<p>One more question,
I think I want to apply to the School of Foreign Service but I was looking at their curriculum and what I’ve done this semester and what I’m planning for next semester don’t really match.
This semester:
required freshman seminar
intro to american government
foreign language
calculus</p>
<p>next semester (but I haven’t registered yet)
legal studies
foreign language
economics
required freshman english</p>
<p>will that hurt my application? or will they just want me to do classes over the summer?</p>
<p>I don’t think it really matters, as many of those courses will transfer (and might even fulfill SFS curricular requirements).</p>
<p>As I’m not entirely familiar with SFS admissions, there’s absolutely no harm in calling the admissions office and asking them this question or checking out the website.</p>
<p>Hi, back again with another question - how difficult is it for transfers (particularly in the College) to double major in two relatively unrelated subjects? For example, a foreign language and art history? Will the degree take an extra year to complete?</p>
<p>1) It really depends on how many credits transfer, and when you transfer. As a sophomore transfer, I think it’s pretty easy. As a junior transfer, it might be somewhat more challenging. I, unintentionally, acquired a minor while I was there.</p>
<p>2) Plenty of transfers study abroad, though again it really depends on when you transfer in. Junior transfers definitely don’t study abroad their junior year, and I don’t think seniors are allowed to study abroad.</p>
<p>I knew plenty of sophomore transfers who had studied abroad. I chose not to because I thought I could use the semester/year at Georgetown to cultivate more relationships with faculty members, thus strengthening my position for possible applications to Ph.D programs. Since I eventually decided to pursue a J.D., it didn’t really matter in the end; but I at least have doors open now.</p>
<p>Sorry for another “What are the odds…?” question. Either College or SFS…probably College. </p>
<p>Current first year student at large university, sophomore class standing. Will be Junior class standing at the time of transfer due to excessive AP credits in highschool.
HS GPA: 4.4 (3.85ish on a normal 4.0 scale)
College GPA: 3.7
SAT: 1300/2010
ACT: 33 composite
graduated top 5% of my HS class, NHS, all the high school stuff that makes you look fantastic to admissions.</p>
<p>Pre-Law student: Polysci/Legal Studies and Philosophy double major, English: Cultural Studies minor. If I stay at my current undergrad school, I’ll also graduate early. </p>
<p>I’m an Honors Student at my school currently (only 1300 of us out of 25,000+ undergrads). VERY involved in SGA (Associate Justice of SGA Judicial Branch, SGA Director of Events), member of Christian youth group, active in Relay for Life and other fundraising/community service groups. One of only 60 students selected to lobby for higher education at state capitol this February.
I’m on two sports teams at my current school, also a member of Young Republicans, OXFAM, and other clubs. </p>
<p>I’m spending 8 weeks in London this summer working with the House of Lords and House of Commons, visiting Scottish Parliament, and perhaps spending a week in Berlin to visit with the Bundesrag/Bundestat through a very small (only 10 students) Honors Study Abroad program with an Honors Professor.</p>
<p>I can get some great rec letters and the essays should not be a problem. Odds?</p>
<p>Currently a freshman at Bentley University, considering a fall transfer to Georgetown College. Any chances or advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>1st semester GPA: 3.74
SAT I: 1360/1600 2030/2400
SAT II: US History: 670 Lit: 610
HS GPA:3.4
Quality EC’s with one that could be considered a major “hook”
Aunt attended Gtown</p>
<p>I’ll throw my hat into the asking for advice/chances of getting in. I’m at UC Davis right now as a freshman, though I’m out of state. We use the quarte system, with one quarter over the summer so it’s basicly a trimester. I’m in the honors program there.<br>
1st quarter GPA:3.90
SAT I: 1400/1600 2100/2400
SAT II: Biology: 800 Math II: 750
HS GPA: 3.7ish
APs: 5’s on Euro, World, Government, Bio, Environmental Science, and AB Calc
As for EC I play ice hockey for my college and i ddi for my high school. I also volunteer and work at summer camps instructing kids to play hockey. I also was a member of the boy scouts. </p>
<p>So what are my chances of getting in? Also does anyone have any recomendations for the essays? One other question: Does anyone know what’s up with the online transfer app cause it was supposed to be up in November but it still is not.
thanks</p>
<p>meackles
I think you’d have a great shot at the College and a decent shot at the SFS, though your relative chances shouldn’t dissuade you from applying to one or the other. I like your academic record, but if I was reading your file, I’d wonder why you have such a low SAT score, yet such a high ACT score. It might be something worth explaining.</p>
<p>Also, I hope you can articulate great reasons for wanting Georgetown specifically. You’re coming from a large university with plenty of resources to a small private school with more narrowly focused ones. </p>
<p>ctguy
You have a decent shot at your college; if that’s vague, it’s because your post was vague. What was your HS class rank? What’s your major? What’s the EC that’s a “major hook”? How do you know it’s a “major hook”?</p>
<p>capsfan
What school at Georgetown are you applying to? You have a great shot at the college, and a decent shot at the SFS. It really comes down to your essays.</p>
<p>I can’t recommend anything in particular for the essays, other than to say that you should be yourself.</p>
<p>Hey flowerhead really appreciate the help and time you’ve put into this thread. I am also thinking about transferring to fall 2010 and would love it if you could let me know how I stand. </p>
<p>Planning on transfer to Mcdonough
MY stats in high school were pretty bad in part due to my own negligence and the tough grading at my school.
