<p>Not sure where I stand:</p>
<p>Freshman at b-school at Boston University; applying to MSB as a sophomore
HS:
sat: 1260/1930
act: 28
gpa: 88 uw, 91 w
APs: took 4 aps senior year (took three of the tests, all 5’s)</p>
<p>College:
1st sem. gpa: 3.84
Habitat </p>
<p>Some other ec’s: most notably, worked for local business for two years (receivables, payables). Not sure if I’m qualified for MSB or even Georgetown College. Thanks.</p>
<p>= I actually made a post similiar to this topic, as I didn’t see this thread before. Please excuse me if this isn’t in a proper format or the right place to ask. As it said Georgetown transfer question, I decided to copy my post here. Thanks! =</p>
<p>Hi everyone! I’m new here and just trying to get some advice.</p>
<p>I graduated magnum cum laude with an associates of science from my community college this summer. The two schools I’m looking to transfer are Georgetown or GW. I really would rather transfer to Georgetown as they offer a B.S. in Biochemistry as opposed to GW. I had applied last year to Georgetown, but was rejected. I hadn’t finished my associates at the time. However, since I’ve graduated I’ve decided to try my luck again.</p>
<p>I’m sort of a nontraditional student in a sense, I was homeschooled during my last two years of high school (dual enrollment at my CC), I haven’t taken the SAT/ACT, or taken any APs. I had actually been out of college for almost two years because I needed to work, yet I resumed in 2006 (I was 20 then). I was still working part-time , however. As I ultimately want to become a physician, I’ve began to study for my MCAT (took all the core subjects + 1 semester of physics) while waiting to apply for transfer. All in all, I’d like to know what I could do to improve my chances of transferring to Georgetown or GW. I was also thinking of the University of Maryland or UVA, but because of work, I’d rather stay in the DC area. I took Physics last semester, got a D (did not take it as seriously as I should have). This brought my GPA from about a 3.6 to a 3.4. I want to improve my GPA. I was thinking of taking an AP exam, as I did not realize until a few days ago that colleges do give credit to the AP. I don’t know if I can take the AP because of my age (23). I’ve worked in a doctor’s office since I was 16. I’m proficient in medical billing, conducting interviews with patients, basic medical assistant duties. The doctor I’m working with has a case that she would like me to co-write with her. So getting an article into a medical journal is another notch I can add on my application. I’m also a Phi Theta Kappa member.</p>
<p>Sorry for such a long post, but if anyone would be able to tell me what I could do to make myself look more presentable to Georgetown or any other university so that I could have a better chance of transferring. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>halime I don’t think you can take the AP exams at this point but you can take credit from a cc that might transfer over but I am not sure. Otherwise you have a lot of unique qualities that to me seem like factors that would warrant an acceptance letter.</p>
<p>Sorry now i am going to be a bit selfish and ask what my chances are:</p>
<p>HS GPA: 3.4 unweighted
SAT: 1500/2230
SAT II: 710 lit, 720 US history, 780 Math 2C
AP’s: USH, Euro, calc, us gov, lang & comp. lit & comp, comp sci
College GPA: 4.0
ECs: in high school I have a substantial number of positions in clubs and national level awards. For college I have two intramural basketball leagues, a national award at NCSC (a georgetown mun conference) and was part of our universities mun conference.</p>
<p>Just some other information: I am a first year and I attend the school of arts and sciences honors program for my state college. Please either alleviate the angst and tell me what you guys think.</p>
<p>I would appreciate if I could be “chanced”. I am applying to Georgetown, George Washington University, Possibly America (Does anyone know much about their Arabic program?), and finally, College of Charleston; safety school. I am in my Sophomore year at CSN and will be transferring to one of the previously mentioned institutions Fall 2010. Alright, I’ll try and make this as clear as possible, and again, I really appreciate anyone’s input! ( : I would be applying to the Arab programs at these schools. At Georgetown it would be the College. </p>
<p>High School:</p>
<p>Boulder City High School Boulder City, NV
GPA: 2.8 (Primarily Honors classes)
Act: 23 (Retaking) </p>
<p>HS Extracurriculars: </p>
<p>Capitol Club: Vice President/Fundraising Chairman
Science Club
Art Club
International Club: Vice President
Interact Club: Interactor of the Year
Creative Writers Club
