<p>Is it substantially harder to enter SFS than the college? Hard enough to compel me to apply to college as opposed to SFS?</p>
<p>I think so. Looking back, I wish I had applied to the college...perhaps I wouldn't have been deferred.</p>
<p>It's strange, though, because on the Georgetown website, it says that the acceptance rate into the college is lower than the acceptance rate into the SFS. So is the SFS really that much harder? Also, is Georgetown's reputation of such a selective school mainly based on the SFS?</p>
<p>SFS is self-selecting. Not as many kids are interested in the majors there, but the ones that are tend to be extremely competitive for spots.</p>
<p>Don't apply to the college just because you think it will be easier. At an information session I went to the admissions officer said it's usually very clear when this is the case, and they almost always reject those kids. May have just been saber-rattling, but you never know.</p>
<p>in response to what bcjslugger said, i wouldnt be surprised if this were true. i was thinking about SFS, but then I decided to apply to the college because I want to get involved in politics domestically, not too much internationally. My major is poli sci and spanish, which seems like it would be geared toward an IR focus. But in my second essay i specifically explained why I chose the college over SFS. Apply to whichever one you want and put your whole effort into it. If you choose the college, keep in mind that if you really regret applying there you can always transfer into the SFS later on.</p>
<p>Is the quality of education in the college a step down from that of the SFS or are they pretty similar?</p>
<p>I would say the quality is pretty even across the board. Adding to what shapeofhome said, the admissions lady at my info session really stressed that if you're interested in any domestic stuff at all, you won't get it in SFS. She said they don't have any classes in that school really about the U.S., so domestic politics and issues are better served in a polisci or government major in the college.</p>
<p>All in all, apply to where you really think you'll do well, not where it's easier to get in.</p>
<p>This year the SFS acceptance rate was 17.8%, which I <em>believe</em> is about in line with the College acceptance rate (someone who was accepted into the College check me on that?). In case that makes a difference for ya.</p>
<p>How is it possible to know the acceptance rate, when the RD deadlines isn't past yet, are those early stats?</p>
<p>ethan, how do you have such an exact percentage? are the stats available yet? in the letter of acceptance for the college, it said that about 18% of 6000 students was accepted, which seems kind of high.</p>
<p>The letter said 18% was down from 20% last year.... </p>
<p>Where can we find stats like that? The acceptance rates (maybe from last year?), etc. I've been looking but haven't been able to find them. Are they published somewhere?</p>
<p>for last years stats:</p>
<p>Georgetown</a> University- Office of Undergraduate Admissions</p>
<p>As far as the SFS acceptance numbers go, I actually got the % from my alumni interviewer, who was nice enough to send me (and, I assume, the other students he interviewed) an e-mail to congratulate us.</p>
<p>"Congratulations on your acceptance to Georgetown. You should be very proud of yourself. The competition was more intense than ever and only 17.8% of students who applied for early action at the School of Foreign Service were accepted."</p>
<p>P.S. Also note that last year's (or the year before's?) acceptance rate into the SFS for EA applicants was 23-ish percent, so it definitely dropped this year. And yes, these are all only EA stats, obviously :-D</p>
<p>I'm curious if the acceptance rate will drop year by year....
I heard the number of EA applicants this year was amazing...</p>
<p>they said over 6000 applied. The acceptance rate for EA did drop..</p>
<p>That's nice that your interviewer sent you an email.</p>