Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington & Lee University
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<p>Hey guys. First post on CC :)</p>

<p>Im a brazilian white male, and might apply ED I. </p>

<p><em>I attend to a VERY rigorous private school, that ranks in the top 1% of schools in Brazil</em></p>

<p>GPA - estimated 3.3 for high school average (currently at 3.5, but grade 12 is very demanding)
SATs - 730 CR/ 700 M/ 710 W
Top 10% ranking within school</p>

<p>Languages:</p>

<p>English
German
Portuguese (duh)
Italian
Spanish</p>

<p>Activities:</p>

<p>Semester-long exchange to Canada (grade 11)
Founded an educational NGO (grade 12)
Marketing VP at a Junior Achievement mini company (won 2nd best in Latin America, grade 11)
Graduation committee (grade 12)
Yearbook committee (grade 12)
Piano/Music Classes (grade 9-11)
Brazilian Youth Parliament winner and participant (grade 12)
Best short movie award (state wide, grade 11, directed) </p>

<p>Expecting very good recs. Will require some financial aid. Expecting major in Econ. </p>

<p>PS. The brazilian system does not allow us to chose classes in high school. We have to take every single academic class possible. While on my exchange to Canada I took English 11, Bio 12, SS 11 and Pre-Calc 11.</p>

<p>Thanks! </p>

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<p>I don’t if W&L has significantly different criteria for international applicants, but if you apply ED I think you have a great chance.</p>

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<p>@coppijr‌ Thanks for your reply! </p>

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<p>@BrzlGuy Unfortunately, the one group with a more abysmal admission rate than URMs is international students. Historically only about 7% of international applicants are accepted to W&L. Given your GPA profile is on the low half of the student profile, I would estimate your odds of acceptance at 1 in 20 or about 5% based upon past admission numbers. Your chance might increase slightly if you apply ED 1 and will further increase if you do not need financial aid. Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>@voiceofreason66‌ Thanks for your answer. Could you tell me where you got that stat from?</p>

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<p>@BrzlGuy it is from the 2012-13 W&L Fact Book.These are the following acceptance rates from 2008-2012.</p>

<p>2008 692 applied, 37 accepted, 16 enrolled, acceptance rate 5.3%
2009 641 applied, 53 accepted, 27 enrolled, acceptance rate 8.2%
2010 660 applied, 43 accepted, 19 enrolled, acceptance rate 8.0%
2011 609 applied, 49 accepted, 17 enrolled, acceptance rate 8.0%
2012 558 applied, 33 accepted, 24 enrolled, acceptance rate 5.9%</p>

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<p>@voiceofreason66‌ and where can I find the Fact Book?</p>

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<p>@BrzlGuy Here is link to 2011-12 Fact Book since 2012-13 is password protected.</p>

<p>The international admission info is on page 7
<a href=“Washington and Lee”>Washington and Lee;

<p>Looks like I made a mistake on 2010 acceptance rate it should be 6.5% not 8.0%. Sorry for the mistake.</p>

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<p>2012-2013 Fact Book isn’t password protected…I just opened it.</p>

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<p>@voiceofreason66‌ Wow that is indeed very low. But I did notice that yield for international admits was really low. What’s up with that? </p>

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<p>@BrzlGuy I am not sure. My guess is that those internationals who get admitted to W&L are also getting into more recognized schools. W&L is an excellent school but it may not have the name recognition of other top schools but I really can’t say why the yield is low with the exception of 2012 when the yield was quite high.</p>

<p>@coppijr Here is the link to the Fact Book web page. I tried clicking on 2012-2013 Fact Book. I could not get in.
<a href=“Washington and Lee”>Washington and Lee;

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<p>Voiceofreason is a negative person. Think positively about your chances and GO FOR IT!! You have a decent shot. If you really want to attend, make sure you show lots of direct interest by either visiting (might not be possible) or contacting admissions directly to display a high level of interest in the school.</p>

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<p>@wlpoppa Your personal attack is not nice. My evaluation of @BrzlGuy chance of admission is based upon historical data of International student admission rates. And I am not sure in what world you are in but a 5-7% acceptance rate is not considered “a decent shot” at admissions. </p>

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<p>Once again you ignore the fact that you have no clue of the qualifications of the students rejected in prior years. Bezel guy appears to have a reasonable, not slam dunk, chance based on stats. He will need a great essay and show a high level of interest in attending. </p>

<p>Good luck bguy!!!</p>

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<p>Voice. You are one negative person. Lighten up. Live a little. Get the chip of your shoulder and be happy!</p>

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<p>@wlpoppa Thanks a lot for your niceness! I really hope I get in :)</p>

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<p>FWIW there is at least one Brazilian in this first year class - go for it! </p>