<p>Oh! Also I have been at the CC for 2 years (63 credits total).</p>
<p>decent chance. still, adcoms are extremely unpredictable.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s what I hear. I’m also debating between Gtown and a liberal arts honors state school. I hear if you do well at a mediocre undergrad institution, you will still have about the same opportunities in terms of getting into competitive grad schools. Any opinions?</p>
<p>Many prestigious graduate schools are significantly easier to gain admittance to than at the undergraduate level. I had a math teacher in high school who did very well at the University of Delaware, and then went on to get her teaching degree and Master’s in math and statistics from Harvard.</p>
<p>Speciality schools, like medical and law, can be more competitive though. (Harvard Law, UCLA/USC film, Johns Hopkins med, Tufts vet, etc, etc)</p>
<p>Undergrad matters people! There’s a reason why Yale sends 40 students to Harvard Law every year while Georgetown sends only 12. If Georgetown had Yale’s endowment, it’d be just as/more prestigious as it, but unfortunately it doesn’t.</p>
<p>Anyway, has anybody heard ANYTHING yet?? I have a feeling decision will start coming in next week!</p>
<p>Nope 
But I hope you are right!</p>
<p>Hey Guys I was thinking about transferring into Georgetown (College) from Northwestern and was wondering if you could take a look at my stats and let me know what my chances were:</p>
<p>HS:
W/UW: 4.35/3.8
SAT/ACT: 2250/35
SATSubject: 800MII/800BioE/760USH
Highly involved in high school with volunteer work/leadership/extracurriculars</p>
<p>College:
GPA: 3.4
Upon turning application will have approx. 20 credits
EC:
Research in Lab
High School Health Outreach Program
Part of InterFraternity Council Executive Member</p>
<p><strong><em>bump</em></strong>*</p>
<p>Know I said I wouldn’t post here, but just want to rebut this nonsense:
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<p>Undergrad matters, but the difference between Yale and Georgetown is not where it’ll make a difference with respect to law schools. Believe me, if 28 other Hoyas had 3.8+/173+, they’d be heading to Harvard Law School (or somewhere better, I hope). Their school is most definitely not holding them back.</p>
<p>hey all I was wondering if you think I have a chance at transferring into SFS with these facts.</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University
Credits (inc. current semester): 35
GPA: (fall semester classes only, shouldn’t change significantly): 3.69
U.S. Army ROTC 4-Year Scholarship Awardee. One of the best first-year cadets in the battalion demonstrated by multiple awards I’ve received (which I noted on the application).
proud member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Knights of Columbus.</p>
<p>Other stats:
SAT: 1470/1600 and 2180/2400
Received the full International Baccalaureate Diploma (although my scores on a few of the exams were kind of low)
HS GPA: 4.06 weighted, unknown unweighted. Top 10% of class though.</p>
<p>Most people tell me that I have a fairly good shot, but I’m afraid that my past rejection when I applied last year as a rising freshman will hurt my chances a little bit. Does anyone know how much a past rejection matters in the transfer admissions decisions?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Irish</p>
<p>flowerhead–> but there’s a reason they’re not achieving those scores. and you can’t argue that it’s because yalies are more motivated and smart than the Hoyas, because that isn’t true. it’s something else that’s helping yalies secure admission to stanford, yale and harvard law schools that simply isn’t working out for students at georgetown. hence, undergrad institutions do matter.</p>
<p>p.s: are you at law school? i was just wondering how pre-law advising is at gtown…</p>
<p>irish–> applying again only helps although your gpa is on the lower side for SFS transfers, imo.</p>
<p>best of luck!</p>
<p>I see a lot of people on here who go to CC’s posting very high GPA’s.</p>
<p>So with all due respect to those attending CC’s:</p>
<p>Is a GPA at a highly regarded and competitive International Affairs program that’s in the 3.6-3.7 range really considered less of an achievement by the admissions committee than a 3.9-4.0 at a CC?</p>
<p>not really. but admissions don’t really care about grade deflation from what i’ve read so far. i go to a school with absolutely ridiculous grade deflation, although, fortunately i have a decent-good gpa… still, i doubt adcoms will care about where it came from or how much work it required, imo.</p>
<p>My GPA is only 0.01 below the 3.7 average, so I’m not really too concerned.</p>
<p>Also, another interesting note on my situation is that I’m currently in Georgetown’s Army ROTC program, as they run AROTC for all the DC schools. Would it help if I asked the cadre at ROTC to informally put in a good word for me with admissions?</p>
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<p>Your argument is terribly flawed. We can agree that undergraduate schools do matter without arguing that there is a difference between Yale and Georgetown in that regard. Moreover, if one chooses not to go to law school, it does not mean one is not “smart and motivated.” There could be a plethora of reasons for why there are fewer Georgetown graduates, and for you to chalk it up entirely to the difference in prestige is silly.</p>
<p>And it’s not school pride that’s making me argue this. I do think Yale is more prestigious. But, I don’t think the prestige makes a difference in law school admissions.</p>
<p>Yes, I am a law student. Back when I applied, I was admitted at one of HYS and am now attending a top 5. Part of what I say comes from my experience with the admissions process. Part of what I say against you comes from your inexperience with the admissions process. Why don’t you get accepted as a transfer first before you start making ridiculous claims about a process with which you have no experience???</p>
<p>“not really. but admissions don’t really care about grade deflation from what i’ve read so far. i go to a school with absolutely ridiculous grade deflation, although, fortunately i have a decent-good gpa… still, i doubt adcoms will care about where it came from or how much work it required, imo.”</p>
<p>On the contrary - adcoms will DEFINITELY take into account what school you went to when considering your GPA. It’s common knowledge that some schools are significantly harder than others. I go to a top LAC in New England, meaning I have much more academic freedom than someone from say… Notre Dame or Cornell. Therefore, I think I need a significantly higher GPA than someone from either of those schools to remain competitive.</p>
<p>That doesn’t meen CC kids need to be worried. I’m pretty sure GU reserves a good number of spots just for CC students. But, other than that, grade deflation (considered through the lens of what school it came from) will definitely be important.</p>
<p>Thanks for the thorough response.</p>
<p>I mean, it’s not like George Washington has ridiculous grade deflation on the same scale as UChicago or William and Mary, but I’d say I definitely put in a lot more work to get a 3.69 than a typical CC student with a similar GPA, and I’m just worried that I may not be recognized for it.</p>
<p>Che sar</p>