Canadian Baseball Player chances at WashU & More!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 composite 740 M 740 R 680 W 10 Essay
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~92% average, equates to 4.0 unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5 perentile in class of about 450-500
AP (place score in parenthesis): not offered, but I am in the 'Gifted' program
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Baseball: 12 years, Varsity team all 3 years at school, won regional championship all 3 years, 3rd place provincially 2 years, played on multiple all star teams, including one that won a province-wide all star tournament
-Duke of Edinburgh: Bronze program in grade 9, Gold in grade 12
-Nominated by teachers to attend school's leadership camp all 3 years, couldn't attend grade 11 due to baseball
-Math contests, a few awards including 1 top score in school for a grade 12 contest i wrote in grade 11
-Tae-Kwon-Do black belt
Job/Work Experience:
-Umpiring, 5 years, level 2.3 umpire to be level 3.1 this year
Volunteer/Community service:
-Founder of an initiative to send baseball equipment to youth in cuba, started late grade 11
-About 30 hours of assisting at baseball tournaments by running kiosks, selling raffle tickets, manicuring diamonds, etc,
-About 120 hours coaching younger kids and helping out at instructional camps and clinics, including the Toronto Blue Jays Honda Supercamp held in the Rogers centre
Summer Activities:
-Elite travel baseball and attending showcases in the U.S.
Essays: In progress, fairly unique
Teacher Recommendation: 1 from chem and physics teacher in grade 11 and 12 which should be just above average, 1 from grade 10 history teacher which should be good
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: 1 from HS baseball coach, should be strong, 1 from umpire in chief who is also assisting me with the baseball equipment drive to cuba
Interview: At WashU in St. Louis, had it with the baseball coach, went alright but it was really just me asking him questions about the program</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Large Public with around 2000 students
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Probably 100-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited baseball player. WashU doesn't have 'slots' to offer (no slam dunks), but the coach said he would let admissions know I am a baseball recruit, although he doesn't have much pull, especially compared to D1 schools with more sports focus.</p>

<p>Please chance me for ED at Washington University in St. Louis, and RD at Tufts, Bates, Stevens Institute of Technology, Uchiacago, and please feel free to suggest any RD schools!</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Buuuuuuuump</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, I can’t offer insight on wash u, but the head coach at Stevens is fabulous. You might want to ask your question on the athletic recruit thread - the community there is focused on athletics and the interaction with admissions (and all other athletic related issues).</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>I agree, Coach Aldins is definitely a great guy too. Thanks for the advice, I think I will post in the athletic forum as well.
However, I posted here since these division 3 schools with high academic standards don’t have much pull with admissions, so I’d like to see how my chances are at being admitted to some of these schools given that being an athletic recruit is sort of only a ‘hook’, and isn’t a guarantee of admission.</p>

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<p>Many of the posters there are parents of d3 athletes. They have lots of stories and insights.</p>

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<p>Thanks, stemit, I’m gonna post there in a bit.
But if anyone else has opinions on my chances they’d be appreciated :)</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Bumpity bump anyone?</p>

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<p>Bump 10char :s</p>