<p>waitlisted, again! the 4th time!</p>
<p>Thanks Ssushi!
It says “McDonough School of Business-Business Administration”
WOOT WOOT! I don’t really remember picking Business Administration as my major but it sounds cool! hahah</p>
<p><strong>Official Georgetown University Regular Decision Thread 2013</strong>
Good Luck to Everyone!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 730
[</em>] SAT Math: 760
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2290
[<em>] SAT II: French 800, US history 760, Math 690
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: US history 5, AP Lang 4, World history 4
[<em>] GPA weighted: 4.17
[</em>] GPA unweighted:3.8
[li] Rank or % estimate: 14th, 6%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] Essays: best piece of writing ever, about culture
[</em>] Teacher Recs: my french teacher who said she wrote the best recommendation and was so proud of it she showed everyone & my english teacher who’s really eloquent
[<em>] Counselor Rec:I’m sure it was good. My counselor and I are really tight
[</em>] Hook (if any):I am learning English, Korean, French, Spanish, Chinese, and so the whole cultural mix and my interest in languages/international relations helped me. My interview was also 2 hours long and the interviewer emailed me saying that she was most impressed with me for her season of interviewees. </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: #1 in the county, #3 in the state
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[<em>] Important ECs: Languages, Flute, Writing
[</em>] Likely Letter Yes/No: No</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I was in school when my dad called me and I was crying when my dad told me I got in. Like no one from my school really gets in. AHHHHHHHHHHH Congrats to everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted, SFS</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350: 800 CR, 800 W, 750 M
[</em>] SAT II: 790 US History, 750 Lit, 750 Math 2
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/422
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History-5, Calculus AB-4, Microeconomics-5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Drama II, Econ, Leadership, AP English, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, 3 self-study AP classes (Psychology, European History and Macroeconomics)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girls Nation and National Merit Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth in Government (President), Academic Team (Captain), Student Council (VP), Model UN, Principal’s Advisory Committee (Executive Director). Several statewide awards from Youth in Government, Academic Team and Model UN.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours at a local history museum
[</em>] Summer Activities: Girls State and Girls Nation; travel; online classes</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket: $100K</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars and SAT scores.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays! I didn’t personalize them to Georgetown at all, which is why I think I got waitlisted.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: See above.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone! You are all spectacular, and will be successful wherever you go to school.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: AP European History (3), AP Biology (4), AP English Language and Composition (5), AP U.S. History (5). Currently taking: AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature and Composition, AP U.S. Government and Politics, and AP Chemistry
[<em>] GPA weighted: 4.4
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.7 or 3.8
[li] Rank or % estimate: School doesn’t rank, but top 5</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I was very proud of my personal statement, it was about unicorns, so I guess that is unique enough! I know at least one of my essays I wrote right before the deadline, so it wasn’t the best (a tad rushed)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Never read them, but according to my counselor they were “flawless”
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I’m sure it was great
[</em>] Hook (if any): Well I’m not Catholic, I dont know how that weighs in…I founded my own charity, Co-Founded the Golf Team at my school, Very active in student government (SGA President this year), I had a fabulous interview, I’ve studied abroad, lots of service work…I really don’t know, it could be any combination of things I suppose. I honestly didn’t expect to get in! haha</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Alabama, USA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: NO
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: NO
[<em>] Important ECs: Interact Club, Spanish Club, SGA, Environmental Club, Student Life and Academics Committee, Environmental Committee, JV & V Basketball, Child Advocacy Center, Mitchell Cancer Institute, Younglife, Prom Committee director…
[</em>] Likely Letter Yes/No: NO</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I honestly did not think I would get in, I’m still kind of in shock! Congrats to everyone else who was accepted as well! Sadly, I do not think I will be taking a place in the class of 2013, since I was denied financial aid, but it is still fulfilling to be accepted to such a wonderful institution! I was denied from my first choice school, so for those who might not have been accepted, don’t worry! Everything happens for a reason and you must never get discourage or accept defeat! It all works out in some way or another!! :)</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (College) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 760
[</em>] SAT Math: 770
[<em>] SAT Writing: 770
[</em>] SAT Total: 1+1=2
[<em>] SAT II: 790 790 800 800
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5544
[<em>] GPA weighted: n.a.
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.8
[li] Rank or % estimate: 10%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Hook (if any): none </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] School Type: Big public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white?
