Which school?

<p>I have heard that SFS is where all the really smart kids. Or more so is much harder and competitive to get into.
Is it really that much harder to get into SFS than the College?</p>

<p>this is my reply to a similar question just thought I would copy and paste </p>

<p>I'm SFS 2012 but I will do my best to answer what I can </p>

<p>Since the the four schools are not separated physically, housing, environment and lifestyles are very similar. Everyone rooms together, eats together, and for some intro classes studies together. Each school has it's stereotype, but what I can tell they are just that- generalizations. The biggest difference between the schools is the curriculum. Each college has different requirements for graduation. For example, SFS requires a proficiency exam in a modern foreign language, four semesters of econ, passage of a class called map of the modern world, and a few other unique requirements, but no math or science. So if you want to study IR, apply to SFS, because the major isn't offered in the college. Actually it isn't technically offered in SFS either, unlike most schools where the major is just IR, at Georgetown you get to pick something more specific like International Politics, International History, Culture and Politics, International Science and Technology, International Law or International Economics and then certificates (like minors) into regions or focuses. That was a big draw for me. Because Georgetown devotes an entire college to IR, it has the ability to offer more than it's peer schools and attract incredible facility in specialized fields. </p>

<p>People like to argue about weather it's better to apply to the college because it's "easier" and then transfer in later. Personally, I think it's silly. To answer your last couple of questions, yes you have to apply directly to a school. One of your essays will be school specific (sfs asks you to write on a current global issue, the college is a "why georgetown"). SFS is self selecting. You don't apply unless you are really interested in IR, so it is harder to stand out. They are also looking for different things. Are you strong in languages? Are you well aware of world issues? What have you done to show that you are really passionate about IR? If your resume and essays and recs answer those kinds of questions then the adcoms will know that that is where you belong and won't understand why you are applying to the college. So statistically it is just a little bit harder to get into SFS, but I think (I'm not georgetown ) more importantly they know what they are looking for and it's different than someone applying to the the college. Plus I really enjoyed writing my world issue essay. It was a chance to show the school who I was as student and not another attempt to fit my personality into 500 words or less (though they did ask for that too). </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>I think the length and detail in the above post illustrates that yes, the SFS is where the really smart, really dedicated kids apply.</p>

<p>I didn't even know that I needed to apply to a specific school until filling out the application. At which point, you might think that I'd stop, go online, and do a little research. But nope. I just went "Uh... College, I guess" and checked the box.</p>

<p>i think pretty much everyone is smart and dedicated. and culp (culture and politics) majors don't count as sfs students, so that eliminates a good third of the sfs student body.</p>

<p>Er, why don't CULP majors count as SFS students?</p>

<p>Is the CULP major part of the college of SFS?</p>

<p>it's part of sfs.</p>

<p>then why dont they count as SFS students....im kinda confused...sry</p>

<p>question whats the stereotype of the mcdonough kids cuase i heard they are usually the less intelligent out of the bunch</p>

<p>MSB students are no less intelligent by any means. They are known, however, for having a smaller work ethic and are typically the bigger partiers on campus. A lot of business classes just aren't as demanding as classes offered in the SFS and science courses. Also, a lot of business school student don't have classes on Fridays.</p>

<p>Nurses are also given a lot of grief by students outside of Georgetown, but every nursing student I know is very, very smart.</p>

<p>In the end, almost all students came from the top of his or her class no matter which school he or she matriculated into. Everyone here is intelligent. Even those that got in because of connections.</p>

<p>I don't know why that person said CULP is not in SFS; it is, for sure. Check the SFS homepage and the majors if you are doubting this.</p>

<p>I think it was meant to be sarcastic. CULP is the most liberal major with regards to requirements. People are allowed to work in their own thematic concentration, so sometimes its consider "easier," so they aren't really sfsers. I completely disagree, but i think that's what was meant.</p>

<p>Heh, I guess that could be. Oops.</p>

<p>you shouldn't really be misleading people who have genuine questions.</p>

<p>I'm not sure where the whole idea about SFS being harder to get into comes from. According to georgetown, the college and SFS have identical acceptance rates (while MSB and NHS have marginally higher acceptance rates). The only difference is that SFS has a higher range in critical reading by 10 points. (hardly significant)</p>

<p>I've heard that this myth stems out of the fact that, so i hear, some SFSers tend to have a little bit of an ego about SFS, and they inflate its relative competitiveness. (no offense SFSers, I'm actually considering transferring to SFS before the fall...) </p>

<p>The bottom line....georgetown is hard to get into no matter which school you apply to. Don't think applying to the college or MSB or NHS is taking the easy way out and will get you a pass on admissions</p>

<p>Agree with RBallard...</p>

<p>SFS claim to be more "self-selective," but other than those claims I don't seem much data backing the claim up... don't get me wrong, the SFS is a great program (one of the best in its field), but the notion that SFS is superior to all the other schools is very much outdated... for the record I'm in MSB and I get a new building soon... nowhere I rather be!</p>