Georgetown Class of 2017 Results Thread

infinityguitars
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:55:15 +0000

Decision: Accepted

School: the College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (Superscore): 2380
[] SAT breakdown: M=780 , CR=800
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 800 World History, 800 US History, 780 Spanish, 720 Math II, 630 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.92/4
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8/6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/~560
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in Human, World, APUSH, Enviro, Euro, and Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, A weird honors class on World War II, AP Physics B, AP US Gov
[] Rigor of Schedule: Pretty damn rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Academic Extracurriculars: officer in Model UN, attorney in Mock Trial
[] Other (Instrumental, Athletic): Swimming, founder of school’s branch of GSA, co-founder of Contemporary Issues Debate Forum (we staged a series of debates on the morning announcements), co-founder of school’s branch of NEHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Nope
[] Volunteer/Community service: nothing particularly important
[] Summer Activities: swimming, coursework at local university, mentor at a writing camp
[] Essays: wrote about swimming for activity essay, wrote about a quirky childhood event for my personal statement, and wrote about DC, the government department, and my experience touring for why I applied to the College
[] Teacher Recommendation: only saw one. It was glowing- made my week. My teacher described me as one of the best she’s seen in her career for three out of five categories, if I remember correctly. I had my other teacher for two years and we have a great rapport, so I’m sure it was great.
[] Counselor Rec: I thought it would be great, but saw she rated me as in the top 10% for the categories for the Common App. Maybe the narrative was better.
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Alumni Interview: She gave me the highest rating of any student she’s ever interviewed.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Government
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Number of applicants from school: Three early, more for regular
[] Ethnicity: Whiter than a Wilco concert
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy): First gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT score, interview, essays, recs (most likely)
[] Weaknesses: Could’ve taken a more rigorous schedule, could have accomplished more extracurricularly
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Force of personality
[] Where else are you applying: Similar schools in different cities
[/ul]General Comments:
I still consciously can’t believe it. The school I toured…I can go there as a student. Don’t be intimidated by acceptance rates. Kids can and do get into schools this competitive. I’m absolutely thrilled.