov this year
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB 20th Century History HL, IB Spanish HL, IB Lit HL, IB Math Studies SL, IB Psych SL, IB Bio SL, AP Gov
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I know at least one other.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Council (President), Spanish National Honor Society (Marketing Officer), NHS (Service Projects Manager), Beta Club, Piano (10th year), Link Crew Leader
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at United Way of Metro Atlanta (summer of 11th), private tutor (10th), assistant at Kumon (9th-10th)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Lots of volunteer work with StuCo, NHS, Beta–was one of the five 2010 Bank of America Student Leaders[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: Student Council (8)[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): (9)
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): SFS–Situation in Cuba (5)
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Gov teacher–very different (8)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Spanish teacher–very academic (8)
[] Counselor Rec: I know her pretty well so hopefully at least a 7
[] Additional Rec: I sent in a letter from my supervisor (9)
[] Interview: Went really well–although I told her I am applying to Tufts because I love elephants…haha. [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: International Relations and Politics
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/ul] [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, letters of recommendation
[] Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores/GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I thought my essays and letters of recommendation were very different.[/li][/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: ** I really didn’t think I was going to get in! When I tore open the envelope, I saw the green paper (and from reading comments on CC), I got really excited! Except I guess whoever put my papers in stuffed them in different directions and I couldn’t get to the first letter and I was freaking out. Congratulations everyone else! Hope you meet you all someday!

jeffc418 · December 13, 2010, 4:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770CR, 800M, 750W
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 34 (34 on everything but science, 33)
[] SAT II: Chemistry: 800, Math II: 790, Italian: 760
[] Weighted GPA: 101.551
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Government and Politics, Italian 5H, French 3H, International Relations
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3-5
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, LILT Italian Essay First Place, Submitted Science Research Project to Intel[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Council (President), Model UN (Secretary-General), Latin Club (Founder and President), Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), Italian Honor Society (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring and Freelance Web Design
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered to be elementary school’s PTA webmaster[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): Wrote about a concert I saw in Italy, absolutely love it[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: Wrote about Model UN, a true passion of mine[/li][] SFS Essay: Wrote about global literacy, really liked it[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t get to see it but I’m sure it was great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Great, got a job offer?[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: Science and Technology in International Affairs
[] Date Submitted App: 10-24-2010
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Probably more of the academics, I really liked my personal essay
[] Weaknesses: Lacking an additional recommendation
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Class rank?
[] What would you have done differently?: Additional recommendation from my science research mentor![/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Everyone on this site ROCKS and deserves to get in based on the fact that you all care enough to be on here and be actively anticipating the results with everyone else

Anonymous1993 · December 13, 2010, 4:50pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):E:31 M:34 R:32 S:32
[] SAT II: Chemistry: 740 U.S. History: 780 Math: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 (major upward trend)
[] Weighted GPA: 4.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/420
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 3,4,5,5,3,4,4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Macro Economics, AP English Lit, AP Calculus BC, AP Bio, Dual Enrollment Chem 2
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school:0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Tennis (Captain), a few other things
[] Job/Work Experience: My own business
[li] Volunteer/Community service: March of Dimes, My own charity, a tennis mentorship program, NHS (President), and some other activities[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: About my charity (7)[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): About an incident in my community and how I handled it (9 or 10)
[] Essay 2 (The College):Wrote about how I could see my self studying a wide range of topics (9)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: I thought it would be great, but he copied most of my resume. We actually know each other really well.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure. Probably pretty good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went well. He was really reserved.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: The College
[] What did you choose as your major: Undecided
[] Date Submitted App: Nov. 1st
[] State (if domestic applicant): Fl
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Sends some grads to top schools
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, SAT II, Extra Curricular Activities, Weighted GPA (Course selection)
[] Weaknesses: ACT, No Hooks, activity essay should have been better
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?: I should have made more time to study ACT.[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
It feels a bit like a punch to the stomach. I am disappointed. Oh well, whatever happens happens.

