Chance Me for Johnson Scholarship

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington & Lee University
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Weighted GPA: 4.52/5.0
Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4.0
Rank: Top 1% of class
SAT 1: 1520/1600 (780M | 740 R+W)
SAT 2(s): TBD (taking 3 in August Math II, US History, and World History)

Honors:
NHS

ECs:
Lacrosse (2x Captain, 3 years varsity)
Debate (Vice President, President 3 years, 7 tourney top 3s)
Model Government Organization (not getting too specific) (Secretary, Delegate in top committee, 3 years total)
Student Body President
President of Student Senate

Work Experience:
2 Internships with local investment firms (significant work experience)

Junior Year:
AP English 3
AP Physics 1
Honors Pre-Calc (school doesn’t allow students to take calc until senior year)
AP US History

Senior Year:
AP Calc BC
AP Physics C
AP English 4
AP Government
AP Econ (Macro and Micro)

Other AP taken:
AP Comparative Government

Letters of Recommendation: Should both be fairly strong

Essay: Should be decent/strong as I feel I can truly show my personality through my writing.

Major: Econ
(Possible) Minor: Poli Sci
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income: Too high for FA
State: Texas

I like W&L as a school and think I would be a good fit for the school; however, I am unsure if I could justify going to W&L if my parents had to pay (or even if they would) ~60k a year vs. ~25k at UT for business.

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My guess would be that you have a decent shot at getting an invite to Johnson Weekend. A strong Johnson essay should get you there. What you need to do to actually get the scholarship is differentiate yourself from the endless stream of - and I’m sorry if I’m being brutally honest here - white, wealthy, athletic, southern, prospective investment bankers that apply every year (and attend the school).

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I have no idea what it takes to get a Johnson Scholarship. I can tell you that my daughter’s GPA, SAT, APs, ECs are very similar to yours. She did not have work experience. She was not invited to Johnson Weekend.

You should definitely apply though, because who knows what the magic formula is. Maybe your essay will tip the scales in your favor. I’ve also heard a theory that Community Service is very important. I don’t know if that is true.

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You have a good chance to get invited to the weekend. Great test scores/EC’s. From there, it’s all about the impression you leave on the school, and how well your interview/group session goes. Good luck.