Spanish Club
Art in the Park Volunteer
Angel Tree Volunteer
Boulder City Business Fair Volunteer
Relay for Life Volunteer
(Total volunteer hours 100+)</p>
<p>Honors:</p>
<p>Studied Abroad in Ireland for my Junior Year: GPA 3.5
( I worked full-time while I was there at a local Pizza Parlor 32 hours weekly)</p>
<p>College:</p>
<p>College of Southern Nevada (43,500 students)
Current GPA: 3.62</p>
<p>First Semester: 13 Credits </p>
<p>Spanish 111 = B
Anthropology 101 = A
US History 102 = B+
English 223 = B</p>
<p>Second Semester: 19 Credits</p>
<p>Native American History 260 = A
European History 105 = A
European History 106 = A
Arabic 111 = A
Philosophy 102 = A
Real Estate 101 = B</p>
<p>Third Semester: 20 Credits</p>
<p>US History 101
Arabic 112
Terrorism and Political Violence PSC 222
Astronomy 101
Sociology 101
Survey Art History II 260</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>-Capitol Club: Vice President 40+ hours fundraising service
-Arabic Club
-Animal Shelter Volunteer 100+ hours
-Art in the Park Volunteer
-Relay for Life Volunteer
-ACS Activist
-Member of Nevada Republicans Men’s Club (I don’t know if I should include this…I’m Independent) / :</p>
<p>Honors:</p>
<p>Phi Theta Kappa
CSN Access Scholarship $500
Academic Competitiveness Scholarship $500
SCAD Art Honors Scholarship $5000</p>
<p>Special Projects:</p>
<p>-Scheduled and planned for political activist and author Antonia Juhasz to Speak at CSN.
(Antonia is an alumni of Georgetown)
-Participated in multiple Naturalization ceremonies for new citizens.
-Traveled to Carson City with other ACS members to lobby for cancer awareness.
-Assisted in brining multiple gubernatorial candidates from Nevada to speak for Capitol Club
-Participate in all club rush events</p>
<p>Internships:</p>
<p>-Untitled Management (Top 3 management firm in the Entertainment Industry)<br>
-Senator John Ensign
-Gubernatorial candidate for the state of Nevada: Rory Reid
-Washington DC Externship</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>Worked full-time from the age of 16 (Host and server)</p>
<p>Miscellaneous:</p>
<p>-I am White/Middle Eastern (Moroccan)
-My father died in 2002
-Extensively traveled
-I have excellent references Both my PSC and Arabic professors who know me well
-My essays (from the feedback I’ve been provided -excluding my mom haha) are excellent.
-Single parent household</p>
<p>Also, I was wondering if I should send a resume? </p>
<p>Anyways, that should about cut it! I really really would appreciate any help!</p>
<p>Also, I wanted to let any GWU transfer applicants with over 32 credit hours know that you DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMIT YOUR ACT/SAT RESULTS OR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT!!! ( :</p>
<p>PA2009</p>
<p>Your test scores are average for Georgetown, but you have an excellent GPA from a grade-deflated school, and you have a good resume. I think you have a great shot at the MSB.</p>
<p>halime</p>
<p>Without going into too much detail, mostly because I have a lot of work to do, I can tell you that you don’t have a shot at Georgetown. Your academic record substantively weakened after your first rejection, and I can’t see why an admissions committee would look to kindly at that. At this point, I don’t think there is much you can do to improve your chances for Georgetown. While excellent academics aren’t a sufficient condition for acceptance, they are nearly a necessary one.</p>
<p>Desert_Fox</p>
<p>You didn’t specify whether you’re applying to the College or SFS (at least as far as I could tell). For the College, I think you have a great shot. For the SFS, I think you have a good shot. It really comes down to how well you express yourself in your essays.</p>
<p>Vegas247</p>
<p>Your GPA is on the lower side for typical Georgetown admits, but it is after three semesters of performance (generally, there’s a regression to the mean the more semesters you do). I’m glad you’re retaking the ACT, and I like your extracurriculars. You wouldn’t be applying to the College per se for Arabic; you’d be applying to the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. If you can articulate good reasons for wanting to do Arabic at Georgetown (which shouldn’t be hard… I believe there are only two Arabic textbooks in circulation, one of which is published by Georgetown; the program is excellent, since there’s high interest, stellar faculty, and great funding from both the school and the Government). If you play your cards well, I’d say you’d have a good shot at the FLL.</p>
<p>Good luck, everyone!</p>
<p>I actually use the Georgetown Arabic text book…Al Kitaab…Is that worthy to mention in the application? Thanks</p>