blenda220 · December 13, 2010, 4:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): 700:CR 800:M 710:W[/li][li] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2240/2400[/li][li] SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 710, Spanish: 630[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92/4[/li][li] Weighted GPA: 4.467/4[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/340[/li][li] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), Calc AB (5), Lang. and Comp. (4), Stat (5)[/li][li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit. and Comp, AP Physics C, Spanish V, Web Design, CAD III[/li][li] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Commended[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, Spanish NHS, Spanish Speaking Club (Founder), Model UN (Secretary, President), Circassian Youth Group [/li][li] Job/Work Experience: Toys R Us, Stop and Shop, Daffys (worked ~30 hours a week at two jobs simultaneously during both the summer and the school year)[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[li] Essays (Include Subjects): [list][/li][li] Activity Short Essay: Essay about volunteer trip to New Orleans (7).[/li][li] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Essay about my Circassian heritage (9)[/li][li] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Essay about goals at Georgetown (6)[/li][li] Other:[/ul][/li][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Very good recommendation from Math teacher emphasizing my math skills (plan on majoring in math)[/li][li] Teacher Recommendation #2: Very good recommendation from English teacher emphasizing my writing skills [/li][li] Counselor Rec: Don’t know for sure but I’m confident it was a great recommendation[/li][li] Interview: Was the man’s first applicant of the year, I thought it went great[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[li] Which school did you apply to?: The College[/li][li] What did you choose as your major: Math[/li][li] Date Submitted App: 10/30[/li][li] State: NJ[/li][li] School Type: Public (340 seniors, 1200 students total)[/li][li] Ethnicity: White[/li][li] Gender: Male[/li][li] Income Bracket: 60-100k[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Brother attended Georgetown Graduate School[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: Essays, recommendations[/li][li] Weaknesses: Lack of extracurriculars/sports[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays, Brother’s legacy[/li][li] What would you have done differently?: Nothing[/ul][/li]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

BillyMc · December 13, 2010, 4:59pm

Decision: Deferred, SFS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1520/2280 (800cr, 720m, 760w)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): N/A
[] SAT II: 760 USH, 720 LIT (took 3 in December, did better)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.63
[] Weighted GPA: 5.75ish on my school’s system
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/394
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geo (5), World Hist (5), then switched to Dual Enrollment
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Debate IV (Hon), Teaching Assistant, Dual Enrollment Western Civ: Origins-1485, Dual Enrollment Astronomy, Dual Enrollment Astronomy Lab, Dual Enrollment International Relations, Dual Enrollment Intro to Ecology | Dual Enrollment World History from 1500, Dual Enrollment World Lit: Enlightenment-Present, Dual Enrollment Lit: Ancient-Renaissance, Dual Enrollment Tropical Marine Ecology, Dual Enrollment Social Problems
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: None that I know of
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, unless NMSF counts[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (Pres.), Junior Classical League (Pres.), Phi Theta Kappa (college intl honors society, VP), Church (youth leader, altar server), College Brain Bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[li] Volunteer/Community service: A considerable amount[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: On Debate/Oratory… 7/10[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Upbringing affecting future… 7/10
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Poverty, Capitalism, Revolution… 9/10
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Good, I would think
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, though maybe standard
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Good, not exceptional
[li] Art Supplement: N/A[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: International History
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1st
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Poor
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, maybe ECs, heavy dual enrollment (going to graduate with 76 state college credits)
[] Weaknesses: GPA (junior + senior year were 3.95, but freshman and sophomore were bad), not enough/low SAT IIs, 1520/2280 SAT was way late, so they may have used my 1430/2160
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, pretty much
[] What would you have done differently?: Not slacked for freshman and sophomore year[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Oh well.

sylvanna · December 13, 2010, 5:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200// 720M, 730CR, 750W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2200
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 35// 35E, 35M, 35R, 33S, 31W
[] SAT II: Bio-M 780, Math 2 760, World History 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.43 with 4 = A, 4.33 = A+, +.33 for honors, +.43 for AP
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10/385 (school reported it as first decile)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 for World, US, Euro, Lang, Calc BC // 4 for Chem, Physics C: E&M
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Stats, AP Japanese, AP Gov, AP Comp Sci
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National Honor Society VP, Mu Alpha Theta President, Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award- first place nonfiction article, Columbia Science Honors Program[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 2 varsity sports- 7 letters total, 1 captain & 1 MVP, school science magazine editor-in-chief, freshman mentor, Japanese Club president, school math magazine assistant editor-in-chief
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer fencing TA, Chinese School TA, volunteer peer tutor, Amnesty International[/ul]

