The day is coming and I am terrified. Please take a look.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>I've done this a few times before, even been told to stop because I was bumping too much, but please take another look and tell me what you think my chances are. I really don't know what to expect.</p>

<p>(Please make sure you read the stuff about class rank.)</p>

<p>White Jewish Male from NJ</p>

<p>Applying to the College, looking to study Government</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Acivity (Years) (Hours per week/weeks per year) (Position and awards)</p>

<p>Track/XC (4 Years) (18/40) (Varsity Captain, 2005 Coaches' Award)</p>

<p>Religious School (4 Years) (3/40) (Youth Rep. to Religious School Board)</p>

<p>Community Service (4 Years) (2/52) (National Honor Society President)</p>

<p>Performing Arts: Music, Drama (4 Years) (7/40) (Trumpet Player, Actor)</p>

<p>Model United Nations (Last 3 Years) (3/12) (Senior Advisor)</p>

<p>Basketball (First 3 Years) (20/12) (JV Captain, Varsity Letter)</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Accounts Payable Intern (40 hrs/wk for the summer)
Administrative Assistant (3 hrs/wk for two months)</p>

<p>Skills and talents:
I wrote about participating and succeeding in the televised NJ Challenge trivia program and my success in community service projects ($1000+ a year for teh past 7 years raised for National Multiple Sclerosis Society and my partcipation in a group that collects, stores, and delivers donated medical equipment)</p>

<p>On the list of activities which must be check marked, i checked:
Basketball
Cross Country
Track
Band or Orchestra
Dramatics
Other Musical Organization
Volunteer Work, Community Action, Tutoring
Youth Religious Group
Model United Nations
National Honor Society
Radio or Television Production</p>

<p>and specified these other activities:
Trivia Team
Religious School
Summer Camp/Travel Programs</p>

<p>my three most important were: Track, Religious School, Volunteer Work (in that order)</p>

<p>For the most significant extracurricular:
i wrote about how succeeding at track boosted my confidence to a level of success not previously achieved, and how my current condition (serious back injury) has forced me to give up competeing, yet i remain team captain as i mentor younger runners</p>

<p>For the first essay:
I wrote about how dealing with my mother's disability has given me great responsibility and made me accustomed to challenge</p>

<p>For the second essay:
I wrote about how my town lacks political diversity, and when i visited georgetown there was an abundance of varying opinions and views to explore </p>

<p>(obviously this is oversimplified. im pretty happy with how the essays turned out)</p>

<p>THE NUMBERS:</p>

<p>SAT: Reading 730, Math 770, Writing 700</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Biology 700, Math 800, US History 790</p>

<p>Transcript:</p>

<p>Ninth Grade:
Honors English A
Honors Biology A
World History A
Honors Algebra II A-
French II B
Gym/Heath A/B+
Band A-</p>

<p>Tenth Grade:
Honors US History A
Honors English A-
Honors Pre-Calc A-
French III A-
Honors Chemistry B+
Gym/Driver Ed A/A-
Band A-</p>

<p>Eleventh Grade:
AP Calc AB A+
AP US History A+
AP English Language A+
Physics A+
French IV A-
Gym/Health A-/A
Band A+</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Psychology
AP Calc BC
AP US Government
AP English Literature
Justice & Society
Gym/Health
Band</p>

<p>Class Rank: </p>

<p>This is very strange but I'll explain best I can.</p>

<p>Exact rank is not disclosed.
Basically my GPA is 4.04 on my school's very weird system.
The highest GPA in my grade is 4.52.<br>
There are 24 people who have GPA's between 3.9 and 4.52.
There are 115 students in the class.
Another student is applying to Gtown EA who has a GPA of 4.35.
If my counselor chose to supply information about rank in the form of an estimate, she probably wrote that I was in the top 25%.</p>

<p>OBVIOUSLY MY CLASS RANK IS NOT VERY GOOD, BUT DO I STILL HAVE A GOOD SHOT? It's really weird how smart my grade is.</p>

<p>Other factors:
-Another student from my school is applying with slightly lower test scores but amazing grades and GPA. Would Georgetown accept more than one person from my school or is this a huge obstacle for me?</p>

<ul>
<li>My interview went as well as it could possibly go. The interviewer said i was an "outstanding candidate" and we talked for an hour and a half.</li>
</ul>

<p>-National Merit Semifinalist (224) with Gtown designated as first choice</p>

<p>I know I'm going to frustrate some people because I posted again, but this is the very last time so everyone please let me know what you think. Thanks!</p>

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<p>bump.......................</p>

<p>if it helps anyone, i'd be happy to shar my essays</p>

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<p>I don't do stats cause I don't pretend to know what I am doing but if it helps they probably made their decision about you already. It's already done just live life and know its all out of your hands.</p>

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<p>yea im aware of that. doesnt stop me from wanting to know what to expect</p>

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<p>your chances look great, as good as anyone elses
of course, it's a crapshoot
good luck!</p>

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<p>What do you want us to say? We know as much as you do about your chances. Trust your gut feeling...</p>

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<p>You'll get in. Guaranteed or your money back! Biggest weakness I see in that application is the second essay because I'm sure Georgetown gets thousands on that topic.</p>

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<p>I'd love to take a look at the essays, they sound interesting. For your second essay, if you've written it tastefully, it won't matter much at all that others have written about. If it is truthful, that will shine through. I still really beleive it's not what your write about but how you write it, and the number of previous seniors getting into top colleges (including Georgetown-SoFS), in my school, with a similar policy is telling.</p>

<p>Good luck, and tell us how you have done</p>

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<p>"Georgetown looks very closely at class rank statistics and actually reports class rank figures as opposed to GPA figures. The average class rank of admitted applicants falls at the 94th percentile. A student who is not in the top 10% of their graduating class will usually have an uphill battle gaining admission. Georgetown looks closely at how a student ranks in comparison to his or her classmates. Georgetown deals with many high schools that do not rank. Their reading process is in-depth enough that they are able to get a good handle on where a student stands through the use of school profiles and the questions they ask on the School Counselor Report form. They will not recalculate rank but rely on information provided by the school to place a student within their class. As long as the secondary school is providing good information, an unranked student will not be handicapped in the process."</p>

<p>Oh cool! I'm ****ed!</p>

<p>there goes my chances</p>

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<p>Dude, CHILL OUT.</p>

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<p>Akajjred, I totally agree with him. This is my finals week- and all I can think about is getting my Gtown letter. It has not helped at ALL on my performance.</p>