<p>No, Vegas, I prob wouldn’t mention that. Everybody uses that textbook.</p>
<p>To flowerhead -</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! I appreciate that you take the time out to help others figure out where they stand academically. Although you told me I don’t have a shot at Georgetown, this makes me more determined to improve what I look like on paper. I will get into Georgetown.</p>
<p>I am currently at a small private Catholic LAC college; I’m taking more credits [21 (6 more than average) ]and paying extra to take them; at the end of the semester I will have accumulated 45 credits. My major is International Business/Relations</p>
<p>I want to transfer to Georgetown and will hopefully have a 3.95 at the end of the semester (3.92 currently) Georgetown only accepts 60 transfer credits, my high school stats were not great relatively (3.5GPA,5/5 honors 2/5 AP,top 25%,1150SATs,28ACTs,taking SAT2s this month,lots of extracurricular,very good recs,essays and interview are strong points for me) I have great ECs & Volunteer work in college including volunteering internationally next few months in two countries and possibly an internship in South Africa for summer.</p>
<p>I am technically a freshman but do I stand a better chance considering I will be 15 credits above “technical sophomore standing” at the end of the semester?</p>
<p>I am currently a freshmen at UCLA and am hoping to transfer to Georgetown or George Washington .</p>
<p>College GPA: 3.85
HS GPA: 3.7 unweighted, 4.0 weighted
ACT: 29
SAT: 740 writing/ 620 Math/ 630 Reading
8 AP Classes</p>
<p>Lots of extracurriculars: volunteering, tutoring, student leadership, varsity sports etc. </p>
<p>What are my chances???</p>
<p>michaelungerr</p>
<p>It really doesn’t matter what titled you’re accorded (i.e., sophomore standing, junior standing). What matters is the hours you’ve accrued. You will have accrued many hours, and that’s certainly a plus.</p>
<p>pinklola</p>
<p>If you’re applying to Georgetown College, you have a great shot. You have an OK shot at the SFS.</p>
<p>Also, make sure you think fully about the ramifications of going from UCLA to GW. UCLA is clearly a superior school, and is a better deal in terms of cost. I’d definitely not make that shift if I had the choice.</p>
<p>I am applying to georgetown as a transfer for fall 2010 and was just looking over the essays. it says APPROX 1 PAGE EACH. does anyone know if that is one page single spaced or double spaced???</p>
<p>To DABEARS34: I am writing mine as single space because there is just too much information for only one page double spaced.</p>
<p>To flowerhead: Could you chance me?
Applying for sophomore from Virginia Tech to Georgetown (College)
HS:
Rank: 3/555
4.84 W
3.91 UW
SAT: 1370 out of 1600</p>
<p>College:
GPA: 3.87</p>
<p>dabears- I am also doing the same. There is just no way I could fit everything with more than single spaced</p>
<p>what are my chances at MSB if i write my essay on how my gardes are significantly improving? I am a sophmore transfer with mostly 200 and 300 level honors courses. very few introductory and 100 level courses and a great prof. recommendation</p>
<p>HS GPA: 3.3
GPA at Miami University (OH): 3.7
ACT: 26</p>
<p>I think your ACT is low. Your college GPA is really good, but if you are applying as a sophomore they are going to look at your HS transcript more. Do you have any EC’s?</p>
<p>my ec’s include about 100 volunteer hours, captain of hs varsity football team, accounting team in high school (thats my major), i placed in the top ten at the annual district wide competition. i’ve also had many jobs.</p>
<p>my first semester of college i took 20 credit hours, which is the max at Miami and am taking 18 or 21 second semester given i can get permission for excess hours</p>
<p>Two posts in this thread in a single night. I think that’s a first, but lucky for you: I finished my M&A reading.</p>
<p>Regarding spacing, I can’t recall what sort of spacing was appropriate. It’s best to call the admissions office with this sort of question.</p>
<p>Georgetown1</p>
<p>I think you have a great shot. What’s your prospective major?</p>
<p>DaBears34</p>
<p>Your information is tough. I know the MSB is a little easier to get into than the College, but I’m unsure how much slack that’ll cut you. At first glance, I think you have a fair shot.</p>
<p>I don’t think you really need to emphasize the grade trend in an essay; maybe spend an addendum on it. Use your essays for something more informative, such as your personality and why you want to be in the MSB.</p>
<p>To flowerhead:
My prospective major is mathematics… kind of unconventional for most Georgetown applicants I suppose, haha.</p>