OFFICIAL Georgetown Class of 2015 RD Decisions thread

lizcho · March 28, 2011, 10:16pm

Objective:
SAT I: 2240
SAT II: 800 math II, 690 Bio E, 650 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77 unweighted, 4.41 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/241
AP (place score in parenthesis):English Comp (3) Stats (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APS, 5 classes total.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): California Scholastic Federation, PSAT National Merit Semifinalist, Etc.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Student Government (Class President for 3 years)
-JV/Varsity/Club Volleyball (Co-captain for 1 year)
-Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra (First chair cellist for past 2 years)
-Orchestra Pitt for School Musicals, etc.
-Worked with The American Foundation for Children w/ AIDS to raise $1000
Job/Work Experience: Currently keeping up 2 jobs.
Volunteer/Community service:
-Volunteer for 2yrs with Drawbridge (arts for homeless kids)
-1yr with Cedars of Marin (bowling with disabled seniors)
-1yr with FUTB (fellowship with homeless people), coaching novice musicians, etc.
-Summer service trip in Ghana
Summer Activities: Classes at UC Berkeley and traveling to Ghana on a service trip to get a hands-on experience in global health (what I hope to do in the future).
Essays: Moderate I think.
Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully, great.
Counselor Rec: Good!
Additional Rec: N/a
Interview: I thought my Georgetown interview was the best, because the interviewer was very impressed w/ my stats…

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CALIFORNIA!
Country (if international applicant): N/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Upper class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/a

Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: AP scores.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: AP Scores.
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UCLA, UCBerkeley, UCSD, and UCDavis; waitlisted to Georgetown; rejected only to Northwestern; still waiting on Duke, Stanford, Penn, Brown, Tufts, and Hopkins
General Comments: N/a

lizcho · March 28, 2011, 10:28pm

I really just want to get accepted to Cornell though. Hopefully I have a chance there! I feel like I will amount to nothing if I don’t get accepted to Cornell, Stanford, Penn, or Hopkins. :(

bookworm429 · March 28, 2011, 11:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
SAT I superscore (breakdown): see above
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 33 (I got a 31, 32, 33, 34. On what, I seriously can’t remember.)
ACT (Highest subsection from each test): one sitting.
SAT II: didn’t send; yep, I thought this would kill me.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank, but top one percent with a class of 500ish
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), English Lang (5), AP Euro (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish Lang, AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Gov.
Number of other RD applicants in your school: 3, maybe 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): absolutely zero.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (secretary), Spanish HS (Treasurer), Freshman Mentor, Tutoring, Student Gov’t for two years, lots of others
Job/Work Experience: working at my mom’s company for two summers
Volunteer/Community service:
tons; hours with Key Club, volunteering at shelters, hospitals, etc.
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Activity Short Essay: About joining Key Club; decent, probably an 8
Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Really creative and original and showed a lot of personality; 10
Essay 2 (Different for each school): About how I thought I wanted to be a doctor and realized it wasn’t for me, but then about how much I love politics and gov’t; probably a 9

Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see, but from a teacher who loves me
Teacher Recommendation #2: None
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see either, but from a teacher I had for two years who was my senior advisor; she loved me and I did really well in her class
Additional Rec:
Interview: Weird; lasted like 15 minutes, and then the interviewer abruptly ended it like mid-sentence

Which school did you apply to?: College
What did you choose as your major: Government
Date Submitted App: early January; like the 4th or 5th maybe?
State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large competitive public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: upper-middle, probably a little lower than that
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE; antithesis of a hook.

Reflection
Strengths: my essays were by far the best part of my app, but my GPA and course schedule too
Weaknesses: my test scores aren’t phenomenal, and I didn’t even send SAT IIs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my essays made my application, but I think I’m a pretty well-rounded student, as well.
What would you have done differently?: Nothing!

