Please help me! Can I get into Georgetown?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm currently a junior at an all-girl prep school in Nebraska. I currently have straight A's & take almost all of the honors/AP courses for which I'm eligible. My dream is to become a presidential speech writer & possibly a politician following that, so Georgetown's location is understandably a must for me. My only problem is that I completely screwed up my freshman year; I received straight B's my first semester, mainly out of apathy & sport-dedication. This not only screwed me over grade-wise but also made me ineligible to take honors math classes, which is a strong point of mine. I feel as if my essays (I'm a very strong writer), teacher recs, dedication and awards received during my time on the speech team, & test scores will make me stand out, but I'm not sure if it will be enough. Here are my stats; is it even worth applying?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.83
ACT: 34
SAT: have yet to take it but I'm aiming for a 2100
(I also plan on taking SAT II: Physics, Chemistry, Math I)</p>

<p>Junior year classes: Honors Physics (dual enrollment), Honors Sociology, Honors Spanish III, Honors/AP American Government (dual enrollment), Honors Advanced Design, English Lit, Advanced Algebra/Trigonometry, & Honors Varsity Competitive Speaking </p>

<p>Senior year classes: Honors Spanish IIII, Honors Physics II, AP Chemistry, Sociology II, AP World Literature, Pre-Calculus, & Honors Advanced Design II</p>

<p>ECs/volunteering
-soccer: 9
-basketball: 9
-Speech Team: 10-11-12
-Speech Team Morale & Events Committee: 11-12
-Young Politicians Club: 11-12
-Big Sister Leadership Team: 10-11-12
-Parish Lector: 10-11-12
-Parish Bell Choir: 11-12
-Middle school speech mentor: 10-11-12
-Novice speech mentor: 11-12
-Tutor: 11-12
(I know the list is short... but my blood, sweat, & tears go into Speech.)</p>

<p>Awards
-state titles in multiple speech events
-nationally qualified in multiple speech events (I doubt they'd understand speech terminology)
-National Honor Society</p>

<p>Jobs
-pool cashier: 10
-lifeguard: 11</p>

<p>I don't want to waste my time applying to a school that I know I won't get into, please help me... I'm desperate.</p>

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<p>Is Nebraska an under-representated state at Georgetown? If so, high match.</p>

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<p>From what the map shows, yes. & really? Any suggestions for weak spots?</p>

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<p>Pretty solid. You don’t need to take your SAT with a 34 on your ACT, which is roughly 2240ish</p>

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<p>That’s a relief. What about the subject tests?</p>

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<p>“Georgetown’s location is understandably a must for me.”</p>

<p>This is completely false. You won’t be doing many interns over the summer so any prestigious east coast university would be completely sufficient.</p>

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<p>Georgetown would like to see 3 SAT Subject Matter tests. You sound like a great addition to any university - best of luck!</p>

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<p>You’ll get in. I have a 2170 SAT and I got in EA this year. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>First of all, those schools that accept less than a third of all applicants with most applicant well qualified for admissions are lottery tickets. What you have is a chance of getting accepted. It’s not like in high school when you know up front that you are a front runner and have a pretty good chance of being selected for something. You are in the herd when applying to a selective college, and the goal of admissions officers is to cull. Your geograpics are in your favor. What is a problem is that your courses are not of the calibre that schools like GT like to see. They want to see AP English, AP foreign language, AP Calc, not the AP lites that you have. If your school does not offer those courses and you are taking the top courses that you can, you are good. Otherwise, that can be an issue. Some high scores on the SAT subject tests will do you particularly well.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Those are the only APs my school offers besides AP Calc, which I can’t take because I didn’t take honors math my freshman year.</p>

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<p>I think Georgetown is probably a low reach for you, (you are a great applicant, and its worth applying, but there are a lot of students with similar stats to you). You do not need to take the SAT, but I would focus on subject tests instead, because doing well on 3 of those would strengthen your application.</p>