RD Chances

Colleges & Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>I visited Georgetown in the summer and I recently had my Alumni interview. I was just wondering if I'm a competitive candidate for Georgetown College. I'd appreciate any feedback- Thanks!</p>

<p>SAT: 620(M), 700(V), 800(W) 12 Essay
ACT: 30 Composite, 28S, 27M, 35E, 32R, and 35 Writing 12 Essay
SAT II: 690 Lit, 650 US History, 590 Spanish</p>

<p>GPA: 103.85 (W), 3.83 (UW)
Rank: Top 3%, Top 20 of 550</p>

<p>Senior Classes: AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP English Lit, AP Studio Art, Honors Calculus, Honors Art Seminar, Independent Study</p>

<p>Essays: I wrote about my experience at a Sikh church for my comparative religion independent study.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CT
School Type: Suburban High School with 2200+ students
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F</p>

<p>Major: Philosophy, pre-law</p>

<p>Activities:
I'm a New England District leader in a community service organization.
Swim Team captain, 2 varsity letters
FIRST Robotics
Class Secretary
Student Newspaper editor
Sunday School teacher, Youth Deacon, Pilgrim Youth Fellowship, Christian Board of Education</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
200+ community service hours
Elks Student of the month
Girls State
NSLC Law and Advocacy
Scholar Athlete</p>

<p>Other:
I'm fluent in American Sign Language.
I enjoy oil painting, and I sent a Design portfolio to Brown. My pieces are currently on display in the local bank.
I interned at a Women's Rights Organization last summer.</p>

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<p>Well...your EC's are good and the fact that you submitted a design profile to Brown is impressive. I shows talent and initative, which is very important. Your class rank is extremely good but for Georgetown College the top 3% is their average class rank. Obviously your classes are competitive. The only thing that might hurt you are you SAT II scores but your regular SAT scores are very good (esp. verbal and writing). I think it could go either way. Are you applying early action or regular?</p>

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<p>Thanks, lizz. I applied regular decision.</p>

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<p>yo, one thing that u might wanna know though is that gtown isnt gonna consider ur 800 writin, they only look at the cr and math composite, so i guess standardized scores are a bit low, but still in range, ,and u got good stuff in other places. i say u got as good a shot as any of us</p>

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<p>I'm a sophomore transfer applicant...I applied with very similar stats, and unfortunately as scads88 implied, those are pretty run of the mill for RD applicants. YOu have excellent grades, and your test scores are good but not stellar. Schoos of this caliber pick and choose kids to admit, and don't be surprised and hurt (like I was) when you see kids with similar or lesser qualifications being admitted. Don't get me wrong, you've got a great shot. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Forgot to say, I was not admitted out of high school. That was the point of me saying I had similar stats. Good luck though.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your feedback. Even my interviewer didn't see my 800W- Georgetown doesn't send the writing score at all. Canyonbrad, do you think being from New England might hurt my chances?</p>

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<p>No, this won't hurt you but on the same token it won't help. These densel populated areas send lots of applications to schools like Georgetown, but your location will not have a great impact on your decision.</p>