Georgetown Class of 2017 Results Thread

TexanByBirth
Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:58:52 +0000

Decision: Accepted

School: SFS

Objective: N/A
SAT I (Superscore)(Single-sitting): N/A
SAT breakdown: N/A
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math II (780), US History (680)
Unweighted GPA: N/A
Weighted GPA: 98.8/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank; top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Literature (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lang, AP Spanish, AP Government, AP Comparative Government, AP Economics
Rigor of Schedule: Hardest possible
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): Harvard Book Award

Subjective:
Essays: I think they were pretty good. My SFS one was about the Colombian drug trade.
Teacher Recommendation(s): Excellent!!! (i think, didn’t get to read). Got one from my English teacher and my Government/Comparative Government teacher. They are both Doctors.
Counselor Rec: Excellent!!! (i think, didn’t get to read)
Additional Rec: N/A
Alumni Interview: Fantastic. I think this was really key! I heard that they can’t really influence the decision much, but I think this solidified my spot!
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International Political Economy
State (if domestic applicant): TX (OBVIOUSLY)
School Type: Medium, Very Competitive Private
Number of applicants from school: Not sure, I think 3 or 4, maybe
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not CC’s business
Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy): Literally none.

Reflection
Strengths: ACT, essays, recs, interview
Weaknesses: SAT IIs!!! → not my best
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think my essays really brought to light everything that I was trying to show in in my resume as well. I think it really tied everything together well. However, I think my SFS essay was also very unique as not a lot of people probably focus on South America. Most focus on the Middle East and general problems in the world. I think this gave me a leg up!
Where else are you applying: University of Texas, Notre Dame, UVA, Boston College, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, WashU, Northwestern.
General Comments: First, I just want to say…AHHHHHHHHHH WE DID IT!!! I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!! Ok. Now that my I just relieved all my excitement, I will have a hard decision to make down the road because I have been accepted to other very prestigious institutions as well. But SFS is so completely unique, that I will probably HAVE to go here. If you are interested at all in International Affairs, this is the place for you! And it definitely is for me too! It was a very rigorous process, but just keep working hard and the payoff is definitely worth it! Good luck to all who were deferred or still haven’t applied. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND YOU WILL END UP WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE!