abraves1995

I am a 27 y/o sophmore trying to transfer to Georgetown. I graduated high school in 1997 and, due to horrible grades in high school, joined the military. I was in the military for 5 years and have worked a full time job since then.

I have been independent for 10 years, and I'm now in a community college trying to transfer out. I'm told that even though I'm doing well now (4.0 for my first year, though not much time for extracurriculars) and an obvious change from the dumb kid I was in high school, that my chances of overcoming my high school record are very slim. To tell you how bad it was, I graduated with a 1.3 GPA and 1110 SATs.

Does anyone have any advice on anything I can do to show the admissions commitee that I am a completely different person now?

latituded620

perhaps you could get one of your superiors from the military to write you a recommendation? maybe you could explain what has caused this change in you and point out how your grades now show how much you genuinely care about your academic performance? if you want to transfer into a top university, you might want to consider other schools (and maybe retaking the SAT if the schools that you would be applying to allow it once you are out of high school...). Good luck!!!!

latituded620

Oh, and a BIG CONGRATS on the turn around!

Thomas_

Personally I don't think that your High School record will affect your chances that much. That was 10 years ago and it's obvious that you have changed, admission officers will know that.

What schools are you looking at? Retaking the SATs would be a good idea.

brand_182

your situation is different from most. I agree that your high school stats won't matter much, if at all. How long have you been at the community college? A 4.0 is commendable, but since they will be paying little attention to your high school stats, you should complete two years at your CC and maintain a high GPA so they have more data to work with.

The name of the game, in your case particularly, is to prove yourself academically capable of handling Georgetown. Take challenging courses at your CC and I second retaking the SAT. I believe Georgetown requires either the SAT or ACT and most schools will not accept a score if it is over 5 years old. Study hard for that test because it will be a very important factor in whether the admissions committee decides to put enough faith in you to admit you.

I recommend the College Board Blue Book for the SAT.

Good luck.