Chance me RD! im different i swear

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>SO basically washu is my top school, and i dont know why i didn't ED, but i didn't. here are my stats, please be honest! :) Thanks guys
School GPA: 4.05 (it's a private school, so no UW/W gpa. it's weird, because a 4.05 equals an 88 number grade O.o) Very competitive school, half of applicants of class of 2012 got into washu
No class rank (Best private school in my state tho and nationally recognized)
location: Albuquerque, NM (woo wooo!)
SAT: 2120 superscore (Math-730, Writing-740, Reading-650)
Subject Tests: Took Math II, Literature, and US history; scoring around 700's on practice tests, so i feel pretty confident
Ethnicity: Asian (1st generation)
AP's and honors: 9 AP's in total: terrible AP scores, only sending 4 in Euro and 4 in literature
Freshman-Honors Alg II, Honors Physics/Chem integrated course
Sophomore: AP Chem, AP Euro, Honors Trig/PreCal
Junior: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Eng Lang
Senior: AP Physics B, AP Stats, AP Spanish Lang, AP Eng Comp</p>

<p>Awards:
-Participated in Golden Keys Music Festival and Played in Carnegie Hall for piano (International Piano Competition)
- State Honoree for Prudential Spirit of Community Service Awards (given $1000, personally recognized by CEO of Prudential and Eli Manning in Wash. D.C, and Gov. of own state)
-Featured on Yahoo Finance/World Journal for Community Service
-Received President's Volunteer Service Award (issued by Pres. Obama)
-Recipient of School's Community Service Awards
-Lettered in community service (2000+ hours)
-Honorable mention in UNM-PNM math competition
-State legislature of recognition (something like that????)</p>

<p>Leadership:
-Founded my own non-profit called The Music Connection in 2010. Currently serving as President.
-Student Senator (Freshman-Senior year)
-Serving as member of school's Community Service Executive Board (ambassador of group)
-Band president (senior year) First Chair Alto Sax (symphonic band)</p>

<p>Community Service: (3-5 hours everyday)
-Host bi-monthly recitals thru my non-profit (venues include senior centers, hospitals, daycares, etc)
-Spear-headed and Organized Japan Benefit Concert, Raised $3,500
-Collaborated with Habitat for Humanity for benefit concert, Raised $9,500 in concert which amounted to $40,000 thru various grants. Able to sponsor and build a house
-Worked with YUGA (Youth-United Greater Albuquerque), 15 different public schools, and over 500 youth performers thru community service
-Host seminars on youth volunteerism to encourage service in community</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Saxophone for 7 years Symphonic band (soph-junior), Jazz band (senior)
-Piano for 14 years
-Varsity track 10th, 12th grades.
-XC 10th-12th grade (lettered)
-Writer for school newspaper (8-10)
-Speech and debate (9-11) Received policy awards</p>

<p>Work/Summer Experience:
Summer of '10
Community Builders, summer program to educate youth about local non-profits
-JHU/CTY summer camps (engineering)
Summer of '11
-English translator/lab assistant for Chinese int. students at company specializing in fiber-optics
Summer of '12
-Student intern for UNM College of Pharmacy (Assisted in Post-Doc research and lab work for Med students. Helped and published scientific paper)
-Shadowed in dentists' office throughout high school summer. (~300 hrs)
-Babysitter for 5 years :/</p>

<p>Rec's:
Teacher #1 (english): Great
Teacher #2 (AP bio): Good
Counselor: Great
Optional: Excellent (mentor and adviser who graduated B.A. from Yale, M.A from Harvard)</p>

<p>Essay: Pretty good i think (talk about my growth as an individual through community service)</p>

<p>Hook: Different type of community service that connects and helps people thru music. I hope im a little more unique from other Asians because my academics aren't superb, but i have pretty strong EC's and leadership. </p>

<p>Thanks very much once again, and good luck to my fellow class of 2013!</p>

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<p>I think you stand a good chance, wlthough would have been better ED. You have a solid resume, with decent albeit not spectacular grades and SATs but really good ECs, from a school in an out of the way place (no offense Albuquerque is nice, but not quite as cool as Santa Fe) with a good placement history at Wash U and likely connections between counselors and Wash U AO. My guess is probably above 50/50 making Wash U a low match. </p>

<p>My son is shooting for Wash U RD as well, and we plan on visiting over the Xmas break (already have had interview).</p>

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<p>Well, academics are slightly meh, but I’d bet ECs make up for it. You have about a good a shot as you can get, which sadly doesn’t guarantee admission :(</p>

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<p>They supposedly like “nice” and you sound nice :wink: I would get to know your local rep/admissions person. Write emails, ask questions, etc…</p>

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<p>[What</a> to Do if You Are Deferred to the Regular Decision Pool - NYTimes.com](<a href=“What to Do if You Are Deferred to the Regular Decision Pool - The New York Times”>What to Do if You Are Deferred to the Regular Decision Pool - The New York Times)</p>

<p>some of these tips just apply to applying in general…</p>

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<p>thanks for your replies :slight_smile: makes me feel better now. unfortunately my senior grades dipped down a little bit… will that affect my chances?</p>

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<p>Probably yeah. Wash U has a reputation for letting in people with lower grades ED (because they care a lot about demonstrated interest) and it’s harder to get in RD.</p>

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<p>Which Wash u undergrad school did you select as your number one choice?</p>

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<p>probably Olin</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance</p>

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<p>You have a small chance. Your SAT score is slightly slow for WashU and your AP grades are pretty unimpressive. Nonetheless, your extraordinary community service works to your advantage, so you never know.</p>

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<p>Did you get in?</p>

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<p>^ RD decisions aren’t out yet…</p>

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<p>Let us know! Just 2 more weeks!!</p>

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<p>Pull up to the scene with my ceiling missing!</p>

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<p>Good luck!</p>