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I seriously am so happy. I’ve gotten rejected by two schools and wait-listed by another, so this came as a complete surprise. To those who got in, congrats! To those who didn’t, seriously don’t feel bad. It’s a lot of luck when so many students all have the same qualifications. Good luck and I hopefully will see some of you next year!

jru2011 · March 28, 2011, 11:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670Math 780CR
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 31, I only took it once and I cant remember the breakdown
[] SAT II: 710lit 710BioE 760US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.205
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27/589
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang (5), US (5), Bio (5). Pending: Gov, Macro Econ, Anglish Lit, Spanish Lang, Stats
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 clases, 5 AP’s
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 EA (myself included), 2RD
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, National Hispanic Honors Society Member, California Scholastic Federation Member, National AP Scholar[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Journalism (Managing Editor of nationally recognized paper), Water polo for all 4 years (varsity for 3), Amnesty International Club Member
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifegaurd and swim instructor during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not extensive, but I’ve done a few here and there through my service club at school and along with the Heal the Bay[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Activity Short Essay: Wrote about Journalism, 8
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Wrote about an experience at a DC journalism conference, 7
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Wrote about plastic polution in the ocean as a world issue, 6
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: GOOD! talked about how much i interact in class and my knowledge about world issues.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: also amazing! my english teacher is the best writer I know and spoke about my drive to suceed and persistance.
[] Counselor Rec: probably mediocre.
[] Interview: ehhh, I didnt really connect with him but I guess it wasnt that bad.[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: Politics and Culture
[] Date Submitted App: Late October (I applies EA but got deffered)
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, nothing else that jumps out at me.[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATII scores, letters of rec
[] Weaknesses: Community Service
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no idea, especially since a friend of mine with very similar, if not slightly better, stats did not get in. Maybe applyng EA helped a bit.
[li] What would you have done differently?:nothing I guess[/ul][/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everybody who got in! And I’m sorry to those that did not. Unfortunately, I got 0 aid so I probably wont end up there. oh well, theres always grad school.

InvisibleMonster · March 28, 2011, 11:49pm

Accepted :)

Congrats everyone!

caliemi16 · March 29, 2011, 12:03am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 32 (math: 28, science: 28, reading: 36, english: 34)
[] SAT II: Literature: 780, Math I: 630, US History: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 181
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lit/Comp: 5, AP Lang/Comp: 5, APUSH: 4, AP Psych: 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, French V, World Lit, American Lit (weak English classes because I’ve maxed out all of my other options)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lots of soccer, captain, coach, ref, assistant at local clinics, nhs, student council, french club
[] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard, sales associate
[] Volunteer/Community service:soccer coach, assistant at local youth clinics, lots of nhs fundraising[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: Something about soccer being important in all facets of my life, 5[/li][] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): About diversity, and my different experiences with it living in rural Wisconsin and urban California - 7
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Why I want to go into the health field- how my mom’s oncologists helped me learn that I want to be a doctor - 9
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: really good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: also really good
[] Counselor Rec: solid- mentioned how my mom’s cancer has affected me as a student
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: went so well. She told me that she was going to do everything in her power to see that I could attend Georgetown
[] Art Supplement:none[/list]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: Georgetown college?
[] What did you choose as your major: Biology
[] Date Submitted App: Early january
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] School Type: small rural
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~$80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my sister was admitted to one of their prestigious graduate school programs in foreign affairs.[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, interview, gpa, courseload
[] Weaknesses: small rural high school, act
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really don’t know. This was a reach school for me, the only thing that I can say is that maybe my interview went really well, and the connection with my sister pushed me over the edge?
[li] What would you have done differently?:Nothing really[/ul][/list]Other Factors:[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m super honored to have this opportunity, I love Georgetown and would love the opportunity to go there. My financial aid package just doesn’t allow for me to attend this fall, my sister is going to make some calls about appealing it, but I don’t have high hopes. My retired father cannot afford $45,000 a year, faulty financial aid calculating I would say!

epigramimpelled · March 29, 2011, 12:16am

**Decision: Accepted at SFS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT (highest composite): 35
[] SAT II: 800 (math), 790 (USH), 740 (Lit.)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Weighted GPA: 4.69
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on all tests taken
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, a notable summer scholarship[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): four years of strong commitment in three clubs, plus some unusual experiences in writing and activism[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Activity Short Essay: good, about MUN (8)
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): really strong about my summer experience (9)
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): a risky essay about international abortion regulations (10, but very risky considering Georgetown’s policies regarding BC)[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: Culture and Politics
[] Date Submitted App: January
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Not ashamed of my passion (reproductive rights), willing to be ballsy
[] Weaknesses: Georgetown isn’t known as a ballsy place[/ul]

