apatel_55

Upcoming senior- public school in MD Eastern Shore
Ethnicity: (east) Indian

GPA: unweighted- 3.9, weighted: 4.4 or 4.5
Class rank: school doesn't officially have it, but I would be in top 5 out of around 450 in my class

Sophomore year: straight A's, one AP: AP Government- I got a 5.

Junior year: straight A's, three APs: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP US History- also, I took English 101 and English 151 at a local college: A's in both and I took Physics 121 at Salisbury University: A

AP GOV- 5
AP BIO- 5
AP US- 4
AP CALC- 4

Senior year: AP Chem; AP Calc BC; Physics 221, Comparative Politics in the Middle East, Int'l Political Economy, and Microeconomics at Salisbury University.


SAT's (my downfall): CR: 690 MATH: 650 WRITING: 720
Subject tests: Bio- 730 Math II- 550 (very bad day) Spanish- 620

I'm definitely going to retake SAT Is, and subject tests for math and spanish

Please let me know my chances with this and if I get my SATs up to atleast 2150 and subject tests I think I can get all in the 700s atleast

Internship experience:

-I spent my school year interning for a Congressman (Rep. Gilchrest- MD) in my district at his Congressional District Office
-I am spending this summer in Washington, DC, interning at the White House: Commission on Remembrance and at Capitol Hill at the legislative congressional office of my representative


Work exp: 3 jobs (front desk duties at hotels)

volunteer exp: Red Cross volunteer, TASTE organization (Turn Around, See Today's Economy), temple youth group, alot of political volunteer exp: volunteered for 3 campaigns (congressional- gilchrest and presidential- mitt romney, mccain)

Extra curiculars:

Mock Trial Team (Grades 10-12)
Debate Team (Grades 11,12)
International Club (Grades 9-12)
Spanish Club (Grades 9-12)
It’s Academic Team (Grades 9-12)
Varsity Math Team (Grades 10-12)
Maryland Math League (Grades 11,12)
Hindu temple eastern shore Youth Group Student RepresentativeClass of 2009
Chinese (language/culture) Club (Grades 11,12)
Junior State of America (political awareness group): Founder, President (Grades 11,12)
“Kelp” newspaper: Photographer, Writer, Editor of Political Column (10-12)
College Republicans: Salisbury University
Maryland Young Republicans
Student Government Association: Instructional Leadership Team Chairperson (Grade 11)
Patriots Path (coordinator): national organization to spread the true meaning of Memorial Day to the students throughout the country

Awards and Honor Societies:

National Junior Honor Society: Historian
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta- Math Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Quill and Scroll Society- International Honorary Society for High School Journalists
Optimist International Youth Appreciation Week Award Winner
Optimist International Oratorical Contest Semifinalist
United States Achievement Academy National Commemorative Certificate
Maryland Distinguished Scholar
Univ. of MD Eastern Shore Math and Science Competition: Biology competition winner
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
Academic Excellence- Student of the Month
Academic Letter
Lamp of Knowledge
Star of Excellence


My recommendations should be great- I'm going to get a great one from my congressman and from the executive director at my other my other internship- in addition to my teacher/counselor ones

My essays are also very strong


My number one top choice is Georgetown University School of Foreign Service- i will likely do SCEA (does that help?)

Any feedback would be GREATLY appreciated!

apatel_55

also, i know two other languages-- Gujarati and Hindi and I am learning Arabic

DCforMe

You look very competitive to me. a few things though:
a) you almost seem overstretched. That is a LOT of EC's work, and volunteer experience. It is hard to believe you have sufficient time to adequately pursue all of them. ( see TOO many extracurricular activities? for more discussion) There is also the danger of looking like you're doing it just for college apps. Also, keep in mind the application process your senior year is fairly time-intensive itself.
b) your standardized test scores aren't bad, but they could be better. keep in mind gtown doesn't look at writing, so even though that was your best section, it's essential thrown out the window, so you're looking at a 1340. Judging by the college board numbers, you're easily in the bottom third of the accepted pool based on that parameter. your subject test scores are also very low. It seems you're already aware of this fact, but I just want to reiterate that if there's a weak spot in your application, this is definitely it.

apatel_55

thanks so much.. great advice. Also, thats a great thread. I'm working on cutting the list down to only the most meaningful and time consuming.

You think I should still include all my honor societies, right?

apatel_55

also, would where would I put my internships on common app? i dont think theres a special spot for summer activities-- would it go under activities or jobs?

zfox001

I don't think Georgetown uses the common app. I just got a full application from Georgetown yesterday and im pretty sure its different.

apatel_55

oh nevermind youre right-- georgetown has its own. does that have a section for summer activities?

apatel_55

bumppppppppppp

DCforMe

this is a very small forum, and even in the busiest it is completely unnecessary to bump a thread one minute after the last post.

Georgetown's application is notoriously short on space. Just about everyone on CC recommends you attach a full resume with your application. (Although for the record I never did, and I imagine the practice is far more widespread among CC-type applicants than the pool at large.) If I remember correctly the app has five spaces for activities (update:looks like they've expanded it to a whopping six spaces!), two spaces for jobs, and a small area to list any "special talents or skills." There is then a field of checkboxes for each activity you've been engaged in over the years. You can see the application here: https://www.applyweb.com/public/register?s=gtuf2 (remember, it spans multiple screens)

Fastfood15

DCforMe:

What would you recommend I put in the special talent/skills? I don't have laser vision or super speed. Should I put plays trumpet? Is public speaking a skill worthy of putting in that box?


zfox:

I got a Georgetown app in the mail too. Color coded and everything. Very cool! I suppose I will submit online, but I will fill in the app they sent me to make sure I have thought out every part of the app before I submit.

DCforMe

fastfood, I left it blank and did fine. Others actually did write in things as nonsensical as laser vision and got in. The most frequent use I think is for foreign languages.

hec2008

have fun with it. it is not going to make or break your application. I think I talked about being able to get along with lots of different types of people. If you can't think of anything just leave it blank.

swish14

You look strong. Consider Davidson or William & Mary as well. Similar schools to Georgetown but not as many applicants.

LesleyG

Haha Amit!!! I wasnt expecting to meet you here! Awesome resume btw!!That is really impressive

Jman21

I do believe Georgetown is going to have the common application soon will they not? I do believe it is in the works?! I know UVA just started or is planning to start using the common application as well.