<p>1) Your HS GPA will definitely be a factor, but you’re doing extremely well at a top LAC (and, I presume it’s one of Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Wellesley, or Bowdein), and you have a great ACT score. Your non-quantitative factors also look really good. I don’t think you’ll have too much of an issue.</p>
<p>2) I haven’t seen the Georgetown University transfer application since 2004, so I don’t remember whether you can specific which major in the SFS you’d like to pursue, or whether there’s a part in the current application where you can do that. However, if you feel particularly passionate about the Regional and Comparative Studies program, I’d extoll its virtues in an essay and explain how the program fits into your short and long term professional and academic goals. </p>
<p>3) If you say your strength is in interviewing, I’d take an opportunity to do one with Georgetown, if I were you.</p>
<p>hey I was wondering if anyone here could let me know if it would even be worth me filling out an app. for SFS (meaning, do I have a snowball’s chance in hell?)</p>
<p>Current freshman at UMich Honors College
GPA: 3.7-3.8
HS GPA: 3.9
ACT: 30</p>
<p>Current Arabic Language Flagship Scholar (will spend junior year in Egypt on scholarship assuming I stay)
Spent 6-weeks in Morocco 2 years ago on a state dept. grant
Brother went to GT and interviews applicants for them
Will possibly be interning with FBI this summer
Intern with county sheriff/federal task force Internet Crimes Unit/Crimes Against Chidren this last summer</p>
<p>Am a current freshman at Cal, an international from Hong Kong.
The UC fee hike thing is insane and well i’ve always wanted to go to SFS (got rejected last round), so have been thinking about transfer for quite some time.</p>
<p>Cal’s Political Science department does offer a subfield in International Relations, and the courses are pretty much similar, but then I guess SFS has its reasons to be more prestigious right? its location, alum network and all. but then Cal’s curriculum is pretty rigorous and interesting too.</p>
<p>How do you guys compare the two schools? (more specifically in terms of curriculum, career prospects in IR field, grad schl acceptance etc)
If i’m staying in Cal i’d probably do a second major in Economics on top of poli sci.</p>
<p>well dunno if it helps, but fyi,
SAT: 2190 (M: 750 R:680 W: 760) (rumor has it that they dun look at writing section?)
HK A-levels (similar to British Alevels): AAABB (five subjects)
current courses at Cal = 5
Intro to International Relations
Game Theory (economics, upper division course)
Intro to Comparative Politics
European History
Seminar on Asian politics crises
estimated GPA : 3.8 - 4.0
Activities and voluntary service profiles look great - i guess :P</p>
<p>am more interested in the comparison between the two schls than my chances tho.</p>
<p>I think you have an excellent shot at the SFS (assuming, of course, that you don’t explicitly say you’re after the prestige when you write your application).</p>
<p>I really can’t compare the SFS to Berkeley, mostly because I was in the College and I have no idea what considerations would be at play in comparing IR programs. Your best bet would be to post this part of the question either in the Georgetown forum, the Cal forum, both, or some general forum. I’m sure there are many other avenues here that will be more helpful in rendering the comparison.</p>
<p>Flowerhead - I was under the impression that interviews were unavailable for prospective transfers. I may be getting Georgetown confused with some of the other schools I’m applying to, so is that the case?</p>
<p>Things could have changed since the time I applied. I had an interview back then; I don’t know if they’re no longer available, but I’d double check to make sure.</p>
<p>Okay, and then one last question (and I hope no one bites my head off for this), but how much will being a double legacy (plus a pretty big representation of extended family at Georgetown) help my application <em>as a transfer?</em> Someone told me for freshman admissions, the rate is something like 65% of double legacies are admitted. That seems a little preposterous for me, and I’m assuming the rate for transfers is considerably lower. But the basic question is - will it help considerably, somewhat, not at all, etc, etc?</p>
<p>Haha, of course. Thanks for all of your help, flowerhead - definitely the most help I’ve ever gotten on a forum like this. Good luck to everyone applying for Fall 2010!</p>
<p>Here’s another “what are the odds” post…as per requested,</p>
<p>Community College Transfer
Age: 25
Cumulative GPA: 3.9 (pretty sure with 1 month to go in the semester)
Major GPA: 4.0
Credits: 70+
Years at CC: 2.5 (7 semesters total including summers)
Major: Accounting
Courses Taken: All the Accounting major courses (Micro/Macro Econ, Financial/Managerial Accounting, Statistics, Intro to CIS), English 1A & 1B, Calculus 1&2, Biology, 3 different Geography courses (Physical w/Lab, Cultural, World), Chemistry, bunch of social science courses (Government, History, Psychology, Sociology)
High School GPA: 3.3 ish
SAT: 1200 (old SAT)
Extracurriculars: Worked full-time for 2+ years rising to a supervisory role, lived on my own (with roommates) in another state, volunteering in a senior role with a non-profit animal organization, Treasurer of our school’s Geography Club, was a Tutor and Teaching Assistant for 2 consecutive semesters in Geography (I love Geography). </p>
<p>Maybe there’s more but I’m coming up with a blank for now…if more info is needed just ask!</p>
<p>1) Since you’re a “non-traditional” applicant, it would be helpful to come up with a clear, coherent and compelling story about what brings you to college, and why you want to attend Georgetown in particular.