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I absolutely LOVE Georgetown, but I’m not ready to make the pre-professional commitment that the SFS essentially requires. It’s hard to say no, but I really want a liberal arts education. Congrats to all the future Hoyas, and good luck to all riding the waitlist out. As Tony and Maria once said, somewhere there is indeed a place for us all.

rahuja · March 29, 2011, 12:21am

Decision: Accepted!!

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown):700 Math, 800 Critical Reading, 740 Writing

ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): NA
SAT II: 800 US History, 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parentheses): , US (5), Euro (5), Psych (5), Calc AB (2), Physics (3), Pending: Micro, Macro, Lit, Gov, Stats
Senior Year Course Load: 7 classes, 4 AP’s
Number of other Applicants: 3 or 4?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, Presidential Award for Community Service, National Merit Commended
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Mock Trial (Team Captain, Defense Attorney, and Expert Witness), Senior Class President, Political Debate Club (President and Founder), Musical Theater (Lots of lead roles), Choral Singing (Soloist) National Arts Honors Society (Treasurer), JV Basketball, JV Swimming,

Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee
Volunteer/Community service: Taught a course about the dangers of tobacco, did marketing and revived a non profit working with art programs in Ohio.
</code></pre>

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

<pre><code>* Activity Short Essay: Wrote about forming the debate club (8)

Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Wrote about Indian Sandwiches and my acceptance of diversity (8)
Essay 2 (Different for each school): Wrote about the importance of a global free press (7)
Teacher Recommendation #1: Fantastic
Teacher Recommendation #2: Pretty good!
Counselor Rec: Decent
Interview: It was alright but not amazing.
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Which school did you apply to?: SFS

What did you choose as your major: International Politics
Date Submitted App: Last Minute (Jan 15)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Letters of Rec, leadership

Weaknesses: SAT single sittings were not the strongest, no three subject tests, no strong foreign language mastery for SFS.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think i brought a fresh perspective and a lot of leadership!
What would you have done differently?:nothing I guess
</code></pre>

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m quite excited! only problem is i got no aid haha

bronconation · March 29, 2011, 12:34am

Decision: Accepted (College of A&S - FLL Program)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (770 CR, 660 M, 720 W)
ACT: na
SAT II: 710 Lit, 740 Spanish, 730 Bio-E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4th
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (5), Spanish Language (5), Stats (5), Psychology (5), Bio (3) <<(yeah get some)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs plus an independent study in Spanish…had to take zero hour
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, All Conference Varsity Soccer, AP Scholar w Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Club Soccer, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Track, Spanish club, Senior Mentors (leadership panel), Russian
Job/Work Experience: worked in retail for one day before they discovered that I was too young and fired me.
Volunteer/Community service: Spanish Translator at Head Start, work with local art museum
Summer Activities: Soccer, art museum stuff

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[li] Essays (Include Subjects):[/li]Activity Short Essay: talked about club soccer, winning state and how it has affected me
Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): talked about how you can still be wordly while living in a small city

Teacher Recommendation: Amazing one from my Spanish teacher and independent study advisor
Counselor Rec: I assume it was good. I never saw it but I doubt they made me sound bad.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Great and with a very good family friend

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Russian (in the Faculty of Language and Linguistics)
State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I speak four languages but live in Idaho and am from a very monolingual family

Reflection
Strengths: strong transcript, quatrilingual, varsity and club sports, strong essayist
Weaknesses: SAT, don’t add any diversity
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: geographic diversity?
General Comments: hoya saxa!