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Activity Short Essay: lessons learned from fencing (focus, teamwork, taking risks) 7
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): how piano taught me to live without regrets 8
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): why business (generic essay) 5
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: calc bc teacher, good
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Interview: average- nothing interesting[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: business
[] What did you choose as your major: undecided?
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: public, ~1500 students, sent ~5/390 to Ivies last year
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, GPA, well-rounded activities
[] Weaknesses: essay specific to the school (why business)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: honestly, I have no idea why I was accepted. luck of the draw, I suppose.
[] What would you have done differently?: started my app sooner?[/ul]

YoPongo · December 13, 2010, 5:16pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): –
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 31…can’t remember, but English and reading were close to 36s and math dragged me down.
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): Reading 36, English 34, very high 20s for math and science, but I can’t remember specifically.
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1, but school doesn’t break ties
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Not available
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Not available
[] Senior Year Course Load: Gifted/Independent Study (for NHD project), College Comp I and II, College Calculus, College Government/CP Econ (highest offered), Chemistry II
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] First in the nation in National History Day last summer[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate ]4 time state qualifier]; Forensics [4 time state qualifier, assuming this year goes well], national qualifier; Scholars’ Bowl (varsity captain) [state qualifier]; National History Day [My partner and I have won 7th and 1st in the nation in the past two years respectively, and also won an award from the History Channel]; Youth in Government <a href=“Mayor”>passed smoking ordinance in my town in 9th grade</a>; Youth Action Council (VP) [300 volunteer hours, coordinated many events]; NHS [generic, blah blah blah, everyone has NHS]; I’m getting tired of typing. I also played tennis, varsity for three years, and I think that about covers it.
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting, but I’m pretty sure I didn’t mention that.
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] 100 hours a year for the past three years. Coordinated many projects, vice president of the youth volunteer organization in town.[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: Wrote about the benefits of National History Day, I think. 7[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Wrote about how if I live to be 108, I’ll have lived in three centuries, but that doesn’t matter unless I do something with the life I’m given. That’s a terrible description of my essay, it doesn’t sound that cheesy. 8
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Wrote about being an unconventional teen who love politics, or something. 7. I wish I had given more time to my essays instead of writing them right before the deadline on the 31st, but it worked out in the end, I suppose.
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Good.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Great. Lasted for about an hour, and I really enjoyed talking to my interviewer.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: Georgetown College
[] What did you choose as your major: Government
[] Date Submitted App: October 31st. Procrastination is my best friend.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Our EFC will be low.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

I come from a small town in a low enrollment state.

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Uhh…ECs, I guess?
[] Weaknesses: I don’t like my writing. Test scores are relatively low.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really don’t know. But I’m glad I’m from Kansas.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I would have started part II of my app BEFORE October 31st.

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

Wow…I’m still in shock. Congratulations to all who were accepted! And to those who were deferred, it is not the end of the road. There are so many wonderfully qualified applicants on here that deserve a place at Georgetown, and I’m anxious to see your posts in April. Good luck to everyone with the rest of the process!

shom126 · December 13, 2010, 5:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):CR-720 M-660 V-690
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2070
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): Comp-35 M-34 E-35 S-36 R-36 Essay-10
[] SAT II: Math II-760 Chemistry-770 USH-780 Biology-610
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Weighted GPA: 4.24
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 of 297
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), USH (5), US Gov (5), Comp Sci A (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics (self-study), Acapella group, AP Lit, AP Euro, Chorale/Band, AP Calc BC (self-study), AP Bio
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 (including me)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Semifinalist [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Speech and Debate (President), Key Club (President, Class President, Student Council, Marching Band
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:interned for my local Congressman[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):One was about eating a grilled cheese sandwich (I used it for my common app too) and the other was about globalization and the problems that arise from it[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: 8[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 9
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 8
[] Other: I didn’t send anything else in. [/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: only submitted one
[] Counselor Rec: 8
[] Additional Rec: I sent one in from my internship coordinator at the Congressman’s office, but I didn’t read it. I’m assuming it was pretty good though.
[] Interview: 7
[] Art Supplement: didn’t send [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: Walsh SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: International Political Economy
[] Date Submitted App: I don’t remember, but it was more on the early side.
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium-sized public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Like upper middle class-ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I honestly don’t think I have any.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, ECs, and probably course choices
[] Weaknesses: Freshman year grades and SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I guess my passion for politics and economics came through, which is what I was hoping for.
[] What would you have done differently?: Probably not stressing as much, but I guess there’s not too much you can do about it. [/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: All I can say is wow. Congrats to all of those accepted and good luck to those who were deferred!

