<p>Why does everyone say that SFS has strange standards???</p>
<p>I've never heard they have strange standards, only really high ones.</p>
<p>Opps. I don't mean strange, I mean different. For example I heard that you should be fluent in at least two languages and you should have lived outside of the country for a little while.</p>
<p>That is absolutely untrue.</p>
<p>Hey I have a question for the current SFS student. When you got accepted, did your letter say that you got into the SFS or was it just one letter for anyone who got into GU? Is there anyway, if your still have it, that you could tell us what it says? Thanks either way!</p>
<p>Would you elaborate on your answer? I come from the midwest so i am afraid i do not have enough international experience.</p>
<p>My letter said something along the lines of "The admissions board of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service has elected to accept your application for admission for the incoming class of 2008." (Still have it, not here at school though). In any case, it definitely said I was accepted to the SFS and not just GU; the schools have totally separate admissions committees.</p>
<p>framer09: I said it is untrue because there is no requirement that you are fluent in a foreign language or that you have lived abroad. It is also not impossible to get in without those things. Sure there's a requirement on language classes in high school as at most if not all colleges nowadays, and knowing a language or two certainly can help you, it does not hurt you not to. You need to show a strong interest in international affairs and prove to the committee that you're seriously interested and dedicated, but it's also all relative to what you were offered. If you went above and beyond what you were offered in your unique area and situation, then you have a chance, even if that does not seem like much compared to some other people's amazing experiences.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot tlesc01!
So if I am looking to major in science and technology, would international ECs be as important as science ECs.</p>
<p>Do you mean the Science, Technology, and International Affairs major in SFS? I really can't answer your question fully, but I would say that as long as you can convince admissions (through an essay or something, maybe the short activity essay) that your ECs work together for what you truly want to do, it could work for you.</p>
<p>Heck, you never know what you want to major in either...I thought international economics for a while, and now I've shifted to possibly...international history?! I don't know! haha. Good luck though.</p>