quotewhore · March 29, 2011, 12:37am

**Decision: Accepted to MSB after EA Deferral **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1.) 1360/1600 [770 M, 590 CR] 2.) 1370/1600 [720 M, 650 CR]
[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1420/1600 [770 M, 650 CR][/li][li] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 29 [35M, 29E, 27W, 25S][/li][li] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): Did not send.[/li][] SAT II: 740 Math II, 710 USH, 680 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank but I don’t think that I’m even in the top 10%.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (4), USH (5), Lang (4), Human Geo (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: ASB/Student Government, AP Calculus BC, English Literature, AP Psychology, AP Gov/Econ, AP Chemistry, Yearbook
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Like a few regional awards nothing major. [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): ASB - 4 Years [Student Body President - 12th Grade], Yearbook - 2 Years [Editor-in-Chief - 12th Grade], Eagle Scout, Boys State Delegate 2011, Study Abroad Summer Between Junior & Senior Year, Church Leader, Volleyball [Club & School - Captain 12th Grade], other smaller things…
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, Volunteer Work
[] Volunteer/Community service:Boy Scouts, Camp Counselor, …[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[] Activity Short Essay: 4 - Not good…originally I wrote way too much and then tried to cut a bunch out but I should have just started completely over…lol
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 7 - decent but I’m pretty sure there was a blatant mistake…like I think I repeated a word.
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 9 - I spent a lot of time on it and I really conveyed my interest in Business and why I was so interested.
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: I didn’t read it but I knew the teacher who wrote it for me really well. I had him for two years and he is literally an inspiring teacher and I’m so glad he wrote my rec. He’s super nice and I’m sure he wrote an amazing rec.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: – Georgetown only wanted one.
[] Counselor Rec: I think it was pretty good, but I didn’t read it. But I definitely bonded with my counselor…she’s amazing and I love her.
[] Additional Rec: –
[] Interview: I think it went excellently-one of my best. Lasted 1hr45min.
[] Art Supplement: --[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: McDonough School of Business
[] What did you choose as your major: International Business
[] Date Submitted App: October 30, 2010
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Recs, Interview
[] Weaknesses: SAT Scores, Essays (?)
[] Why you think you were accepted: I really don’t know why they accepted me but I couldn’t be happier.
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]Other Factors:[/li]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:**SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPPPPPPPPPPY I WAS SO EXPECTING REJECTION I CANNOT BELIEVEEE I GOT IN. I LITERALLY COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.
But really, congratulations to everyone who got in. To everyone who got denied, I’m sincerely sorry. College Applications are so incredibly subjective and stressful don’t take it personally. I know that it’s going to work out for you. I truly did not think I stood ANY chance of getting in after getting Deferred Early Action, but, hey, anything could happen and it did. Goodluck with the rest of your schools I know that you’re going to have an incredible four years to come no matter where you go.

britishgirl · March 29, 2011, 7:49am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (760 reading, 720 writing, 650 maths)
[ *] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[ *] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[ *] SAT II: 740 literature, 690 US history, 680 maths level I
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure but I’ve had all As and As in high school
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: A Levels in English, History, Politics, Drama, AS in philosophy
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] internal awards in drama, grade 5 singing, grade 3 saxophone and piano

[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): music (singing, saxophone and piano), drama (acting, backstage and directing and producing my own production), publicity officer for the school history society, debate (in school and at the European Youth Parliament competition at the foreign office), co-chair of school politics society (running a discussion group and ran as a candidate in the school mock election), writing articles for a political blog
[ *] Job/Work Experience: just working on proof-reading and writing transcripts for my mum’s company
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] helping out with my community youth theatre company with the younger group (head-girl there for 2 years), helping with middle school groups at school in history and drama
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list] wrote my common app essay on the play i directed and the challenges - good showed leadership
[ *] Activity Short Essay: politics - good
[ *] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): wrote about living in london and what i’ve learnt from living in a diverse community - pretty good
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: really nice
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: really really good
[ *] Counselor Rec: very personal - she knows me really well
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: good but i think i mucked up a few of the question
[ *] Art Supplement:[/list]

[ b]Other**[ list]
[ *] Which school did you apply to?: the college
[ *] What did you choose as your major: government and history
[ *] Date Submitted App: december
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): UK
[ *] School Type: Private (top ten in the UK)
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: mid-high
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] first generation (might be negated by private school though…)

[ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: essays, transcript and recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs, lack of credible hooks, applied for financial aid as an international student
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i honestly dont know but i couldn’t be more excited!
[ *] What would you have done differently?: nothing i guess… well probably have done more work on my SAT scores

congratulations to everyone else who got in. hang in there everyone on the waitlist - im on the waitlist for UChicago so I know it sucks. But i was waitlisted at Cambridge UK and got a place so have faith - it can work!

