Georgetown 2022 EA Results

paddym0906
Sat, 16 Dec 2017 22:49:56 +0000

Decision: Defered

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (Math 760) (Reading 750)
ACT (breakdown): did not take it
SAT II: World History (650) Chemistry (720) Math II (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Computer Science A (5) United States Government (4) English Language and Composition (4) Chemistry (5) Calculus AB (5) Psychology (5) Statistics (N/A) Physics (N/A) Macro Economics (N/A) Spanish Language (N/A) Computer Science Principles (N/A)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Econ, AP Stats, Honors Robotics, Honors English, AP CSP, AP Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the Month (October), Science Olympiad Regional Winner in Electric Vehicle, All-division honorable mention for Soccer (12)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Soccer (Captain 12)
Swimming (Captain 12)
Volleyball (Captain 11,12)
Science Olympiad
Math Team
Student Council (Junior VP, President)
Class Officer (9)
NHS
National Spanish Honor Society
Spanish Club
Job/Work Experience: Car Wash Employee 30 hours a week (2016), Playground Supervisor 30 hours a week (2017)
Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours at Salvation Army, 50 hours at local library
Summer Activities: Work, summer swimming, summer soccer, hanging out
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 Wrote my personal essay on how soccer has changed me over time, finishing with an emotional anecdote
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 Honors American Century, AP World History, Student Council Advisor. One of my favorite teachers. Should be strong.
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 AP Chemistry. Writes one or two recommendations per year. Asked me to write a recommendation for me.
Counselor Rec: No idea. Did not have a strong relationship.
Additional Rec:
Interview: Interview went well. He seemed to enjoy my views on life and the university. I asked a lot of questions on his experience there and how much I enjoyed the immense alumni system.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks

Reflection

Strengths: transcript, SAT scores, leadership
Weaknesses: could’ve put more effort into the essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Honestly, I had a good feeling about it. Don’t really know what went wrong. Scores and grades are there; extracurriculars and essays weren’t there?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: University of Pittsburgh

General comments
The 0.46 stamp gave it away. Pretty bummed but what can you do. Congratulations and good luck to everyone.