Thinking of applying to Georgetown University?

Question

I'm hoping to transfer after spring semester for sophmore year, i'm a freshman now....
i'm at a big 10 school right now(not u michigan or nwestern)

3.77 college gpa(still waiting on a course grade)
-finance major
-spot volunteering at University sponsored events...20+ hours
-part time job 10 hours a week as a dishwasher
-taking 3 200 level courses next semester(1 right now)
-low sat scores......1180/1600....(sigh) ..3.2 hs gpa
-bible study group
-two more clubs

Do i have a chance of being accepted?
thank you

Answer 1

It is possible -- but your SAT scores put you in the bottom 15-20% of those who were accepted -- so I think the odds are against you. It is worth applying.

Just a comment here -- from my experience, most people who join Bible study groups are Protestants. You are aware that Georgetown is a Catholic university, right?

Another comment. Many of the Big Ten schools have the best undergraduate B-Schools.

Answer 2

Well heres all the information I have on Admissions, so hope it helps you

With 16,171 applications and 3,305 admitted for the class of 2011, Georgetown has an overall undergraduate acceptance rate of 20.4 percent.[63] As The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2007 states, "only Stanford and a handful of Ivy League schools are tougher to get into than Georgetown."[64] A National Bureau of Economic Research study on revealed preference of U.S. colleges showed that Georgetown is the 16th most-preferred choice.[65] Eighty-four percent of accepted applicants were in the top ten percent of their graduating class, and about 35 percent of accepted applicants were first, second, or third in their class in terms of class rank.[66] The middle 50 percent of accepted students had SAT scores ranging from 680–760 in Critical Reading, and 670–760 in Math.[67] Georgetown does not consider the essay/writing portion of the SAT in admissions. The undergraduate schools maintain a nonrestrictive Early Action admissions program.[68] Fifty-five percent of undergraduates receive financial aid, and the university meets 100 percent of demonstrated need, with an average financial aid package of $27,330 and about 70 percent of aid distributed in the forms of grants or scholarships.[69]

The School of Medicine's acceptance rate for the entering class of 2006 was 4.3 percent.[70] In 2007, 10,643 applicants applied and 1,228 were interviewed for 190 available spots. Students who enrolled had a mean MCAT score of 10.4, and a mean science GPA of 3.6. Of those admitted, 57 percent majored in a biological science.[71] Graduate students accepted into the Georgetown University Law Center in 2006 had a median LSAT score of 169, and a median GPA of 3.71.[72] Thirty-five percent of applicants to the McDonough School of Business Daytime MBA program were admitted in 2007. They have a median age of 28 and GMAT scores with 80% between 640 and 720, with a mean of 677.[73]


its some info i picked up from wikipedia, hope it helps you out, i read it, but it seems like your in a pickle due to your SAT scores, take care