[/list][/list]

noor1236 · March 29, 2011, 10:14am

Hi!
I just got accepted to Georgetown and applied to the Walsh School of Foreign Service
I was wondering if it says in the decision letter which school you got into 'cause mine didnt say the Walsh school in particular?

Napster · March 29, 2011, 12:58pm

Decision: Rejected

SAT 2240
ACT 33
GPA 4.0 Unweighted, 4.5 Weighted
Top 4% of Class
Many leadership positions/extracurriculars (4 year Varsity Athlete, Club Soccer Captain, founded a local nonprofit, President of 2 clubs, etc etc…)

White, from a public high school in California, applied to Georgetown College in the biological sciences.

Surprisingly, I’m not upset about the rejection - I was deferred EA and was not very proud of my application. I sent the required one letter of recommendation and no more (To future applicants: SEND MORE THAN ONE!) and also went way over the expected length in my short essay on an extracurricular (mine was about 550 words!) Not all of my extracurriculars fit in the given boxes, but (silly me) I didn’t utilize the additional information section.

Looking back, I would have changed all of those things, but fortunately I realized them before I submitted my other applications. I’m hopeful for upcoming decisions because I know I was much more eloquent on the UC and Common Application, and had time to revise all of my essays again.

So far accepted to Berkeley, UCLA, Wesleyan, and Holy Cross. Waiting on JHU, Brown, Duke and a few other Ivies…

Congrats to all admits, and to those in my boat, keep the hopes up! :)

735375 · March 29, 2011, 2:50pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to SFS**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300(790CR,710M,800W) and 2260(760CR,750M,760W)
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2340 (790 CR,750 M,800 W)
[ *] SAT II: 770 Math II, 790 French, 750 Bio-E, 710 US Hist, 700 Chem
[ *] GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s - Calc BC, French, English Language and Comp. 4 - US History
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 1st Sem: Calc 3, AP Euro, AP Bio, Econ, AP English. 2nd Sem: AP Euro, AP Bio, Middle Eastern Studies, Film, AP English.
[ *] Number of other applicants in your school: 5 that I know of, maybe more
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude Society, National Merit Commended, some writing stuff…not much T_T
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Political Affairs Assistant at Belgian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea; Junior Township Council Member, Debate Team (Captain), Art School Assistant Instructor, Traditional Korean Painting, Entrepreneurship Program/Planning (also Mentor), Taekwondo (2nd Degree Black Belt Instructor), School Student Ambassador, Newspaper Cartoonist, Literary Magazine
[ *] Job/Work Experience: My internship at the Embassy
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Township activities, Art School, Nursing Home, some Church stuff, teaching at Taekwondo…nothing spectacular.
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Activity Short Essay: About the Embassy Internship, I genuinely loved the experience and I think I let it show I’ll give myself a generous 9 haha^^
[ *] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): About my experience visiting the Korean DMZ, talked about my background and my goals. I’m really proud of this one and give it a 10. It was also my common app essay
[ *] Essay 2 (Different for each school): About the relations between North and South Korea, since the Yeonpyeong Island incident happened right around that time. This one made me feel great bc the solution I proposed came true! I’ll feed my ego again…10…I did a lot of analysis.
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t read, but was “great” according to GC
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: same as above. note: i love both teachers and they think very well of me, but i don’t think i established the spectacular connection i would have liked. i probably didn’t get any of the “best student i had in 9023897917 years” remarks or anything very insightful or personal.
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably real nice. she loves me and i love her
[ *] Additional Rec: got one from the Ambassador!
[ ] Interview: Short and…not sweet, but very crisp. my interviewer was a mcdonough alum who ran a successful real estate business downtown, very wide-stride hard-brow quintessential mid-atlantic american businessman. Tried my best to come across as sharp but polite and cultured…he wrote down stuff i said and i think it was quite solid. not as conversational, pretty professional. he did tell me at the end that i was an outstanding candidate and even helped me with my coat! hahaha i walked out in high spirits ^^
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list] nadaaa
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Which school did you apply to?: SFS babyyyyy
[ *] What did you choose as your major: Undecided…but probably International Economics
[ *] Date Submitted App: 12/17, with some other last minute form posted by 1/10
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Not an international, but I’m a permanent resident w/ South Korean citizenship
[ *] School Type: Independent, tiny (70 per grade)
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: ~$100K
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] none
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: definitely that internship and my essays. i think i had pretty solid scores and grades too. probably also helped that i’m solidly devoted to a certain cause that i made very clear.
[ ] Weaknesses: maybe the un-wow teacher recs, lacklustre community service…ehhh there are probably more than a few holes here and there…;;
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i don’t think they come across kids with trilingual embassy internships too often. i’m also very strong in writing. academic record was pretty snug in georgetown’s range.
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list] i have no clue. just glad it’s almost over!!
[ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I’m feeling good! Parents are cautioning me about making the commitment to foreign services so early. I’m considering majoring in econ for undergrad and coming back to Walsh for an MSFS. I was accepted so far at UNC Chapel Hill (Honors Carolina) and Wellesley. I like them well enough, but I like SFS a lot better…but my final decision will have to wait until I hear back from everywhere else. Good luck to everyone and congrats to everyone who got in!! If you didn’t get in, best of luck to you and I bet you’ll go somewhere awesome.

