<p>I was deferred early too from Penn, but the more I look at gtown, the happier I think I would be. I just wish DC was further from home, Philly seems like the perfect distance, close enough for holidays but far enough that my parents wouldn't stop in unannounced</p>
<p>*Decision: REJECTED *</p>
<p>SFS/Culture and Politics:</p>
<p>Stats:[list]
[<em>] SAT: 2200 (800V, 690M, 710 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 Hist, 670 Math IIc
[<em>] GPA: 4.1w, 3.85uw
[</em>] Rank: Top 20%
[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: Norcal!
[</em>] School Type: competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: XY
[*] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: who knows?</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=Blue][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED! [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]School/Major:[ /b] SFS</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2290 (800cr, 800w, 690m)
[ *] SAT IIs: 790 US, 770 spanish, 750 lit, 730 math 2
[ *] GPA: 4.78 weighted
[ *] Rank: 9/670
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: About dance; SFS essay about cyberterrorism
[ *] Teacher Recs: Good. :) Personal.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn't read it
[ *] Hook (if any): I have no idea.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Socal, OC
[ *] School Type: biiiiig public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: Strength: history/writing Weakness: math
[ *] special skills/abilities: indian classical dance, spanish
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: uhh... decent grades, good SAT score, majoorrrrrrr leadership in MUN and JSA on a state level, lots of comm. service with girl scouts and the hospital. it's all about leadership and passion.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Will post Stats</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected :(</p>
<p>School/Major: SFS - International Relations</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: M 600, V 620, W 660
[</em>] SAT IIs: 630 U.S History, 550 Math 1, 550 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 3.5 uw
[</em>] Rank: top 12%
[<em>] Other stats: Took hardest course in school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were really good; about new German prime minister
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Okay, but in hindsight I should of let another teacher do them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Okay
[<em>] Hook (if any): lots of journalism awards, URM status
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type: large public school, poor quality of education
[</em>] Ethnicity: African-Americna
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Strength - ability to understand world events. Weakness - math, just look at my SAT scores...lol
[<em>] special skills/abilities: journalism
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: My teacher rec definitely hurt me. there were lots of other teachers that could of written better letters than the teacher i chose to write this letter and I possibly gave off the vibe that I didn't want to go there as much as other schools in my interview.
[/ul]Other Factors: It's kinda cool that I've been rejected because I've been accepted everywhere else so far. But I still would have liked to get that letter saying I've been accepted. Congrats to all the new Hoyas out there!!! Good luck at Georgetown and have an awesome time!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>School/Major: College/Economics</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT: 2270: 720V 800M 750W, ACT: 34</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 790 Chem, 760 Mol Bio, 750 Lit</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] GPA: 3.98 UW
[</em>] Rank: 16/609
[<em>] Other stats: Stacked schedule with an extra period (newspaper), took calculus III online this year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Spent time on them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): Wanted to study sports business, had several activities related to that
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: WA
[<em>] School Type: Relative large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian/White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Plenty of leadership and service
[<em>] special skills/abilities: IB diploma, piano
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: not quite sure... maybe someone can give insight? Maybe there are just too many more qualified students applying to my field.
[/ul]Other Factors: Not many of the top ranked students at our school applied, so I thought I had a good chance. arg, georgetown was my top choice.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/Major: College -- History</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:1440
SAT IIs: 770, 750, 630
GPA: 3.9+ unweighted
Rank: None
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: very solid
Teacher Recs: great
Counselor Rec: outstanding
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
major strength/weakness: ?
special skills/abilities: ?
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: don't know
Other Factors: go hoyass</p>
<p>Ouch, roadvirusss. You're as qualified as anyone. Just bad luck I guess. :(</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>School/Major: Georgetown</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2220
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760/760/740
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 uw
[</em>] Rank: 1/370ish
[<em>] Other stats: Active Oklahoma Republican (philosophically libertarian!)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Futuristic Biography
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Avg
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Avg
[<em>] Hook (if any): Active in State Politics
[/ul]Location/Person:
[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Cauc.
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Political EC's
[<em>] special skills/abilities: can talk for extended periods of time with knowledge that no one is listening
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Geographical Location + Luck + Hard Work
[/ul]</p>
<p>Congrad's to all who got in. To those who are waitlisted good luck!</p>
<p>P.S. - USSYP Shout-outs...</p>
<p>*Decision: im a REJECT :) *</p>
<p>*School/Major: SFS * </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 670v 650m 640w
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700m2 690m1 650bio 640 us hist
[<em>] GPA: 97w 94unw
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: My SFS essay was reallly good, Personal essay was awesome
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: don't know
[<em>] Hook (if any): Interesting background, Strong leadership in EC's and communtiy service, Went to Camp Rising sun (intl leadership camp), Essay was based on my internationality
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NYC
[<em>] School Type: Public large (4000+)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Maleish
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
[<em>] special skills/abilities
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: They didnt look at me holistically, im perfect for SFS :)
[/ul]Other Factors: Oh well, no biggie</p>
<p>to all the people asking about merit-based aid...gtown doesn't offer any merit scholarships, just athletic scholarships, but i think we find out about financial aid later</p>
<p>Decision: Denied </p>
<p>School/Major: College/Biology </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2080 680v 710m 690w
SAT IIs: 730MIIC 700bio-m 650 lit
GPA: 3.64
Rank: top 20%
Other stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Solid
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): Nothing here, just a suburban, white male</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Private (540)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: SAT's were good, grades were bad
special skills/abilities: Nothing special
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: It comes down to one and only one factor: grades.
