Georgetown 2022 EA Results

t1bumppack
Mon, 18 Dec 2017 05:03:07 +0000

Decision: Accepted(SFS)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33(E34 M36 R29 S31 W10), 33(E29 M35 R35 S33 W12)
SAT II: US History 760, World History 730, M2C 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7/4.0
Weighted GPA: 3.93/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (Our school does not rank nor grade percentages because of the really small and high-achieving class)
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(5), US History(5), AP English Language and Composition(5), Macroeconomics(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Stat, Spanish II, Yearbook
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN(SG for international conference, School President, Over 40 conferences, contributing a lot for MUN conferences in Korea), Knowledge Bowl(Team President), NHS(Founding Member), Research(2 Research Papers), Diplomatic Forums, etc (Mostly IR focused)

Job/Work Experience: International Cooperation Intern for an NGO, HR Manager for a Non-Profit Organization

Volunteer/Community service: Local Community, Church, School

Essays (rating 1-10, details): My first one was about how MUN was a tool of expression for me(8-9), second one was how living in a boarding school that is at the most southernmost island in my country has changed me just like how I changed my community (8-10), and for the last SFS essay I said that as I am a “byproduct of the lasting security alliance between my country and the United States” I feel Donald Trump’s twitter account was a problem because it undermines the role of the United States in international diplomacy.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP US History Teacher. I was really close with her and shared a lot of political viewpoints and worldly perspectives, and also with a good performance in class, I trust I got a good recommendation even though I didn’t read it(10)
Teacher Rec #2: AP Macro/AP Psych Teacher. Also close with him, taking his class for the past three years, have a lot of connection and also worked hard in class. (10)
Counselor Rec: Met him multiple times, really close with him and shared a lot with him. Guessing somewhere between an 8 to a 10.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Did it with the Alumni Admissions Committee Chairman because the local alumni was sick. Took a 1 hour flight to get there. Personally, I think it went amazing! Did a 1.5 hour interview, on various topics not only about myself and my life, but went really deep and academic. After talking with him and doing the interview, I think the interview experience really made Georgetown a quite solid choice for me, and I got the impression that I matched with the school. (10)

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: SFS International Politics
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Republic of Korea
School Type: International(AP, American Curriculum)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~ 120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A (Maybe being an international?)

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, LOR, Interview
Weaknesses: Maybe GPA or ACT?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: I think that ‘being myself’ was really helpful for me, especially in the interviews in the essays. For example, even though it might be a risky shot, the Georgetown supplement essay that I wrote for SFS was something that truly reflected my worldview and background, and it eventually worked out at the end. I believe this truthfulness and passion that I have shown in my apps are what got me in.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Schools in the UK

General comments

As someone who has always aspired a career in the foreign service and international politics, I am more than happy to be a part of Georgetown SFS! Good luck everyone, and I hope all of you get into amazing schools that you aspire, whether that might be Georgetown or any other excellent universities!