I’m really excited about SFS but I think I’m almost equally excited about GEORGETOWN CUPCAKES…MUAHAHHA when i go to check it out im definitely dropping by. nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom

mintastic · March 29, 2011, 3:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR, 770 M, 720 W (10/12 essay) - 2280 composite. One sitting.
[] SAT II: Math I 740 Math II 750 World History 800 US History 770 Eng Lit 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 [homeschooled]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1 [homeschooled][/li][li] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4) AP Lang (5) AP US Govt (5) AP Lit (5) World History (5)[/li][] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, English Literature [independent study w/ college professor], French IV.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Finalist (NJ), AP Scholar.
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Journalism (wrote for online and print publications with several thousand subscribers… invited to cover the Republican National Convention by MSNBC.com), Forensics (nationally ranked in the NCFCA in policy debate), Choir (touring chorale, selective men’s ensemble), Ultimate Frisbee (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Journalism (see above)
[] Volunteer/Community service: None[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Special talents short essay: Communication (talked about forensics)[/li][] School activity short essay: Journalism
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): How I wanted to fix problems in the world (sounds cliche, but I talked about how I did stuff)
[] Essay 2 (GTown-specific): GTown rocks because of its curriculum/professors, GUROP, DC, and extra-curriculars.[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Online AP English Language teacher from 10th grade; she’s used my work as examples to later classes.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Online AP Macroeconomics teacher; I’ve met him in person and he seems to like me.
[] Counselor Rec: My mom
[] Additional Rec: My pastor/debate coach, who is also a professor of civilization at William Paterson University.
[] Interview: Went well. Alumni.
[] Art Supplement: hahaha. I’d fail if they required art.[/list]
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: College
[] What did you choose as your major: Undeclared, but I think I hinted I might end up as poli sci
[] Date Submitted App: January 3
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Homeschool
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Homeschooled, I guess[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I had a ton of extra-curriculars and tests.
[] Weaknesses: Being homeschooled probably didn’t help a ton. Writing section was weak on the SATs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea. I’m pumped though
[li] What would you have done differently?:I’m not sure that I would have changed anything.[/ul]Other Factors:[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m incredibly pumped I got in.

amethyst10 · March 29, 2011, 6:36pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160
[] SAT II: 770 US History, 730 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): four 5’s
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): many leadership positions. national awards
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): not my best. I felt like I tried a bit too hard on this one and came off as not genuine.
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): ehh, not that great.
[] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t see, but probably good[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t see, but also probably good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[] Interview: pretty good
Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: culture & politics
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: F
[] Gender: Asian
[] Income Bracket: >150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, transcript
[] Weaknesses: essays? not enough international experience?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I could sit here and guess but I really don’t know just because I have no idea how admissions works. I’d think that it was a combination of my lack of international-related background and scores but I honestly don’t know.
[] What would you have done differently?: Write essays that truly let my personality shine [/ul][/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone who got in! As for the rest of us, I’m sure things will still work themselves out.

