--Georgetown SFS Transfer Chances--

umaryland13
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:28:00 +0000

I am a sophomore at the University of Maryland College Park and I am really interested in transferring to a school that offers my major and Georgetown is one of my choices. I am interested in international relations, conflict management, and international development especially in the Middle East. Maryland does not offer any type of international relations major or regional studies major. I really want to enroll in the SFS and do regional studies (Middle East)

Here are my stats…

HIGH SCHOOL

ACT: 32 (33CR, 34E, 30M, 29S)…Want to retake it and see what I can get
High School G.P.A: 4.2, 7 A.P. Classes
High School Rankingg: 7 out of 210
High School EC: Student government President, County government VicePresident, NHS President, Multiclutural Club Pres and Founder

COLLEGE

UMD HONORS PROGRAM
UGRAD G.P.A: 3.77 ( All A’s non science. only B’s are in sci classes I took since I was frustrated with major choices and decided to do premed since I couldn’t find my major.
Organic Chemistry B, General Cheemistry B+, Biology B…everything else A.
EC:
Leadership-
President STAND UMD ( Student group that works on advocacy and funding for refugees in Darfur)
Regional Coordinator Sister Schools Program ( Provide support to Darfur Sister Schools Programs in the DC-MD-VA area)
Resident Assistant (Serve residents on campus)
Senator on Hall Council ( Assist and Represent fellow residents in dorm)
Teaching Assistant HONR100 ( TA a Honors seminar once a week)
Undergraduate Research Assistant ( Researched health disparities in PG county)
Computer Lab Assistant (Job)
Supervisor UMD Gym (Supervise Weight/Fitness Staff) (Job)

Volunteer Work-
Secured an internship to work for a Federal agency this summer.
Global Development in Rural, Northern Tanzania (Raised $700 to buy two water motors for a village in norther Tanzania)
Orphanage Volunteer (Traveled to Tanzania to work in an orphanage, helped teach English, worked on independent research study on health and education in the developing world)
Refugee Assistant (Volunteer 6-10 hours a week working with recently resettled refugees)
Darfur Sister Schools Program Fundraiser ( I traveled across MD and individually raised over $3,500 to help educate refugees in Darfur)
Outreach Volunteer (Worked with a non-profit to do health outreach in Harlem, NY)
HIV/AIDS Alt Break Participant (Traveled to NYC to serve HIV/AIDS patients)
Hospital Volunteer (George Washington University Hospital)

Awards-
International Study Abroad and Research Grant Recipient
University of Maryland Dean’s Scholarship
Washington County Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship
Primannum Honor Society Inductee ( Society for freshman who excel academically)
Multiethnic Students Academic Excellence Award ( Award for minorities at UMD who excel academically)

Other Factors-
I have lived in the Middle East, South Asia, New York City, and the rural U.S. South
I can speak Arabic, Swahili, and Urdu.
I am of Afghani/Pakistani heritage and I want to work in the Middle East on development in the future.

WHAT DO YOU THINK MY CHANCES ARE FOR TRANSFERRING AS A JUNIOR to SFS?

Thanks.