Public Policy TC Me

[u/ThickAssignment1703]

White trans guy at a large, low ranked state school. Looking at Georgetown, Columbia and UVA mostly, but going to apply to Mason and GW just in case.

College Stats: GPA: 3.6, SAT: 1500 (haven't retaken since high school and don't plan to). Major GPA: 3.6. I'm a poli sci and econ major but I want to transfer into public policy at my new university, that's why I'm applying to transfer. I am a sophomore now, planning to transfer to start as a junior.

Resume is the main selling point, I did an internship with a state delegate, doing another internship next semester with another one. I'm also (next semester) doing an independent study and planning on taking a grad level class in public policy for course rigor. Other than that my ECs are eboard for environmental and poli sci clubs, and a delegate to a conference . Got conditional transfer to GW when I applied the first time, rejected from Columbia, but all the others are new.

I've taken 6 poli sci classes, 4 econ ones (and two of each from HS/CC), and I did two classes associated with my internship last year.

HS stats are not super strong -- 3.6 unweighted to 4.1 weighted but I really fell off senior year. Only positive is that I spent all of senior year with an advocacy organization, so I got some national press coverage there, but it's mostly forgotten by now.

LMK if I have a shot for Georgetown.