tspencer15 · December 13, 2010, 5:26pm

Decision: Deferred SFS

Objective:

<pre><code>* ACT 34 (breakdown): English 35, Science 35, Reading 34, Math 33

SAT: 2240 (breakdown): Math 770, Critical Reading 730
SAT II: US History 740, Spanish (non-native speaker) 710, Math 1 710
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.1
Rank: 13/438 (top 3%)
AP: Human Geography (5), Spanish (5), English Lang (4), Stat (4), US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, Physics, Newspaper
Major Awards: AP Scholar w/Distinction
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars and work:

9,10,11,12 - Soccer
9-12 - foreign exchange
12- School newspaper (news editor)
11,12- NHS (Historian 12)
11,12- Spanish NHS
10,11- DECA (state finalist)

</code></pre>

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

<pre><code>* Essays (Include Subjects):
o Generic: Great, a bit long
o Short: Great
o SFS Essay: Too generic, well-written but content was poor- i believe this killed me

Teacher Recommendation #1: Incredible
Teacher Recommendation #2: Okay
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Good
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Which school did you apply to?: SFS

State (if domestic applicant): Denver, CO
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Large, fairly competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle-Upper
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Extensive travel
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: General essay, travel experience, transcript & scores

Weaknesses: SFS Essay, shallowish extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I didn’t show why SFS clearly enough.
</code></pre>

Congrats to everyone who was accepted.

chicagograd2011 · December 13, 2010, 5:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (800 CR 770 M)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same as above (one sitting)
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 35 (didn’t send)
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[] SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 790 Math II, 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Weighted GPA: 4.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/680 (not reported though)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro History (5), U.S. History (5), Lang & Comp. (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP French, AP Calc. AB, AP Psych, Honors Writing, Honors Physics
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: At least 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Semi-finalist[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Amnesty international (president), student newspaper writer, member of a few others (yeah, not that impressive)
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job at restaurant (grades 10-12)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Cancer Care center and food pantry…not many hours though[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: 6 - It was on Amnesty, wasn’t that inspirational.[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 9 - Two English teachers edited it.
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 8 - I got really specific about their English department.
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see but probably good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Same as above
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: She seemed to like me.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: College
[] What did you choose as your major: English
[] Date Submitted App: 11/1/10 - procrastination
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Absolutely none

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, test scores
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars are pretty weak
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably just GPA and test scores. Honestly, I didn’t think there was anything really exciting or interesting about my app, but whatever! They took me!
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Would’ve tried to get it in sooner than a half hour before the deadline :/

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m so excited! Georgetown’s been one of my top choices for awhile! I can’t believe I’m going to get the chance to go there!! Good luck to all those still waiting!

Chlorinated · December 13, 2010, 5:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 780 CR, 800 Math, 790 Writing
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): didn’t submit
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[] SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.68
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not provided
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5), American Gov’t (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5), Biology (5), English Lit (5), currently in Macro, Micro, Spanish
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: fairly rigorous
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 that I know of
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (captain), swimming and water polo, NHS, SHS, student government
[] Job/Work Experience: swim coach
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] therapeutic horseback riding facility[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: volunteering, fine?[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): reading, good I think?
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): SFS- failed states, okay
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: great- APUSH, International Relations, independent study
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec: probably pretty good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: pretty standard, not exceptional
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: Science, Technology and International Affairs
[] Date Submitted App: 11/20
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] mom attended SFS

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: independent study class on terrorism and failed states, teacher rec, academics
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars, possibly essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m happily surprised, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Probably my academics.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Spent more time on essays.

