Chance Me? Disadvantage for applying RD?

<p>Rising Senior </p>

<p>Intended Major : Political Science
High School : One of the top catholic private college-prep schools on the east coast located in NJ </p>

<p>GPA = 95 out of a 100 scale [do not know the weighted and unweighted conversion]
Class Rank = School does not do this however in the top 20% of the class at least.
Course Rigor : 3 AP Classes and 10 Honors Classes for my 4 years (more honors would have been taken but could not have been due to scheduling conflicts, my guidance cousenlor will be able to let admission officers know of this) </p>

<p>SAT I : 1920
Reading : 610
Math : 660
Writing : 650
Essay : 12
Taken both in March and June and recieved same exact scores in every single section. </p>

<p>Academic Honors : First Honors [Freshmen - Junior & Senior Year]</p>

<p>Awards :
Varsity Letter For Volleyball [9,10,11,12]
National Honor Society [11,12]
Randolph-Macon Book Award for Leadership [11]
Varsity Letter for Cross Country [9,10]</p>

<p>Co-Curricular Activites :
Spanish Club [9,10,11,12]
Italian Club [9, 10, 12]
F.B.L.A. [11, 12]
Model U.N. [11,12]
J.S.A. [11,12]
National Honors Society [11,12]
S.A.D.D. [9,12]
La Sallian Youth [12]</p>

<p>Sports :
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Volleyball </p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activites:
-member of Teen Committee in my town government
-part of three different travel baseball teams throughout the state of NJ
-law explorers
-youth group
-altar server in local church
-altar server in school ministry
-member of the teen age republicans
-special olympics regulator/coordinator
-member of NJ Young Republican Federation
-volunteer on the NJ Governor's Race </p>

<p>Leadership Positions :
-Spanish Club Treasurer
-F.B.L.A. Executive Board
-Head Intern in State Representatives Political Office
-Special Olympics Coordinator </p>

<p>Community Service :
-Over 500 hours of service throughout different things:
-Visits at Local Nursing Home
-Involvement at Township Public School with Autistic Children
-Individual Work with Autistic Children
-Special Olympics Coordinator/Regulator
-Altar Serving
-Helping out at local downtown Soup Kitchen
-Local “Clean-Up” Organization in town park
-Tutoring Peers, Autistic Children, and Underprivileged children
-Autism Volunteer/Ambassador with the NJ Autism Foundation </p>

<p>Employment History
- Unpaid Counselor in Training (Summer 2007)
- Cashier at Wegmans Food Market (Summer 2007 - present)
-Umpire in Local Baseball Little League (Fall 2007 - present)
- Intern in State Representative's Office (November 2008 - present)
- Law Intern Clerk Prestigious NJ Law Firm (Summer 2009 - present) </p>

<p>-Attended Penn State Volleyball Sports Camp for two summers.
-Extremely strong recs and essays.
-my why GWU essay was amazing. had it checked by 3 teachers, guidance, and SAT tutor. really shows what I could bring to the GW community and not what GW can give me but what I can give them. </p>

<p>my application has been submitted a week ago for the regular decision round. </p>

<p>THANKS!</p>

<p>My daughter had very similar stats and activities and was accepted RD two years ago. I would think you have a pretty good shot!</p>

<p>with the application number surging, what was good enough 2 years ago may not be sufficient. If GWU is your favorite, and the financial aid is not a consideration, I would apply ED II: ED still affords advantage: it’s sort of a silent handshake between the candidates and the school: you commit early on to boost their “yield”, and they cut you a brake.</p>

<p>If you want to, I am fairly sure that you can “redesignate” your application as ED II application, rather than RD.</p>

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