2) Please beware that I think there might be a hard limit on the courses you are allowed to transfer in. If you exceed that, it might be a good idea to submit an addendum, indicating that you wouldn’t mind it if some credits didn’t transfer.
3) Some CCs have special agreements with Georgetown, as far as transferring is concerned. Talk to your registrar or deans or someone to see if this is the case.</p>
<p>I think you have a decent shot at the college. SFS, probably not. </p>
<p>Hi flowerhead, thanks for the quick response.</p>
<p>I’ll be applying to McDonough most likely (Not looking to get into SFS at all). How difficult is it to gain admission there as compared to the Arts & Sciences college? And since I’m from California, I doubt there’s ANY kind of agreements.</p>
<p>As for the excessive credits, I can definitely write an addendum to have some credits waived. A lot of my credits are just electives so may not transfer in the first place anyhow.</p>
<p>Back in my day, the MSB was easier to get into than the College. Things could’ve changed since then, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that remained the case.</p>
<p>So would you say I have an above average shot at admission? how competitive is McDonough compared to the College in terms of admission? Would you say most apply to SFS at Georgetown?</p>
<p>One quick question I did forget to ask last time: Since I am a “different” kind of applicant, and SAT scores are no longer required for me, plus so many semesters in college, how heavily would they view my high school records at this point? Since my grades at high school were not superstar level.</p>
<p>As I said earlier, back in the day, the MSB was easier to get into (marginally) than the College and the SFS. I don’t know if that’s still true. Most people apply to the College at Georgetown. I’d save you have a shot. I really don’t believe in the phrases “above average” and “below average,” as I don’t think admissions can be so easily quantified. Often, it just comes down to one’s gut. And more often than not, your decision comes down to the guts of many committee members… and then even if your application gets beyond that… it comes down to the guts of many other committee members. </p>
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<p>They would, of course, disapprove of the grades. But given your distance from them, they probably won’t hold as much weight. Far more dispositive in the decision will be proof that you can handle the work at Georgetown, your personality, and your reasons for wanting to attend.</p>
<p>I’m looking to transfer to Georgetown but I’m trying to find out as much information as possible before I make my decision. What is the social life like, especially for transfers?</p>
<p>The school is very, very social (almost to a fault for us introverts). The community at Georgetown is very close-knit, I think because of the way the school manages its students: There are living-learning communities that allow students to live with other students with a common interest; the school then provides funding for these communities so that they can pursue related activities in DC. There is a stupendous amount of student organizations, catering to myriad interests; during the activities fair, the groups usually manage to fill up Healy Quad and Copley Lawn, as well as the Leavey Center. Even outside of those events, the dormitories are structured really well for socializing. The campus eating areas are also geared toward making students get to know each other. It’s pretty awesome.</p>
<p>Regarding habits, I think hoyas work hard and play hard. People usually start parting on Thursday night, end on Saturday night/Sunday morning, and hit the books hardcore during Sunday. </p>
<p>For Transfers: It was ridiculously easy to get integrated. There were a lot of activities for transfer students during orientation, and then you also just meet people through your classes. Most of my friends came from transfer orientation, my intro courses, and people on my floor. Over time, I got to meet friends of friends, and friends of friends of friends. It really became quite overwhelming. I never felt lonely or unwelcomed as a transfer.</p>
<p>thank you so much!
is the partying really focused on alcohol? Can you go out to the parties and such and not feel like you have to be drinking to be part of the fun?</p>
<p>The parties revolve around alcohol, but there are plenty of parties/events around campus that aren’t so focused on it. I don’t drink, and I was a little anti-social, but I still eventually found my niche of people who did the same things that I did in order to have fun. </p>
<p>The fratty parties are there if you want to attend them, but in no way was I ever pressured to attend them or derided if I didn’t.</p>