camerale,camerale
camerale,
Georgetown
B.A., Economics
Transfer student into Georgetown University majoring in Economics and double minoring in Spanish and Mathematics. Let's talk about it!
Features Included
2
Essays
11
Schools
7
Scores
6
Advice
3
ECs
1
Sports
3.79
GPA
30
ACT
Features Included
2
Essays
11
Schools
7
Scores
6
Advice
3
ECs
1
Sports

Background

Hometown Cupertino, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionTransfer
Class of2020
First Gen College StudentNo

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted6 schools
Georgetown, Vanderbilt, BC, Santa Clara, U of Portland , Holy Cross
Waitlisted or Withdrew3 schools
UMich, Tufts, UC Davis
Denied2 schools
Northwestern, Stanford
Tap/click a school logo above to view essays and advice specific to that school.

Georgetown University (Washington, DC)

Applied for a B.A. in Economics

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Visualize this: it’s the first day of orientation and I am alone in a darkened classroom. No, this isn’t an Edgar Allan Poe setting, but I was nervous and convinced I was the archetype of the clueless college freshman, unsure if I was even in the right place—despite the “Economics Majors” sign taped to the door. I was told that students sharing the same major were to gather into one classroom – so where was everyone? Eventually the...

Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay
560 Words
Please relate your interest in studying at Georgetown University to your future goals. How do these thoughts relate to your chosen course of study? (If you are applying to a major in the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics or a science discipline, please specifically address those interests.)
Georgetown University provides within a Catholic context, the intellectual and cultural variety I seek in a cosmopolitan location while still maintaining the charms and familiarity of a smaller university. The Catholic Church is the one institution which bridges my family’s immigration from the Philippines to America. As such, I am particularly drawn to a Jesuit education, and its call to social justice and service to community. Until college I only attended public schools and I felt isolated and surrounded...

School Specific Advice

5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)
6 Words
Driven, Committed,...

How I would describe the wider community surrounding campus
80 Words
The Georgetown neighborhood is consistently ranked as one of the top college towns in the nation. There's a reason for that. Georgetown's neighborhood is...

How to increase chances at my school
53 Words
Since this is a Jesuit university at its core, they care a lot about the Jesuit...

General Admissions Advice

How to approach transferring schools
37 Words
I transferred from the University of Portland to Georgetown University as...

What I’d change about my application process
26 Words
I'd make the application about you, with your...

How I made up for low grades in high school
68 Words
Although I had low grades in high school, and less than stunning standardized tests, I made up for it with...

High School Performance

GPA
3.79
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 50%
 
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest ACT
30
 
ACT Score Details
 
Other ACT Scores
ACT Prep
PSAT Scores

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details4 classes and scores

Sports

SportsBadminton

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesAsian Club / Asian Interactive Youth Association, Boy/Girl Scouts, Model Congress / Model UN

Experience & Awards

Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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Hi, I'm Shannon! I'm from San Jose, California, spent a gap year living and working in Leipzig, Germany, and now I go to college in Washington D.C. I've shared everything I can remember about the college application process with y'all! :)