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Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Going to my senior year of high school
White
Female </p>

<p>Grades/Classes</p>

<p>10th Grade:
AP World History-A (4 on exam)
Chemistry Honors-A
Algebra 2 Honors-A
English 2 Honors-A
Spanish 3 Honors-A
Journalism Honors-A
Debate Honors-A
Class Online: AP Micro/Macro-A(3/4 on exam)
I also retook AP Human Geography. When I took it in ninth grade, I got a 3 but I took it in 10th grade and got a 4.</p>

<p>11th Grade:
Class Online: AP Art History-A (5); AP Statistics (4); AP Biology (4)
AP US History (5)-A
Pre-Calculus Honors-A
Spanish 4 Honors-A
Journalism Honors-A
Debate Honors-A
AP Lit-A (5) </p>

<p>12th Grade Schedule:
AP Physics
AP Calculus AB
AP Lang
AP Psychology
AP Spanish
Journalism Honors
Debate Honors</p>

<p>SATs:
Best Individual Scores: Math-710 Writing-770 Critical Reading-730
Best Total Score: 2200</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Literature-730
US History-750</p>

<p>Hooks:
Come from a really competitive public school. It's nationally ranked and is similar to LaGuardia in New York City. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
*Assistant Editor for Newsmagazine
*President of Debate Team (also have done well at national competitions)
*Raising Money to Buy Coats for Children Club (Historian)
*Student Government (Treasurer)
*Religious Education Kindergarten Teacher for 3 years
*Therapy Dog Handler. Visit the library and lets little kids read to my dog :)
*President of School's Therapy Dogs Club</p>

<p>Now my main problem is my freshmen year grades. I really messed up and am worried they will ruin my application. </p>

<p>AP Human Geography: B/A (3 on exam but I retook to get a 4)
English Honors: A/A
Spanish 2 Honors: B/B (I had a really hard teacher)
Film A/A
Creative Writing A/A
Biology I Honors A/A
Geometry Honors A/B</p>

<p>So what do you think my chances are? Thanks in advance :) </p>

<p>Oh and I'm just at the Top 10% mark for class ranking</p>

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<p>Grades look fine, as do test scores. Your EC don’t seem to portray much depth, although it is possible that you have not really truly conveyed your passion in your extracurricular activities. WUSTL (and Emory, as you posted the same info on another thread) take demonstrated interest seriously. Applying ED to WUSTL might help. Visiting the campus and interviewing may also improve your chances.</p>

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<p>I can’t really tell if you’re trolling or not, but 4 semesters with a B in freshman year are not really messed up, they won’t ruin your application, and they are not going to cause you to be rejected, regardless of where you apply. I agree that it’s not readily apparent how deep your ECs are; however, they do appear to be solid ones. With good essays/recs and some demonstrated interest, you’ll have a good shot at acceptance.</p>

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<p>PsychoDad-I actually love my extracurriculars, but I understand that listed on a piece of paper there’s not really a way to convey that. That is really good advice about visiting the campus and interviewing. I’ll also thinking about applying ED, as WashU is one of my top choices. Thanks! </p>

<p>RyanMK-Not trolling lol, but thanks for the advice!</p>

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<p>Haha, I was thinking that you weren’t, but you should stop making such a big deal about a couple of Bs. :)</p>