Did your unhooked average smart kid get into Georgetown?
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Marzipam
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Longtime lurker, first-time poster. My sophomore (public HS, GPA around the top 4-5%) wants to attend Georgetown and I am trying to figure out whether they have a chance. I would love some general info if you have what I would call a regular smart kid (very very smart but not gifted) who is your classic white upper middle class overachiever but also not setting the world on fire. Thanks all.
(TBH I went to Georgetown and though it was the right school for me, I don't know that it's the right school for them.) |
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| So they’re a legacy? Wouldn’t that help? |
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That seems like the exact kid that gets into Georgetown.
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Georgetown is a good admit for kids who are smart but not top-top. Georgetown seems to yield protect the top-top kids, unless you can demonstrate it is really your 1st choice.
Kids with some hook, like parent who works or is affiliated with the school tend to get picked up at RD. |
Anonymous
| I believe Georgetown is the only t20 that is not test optional and also doesn’t accept common app. This probably gives a better chance to unhooked high stats kids. |
Marzipam
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what I have observed (so, this is anecdotal) over the years from reunions & class FB group is that the legacy kids who are admitted are the ones whose parents are "involved." Organizing class reunions and events, performing multiple alumni interviews year after year, that sort of thing. Kids whose parents just check the alumni box but don't seem to do anything seem to be rejected. (I have never paid attention to who donates money, so I suppose that could have something to do with it -- but my theory is that it's the level of involvement.) So - if my theory is correct, my legacy status wouldn't help 
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Besides EA, is there a way to demonstrate it is your top choice? |
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How do you know as a HS sophomore that your gpa is top 4-5%?
Are you DC, VA or MD? If interested in Gtown and a Va resident, at least look at William and Mary and UVA for similarly high ranked schools at 1/2 the cost. |
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| For Georgetown, the AO considers legacy for RD but not for EA. |
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Great question. I am just estimating based on past years' class ranks and corresponding GPAs. Not a VA resident, but definitely going to look at W&M and UVa. However, I think they would be better off leaving the area and spreading their wings a little. That's part of the reason I'm not big on Gtown. |
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| Just an anecdotal observation, my kid's high school in the midwest does not often get unhooked average smart kids into Georgetown. Often, the one kid who gets in each year will be headed to an Ivy. |
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| Your kid is a sophomore. You're a long way from knowing how well he's going to do throughout high school. He also hasn't taken the SAT yet. Slow down and don't put so much pressure on him. |
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My DD is going to Georgetown this coming fall. We live in VA. She is someone OP described, smart in academics with decent ECAs, should be in the top 10% in her class with mid 1500 on SAT .We are unhooked. DD said she didn't do good in the interview with alumni.
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Got into Hopkins, rejected at Georgetown.
All that I know that applied were rejected. Top 3% of high school class. |
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It’s the same around here. Very few get in from our large high school class each year, some years none. 750 seniors. |