Yet another chance me thread...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Asian (female)
I reside in Michigan, and attend a magnet school (the first in the nation to have an economicology program with IB)</p>

<p>Possible Majors: political science, public policy, international relations, psychology, history</p>

<p>Standardized test scores:
ACT: 29 (will retake)
SAT: 1800 (first time, will DEFINITELY retake)
SAT II: US History, World History, Math I--results pending (I'm taking more SAT II's this fall--Math II, Lit, and perhaps chemistry)
AP's Junior year: AP US History, AP Lit, AP Macro Econ, AP US Gov--results pending, but I'm guessing all 4's or 5's
AP's (will take) Senior year: AP World History, AP Micro Econ, AP Psych, AP Comp Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Lang, AP French</p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 3.88 (I got a few B's this year, which knocked me out of the Valedictorian contention and Salutatorian...I'm guessing that I'll graduate with a 3.92)
Weighted: 4.92</p>

<p>EC's:
Legislative Debate/Parliamentary Debate: 4 years (co-captain)
-consecutively broke to finals/semi-finals at state every year
-compete on national circuit
Student Congress: 2 years
-chairwoman of committee/press corps
Model UN: 1 year (new for our school)
Lincoln-Douglas: 1 year (new league for state of Michigan, will start in fall)
Policy Debate: 1 year (wasn't my thing)
Forensics: 4 years
-co-captain senior year
-fresh.-poetry; soph/jr/sr-extemp/impromptu
-consistently did well at invites/placed
-state semi-finalists (extemp)
E-Club/Environmental Club: 2 years (only member from junior class)
Student Council: 1 year
-treasurer
-prom/spirit week committee--"green prom" (links with E-Club)
NJHS: 3 years
NHS: 3 years
-vice-president (senior year)
-hoping to reform NHS next year, seeing as officers were a bit of a "let down" this year, OR will start up Key Club (of course, as President)
Interned at a law firm for 2 trimesters (possibility of interning at another firm in the fall)
-worked mostly on med. mal cases, tested the waters with corporate and environmental
-got a better understanding of the community, and how the firm, along with other organizations/pro-bono lawyers fit into the picture.
-While interning at the firm, I was offered to other internships (1) being the second firm (2) LAC--Legal Assistance Center w/ Heartside Ministries. </p>

<p>Chance me. Please?
I know my test scores aren't up to par, but I'm studying my butt off over the summer to retake both the ACT, SAT, and more SAT II's in the fall.</p>

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<p>what school are you applying to? SFS or COL? ecs look good, but make sure in your essay to really talk about why they interested you, why you chose what forensics events to participate in, etc. SAT and ACT is low, in fact, maybe too low for Georgetown because unfortunately it looks like you lack a “hook.” SAT should be up to AT LEAST a 1350, but aim for over the 1400 mark (this is counting only math and crit reading) and ACT should be AT LEAST 32, but aim for 33 or higher. get those test scores up, and your involvement and leadership activities put you as a likely accepted candidate.</p>

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<p>School of Foreign Service</p>

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<p>yeah, then the SATs/ACT need to come way up. make sure you talk about international relations in your essays. people that are admitted to the SFS truly belong there because their applications show strong interest. and that’s not just me making that up, a dean of the SFS said that at a GAAP weekend.</p>

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<p>as-is, the test scores are really holding back the application. Luckily, test scores are generally considered the part of the application you can turn around the farthest in a short period of time. If you can get those up to where they need to be, your application is definitely competitive. Also, if it helps focus your stud time, Georgetown doesn’t look at the writing portion.</p>

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<p>DCforMe–I’ll definitely rework my study plan
Thanks for the feedback!</p>