<p>I was curious how competitive the School of Foreign Service is compared to other schools.
About what range is the acceptance rate for just SFS?
I initially applied, not knowing how prestigious it was (sorry, not a US-citizen. If you only have Asian relatives who lived in Asia all their life you know how limited ppl’s knowledge of US colleges can be). I read on the website that Georgetown is need-blind to internationals, which was a large factor in my decision to apply. It was only after I applied that I found out there were only 315 spaces for SFS students in a year, and that it had one of the, of not THE best international relations program in the States (for grad school, at least).</p>
<p>To support your ideas of prestigiousness, many people applying to Ivies for International Relations also apply to Georgetown SFS </p>
<p>Can you quote the source for 315 spaces? That’s interesting…</p>
<p>In 2008, 3,362 people applied to the SFS overall. Of those, 595 were accepted.</p>
<p>Many people who decide to attend Georgetown’s SFS turn down offers of acceptance at Harvard, Princeton and/or Yale.</p>
<p>cafesimone, here is a website where the 315 spaces is quoted:
[News:</a> Georgetown Class of 2012](<a href=“http://alumni.georgetown.edu/default.aspx?Page=NewsClass2012]News:”>http://alumni.georgetown.edu/default.aspx?Page=NewsClass2012)
i think i read it somewhere else, though…but according to the breakdown on this site, both SFS and the business school each have 315 people in the class of 2012…the total number of undergrad students at Gtown adds up to 1580, which is the number of available spaces stated in the admissions letter</p>
<p>Actually, they have 315 kids in each class… not 315 acceptees.</p>
<p>Yes, I said 315 spaces, not 315 acceptees</p>
<p>Yes ok, but my point is they accept more than 315 kids - i.e. as stated above.</p>
<p>Sorry!</p>
<p>that kind of sucks though… I guess you would get more attention from teachers, but I mean networking and school-fun wise, small classes stink.</p>