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A little 'bout me:

Black male from Mississippi
Average public high school
3.32/4.0 (will be higher probably a 3.5)
My school doesn't weight
Have taken toughest classes available(so far 3 AP's with Advanced, Honors and Regular)
School offers 6 AP's

Test Scores:
SATs: 1300(700v 600m)-will retake in Oct
SAT IIs : Writing and Lit - 750+
ACT-30

EC's (In School)
Key Club
-Member 9-12
-Treasurer 11/12
-Service Awards 9/10
-100s of hours of Comm Service
Student Council
-Treasurer 11/12
-Essay Committee Chair
Speech and Debate 10-12
-NFL Member with Distinction
-National Competitor
-Accepted into Barkley Forum at Emory
-Member of Forensics Board
-Co-captain
-National CFL Qualifier 10/11
-MS State Youth Congress Delegate 10/11/12
Teens Getting Involved for the Future 11/12
- Teach abstinence to 8th graders
FBLA 11/12
-President 12
-National Qualifier 11(first year/self coached)
Principal's Leadership Team
-Appointed by Principal and Teachers
-Mentor Freshmen
-Mentor Elementary school students
-Teach Elementary school students about drugs
Science Club
Mu Alpha Theta
Starting a Young Independents club

Outside of School ECs
-Salvation Army Volunteer
-Red Cross Volunteer
-Starting Scholarship for Disadvantage Youth
-MPAC Tutor(job)-11/12
-Clothing Drives for Abuse Shelter
-Starting a tutoring service for elementary school students

Awards and Honors
-Speaker at University of Southern Mississippi's Black History program
-National Achievement Award in Science: Biology/Physics
-Leadership Award 9-11
-Citizenship Award 9-11
-Key Club Service Award 9/10
-3rd place in Biology category of Science Fair
-Awards for Speech and Theatre
-Special Award from Mississippi Theatre Association -1st in reg. and 2nd state
-Hopefully will be Salvation Army volunteer of the year.

Rec's from Speech coach, AP Eng Teacher, and Key Club Advisor

Essay will be good if not great.

Possible major Near Eastern Studies or something dealing with Public Affairs and Education

By Cornellhopeful (Cornellhopeful) on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 03:05 pm: Edit

your GPA is a bit on the low side for Georgetown. Raise your SAT to around 1400+, however you'll need to do REALLY well first semester to have a good chance. Who knows though However the main thing is your GPA.

By Neobez (Neobez) on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 07:53 pm: Edit

Do you know where you are in your class (top decile, second decile, etc.)?
Georgetown admitted only 5% of those below the top decile mark last year
http://www.georgetown.edu/undergrad/admissions/Information1YRProfile1.htm
not to say it's impossible, but it'll be tough to say the least.

By Deloren986 (Deloren986) on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 08:38 pm: Edit

9/~200

By Deloren986 (Deloren986) on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 08:38 pm: Edit

class rank above

By Deloren986 (Deloren986) on Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 08:14 pm: Edit

Bump

By Hoya_Saxa01 (Hoya_Saxa01) on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 12:39 am: Edit

You've got excellent ECs! Your SATs are okay (I scored 150 less than you and I'm in) but your GPA is a bit low. I'm a Hispanic and I hate to say this but you do have the minority thing working for you. (Stupid affirmative action) Apply! Do good on your essays and your interview and let us know how you're doing.

By Cornellhopeful (Cornellhopeful) on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 12:46 am: Edit

the GPA is the main problem.

By Pjben06 (Pjben06) on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 04:20 pm: Edit

i think u have a good chance seeing as you got the AA going for you. I've heard of minorities getting in with 1190's so i think your good to go because of your ECs

By Deloren986 (Deloren986) on Monday, August 23, 2004 - 09:57 pm: Edit

Would an on-campus interview be better than an off campus one? How do I contact Georgetown to set up an interview?

By Cornellhopeful (Cornellhopeful) on Monday, August 23, 2004 - 10:00 pm: Edit

Georgetown doesn't offer an on-campus interview, from what I know. They will contact you once you send in Part I for the alumni interview.

There are minorities who get in with a sub 1200 and there are non-minorities who get in with sub 1200. The point is that you want to have as HIGH as you can get to maximize your chances. Checking the black box does not guarantee anything, esp. with a 1190 SAT. But ANYWAY, you have a 1300, which is good, but since you're taking it again, just focus on getting it up as HIGH as possible to help your chances.