<p>I am a junior currently, and I want to apply to Georgetown Early Action next year (2012-2013). I am currently taking 4 AP Courses (AP Stats, APUSH, AP Language and Comp, and AP Comparative Government). I was curious if it was possible to be accepted early action without SAT Subjects. I have read many people on here say that SAT Subjects are strongly recommended, but is there anyone here that was accepted EA without SAT Subject Tests, or with just one or two? Also, how much would a very strong test (or a really bad test) help (or hurt) my application? </p>
<p>I’m sure there are people out there who were accepted EA to Georgetown w/o having taken any SATII’s but the majority of people I know had taken at least two. </p>
<p>The best time to take them is right after you’ve taken the AP course. Teachers prep you for the AP exam and you don’t really need to study for the SATII at all. It is a crammer because your so sick of school-- but definitely worth it. </p>
<p>FYI, Georgetown used my SATII score in Spanish to place me in the appropriate class and to determine AP credit. SAT subject tests are quite nice to have once you are accepted so that you don’t have to take placement tests during orientation. </p>
<p>I’d say that Georgetown takes SATII scores into consideration more than most applicants might think. I’d also peruse the GU website to see what the guidelines are for core courses of the particular school (SFS, MSB, College, NHS) to which you’d like to apply.</p>
<p>^I agree. Yes, you can get accepted early without them and I’m sure some have, but it’s much harder. In most cases, you’d have to have a considerably high SAT/ACT and everything else.</p>
<p>MacHoban–What is “Oral Review: Contemporary Hispanic Cultures” all about? I got an 800 on the SATII, but if I decided to study Spanish in college (I’m a non-native), I would want to make sure it’s not just cultural studies. My Spanish writing is not very good for scoring an 800. I say that because I’ve hardly written anything in Spanish (I’ve read a ton, though.)</p>
<p>sebastianivory: Take the tests. When admissions is a gamble, you don’t want to give the school an opportunity to defer you. Occasionally, you hear someone get in EA with 2/3. However, unless there are serious mitigating circumstances taking just 1 may make you seem not fully invested in the process or trying to hide something, especially if you haven already taken many APs.</p>
<p>wizkid: Oral review is for students preparing for their proficiency exam. You are more than free to not take that class and move instead into academic writing. If you are not sure of your writing skills, Advanced 2 also may be a good place for you to adjust to Georgetown’s style of language teaching, which I felt like was much more strenuous than my high schools classes.
SFS language classes also teach political history, cultural studies, and literature as part of their language acquisition. As someone not focusing on Latin America, I feel like it made me a more level rounded student.</p>
<p>Sebast: you have the time, so take the SAT2s. A Gtown Admission Officer told us that they “were strongly recommended – now what does that mean? If a school tells you something is ‘strongly recommended,’ you would be crazy not to do it.” I think it is possible to get in EA without taking them, but it is not worth the risk ESPECIALLY when you know that you want to apply a year out.</p>
<p>Thank you for your help! I definitely realize the importance of the SAT2s now. I am probably going to take them after I finish my AP classes in June!</p>
<p>^ It’s actually a better idea, at least for US History, to take it in May. That way you don’t have to study twice–preparing for the AP multiple choice will more than prepare you for the SAT II.</p>
<p>does GU take into account AP’s? because i know a lot of my friends (myself included) who got almost straight 5’s on AP’s but got mid to high 600’s on the SAT II’s or low 700’s, which are obviously not as impressive.</p>