Chance - ed

Colleges & Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Ethnicity: Vietnamese
I am First Generation > Not even sure if it helps
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Languages spoken: Vietnamese and English</p>

<p>EXAMS:
SATS: Math 770, Critical Reading 600, Writing 650
SATIIS:Math I 730, Math II 690, Latin 650, 650 Chem<br>
AP EXAMS: Latin 5</p>

<p>Freshman courses:
Geometry Honors
English 9 Honors
Latin II honors GPA - 92.58% (i totally regret not trying)
Biology Honors
Freshman writing (required)
Religion (required)</p>

<p>Sophmore courses:
Algebra II Honors
English 10 Honors GPA - 96.5%
Latin III Honors
Chemistry Honors
Modern European History Honors
Religion (required)</p>

<p>Junior courses:
Precal Honors
English 11 Honors
Latin IV AP Current GPA - GPA - 95. 7%
Physics Honors
U.S. History AP
Religion (required)</p>

<p>CUMULATIVE GPA: 95%</p>

<p>Senior courses:
AP Calculus AB
AP English Language & Comp
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
Latin V Advanced Topics
Western Philosophy (required)</p>

<p>EC:
Diversity Club 9, 10, 11, 12
Latin Club 9, 10, 11, 12
National Honor Society 11, 12
Science club 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Club (math captain) 9, 10, 11, 12</p>

<p>Sports:
Varsity Basketball Manager 11, 12</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Volunteered at a hospital - 300 hours</p>

<p>Summer Job:
Leader of a group of Teaching Assistants for city kids 11, 12</p>

<p>Can you guys chance me based on this? Does it help being vietnamese?</p>

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<p>Unfortunately your SAT scores, particularly the 600 CR score, are too low to have a good chance at WashU. Your CR+M score is below their 25th percentile. </p>

<p>I would advise you against applying ED to WashU, and instead pick a less selective school if you want to apply ED somewhere. Look for a school where your SAT scores are above the 50th percentile. </p>

<p>You might also want to consider taking the ACT to see if you do better on it than on the SAT. It has a science section, which if you do well on can reduce the impact of a relatively poor CR score.</p>

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<p>^That’s ridiculous advice. You don’t pick ED and then apply to a school because you can ed. You pick a school and then potentially consider applying early.</p>

<p>If washu is the op’s first and foremost choice (and can say certainly that if they got in they would be ecstatic to go to washu), and financial aid isn’t a big concern, then the op should most definitely apply ed.
ED is the op’s best chance of getting in to washu.</p>

<p>Although I do agree that (if it’s not too late), the op should try the ACT. My ACT was the equivalent of 200 points higher than my SAT.</p>

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<p>Johnson181, I understand your point about ED, but still stand by my advice to this particular OP. I browsed his other posts and get the sense that he doesn’t have a favorite school, but is shopping around for a school to apply ED to, in order to get an admissions boost. </p>

<p>ED can provide an admissions boost, and can make the difference between acceptance or rejection at a slight reach school. However, ED won’t help for a super-reach school. He only has one ED opportunity, so why waste it on a school where he has very low odds?</p>

<p>The good news is that there are lots of great schools where the OPs stats will be very competitive for admission. Or, if the SAT or ACT scores go up enough, WashU might be.</p>

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<p>^Fair enough then, if that’s the op’s goal. I didn’t go through their post record.</p>