larrabin · March 29, 2011, 7:36pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):710-math 690-critical reading 740-writing
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):2140
[ *] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):31
[ *] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[ *] SAT II:690-math1 670-chemistry
[ *] Weighted GPA:4.2/4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/288
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):Composition(5) Chemistry(4)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, Physics Honors, Art
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school:3 EA, I applied RD
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):varsity track manager & runner, yearbook editor, literary magazine editor, NHS board member…more I dont feel like listing
[ *] Job/Work Experience:work at bakery for 2+ years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list]a lot of things, dont feel like listing
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]8 maybe 9
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Activity Short Essay:wrote about leadership project
[ *] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay):
[ *] Essay 2 (Different for each school):
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1:excellent, she loves me!
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2:not sure, but I had the highest grade in her class for two years so…
[ *] Counselor Rec:great!
[ *] Additional Rec:none
[ ] Interview:very pleasant
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list]none
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Which school did you apply to?:georgetown college
[ *] What did you choose as your major:biochemistry, pre-med
[ *] Date Submitted App:1/8-a tad late but…
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:F
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]fluent in Russian, first generation to go to college
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths:grades, extra circulars, speaking russian
[ *] Weaknesses:SATs & SAT II especially
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:**SO SHOCKED AND SO EXCITED! AHHHH CONGRATS EVERYONE

pooooh · March 30, 2011, 11:47am

I guess I’m kinda late, but…

Accepted!

SAT: 2250 (superscore)
SATII: Math II 790, WH&Physics 710, Lit 670? I think? I don’t quite remember…

GPA: I’m not sure… : p two B+s in all 4 years

Came to the States in 2007, was an ESOL student in 9th and 10th grade. Took AP Euro (4), Stat (5) in 11th, Calc BC (5), Gov (4), Psych (5), Phys C (4), Lit (3) in 12th. (I graduated from high school last year and took a gap year, reapplied to colleges this year. Gov I think I could have done better if I studied, but I was struck by senioritis. HARD.)

ECs: nothing big, but well-rounded and committed i guess. several internships/jobs at local businesses, president at a club, public relations at another club, member in many many clubs including national & math honor society, community services mainly in teaching/tutoring.

I went to a public high school in VA, but am technically an international from S. Korea. Low income (around 30000?), applied for aid… haven’t heard back from financial office :S

Applied to business school, undecided. I think the internships I did during my year off helped a lot. Interview was okay, lasted only about 30 minutes, very casual. Haven’t read my recs but they should have been good… I maintained good relationships with all my teachers and my counselor even after I graduated. : ) Sent an additional rec from the owner of two businesses I currently work/volunteer at.

Sorry, didn’t feel like following the template : p I was and still am reeeeaaaallyyyyy happy that I got in, but I desperately need fin aid to attend so I’ll have to see. Waiting to hear back from my first choice todayy… AHHH!
Congrats to everyone that got in, good luck to everyone that was waitlisted, and for people who were rejected: you will do great wherever you go, and even if you don’t have any place to go (like I did last year…) don’t lose hope! You always have a chance of reapplying, transferring, or even applying to grad school. So, good luck, don’t be too discouraged by one (or more than 10, like me last year…) college rejection and go on with your life!

