Chance a junior for WUSTL art?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I'm wondering how my chances would be for WUSTL and specifically, if you think I would get admitted, if I could get a good merit scholarship. I'm planning on majoring in Communication Design in the Sam Fox School, and might minor in Writing and/or Philosophy in the A&S School.</p>

<p>STATS:</p>

<p>Rank: 2/~240</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW, don't know W</p>

<p>SAT: 2210/1440 (CR:690, M:740, W:780, E:8)</p>

<p>ACT: taking in June</p>

<p>PSAT: 234 (should be NM)</p>

<p>COURSES:</p>

<p>I am in the full IB Diploma Program.</p>

<p>Junior classes are: Online Economics/IB Theory of Knowledge 1, IB English 3, Pre-Diploma French 3, IB Art 1, IB Math 2, IB History of the Americas 1, IB Physics 1, Principles of Human Services (a filler home ec type class that is due to scheduling trouble)</p>

<p>Senior classes should be: IB Theory of Knowledge 2/aide (each is 1 semester; aide may change), IB English 4, IB French 4, IB Art 2, IB History of the Americas 2, IB Physics 2, an unknown math credit (probably AP Calc), an unknown elective (I'd like Yearbook, but scheduling probably won't allow it) </p>

<p>I have taken AP Human Geography (4) and AP World History (2), both self-studied (the Pre-diploma curriculum was deemed somewhat similar to AP so it was recommended that I could take). This year I'm taking AP Eng Lit and retaking AP World History, in addition to my IB Math test.</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>NHS (member) (Junior - present)</p>

<p>StuCo (member 1 yr, reporter this year, running for president/VP) (sophomore - present)</p>

<p>National Art Honor Society (Junior - present) (secretary officer position)</p>

<p>Leo Club (late sophomore - present) (reporter)</p>

<p>Academic UIL (freshman - present) (Participated in number sense and various journalism events) (moved on to state for 3A feature writing freshman year, and placed 2nd)</p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>Worked at school district book sale sorting books since middle school</p>

<p>Lots of service within the above ECs</p>

<p>If I remember more I will add them :)</p>

<p>Job:</p>

<p>I've been working in childcare at a church for a few months so far, one or two nights a week.</p>

<p>This is either ridiculously long or I'm forgetting something ... let me know if I need to elaborate on anything, I haven't done many of these before! Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>bump, anyone?</p>

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<p>I would try to raise the CR score and apply ED. Wouldn’t count on merit, they don’t give much and it goes to those they’re trying to steal from HYP. For big merit you’ll have to go to a much lower ranked school.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I’m going to see how I do on ACT and improve from there. Also, how much does ED help you? And is it binding if you decide you don’t like the aid package?</p>

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<p>Apply ED only to your by-far first choice school. If they don’t offer you enough financial aid to make attendance possible, you tell them thanks but no thanks and apply RD elsewhere. Here’s the Common Application rule:

<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012/2012EarlyDecision_download.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012/2012EarlyDecision_download.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>And, if you apply ED and are waitlisted or whatever, you may still have a chance after RD, right?</p>

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<p>What does “or whatever” mean? If you are waitlisted at ED time and the FA offered is acceptable, by definition you have a chance at the school at RD time (that’s why you were waitlisted). The chance is very low at some schools, but it’s still a chance. I’m not sure what you mean by “after RD” compared to “at RD time.”</p>

<p>Edit: Another term for waitlisted at ED is “deferred” to RD; maybe that’s what you meant.</p>

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<p>Oops, I’m bad at terminology. But thank you so much, I think you cleared things up for me!</p>