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations to everyone that was accepted and to everyone that was deferred, keep your chin up. Everyone on this thread will go to an amazing school that they will love, regardless of whether or not Georgetown is the one. Good luck to everyone this admissions cycle and just put your best foot forward. And hopefully you won’t get your letters under the same circumstances I did… I hit another car pulling out of my parking space at school, I was in such a rush to get home. So I was crying when I opened the letter… not my proudest moment. So yeah, drive carefully and don’t rush people!

hopeful12 · December 13, 2010, 6:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I superscore (breakdown): 800 CR, 710 M, 800 W

SAT II: 800 MIIC, 770 Bio-M, 750 Spanish Reading

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

Weighted GPA: 97.9/100

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but 2/92

AP (place score in parentheses): AP English Lang (5), APUSH (5), AP Bio (5), AP Chem (4)

Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Spanish, AP US Gov, AP English Lit, Honors French III, Journalism

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A couple big ones, don’t feel comfortable putting specifics

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tons of theatre among other stuff, with many leadership positions

Volunteer/Community service: 12+ hrs/week all year

Writing:

Essays (Include Subjects): Personal Essay (9), Extracurricular (8), International Issue (9)

Teacher Recommendations: Very good

Counselor Rec: Excellent

Interview: slight problem with interview, had to be over the phone (awkward), but good

Other

Which school did you apply to?: SFS

What did you choose as your major: International Politics

State: GA

Ethnicity: White

Gender: Female

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Why you think you were accepted: Focus on international community service; I fit at SFS

What would you have done differently?: I would have decided earlier to apply EA and therefore avoided the interviewing difficulties.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: SO EXCITED! Congrats to everyone who was accepted and good luck to those who were defferred/have yet to apply!

nritya · December 13, 2010, 6:17pm

Pick one:

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 730 M = 1500
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 34 C - 35 M, 35 E, 34 R, 32 S
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): 35 M, 36 E, 35 R, 32 S = 35 C
[] SAT II: I had many crappy scores in this sections - 720 Lit (previous 690), 740 Bio, 780 Math II (previous 720), and 800 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA: 99/100 wieghted, 93-ish/100 unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/400
[] AP (place score in parentheses): I sent this over in a letter… 5’s on: Calc AB, USH, Comp Gov, Language, Enviro, Psych; 3 on Micro, didn’t report a 2 on Macro.
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s and then gym and a random class
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none… although my school in general was a fail for the early rounds… no one got accepted anywhere, most were rejected; I’m the only one deferred (and really… it wasn’t even possible for me to be rejected, so…)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Most likely to be prezzzieeee (lol) AMC 12 School Winner AP Scholar with Distinction, NMSF blah blah blah Published in a national literary magazine, random award for leadership (lolz)[/li]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Class prezzie last year, VP the year before, Co-Prez of enviro club, captain of mathletes, board member of GSA, VP of Key Club, sit on the public library’s board, editorial board of national magazine, temple’s youth committeee, started tutoring program, dance teacher, march of dimes council member yadda yadda yadda
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] Tutoring people (own program) and March of Dimes… volunteered all over the place as well but didn’t include it… Key Club, Temple blah blah blah

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: Lifted off of an old essay I wrote for something else lol. pretty good I have to say. 7.[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): I just re-read it, pretty cool. About the differenct colors in my room and how they all ended up there. I’d say 7 at the least.
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): could have been much better… for SFS I wrote about repatriation, which is this whole thing about historical artifacts and ownership and blah blah blah… I really liked the topic, but it was rushed. 6.
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Good I guess… the guy asked to write my recommendation for me upfront so I’m assuming that it was positive.
[] Counselor Rec: no idea… that lady is the ice queen, it’s hard to tell. but I think she likes me? idk. My parents had a meeting with her and apparently she was gushing about me, although I never got the impression she was impressed by me.
[] Interview: major awk. the guy told me to be careful and not get raped if I ended up in the dangerous hood of our capitol.
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: International History
[] Date Submitted App: 11/2/10… yeah, about 20 minutes past the deadline
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: grimy public, mediocre
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
None. Brown girl into history? Idk.
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: probably none haha.
[] Weaknesses: turned in the app late, essays were all written the hour before the deadline so they weren’t as good as I guess they should’ve been; although I just re-read them and I like them. I’m not sure I would change much. Two typos btw… also, I sent in a resume and letter through snail mail and accidentally mentioned Rutgers on it (oops).
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Idk, there could be many reasons.
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul][/li] not procrastinated… taken it a tad more seriously.
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

yeah, kinda surprised to be honest. i’m not cocky, but I guess my counselor may have indicated something about my work ethic, which is notoriously non-existent.

