<p>Ok so here is my case for Georgetown College</p>
<p>4.0 College GPA
2.3ish GPA in H.S.
1310 (out of 1600)</p>
<p>now at Hunter College in NYC(undecided liberal arts major)</p>
<p>1 summer class = 3 credits
4 classes plus a 4 credit full time internship at Sony Music.= 16 credits</p>
<p>then during the winter intersession I took 7 classes online through three different colleges (erie community, suny oswego, and suny purchase) =22 credits</p>
<p>this semester I'm taking six 300 level classes at Hunter, a 3 credit internship at Sony, and a 3 credit online class at Erie= 24 credits</p>
<p>= 65 credits with 4.0</p>
<p>So to sum it up: baaaaad high school stats versus 4.0 in college while completing 65 credits in one year.</p>
<p>Extra Stuff:</p>
<p>-gave my high school graduation speech(my school didn't rank so we did a live "speech-off" that the faculty voted on)</p>
<p>-full time internship at Sony Music Corporation</p>
<p>-helped work with student groups at various business schools including penn state, usc marshall and upenn wharton to book speaking gigs for the CEO of a small record label</p>
<p>-Two and one supplemental Rec. from a high school teacher who talks about my "journey" and really emphasizes the speech that I gave in high school.</p>
<p>I would really appreciate the input of the College Confidential community.
I'm going to apply to Georgetown no matter what, but I'd like to calm my nerves (one way or another) until that dreaded second week of May.</p>
<p>My recollection is that for sophomore transfers mediocre SATs and HS GPAs can still really hurt an applicant, but that the importance of those factors is diminished for junior year transfer applicants, because the adcom will have two years of college to look at.
Also, and this is an important factor, many “most competitive” schools accept students as transfers who could never have gotten in as freshmen, based in substantial part on the need of the school to fill available space (i.e., spaces left open by attrition, students studying abroad, etc.).</p>
<p>^WCASParentAlso, and this is an important factor, many “most competitive” schools accept students as transfers who could never have gotten in as freshmen, based in substantial part on the need of the school to fill available space (i.e., spaces left open by attrition, students studying abroad, etc.).</p>
<p>Please be aware that WCASParent’s statement does not ring true for Georgetown. Although the overall high school academic profile of accepted transfer students is lower than the average for accepted freshman applicants, the average college GPA is 3.83; last year, only 10% of the transfer applicants were accepted. The following link provides the objective data about transfer applicants: </p>
<p>Georgetown has always valued transfer students as important to the undergraduate community (providing a special perspective to the campus community). In fact, unlike WCASParent suggests, the “need of the school to fill available space” is NOT the reason Georgetown accepts transfer students (the freshman to graduation attrition that Georgetown experiences is usually in the range of 4-8%); in fact, Georgetown has always used transfers to GROW the graduating class numbers (freshman class is generally in the 1450-1500 range; graduating class is usually closer to 1700). The Georgetown transfer applicant pool is usually incredibly diverse in terms of backgrounds, particularly from an academic perspective–there are transfers from Ivy League/other top colleges (like myself), from “lesser-tier” schools, community colleges, individuals returning to college after time away, individuals who applied to Georgetown as freshmen (those who were waitlisted as freshmen are given close consideration), etc. </p>
<p>I frequently wonder where WCASParent obtains his/her information about Georgetown admissions–he/she frequently comments on individuals’ “chances,” making statements that are often incorrect or misleading. It is clear that WCASParent has a Northwestern–Wash. U. vs. Georgetown thing going on—makes me wonder what WCASParent has against the school…</p>
<p>^^medman-
I don’t know why you feel the need to offer an odd combination of defensiveness and aggressiveness to my posts. Nor do i understand why you raised NU and Wash U in this thread. As you well know, I’ve said that I think GU is a great school.
Now, getting back to the subject of this thread, and your comments above, the transfer profile you cite doesn’t really support your assertions, as the average SATs for transfers seem low in comparison to those who apply for freshman admission. Moreover, I would expect average GPAs for transfers to be pretty high since, by the very nature of the beast, almost all transfers are coming from lesser institutions, including some community colleges. (I am aware that there are usually a few who will transfer from a Duke or an Ivy, usually for personal reasons or a sense of better “fit.”)
Finally, if you think that the school’s economic considerations play no role in the tranfer application/admission process, I suspect you are a bit naive.</p>
<p>^WCASParent–
I do not have any reason to be defensive or aggressive–you are correct; GU is a great school, and there is no need to “defend” it. The transfer profile was provided for the poster’s benefit, not to prove my assertions. The problem I have with your statements, and many of your statements on CC, is that you do not speak from any experience with the actual workings of Georgetown University–its undergraduate admissions office, its undergraduate programs, its board of directors, etc. You are a law school graduate with a relative who attended the undergraduate program–hardly putting you in a situation to comment on the motivations of the institution. And your statement about higher GPAs because of individuals coming from “lesser institutions” is not only offensive but further demonstrates your ignorance of the current state of grading at colleges in the U.S… You clearly have an agenda when it comes to commenting about GU to prospective students (that is why I bring up your preoccupation with GU vs. the less socially prestigious Wash. U and NU). You can call me naive, but what does your behavior say about you?</p>