Chance Me: Applying ED for WashU Olin program

[Nicole_Dong]

will be graduating high school 2023:

i was wondering if i have any chance of getting into washu’s olin program(business)

Classes:
Ap: whap(3), apush, lang, micro, stats, lit, bio,
Classes: PBS & HBS(PLTW), CAPPS (entrepreneur class) taken most business classes provided
Reg physics
Photography (interest)

Ecs: deca(going to internation conference)4th in state
Internships for CAPS
Neuro club (will be participating in competition senior year? I’m not sure if it’ll be too late but it’ll be fun anyway)
Creating club regarding investments
Science honor society
Math honor aociety
Spanish honor society
working for family business daily
Volunteeering at local chinese school
Sport(tennis and ultimate frisbee)
Part rime job as scriber

Probably applying for test optional
3.8 gpa（unweighted）

[tsbna44]

Unlikely

TO doesn’t help. GPA low. Rigor - you are taking 7 APs - do they offer a lot more and you chose 7 or is that all they offer?

WUSTL is a hard school to get in - but if that’s your desire, then you never know…

[Sarah59]

Hello! Do you mind looking over mine? Inactive Student Chances for Finance at WashU

[tsbna44]

People have u good advice already. Obviously your ECs might be your issue. Otherwise a decent shot.

I would get a part time job…a summer job and keep into fall vs an internship.

Honor societies don’t add value unless they do things. So don’t just list your activities but more importantly what you accomplish in those activities.

[Sarah59]

Thank you so much! I already have a part time job, just forgot to list it. However, it’s just being a cashier. Is that still a good extracurricular?

[tsbna44]

A job is a good thing. If u get paid and it’s got tenure then yes. But maybe it’s not just taking money. Do u help people find things, stock shelves etc. customer service etc.

Here’s the other thing. People worry about their record. U can’t change the past. U can only impact going forward.

One person wrote u r in bcuz of your #scand mom. Maybe that’s true. No clue.

But you’ll do great wherever u go.

[Nicole_Dong]

Yes they do offer more, but seven APs so far is what I’m considering right now
Would it help to increase my chances if I do well(33+) on the ACT and not apply TO?
Also, thanks for your time to answer these questions

[CCName1]

A highly selective business school like Olin is going to want to see calculus, preferably AP Calc BC if it’s offered, but at least AB.

Most top business schools don’t care about kids taking business electives in high school. They are far more focused on seeing rigor in your core classes (English, foreign language, math, science, and social studies) all four years of high school. It’s not evident that you have that from what you have listed. Showing math rigor and getting a good grade is really important.

[tsbna44]

A 33 wont move the needle for WUSTL. So it’s a borderline submission score unless you are first gen, low income, etc.

As @CCName1 just write you need to bill up your math. Stats is considered cream puff relative to calc.

That said if it’s over your head you shouldn’t take it. No point to get a bad score.

Even if you are near perfect WUSTL is a reach. If you don’t get in there, you’ll be in at plenty of fine schools.

Also your ECs lack unless tennis and frisbee are actual school sports and your job is long term and say 15 hrs a week

Honor societies don’t mean much. Now if you can show impactful activity within them then that’s different.

Your background doesn’t scream top 40 to me- but maybe IU as a top b school. But I’m not an AO. So my opinion doesn’t matter.

Just make sure you have a list of reached, targets and safeties.