<p>Hello, I'm current a freshman at NYU, aspiring to major in International Relations (it's exclusively honors here, so I have to apply to get in). I'm considering applying as a transfer to Georgetown next year (spring semester of my sophomore year). I just have a few questions:</p>
<p>-Is the International Relations major opened to everybody there? I realize they have one of the top programs, so I'm assuming it's not just given to anybody who wants it.</p>
<p>-What's a good college GPA to have to be considered?</p>
<p>-How generous is Georgetown with financial aid for transfers? I receive about $47K/year here. Is it possible to get more than that there?</p>
<p>-How abundant are the internships when it comes to government organizations?</p>
<p>-What's campus life like? I'm not much of a partier. </p>
<p>-Is it easy to transfer my credits over to Georgetown, or will they only accept a few (AP credits included)?</p>
<p>Anybody willing to help?</p>
<p>I will answer with a limited knowledge. 1. By International Relations Major do you mean the SFS? It is open to transfers from within the school who meet certain criteria as far as I know. There is also a Govt. major with a focus on International Relations within “the college” which is the school of arts and sciences at Georgetown. My daughter is choosing the route in the college so she can double major in English and minor in econ or business and Greek. The SFS has amazing classes and programs but it is too restrictive for some who are interested in a wide ranging undergraduate course of study. 2. GPA may be lower for a transfer - especially since you are coming from NYU which is a great school. The students accepted out of D’s high school all had very high GPA’s 3.8 or better.
3. Our D’s roommate had financial aid package that covered all but $10,000 per year which I thought was very generous. I do not know anything else about the financial aid program at Georgetown.
4. Many, many internships in govt. through georgetown in dc. and beyond. DC runs on the talent of young interns.
5.Our daughter is not much of a partier either. Party culture is alive and well at Georgetown. She has a great social group with friends who are not heavy partiers but it has taken some time to find each other. Once you join clubs and groups, they have many social events - the heavy partying happens after these parties so our D heads back to dorm room on the early side (midnight). There are dry dorms too I think - once accepted you can check in with housing on this. She still attends occasional crazy party and slowly sips a beer to appear to fit in. Saving grace is the course work is hard so the kids need to focus by Sunday on schoolwork.
6. Georgetown took all of D’s AP units and 2 college courses she took at Stanford summer before her senior year in high school. She started Georgetown as a sophomore for the most part and will be done with units by end of her junior year. I’m sure they will take your units but you will certainly want to verify this with a counselor in the school you choose - I think the SFS may not take so many AP units, but this is just a guess. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you very much for the info! Much appreciated!</p>
<p>There is no difference between financial aid for transfers as compared to any other student.</p>
<p>Transfer credit is granted for courses that have a direct equivalent at Georgetown.</p>
<p>College GPA is probably the most important quantitative variable considered for transfers. I can’t give you a concrete target number, but the higher the better, obviously.</p>
<p>^^Wow. I didn’t realize that GU didn’t differentiate between transfers and “existing” (for lack of a better word) students when it comes to financial aid. Some other schools (e.g., Tufts) do differentiate: if their FA funds are limited, they feel an obligation (correctly, I think) to take care of the students who are already there before they offer aid to transfers.
I guess that GU has enough money that it doesn’t have to worry about this.</p>
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<p>If this is true, you just made my day 100x better…</p>
<p>I know for NYU, first off, they really discriminate against transfers applying for financial aid. They’ll most likely reject you if you apply for it. Then, if you’re lucky enough to get in, you’ll barely get any money. Most transfers I know here rack up tons of debt.</p>
<p>Take Econ courses! If you have not taken micro or macro, it definitely hurts your application. I transferred to Georgetown last year and heard this directly from a dean in the SFS. Don’t be afraid to call or email and ask them what they look for in transfer applications.</p>
<p>I’m actually currently taking Macro (going to get an A in it) and I’m registered for Micro next semester. :)</p>
<p>That’s good! You should also consider taking at least one philosophy and one theology course. I’ve heard that there’s apparently a course at NYU that’s equivalent to the required SFS philosophy course, Political and Social Thought, so it might not be a bad idea to take that, either.</p>