[<em>] Gender: m
[</em>] Legacy Yes/No: no
[<em>] Recruited Yes/No: no
[</em>] Important ECs: sport, instrument, theater
[li] Likely Letter Yes/No: no</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Don’t know XD</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats everyone! I’ve never been to GT or DC before, hopefully I will visit!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted SFS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 750
[</em>] SAT Math: 780
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2330
[<em>] SAT II: 780 M2, 760 M1, 740 Ch, 730 Ph
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: - None, A level candidate (straight A predictions)
[</em>] GPA weighted:
[<em>] GPA unweighted:
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: i think counselor estimated top 2% (class of 760)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: OK, i like them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Decent, but mediocre
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, long, a lot of details
[</em>] Hook (if any):</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Vietnam
[</em>] School Type: School in Singapore - Large Public, very competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: N
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: N
[<em>] Important ECs: Random clubs, Volunteer
[</em>] Likely Letter Yes/No: N
[<em>] Financial Aid Yes/No: Y (asking for a huge sum, awaiting finaid decision)
[</em>] Interview Yes/No: N (no one in my country)</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Factors:** No international olympiad prizes or anything. 1 international writing award. Pretty well-rounded app, both science and soc-science stuff.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I thought my SFS essay was downright atrocious. I wrote on the Arab-Israeli (more specifically the Palestinian-Israeli) conflict and it was very long (like a few pages long) and all over the place. A few days later i got my TIME magazine and the feature was on the same topic, had similar ideas and obviously was very well written and well thought-out. I thought i was screwed big time…</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!! </p>
<p>will post stats later :-)</p>
<p>Why does everyone get accepted except me? Like I’ve seen 2 rejections excluding me so far…</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted: Walsh SFS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 800
[</em>] SAT Math: 770
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 1570/2370
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Lit, 710 US History
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 US History
[</em>] GPA weighted: No weighting at school
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.95
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 8/364</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent, hated the word count restraints
[</em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: said I was best student she’d ever seen
[</em>] Hook (if any): Time spent living abroad (Sweden)</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Montana
[</em>] School Type: public, uncompetitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: white as rice
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[<em>] Important ECs: Policy Debate, Academic Team, Science Bowl
[</em>] Likely Letter Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everyone. I probably will be giving up my spot, but it will be a really tough decision.</p>
<p>desiking75: Because accepted people are happy and will be more inclined to go on a public forum and post their stats. Don’t be too sad ok? Georgetown’s admit rate this year is about UPenn’s, ~17% so you’re definitely not the only one.</p>
<p>Rejected from GT College, School of languages and linguistics.
O well. Life goes on. The worst part is that I actually thought I had a solid chance… I get rejected from GT but I got into Duke. I really don’t understand this college admission process…</p>
<p>Congrats to all accepted!.My D was not for some reason this was the big OUCH though not her #1. I have to go on record as hating this college process. It goes against everything I believe in and has from the start. It is so random, how do you calulate or get across a person’s personal integrity, or engagement etc… She has had her share of Acceptances, waitlists, and rejections and that is part of life. I have seen this written before, but what a college thinks of you has no bearing on who you are. it’s a shame there is not a better system. this has been one of the hardest years in our family and I have had cancer…Twice…</p>
<p>**Decision: Waitlisted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 760
[</em>] SAT Math: 710
[<em>] SAT Writing: 770
[</em>] SAT Total: 740
[<em>] SAT II: U.S History (730), Math 1 (680), Literature (780)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take.
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: U.S. History (5), European History (5), English Literature (5), English Language (5).
[</em>] GPA weighted: We don’t weigh GPAs at my school.
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.79.
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: Definitely in the top ten percent.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: They weren’t the strongest I’ve ever done, but my writing is above average.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I would be shocked if they were anything less than excellent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor seems proud of me, so I can imagine they were good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): My last name is Hispanic? Lol.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA.
[</em>] School Type: Public.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Didn’t specify.
[</em>] Gender: Female.
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No.
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No.
[<em>] Important ECs: Gymnastics for ten years, karate for six years (black belt).
[</em>] Likely Letter Yes/No: Huh?</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: As I mentioned earlier, my writing is above average, so that may have helped with some of the essays.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Georgetown keeps me waiting… I applied Early Action and got deferred, and now I’m on the waitlist! Oh well, better than being rejected!</p>
<p>Downtoearth: I understand your concern. But quite frankly I really like the admission process for North American universities.
You should come to France and see how it’s done here. I assure you that you will be running back to the American process.</p>
<p>thanks for the perspective… good luck to everyone in your college careers!</p>
<p>ok iskander
the admission process in france is not that bad
dont worry im french
les concours
america is growing so much more difficult in colleges
all my cousins and friends in france dont think it was that much of a pain, yes u hav test and lots of interviews, but at least you hva more of a grasp on your admission decision
in america people with 2390 SAT can get waitlisted into a school like gtown</p>
<p>Waitlisted</p>
<p>Waitlisted #4 for me… <_< this is just frustrating.</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>This is true that France admissions process is maybe easier (if you can say that, imagine having to take one test le BAC to sum up your entire learning in high school), but thats the problem. If you have a bad day on the day of you BAC, then your basically not going to go somewhere you diserve.</p>
<p>In France and many overseas places, wher you go is determines by one test and like leprchaunmooe said, an interview (not even at all schools though)</p>
<p>I know the US system has its flaws, but at least schools try to look at us as real people and not as numbers… the again, school in France is free ;)</p>
<p>Waitlisted.</p>