Why deferred from Georgetown EA?

Applying to College
1

<p>I know that these are some of the most common posts on the forums, but I was absolutely shocked today when I received my letter from Georgetown telling me I had been deferred. Given the following resume, can anyone tell me if I have a real shot at getting in RD, or why I may have been deferred? (any information about people you may know who have been admitted after deferral is appreciated also).</p>

<p>Cumulative unweighted GPA: ~3.85
SAT I non-superscore: CR-700 M-740 W-770 (W-780 with superscore)
SAT II: Physics-760 USHistory-730
AP Scores: 5 in Physics B, Calc AB, and American Gov't, 4 in Statistics and US History</p>

<p>Senior Yr Schedule: AP Literature, AP Language and Comp, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, Italian 5 Honors, Personal Finance, and half year Legal Studies paired with Sociology</p>

<p>National Honor Society Jr/Sr year
President of NHS Sr yr
President of Mock Trial Sr yr, Lead Counsel Jr/Sr yrs
Student Liaison to the Board of Education Sr yr (sit in on monthly meetings and give reports on the school and its activities)
Habitat for Humanity Volunteer ~25 hours/year throughout high school
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Organizer Jr/Sr yrs</p>

<p>Baseball all 4 years, JV as a soph and jr, Varsity as Sr</p>

<p>Other:
LeadAmerica National Leadership Summit as rising Soph
Summer@Brown Pre-College as Rising Junior
Global Leadership Adventures Community Service Project in Guatemala as Rising Senior</p>

<p>Any response is appreciated, Thanks !!</p>

2

<p>I got deferred from Georgetown today too but was expecting it. Even though you have solid stats, there was nothing that particularly stood out. Every other member on CC has similar EC’s (including me)- varsity sport, Mock Trial, volunteering, etc, and while your scores are great, they weren’t anything that specifically set you apart from the competitive applicant pool this year. Everyone who believes they have a chance at Georgetown has 700+ SAT I and II scores.</p>

<p>Don’t let this discourage you though- provided your essays were solid, you still have a real shot of getting in in the RD pool. Go to the specific Gtown thread on CC for details. </p>

<p>Good luck!!!</p>

3

<p>Why were you shocked? You’re qualified like most applicants, but at any school with low acceptance rates, just being qualified usually won’t get you in.</p>

4

<p>You a a solid applicant, but there just is not enough room for all of the qualified applicants. Best of luck in the RD round - Go Hoyas!</p>

5

<p>Your application is clearly strong, but so are a huge percentage of the other applications they get. It probably just didn’t stick out enough, as there doesn’t seem to be any one thing that screams rejection. You still have a solid chance for RD – being deferred is better than being rejected outright.</p>

6

<p>Got deferred yesterday too</p>