80 average (3.0?) -pretty reputable top public high school in NYC
1350/1970 sats 720 bio-e, and 650 math II.
Ap’s got a 3 in bio and a 5 in micro economics
Some of my major ec’s: research internship at a medical school (suny downstate),
Varsity Tennis 4 years, Young entrepreneurship association</p>
<p>In college so far i have gotten all a’s with the exception of one a-
totaling a 3.94 over 16 credits
Calculus-A
English Composition- A-
Principles of Music-A
Political Science- A
History-A
Varsity tennis team at my current college although it is only DIII
Few Minor roles in clubs</p>
<p>Your chances look decent to good at the MSB. From what college are you trying to transfer? Your answer could drastically change how your grades will be perceived by an admissions committee.</p>
<p>hey flowerhead, thanks a lot for all the help you’ve been thus far. I posted a few weeks ago asking for thoughts on my application:</p>
<p>Current freshman at UMich Honors College (only 500 of incoming freshman class is admitted)
Will end this year with 60 credits
Taking all upper level classes
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>You said to try to get my gpa above a 3.8. Just got grades back and I’ll finish this term with a 3.9. Does this drastically affect my chances of SFS? Thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks for the chance flowerhead, to clear things up a bit im interested in either history or political science, still trying to make up my mind. My hs class rank was not good (ie not close to top 10%, but we didnt rank exactly). My major hook is that i have refereed Div I soccer games since i was 16, and travel all over the country during the summer refereeing, and am one of the youngest in the country to do this. Thanks!</p>
<p>Other major HS EC’s:
Lacrosse Captain
Founder of Young Republican club
Hospital Volunteer
Hockey Referee</p>
<p>That hook is not a major one, but it’s still a very good one. I like that you have a strong academic and athletic background, and it’s very rare for an applicant to possess both. Since you already have an essay to dedicate to “why Georgetown?” I’d use the other essay to emphasize the athletics part of your life (i.e., how important it is to you), or challenges that are inherent in balancing academics and athletics, and how you resolved them. I think it’ll make for an interesting application, and one that won’t be quickly forgotten (unlike the applications saying, “I want to go to Georgetown because it’s in Washington, D.C., and D.C. IS AWESOME.” No thanks). </p>
<p>So yes, a compelling and well written narrative would give you a good shot at the College. I’d start brainstorming for that essay if I were you.</p>
<p>My situation is different than others who have posted in this thread. I am 23 years old and I dropped out of high school my senior year having never taken SAT/ACT tests. (On Georgetown’s website, in the transfer section, it states that for anyone five years or more out of high school the SAT/ACT requirement is waived.) I’m currently in my first year at a community college. I’d probably look toward College rather than SFS. Anyways:</p>
<p>CC GPA: 4.0
EC: Published author: one novel (published by Grove/Atlantic), two short stories in the New Yorker, a few pieces of political journalism for The Nation magazine and the Boston Review. Perhaps less impressively, I am the founder and editor of a weekly campus newspaper, and captain of the debate team – and no, I am not its sole member. I also chair a modest campus charity fund which raises and distributes money to homeless shelters and food banks throughout my state.</p>
<p>I’m hopeful that in light of my high school transgressions, my solid GPA and unusual extra-curricular qualifications will help me stand out. </p>
<p>You might want to look at Columbias general studies program. i dont know much about it, but its for people who took several years off in schooling</p>
<p>I’m afraid your community college accomplishments will fall on deaf ears, since the admissions committee won’t have anything really objective to compare them to, so they won’t be sure that you can handle the work at Georgetown. Because of that, Georgetown will be a reach.</p>
<p>I like your other factors, though, and they tend to indicate your intellectual competence in a way that your community college grades don’t. I’d emphasize these factors in the application, which might make Georgetown more of a match, if they are communicated effectively.</p>
<p>kk23</p>
<p>I don’t have much experience with the MSB, but your questions aren’t hard to answer.</p>
<p>1) If there’s no other place on the application (i.e., no other essay prompt) that gives you a chance to discuss the MSB, then yes, I’d discuss it in the supplement. Otherwise, leave it out.
2) Yes, it’s perfectly fine to discuss your future plans, so long as they are sufficiently specific. That is, I wouldn’t want to read the sentence, “I intend to start a business.” Rather, I’d want to read something along the lines of, “I have this idea for xyz busines, etc.” I’m sure everyone wants to start a business, but few have creative and unique ideas for doing that.</p>