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<p>Any input will be well appreciated, thanks!</p>

<p>Male.
White.
Rising Senior.
Not looking for financial aid.
Go to a very competitive public school in Washington- ranked 50th best public school in the nation.
GPA- 3.52 (UW) 3.85 (W) *Excellent upward grade trend.
ACT- 30</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Senior English
Advanced Health (ASPEN)
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
Leadership
AP American Gov.</p>

<p>Teacher & counselor recs- excellent, lots of thought put into both.
Essay- will be very good.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars-
-4 year varsity tennis letter winner- 9-12th grade
-Captain of my club tennis team
-Play in competitive tournaments locally
-Senior Class Historian- 12
-Class Senator- 10-12
-President and Founder of Sports Debate Club- 10-12
-Member of Asian Culture Club- 11-12
-Member of Key Club- 11-12
-Member of A.S.P.E.N.-12 (Had to try-out)
- Head Tennis Pro during the summer at a Private Club.
-Community service award for completing a certain amount of volunteer hours
Volunteer work at a local tennis club, through Key Club, camp counselor, district wide volunteering events, and various other events. (100+ hours)</p>

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<p>In. If you are a us citizen or permanent resident, apply for financial aid regardless of parents' income since it won't affect your chance.</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>A lot will depend on your major. GPA is a little low for business, engineering, etc. Better chance at CLAS.</p>

<p>Like many with your stats, identify your hook- what are your real strengths? Comminicate that in your essays.</p>

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<p>i will be applying to CLAS.</p>

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<p>I don't think you are a shoe-in, but yes, you have a good chance.</p>

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<li><p>Do you think that it helps at all that i do not need financial aid?</p></li>
<li><p>The optional info paper thingy due on Oct 15th should i send that in? Does it make a difference or... bc isnt it just rolling admissions?</p></li>
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<p>please answer both. thanks.</p>

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apply for financial aid regardless of parents' income since it won't affect your chance.

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<p>10char</p>

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<p>1.- already answered- not needing financial aid makes NO difference. It is not considered in admissions.</p>

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<li> It is not rolling admissions, per se. The first admittees will find out in Jan. and Feb. for interviews for the big scholarships. Most (the rest) will hear in March and April. The "optional info paper thingy"- PART 1- is not critical; it should not make a difference but you need to do any extra thing you can to show interest. It probably doesn't help but it certainly doesn't hurt to do part 1- there is very little info required so just do it.</li>
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