Anonymous wrote:How is Georgetown a reach if the OPs stats are higher than the median?

Having higher stats than the median is not a significant advantage at a lot of T-25’s. It’s just one data point and everything else is important too, down to gender and choice of major.

Not Rice with those stats. Good merit at Rhodes, Trinity U, maybe Tulane.

Anonymous wrote:How is Georgetown a reach if the OPs stats are higher than the median?

That GPA is too low for Georgetown. They like a really high gpa. 4.0/4.8

How is Georgetown a reach if the OPs stats are higher than the median?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Georgetown is the better choice for male and STEM applicants.
Georgetown- 1470 median SAT
Emory- 1520

Emory is test optional.

80% submit

Anonymous wrote:I think Georgetown is the better choice for male and STEM applicants.
Georgetown- 1470 median SAT
Emory- 1520

Emory is test optional.

I think Georgetown is the better choice for male and STEM applicants.
Georgetown- 1470 median SAT
Emory- 1520

Anonymous wrote:The merit is pulling from Ivy level admits, the cream of the crop.

My kid was deferred EA GU and then accepted RD , along with 2 RD Ivy acceptances. 36 ACT, uw4.0, 5 AP exams (9). No Merit.

Anonymous wrote:I know Ivy admits who did not get merit at Georgetown or Emory. The merit really is for the very top students that they’re trying to lure away from the T-10.

I know Ivy kids (mine own included--admitted to 2) who did not even get accepted to Emory, Rice or Vanderbilt! Mine was waitlisted or rejected at all of these.

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted Emory RD- male, humanities 1500+, 3.8 UW, 8 AP’s- mostly 5’s, a couple 4’s, 1 3, non-feeder private. If Emory is a clear top choice and ED is a workable option for you, then odds will be better for ED1. Being male seems to help too.

Above poster- also waitlisted at Georgetown.

Your kid is not scholarship level at these schools.
They each only offer a very small number and they go to kids who otherwise would attend HYP.

I know Ivy admits who did not get merit at Georgetown or Emory. The merit really is for the very top students that they’re trying to lure away from the T-10.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or other schools in that range like Vandy, Rice etc.
DC wants a big city and we would like at least a small scholarship.
3.9UW, 9 AP's all 4's
1480, taking the ACT to see if he can do better
Debate
HCOL public Delaware.

Major? Humanities?

Econ or Business with a STEM double, maybe stats or chem.

Waitlisted to both, stem male, 4.0/4.8/36act strong everything.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think those stats will provide you a merit scholarship of any kind at either school. They don’t give many and only to the very top students.

Do the NPC at each to see if you would receive and need-based aid.

What would need to change? And I meant the small scholarship like the 15k Emory gives, not Emory Scholars.

Not to be mean…but it’s too late. They offer any merit to try to attract top 10 kids to pick Emory. It’s still a limited group.

So those kids are 1570+ SAT, 4.0, 5s on all APs, top ECs, etc.

Your kid may be a good ED candidate for acceptance but not for merit.