Chance me ED 2022

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Hello, I am a female junior and GW has been my top choice for years, and I just want to get a feel at my chances in order to start planning more for my future!

I plan to major in Middle Eastern Studies at Elliott School

UW gpa: 3.44
W gpa: 4.13
top 15% of class
ACT- 29 (first time score, just retook it along with SAT)
-31 English
-29 Reading
-27 Math
-27 Science

9th grade classes (wrecked my GPA because I came into hs with a bad mentality and got B’s when I should’ve gotten A’s)
-Orchestra 1
-Gym
-Italian 1
-Digital design 1
-Biology honors
-English 1 honors
-Geometry honors

10th grade classes
-AP Psych
-AICE General Paper (AICE=AP but through Cambridge University)
-Algebra 2
-AP World History
-Italian 2
-Digital Design 2
-Chemistry Honors

AP Psych Exam- 4
AICE Gen Paper- C (equiv to 3 on AP)
APWH- 2

11th grade classes
-Pre-Calc
-AP US History
-Physics 1 Honors
-AICE Marine Science
-AP English Language
-AICE Sociology
-AICE Thinking Skills
-Criminal Justice Ops
-Law Studies

POSSIBLY Taking online this summer if I don’t participate in a study abroad program
-AP Micro
-AP Comparative Gov

Scheduled 12th grade classes
-AP Lit
-AP Stats
-AP Macro
-AP US Gov
-AP Environmental Science
-AP Physics 1
-AP Human Geography

Extracurriculars
-kidsCAN (kids cancer alliance) (joined 10th grade) (helps local kids with cancer like fundraising and support)
-Habitat for Humanity (joined 11th grade)
-Hope for Haiti (joined 11th grade) (fundraising for Haiti and spread awareness)
-Naples Equal Opportunity Society (helps foster children and those less fortunate)
-Creating a club next school year called STAR (Students Together Assisting Refugees)
-Springboard Diving (lessons outside of school)
-Currently a semifinalist for NSLI-Y (fairly selective State Dept. program providing full merit-based scholarships to study critical but lesser taught languages abroad) if selected I would study Arabic in Morocco or Jordan for 2 months this summer
-Joining MUN next school year
-Joining National Honors Society next school year (my GPA was .1 too low this year)

Awards (not very significant)
-Superior rating on violin freshman year
-Adobe Photoshop Certified (not necessarily an award but an accomplishment)

Applying ED 1 this fall
Interest: I am on the schools mailing list, have contacted my GW rep, and will be touring in March.

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I think you have a really good chance! I was accepted for next year’s admissions through ED II and my credentials were lower than yours haha

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Hey, I noticed that you’re in the Naples area (Naples Equal Opportunity Society) and wanted to let you know that the Naples Council on World Affairs provides scholarships for students that are juniors or older to travel abroad, and since you’re interested in Middle Eastern Studies, maybe this could be a fit for you!

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I missed the deadline, but thank you!! I wish I would’ve found that a few weeks ago :frowning:

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UPDATE: ACT scores came out and I got a 32
English: 34
Math: 30
Reading: 33
Science: 32

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What are you doing in Morocco/Jordan this summer? You listed it as an EC so I’m curious if it’s volunteer work.

Congrats on the new ACT score- that’s an excellent score.

With your stats, I’d be incredibly surprised if you did not get into GW. By no means “coast” from here on out, though. I’d make sure you put some more time into community service this summer (if that’s not what you’re doing on your trip) and and don’t slack off in classes in the fall (hard to imagine with them all being AP, lol).

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@NHuffer If selected, I’d be studying Arabic. Classes are Monday-Friday about 4 hours a day with 2 hours of homework/studying for 6-8 weeks, so it’s an intensive language learning. And a couple of the AP’s are pretty easy because the teachers are quite laidback, I’d never take that many if the teachers were strict and work-heavy, haha.

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Sounds like a very productive summer! Keep that drive throughout school- it will suit you very well.