Son's chances for admission

fluffnut · 11-06-2009, 03:23 PM

What are my son's chances for ea admission?

SAT 2130
ACT 32
AP english lit 5, world history 5, us history 5, psych 4
SAT II - world history 760, us history 750, literature 730
all ap classes

prestigious public high school in the south
GPA 96/100 top 19% of class
section editor
2 time national debate qualifer
appointed by district and city to various teen boards
NHS member, NM Commended scholar, AP scholar with honors, Mensa member
plays 6 instruments

what are his chances ea georgetown, virginia, george washington, jhu, usc

WCASParent · 11-08-2009, 05:26 PM

Sounds like a good student, and demographics might help too (he'd be a less impressive candidate if he came from the northeast).
His board scores are solid but not quite "wow" level. His class standing is, oddly, a little low for the most highly competitive schools.
He is in to GW easy; but GU, UVa, JHU - he's very much in the mix, but hard to say that he's "in."
Good luck.

fluffnut · 11-12-2009, 12:34 PM

Thank you for your response. Can you make any recommendations where he might be a "wow" student? He's interested in international politics/economics.

hudsonvalley51 · 11-12-2009, 12:41 PM

Your son would be a "wow" student at the vast majority of colleges and universities. Just not at a place like Georgetown or Johns Hopkins. One school in that area where he would almost certainly be admitted is American University. Maryland-College Park is another.

fluffnut · 11-12-2009, 01:44 PM

What about schools in other areas of the country? We were thinking USC, SMU.

glido · 11-12-2009, 02:22 PM

In at GWU. His class rank and SAT's a little low for the others, but not so low as to knock him out all together. He should look at American University if he likes international affairs or political science. Maybe Catholic U. of America in D.C., George Mason in Arlington, VA; Forham in NYC or Boston College and Tufts in Boston. Those SAT ii scores a pretty good. I would not count him out of those schools on his list.

fluffnut · 11-12-2009, 03:02 PM

Any thoughts on schools not on the east coast?

curious-student · 11-12-2009, 04:14 PM

I have stats very similar to those (except I don't play 6 instruments...that's amzing!). I sure hope they're good enough for Georgetown and UVA!!I'd love to hear about other schools as well.

glido · 11-12-2009, 05:51 PM

Claremont-McKenna is a wonderful school that is great for students interested in government. (There are a lot of good schools out there: Occidental, Pomona, Northwestern, Michigan, Wisconsin-Madison,Indiana, Notre Dame, Kenyon College, Rice, etc.)

fluffnut · 11-13-2009, 11:51 AM

Thanks glido for all the great suggestions.

fluffnut · 11-13-2009, 12:19 PM

Glido, I thought Northwestern was just as hard to get into as Georgetown.

WCASParent · 11-13-2009, 10:42 PM

NU is as hard to get into as GU in terms of what kind of credentials you need, but the admit rate might be a little lower at GU.
I know both schools well, and they're both great. If you love DC, GU has an edge. If you love Chicago or want the midwest, then NU is the easy pick. If the specific location isn't a factor? I'd probably rank NU a little higher, but I'm sure some people would disagree. It's pretty subjective.