Chance at GW?

Colleges and Universities A-Z George Washington University
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<p>Hey guys. GW and W&M to me are the main two schools I think are a good match. I'd love to go to either, and I'd love you to tell me how good my chances are.</p>

<p>Copypaste go!</p>

<p>-4.0 unweighted GPA, Rank 1.
-1860 SAT score (Only took once - wasn't my best day, may take again. I know you people will hit me for this one through your screens.)
-Triple officer: President and founder of SkillsUSA chapter, Historian in SGA, and By-laws chairperson of NHS. Ran for state SkillsUSA officer but lost election.
-200~ volunteer hours at a hospital and summer camp for developmentally disabled children.
-Speaker on the advancement of public education and founder of an organization relative to that.
-Blues guitarist, two years. (Weekly lessons and practices.)</p>

<p>There's always a problem though. Up until the 11th grade I was a home school student. The organization I did that from did not offer AP classes (they didn't even have a grading system, only credits). So my 9-10 HS transcript looks like a jumbled mess of credits in seemingly random classes. I planned to take some AP courses when I came to public high school, but unfortunately this year I had to complete their "required for graduation" classes. </p>

<p>So, as it stands, I have no AP courses. And my senior schedule only permits two: AP Calculus and AP Literature. I take an advanced anatomy/physiology class (with a very rigorous workload) at the joint technical school in my county for two periods a day which awards eight highschool and four college credits in science upon completion. (4 semester class, 2 periods a day, so really 8.)</p>

<p>Do I still stand a competitive chance? Or is this lack of AP classes (and face-punch-worthy SAT composite) enough to turn me away?</p>

<p>Thanks, guys.</p>

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<p>I think you have a definite chance because I saw some people at GW who were home schooled like you, I would just say that you should try to get your transcript stuff organized because you don’t want those schools to make any mistakes when considering you.
I got into GW with a 91.6/99 gap unweighted vs weighted, 1970 sats, 740 us history sat 2 test,
Varsity Baseball player, international tourneys, community service through high school, 3 years of sailing
The moral of my bio is that if you can get your records together, you’ll get into GW for sure.
Don’t do anything stupid :D</p>

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<p>Get that SAT up and your as good as any applicant that calls GW a match.</p>