Georgetown Class of 2017 Results Thread

pandabearxoxo
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:59:59 +0000

Walsh School of Foreign Service - Deferred

[ *] SAT I (Superscore)(Single-sitting): 2100

[ *] SAT breakdown: M=560 , CR=740

[ *] ACT:32

[ *] SAT II: US History (750), just got others back today so GU didn’t see them but they are World History (720) and Literature (730)
[ *] Unweighted GPA: 3.955

[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27/279, top 10%

[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): GU didn’t ask for them, but they are APUSH (4) AP World (4) and AP English Language and Composition (4)

[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, AP Calculus AB, AP English, AP European History, AP Government, Wind Ensemble

[ *] Rigor of Schedule: Pretty Rigorous - only AP classes I didn’t take were Chem and Physics but I don’t plan on going into that so it seemed pointless and other than that I’ve taken all honors when offered

[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): AP Scholar

[ *] Academic Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Student
Council

[ *] Other (Instrumental, Athletic): Ran cross country for four years, varsity, and have played the clarinet for 8 years, Scottish Highland Dancer

[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a Hostess, at Dairy Queen, and as an intern for the United Way Services of Geauga County

[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Have volunteered in many different capacities at the Public library since ninth grade and have done about 180 hours

[ *] Summer Activities: Through my internship I organized and led a group of students called the Chardon Healing Fund Ambassadors to promote healing of the community after the shooting at our high school

[ *] Essays: Summer activity was bout my work with the Chardon Healing fund. It was about as long as my other essays (bad move on my part) but really explained what I’d done and how important it was to me (9/10). Personal statement - talked about running and volunteering, kinda blah, didn’t really set me apart at all (6/10) SFS Essay - wrote about the AIDS epidemic in Africa and what Global North countries could be doing to help control it. Well-written and well-researched but mentioned topics that might not’ve been best for a jesuit school like contraceptives and circumcision (8/10)

[ *] Teacher Recommendation: My English teacher wrote it for me. I read mine and thought it was pretty good, but after reading one she wrote for a friend, I realized mine was REALLY good. She used lots of specific examples and she wrote a lot. (9/10)

[ *] Counselor Rec:didn’t see, but she likes me well enough so I assume it would be fine (7/10)

[ *] Additional Rec: from Senator Cafaro, a Georgetown Grad. Didn’t see it but assume it was alright

[ *] Alumni Interview: Pretty good, not amazing or anything but we had an interesting conversation (7/10)

[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: how could you not with a $50,000 price tag

[ *] Intended Major: International History

[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio

[ *] School Type: Medium Public

[ *] Number of applicants from school: I don’t think any other EAs

[ *] Ethnicity: White

[ *] Gender:Female

[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy): Did a lot of community work after the school shooting and got really involved in making a difference

[ *] Strengths: recommendations, my SFS essay, GPA

[ *] Weaknesses:test score for sure

[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My test score weren’t up to par, but I already retook the ACT (scores pending) and am taking the SAT in January one last time considering the first time I took it I had only had a couple weeks of precalculus

[ *] Where else are you applying: Boston College, Case Western Reserve University, Miami of Ohio, and John Carroll