aotsite · December 13, 2010, 6:20pm

Decision: Deferred
SFS

Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1430/2130 (680 M, 750 CR, 700 W)
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 32 (35 E, 29 M, 33 R, 29 S)
SAT II: 710 math I, 750 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
Weighted GPA: 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/260
AP (place score in parentheses): not submitted US History (3), Calc AB (3), Chem (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Stats, english, physics
Number of other EA applicants in your school: I believe 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Mock Court
Model United Nations
~60 Volunteer hours here and there

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Activity Short Essay: About mock court (6)
Essay 1 (Personal essay): About music and history (7)
Essay 2 (Different for each school): (5)
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: waived right
Teacher Recommendation #2: waived right
Counselor Rec: didn’t see
Additional Rec:
Interview: Pretty good, I think
Art Supplement:

Other
Which school did you apply to?: SFS
What did you choose as your major: International Economics
Date Submitted App: Nov-1
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Declined to Answer
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): urm, but not denoted

Reflection
Strengths: um…
Weaknesses: GPA without a doubt, subject tests, math SAT and ACT scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA
What would you have done differently?: higher GPA
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to those admitted EA and good luck to the rest in the regular round.

kbh2011 · December 13, 2010, 6:23pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (CR 780, M 800, W 740)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): only took it once
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): didn’t take it
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 770 Chem, 730 US History, 760 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.42
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), English Language (5), Physics C Mechanics (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): nope!
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Comparative Gov, AP Spanish Language, AP Calc, English Ethics, Journalism
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: no idea! maybe none!
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended?[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): lots of little clubs, journalism, some peer to peer education, some theater-y stuff, no sports really
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting and a part time job!
[li] Volunteer/Community service: organized a book drive, spent a summer in Paraguay teaching classes and living with a host family, other small things [/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): [list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: peer to peer education program I’m a part of (6)[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): wrote about living in Paraguay for a summer (6-7)
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): SFS-literacy, wrote about a book drive I organized (8-9)
[] Other: wrote so much random stuff in special talents, like my addiction to smoothies and spanish music![/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: probably good to great, didn’t read it
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: probably okay, didn’t read it
[] Counselor Rec: most likely generic hahah
[] Additional Rec: nope!
[] Interview: felt good about it, but you never know!
[] Art Supplement: n/a [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: School of Foreign Service
[] What did you choose as your major: Undeclared
[] Date Submitted App: October 31? Right before the deadline haha
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: no financial aid for me…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: academics, test scores
[] Weaknesses: no sports or anything
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I guess they saw something they liked!
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing, I’m pretty stoked right now![/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: SOOOO excited! good luck to everyone else!!

xcgirl473 · December 13, 2010, 6:25pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (720 math, 740 critical reading, 770 writing)
ACT: 33
SAT II: 720 math II, 690 BiologyE
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.52
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
AP (place score in parentheses): didn’t report test scores, but have taken 5 AP classes Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs this year
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Though this is subjective, I would say I have a lot of great ECs. I founded a major youth organization in my town, am president of 2 school clubs, I am a 4-year Varsity Scholar athlete in two sports… the list goes on

Job/Work Experience: I work 24 hours a week at a grocery store
Volunteer/Community service: Tons… through ECs and youth group (I’m Catholic)

Writing:
Essays (Include Subjects): Well-written, one about my job and the other about my grandma (who has Alzheimers) and why that has influenced me to go pre-med.
Teacher Recommendation #1: (I only sent 1) Great. From my AP Chem teacher
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, but I would guess that it was very good.
Interview: Definitely a thumbs up. The guy loved me and told me I was a great candidate.

Other:
Which school did you apply to? Georgetown College, major in the sciences
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Didn’t report, but upper $100,000s
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
My SAT IIs were low, so perhaps that is a factor. Also, I only sent one letter of recommendation (I thought that was the expectation)?

