<p>Thanks for all of the replies… I am actually going back to finish my undergraduate degree in Economics. I lost my parents years ago, so I had to go straight to work out of high school. In between working a full-time career as a real estate agent(50-70 hours per week), I managed to complete 70+ credits from my local community college and was thankful to keep my GPA at 3.46. I know my GPA is not anywhere near the young adults on these boards, however, Penn and Hopkins (both have accepted me, so far) stated that my 3.46, while working a full-time career as well as volunteering 15+ hours a week with a volunteer agency in my community, was much more impressive to them than someone who holds a 3.90 GPA and hasn’t really had any EC’s. So, whatever the case, I got in. I have my Georgetown interview over the phone tomorrow morning, and they said they will let me know if I have been accepted (I’m sure they already know).
In case anyone is wondering, adult students, such as myself, are accepted on a “rolling-admissions” basis as a transfer student for undergraduate degree programs. I am still waiting to hear from Brown. Anyway, I know this thread is long, but that’s why I wanted to get everyone’s own personal perspective about these schools. Trust me, IT DOES MATTER where you go to school.</p>