LawsOfKarma · March 30, 2011, 2:50pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 31
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: Not sure
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): we do ACC at my school
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 ACC, the rest are challenge classes
[] Number of other applicants in your school: NONE no one ever applies anywhere hard to get into!
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, varsity tennis (letter, all-academic, all-conference team), student ambassador, newspaper editor, yearbook… there are many more but I cannot remember
[] Job/Work Experience: restaurant hostess, banquet server, daycare teacher
[] Volunteer/Community service: advocate for a children’s organization, work on my dad’s campaign <–spend most time on this. then other things like fish fries, soup kitchens, etc etc. [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[] Activity Short Essay: My dad’s campaign. 7
[] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): About the time I failed lifeguard training (obviously incorporated the bigger picture). Kind of rushed through it… 8
[] Essay 2 (Different for each school): about revamping the peace corps. Did research and referenced articles from the New Yorker. 9.5
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Very good.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Good.
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see it but can only imagine what it said. She loves me
[] Interview: Went very very well. My first one was with my cousin, who went there and does a lot of work w/ GU. My dad has been a proponent in my second interviewer’s line of work. He was very impressed with me, if i do say so myself :)

Other[ul]
[] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[] What did you choose as your major: International Politics
[] Date Submitted App: night before it was due. It happens.
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well… my grandpa went there. His nephew went there. A bunch of other family has gone there. My dad works for the government. I had good letters of rec from family.[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Interview, essays, hooks
[] Weaknesses: ACT score, not enough ECs, no national recognition for things
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: because of my weaknesses, duh
[li] What would you have done differently?: Eh… nothin[/ul][/list]Other Factors: nadddaaa[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I already had my heart set on Tulane by the time I got this letter, so I wasn’t too concerned. I would love to attend GU for grad school, though, so hopefully that will happen! Congrats to everyone accepted. Everyone who went there that I know loved it. My cousin said it is a “kick-ass school” and you will have a great time. For those who weren’t accepted, your perfect school is out there somewhere. Trust me

abby2012 · March 30, 2011, 8:24pm

Decision: Waitlisted

A random note to all reading this: I applied EA as a junior due to the fact that I live in Mississippi, and I have exhausted nearly all of my curriculum. I was deferred EA, and just assumed I wasn’t going to get in. Now, I’ve been wait-listed, and haven’t taken senior English or any of my SAT IIs. Personally, I find it odd that I’m even being still considered. But hey, that’s fine with me.

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 33 (highest in one sitting)
[ *] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): Highest subscores: Reading- 34, Science- 35, English- 34, Math- 32
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Weighted GPA: N/A
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29 out of 500 (two Bs freshman year)
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Well, my course load this year is: AP Lang, AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP US History
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: The senior class valedictorian got in RD. He and I were the only apps.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate team (1st at a few tournaments), Extensive vocal experience, Madrigals, show choir, voice lessons, NHS, treasurer of the science club, church choir.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None on application
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Started girl’s Christian retreat, extensive tutoring. [/list]
[ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):
[ *] Activity Short Essay: On how music has changed my life. (7)
[ *] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): My experience with my Mexican roommate at Ole Miss summer college (9)
[ *] Essay 2 (Different for each school): SFS: Comparing the average American debtor with the tanking Greek economy. Basically, it just addressed international debt/spending problems. (9)
[ *] Other:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Sheet was good, no actual letter was sent.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: N/A
[ *] Counselor Rec: Absolutely incredible
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: Fantastic. We talked for an hour about our local community.
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list]
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[ *] What did you choose as your major: International Relations… I think?
[ *] Date Submitted App: End of October, I want to say
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large Public school
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: $50,000-$60,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] Perhaps the fact that I am so under-qualified, and yet had the guts to apply? In my essays, I really painted myself as someone from a rural background who had unique things to contribute to an international community.
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Test scores, essays, counselor rec, extra curriculars, summer programs (As in Euro History and Trig last summer at Ole Miss)
[ *] Weaknesses: Grades, lack of foreign language or senior english, and the fact that I am a junior.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that it’s a miracle I was even wait-listed. Someone must have really loved my essays.
[ ] What would you have done differently?: Actually take SAT IIs, become fluent in another language, and bring my grades up.
Other Factors: I have a lot of work experience and my grades have gone through the roof this last quarter. I didn’t send them a transcript from 2nd and 3rd quarter, so that might have hurt my app a bit.
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I am going to send in all of my job information from this semester, my grades, and two more recommendations. Hopefully, that will make my application even better. However, considering that I am not even going to graduate in May, they should probably give the spot to one of you extremely qualified people. The best of luck to you all. :)

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