Who knows the real reasons for my deferral… I just hope I get in regular decision!

gearbear12 · December 13, 2010, 7:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2280 (740 CR, 770 Math, 770 Reading)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): only took once
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 35 (34 English, 35 Math, 33 reading, 36 science, 10 writing)
[] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): only took once
[] SAT II: 720 Bio E, 770 US History, 780 Math II, 580 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: 4.13 (out of 4.33 for A in Honors/AP, 4.0 for normal A)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 US History, 5 World History, 4 English Language
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP calc BC, AP Comp Sci, AP English Lit, History honors
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] [/li] First team All-Leauge Baseball Junior year, Central Coast Section Athlete of the Week, All League Football senior year, Community Scholarship Award for good Citizenship, National Latin Exam Silver Medalist, National Commended Scholar

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Football (2 year starting quarterback, captain), Varsity Baseball (captain), High School Admissions Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counsellor, Construction laborer
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Sacred Heart Society Service, Eucharistic Minister[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] 
[li] Activity Short Essay: 9 talks about Sacred Heart Society[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Personal: 10 about learned and natural leadership
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): why Gtown, 9 about DC Area and how I can study medicine and business
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10
[] Counselor Rec: 10
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: My guy was sick and we talked for a while so I’d say 9
[] Art Supplement:[/list] none

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: Georgetown College
[] What did you choose as your major: premed
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 20
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private, very competitive
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] my dad graduated from Georgetown

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays and test scores
[] Weaknesses: community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: test scores and rec letters
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing

[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

Dandemom · December 13, 2010, 7:04pm

Posting for my D:

Decision: Accepted SFS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 35 C (only time I took it) 34E 34S 36M 36R
SAT II: 760 Math 11, 790 US History, 720 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/302
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (5), Lang (5), Calc AB (5), Statistics (5), US History (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Govt., AP Biology, AP Japanese, Physics, A Capella Choir
Number of other EA applicants in your school: I dont know
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic, Debate, JSA Speaker awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Music (singing, writing, composing), Basketball (team manager & Captain), Debate (captain), Columnist for local newspaper, JSA, Youth & Gov, Leo Club (President), NHS, JHS, school lit magazine etc. etc. etc.
Job/Work Experience: Hostessing in restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Tons through my city and Leo Club

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects): 8/9 SFS World Issue – Child Labor
Activity Short Essay: 9 Community Service
Essay (Personal/Community essay): 8/9 Life Experience
Teacher Recommendation #1: Very very good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Dunno
Counselor Rec: She likes me
Additional Rec: Piano Teacher – she LOVES me
Art Supplement: Music website

Other
What did you choose as your major: Foreign Studies
Date Submitted App: 10/18/10
State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public (around 1200)
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Need money
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada

woohooooooooo!

mcqknight14 · December 13, 2010, 7:04pm

Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR 750 M 760 W
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 34 Composite 35 Writing 32 Math 35 English 33 Science
SAT II: 740 US History, 700 Biology, 700 World History, 680 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.7?
Weighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 World History 5 US History 5 Biology 5 Spanish (self-studied)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit AP Calc AP Euro AP Psych AP Macro/Micro Intro to Philosophy Current Events
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congressional Award Gold Medal, Frederick Douglas/Susan B Anthony Award from University of Rochester, Silver Medal National Spanish Exam Level 6, AP Scholar with Distinction, Citation from New York State Assemblyman David Koon for Leadership and Service, Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award from AFP

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter (President, Founder), Campus Ministry Board (Co-Director), NHS, JV Soccer, V Track, Theatre, Vocal Performance (Featured Soloist in Chorale), Business Internship at Rochester Museum and Science Center, Member of Youth Advisory Council to Local Government Board
[] Job/Work Experience: Dishwasher at Local Restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Over 960 hours working with Habitat, Foodlink,
and numerous other organizations. Also served as an assistant camp counselor at Rochester Museum and Science Center, assistant soccer coach.
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Activity Short Essay: 9
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 9.5
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 10
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8
[] Counselor Rec: 10
[] Additional Rec: 10
[li] Interview: 10[/li]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: McDonough School of Business
[] What did you choose as your major: General management
[] Date Submitted App: 10/2
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Private, Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100,000< x < 150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Service, Took summer course at Georgetown in Business[/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Extracurricular activities, essays, grades and standardized tests
[] Weaknesses: SAT 2s
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: In addition to good grades and standardized tests, I’ve been involved in my community at school and elsewhere. I made it clear in my application that I would make the most of an education at Georgetown.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing.

Congrats to everyone else who was accepted! Georgetown '15!

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