How to Strengthen Georgetown Application

BooBooBear
Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:53:10 +0000

School of Foreign Service REQUIRES foreign language proficiency for graduation—estimated at somewhere in the neighborhood of 2/3s of a minor in the language (so appx 3-4 courses past the initial sequence that is required of all students). Applicants to SFS with a strong language background (AP level or at least 3+ years in high school) will have a significant leg up in admissions on those with the minimum 2 years in high school and no demonstrated interest (clubs, travel, whatever) in foreign languages and culture.

Obviously, if you are a kid with fluency from your household (immigrants or such), or did numerous programs that developed near-fluency, that would be great but I have never gotten the impression that this is the norm or even remotely expected of applicants. But neither do you want two years of Spanish in high school with a B average.