<p>I am a 27 y/o sophmore trying to transfer to Georgetown. I graduated high school in 1997 and, due to horrible grades in high school, joined the military. I was in the military for 5 years and have worked a full time job since then. </p>
<p>I have been independent for 10 years, and I'm now in a community college trying to transfer out. I'm told that even though I'm doing well now (4.0 for my first year, though not much time for extracurriculars) and an obvious change from the dumb kid I was in high school, that my chances of overcoming my high school record are very slim. To tell you how bad it was, I graduated with a 1.3 GPA and 1110 SATs. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice on anything I can do to show the admissions commitee that I am a completely different person now?</p>
<p>i dont know if this is possible, but call them up and try and arrange an interview. you were in the military, your real world knowledge should compensate for your poor grades.</p>
<p>Yeah, I met with an admissions counselor this week, and she told me that the chances were slim. I was told that I will need a few very compelling essays, personal statements, and recommendations. </p>
<p>Also, my brother in law, who graduated Georgetown with a 4.0 from McDonough, has offered to write a recommendation. Is the hype around alumni reccomendations really true? Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>im not sure about alumni recommendations, sorry. however, it cant hurt and added on to nice essays and other recommendations (plus a 4.0 in your first year) it will give you an ok shot.</p>
<p>would it be possible for you to retake your SATs and SAT 2s? if you do better this time, it may help</p>
<p>I asked about the possibility of retaking my SATs and was told that it wouldn't be necessary. This wouldn't change the chances of admission.</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice again.</p>
<p>I would retake anyway--high scores including subject tests would be impressive.</p>
<p>I would be more than happy to retake them. I am applying for the Fall 2007 semester, so do you think that I would have time to do this and have the scores sent to the schools that I am applying to? Since I'm a transfer applicant, I have until March to submit my application.</p>
<p>mm, no i doubt u would be able to do SAT and SAT 2s.</p>