Other Comments: Oh well, though I have loved Georgetown for as long as I can remember, I wasn't expecting to get in. I'll be happy at BC next year.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2390 (800 V, 800 W, 790 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750, 710, 690
[<em>] GPA: 3.87
[</em>] Rank: School does not rank
[<em>] Other stats: 9 AP's taken, all all 4's and 5's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Strong, I spent a ton of time on them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Possibly the strongest part of my application
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great relationship with my counselor, good rec
[<em>] Hook (if any): Test scores and dedication to service?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Chicago, IL, USA
[<em>] School Type: Catholil (Jesuit!!!)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasion
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Athlete with strong grades and board scores
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Well rounded, strong scores, [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
Very happy to have been accepted, Gtown was my first choice for a long long time...
I doubt that I'll be attending, however, because I was accepted to MIT last week. In any case,
Congrats to all of you, Georgetown is an amazing place, and the Jesuits are the best!!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/Major: McDon/ business related</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300
[</em>] SAT IIs: 680 720 780
[<em>] GPA: 3.81
[</em>] Rank: not top 6 percent, probably 6-12 percent (school is weird)
[<em>] Other stats: 6'1
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: definitely not your average essay
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read
[<em>] Hook (if any): Jesuit school
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: GPA boarderline from last years admits
[li] special skills/abilities: athlete, recruited at other schools but not GU</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:**</p>
<p>Hopefully I will be headed to Dmouth, but GU is an amazing school. To those who are waitlisted/rejected- do not worry, I already went down this path. You will end up finding a better school for you like I did</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>School/Major: College: Faculty of Languages and Linguistics</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2290 (760R, 760M, 770W)
* SAT IIs: 640 Chemistry, 770 Chinese, 720 Literature, 610 Math 1
* GPA: 5.4 (on a 6.0 scale--6.0 = A++, 5.5 = A+, 5.0 = A, 4.5=B+, etc.)
* Rank: Top 10%
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Very good, perfectly edited down to the last letter.
* Teacher Recs: Absolutely outstanding.
* Counselor Rec: Hopefully pretty good
* Hook (if any): Spent my junior year studying abroad in China, lived with a Chinese host family (I'm not Chinese), speak mandarin pretty fluently
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country:NJ
* School Type: Private boarding
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: Great grades, great SATs, speak Mandarin, the whole year abroad, good writer/weak ECs
* special skills/abilities: speak Mandarin
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably the year abroad/Mandarin ability coupled with my excellent grades and scores.
</code></pre>
<p>Decision: Accepted- SFS</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1770
SAT IIs: 700, 710
GPA: 4.3
Rank: 18/681
Essays: very good
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: great
Hook (if any): passed a bill in sacramento?
Location/Person:
State or Country: Los Angeles, CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: extracurriculars/ sat scores were terrible
Interview: It went very well.</p>
<p>Wow many of those accepted will not attend..hmmm</p>
<p>Wow this really really scares me.</p>
<p>I can't believe the number of ultra-qualified applicants who were rejected.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>School/Major: SFS: international politics</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 2170 (800 CR, 640 M, 730 W)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 760 Literature, 670 Spanish w/listening, 640 US Hist</li>
<li>GPA: 3.85 UW</li>
<li>Rank: Not sure, but not top 10 percent. Probably one factor of rejection</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Strong, I spent a lot of time on them</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Hopefully pretty good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): I'm a jazz singer, founded a Model UN club, spent last summer at a homestay in spain, various law-related volunteer organizations, ASB secretary, various leadership positions</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington State</li>
<li>School Type: Competetive public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Very stong ECs, weak gpa/class rank</li>
<li>special skills/abilities: jazz singing</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Who knows? Class rank was probably my weak point...</li>
</ul>
<p>Daughter heard tonight:</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected (what an awful word)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1750
SAT IIs: 620, 630
GPA: 3.9
Rank:<br>
Essays: excellent
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: great
Hook (if any): May have been the problem
Location/Person:
State or Country: Bay Area, CA
School Type: Private - competitive
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
major strength/weakness: extracurriculars/community service great, SAT's too low - she's always struggled with standardized testing even though we put her through tons of private tutoring for the SAT's.
Interview: She didn't feel she connected with the woman.</p>
<p>I haven't told her yet - she's going to be bummed - 2 rejections today and 1 wait-list - ouch!! Need advice - should I tell her tonight or hope she gets an accepted letter tomorrow and it softens the blow to hear them together? (She's out of town tonight but will be calling).</p>