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Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Hey I really would appreciate any insight and guidance.Thanks</p>

<p>Applying Regular Decision for Fall 08-
White Female, IN-state
UW GPA:4.0
Weighted GPA:4.64
Rank: 7/318
SAT- 640 CR/650 M/710 W (essay-10)
ACT-29</p>

<p>Courses
9th-
Civics and Economics
Chorus
Spanish I
Physical Science Honors
Geometry Honors
English I
P.E./Health</p>

<p>(Transfered schools following 9th Grade, Dad's Military)</p>

<p>10th-
Algebra II Honors
English II Honors
Biology Honors
World History Honors
Theater
Digital Communications
Spanish II</p>

<p>11th-
AP Lang.
AP Gov't
Chem. Honors
Pre-Calc Honors
Spanish III Honors
US History Honors
Weightlifting
Allied Health</p>

<p>12th-
AP Chem
AP Environmental
AP USH
AP Calc
Ap Lit
Spanish IV Honors
Zoology Honors
Physics HOnors(wanted to take AP but wouldn't fit schedule)</p>

<p>ECs-
•Scholar Bowl, 9
•Lifesavers, 9
•Chorus, 9
•Spring Musical, 9
•Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 9</p>

<p>•Varsity Tennis, Earned a letter- 10, Co-Captain -11,12 Coach's Award,11
•Beta Club, 10, Treasurer-11, President-12 (Complete forty hours of community service each school year)
•Youth for Christ, 10, 11,12, Student Leader-11,12
•Future Business Leaders of America, 10
•Academy of Scholars,11,12</p>

<p>State Finalist for Gov. School in Mathematics
House of Representatives Page
Health System Junior Volunteer, 2006- 95.8 Hours, 2007- 100 hours(estimate)</p>

<p>Church-perform in Youth Choir and Adult Hand Chimes; youth representative for youth council; participate in outreach and community service projects.</p>

<p>2 Relief Trips to Gulfport, Mississippi
Work Experience-4 months employed as library page.</p>

<p>•2006-2007 Coach's Award for Tennis
Honor Student for 2006-2007 School Year
•Award for Academic Excellence for 2006-2007 school year
•2006-2007 President's Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence
•2006-2007 Award for Outstanding Performance in Pre-Calculus Honors
•2006- Award for Academic Excellence for 2005-2006 school year
•2006- Earned an Academic letter
•Honor Student for 2005-2006 school year
•2005-2006 Award for Outstanding Performance in Spanish II
•2005- Earned an Academic letter
•2005- Team Quest Award for outstanding achievement in Adventures in Learning's Ultimate Academic Challenge
2004- President's Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence
Sorry about the length but wanted to cover every aspect. </p>

<p>Also applying to UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, Wake Forest, Elon and Duke.</p>

<p>If you're reading this please go ahead and leave comments.Much appreciated
I know WUSTL is a reach and just want any insight. My fam. won't qualify for fin. need but I will probably need merit scholarship. Is this a possiblity</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>bump.......</p>

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<p>Looks like you have a nice shot...</p>

<p>Where should I go? WUSTL or USC? Gotta decide in like two weeks. :-/</p>

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<p>hell yes you have a chance!</p>

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<p>You definitely have a chance, but here are some comments/suggestions:</p>

<p>1)What area are you leaning towards?
2)SAT IIs or AP scores?
3)You SHOULD retake the SAT because looking only at the CR and M you have a 1290 which is well below WashU's lower level. Focus exclusively on M and CR because you can combine high scores on particular sections.
4)I think that to be competitive you definitely need a 2050+ (at the very low end). I recommend starting up some good SAT Prep-->blue book style.</p>

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<p>Here's the thing I don't want to take the SAT again and I'm probably not going to. Right now I'm going to focus on apps/essays/ecs. So with my 1290/2000, ACT 29 Do I still have a chance?
1) Chemistry (either pre-med, or pre-pharmacy)
2) AP gov-3, will have taken 7 APs by graduation, 2 last year but only one test</p>

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<p>honestly...if you're not going to retake the SAT, take the ACT over again and just send that. I didn't submit my SAT scores to WashU. I would just say its a very big reach for you right now, because both of your test scores are at or below the 25 percentile on the ranges they give. Everything else looks good though...but when it comes down to schools at this level everyone is about the same and if your scores aren't up to par, you might get looked over. Don't mean to be a downer, that's just the way I see it because of people I know who have got in vs. who have not. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Good call to the last poster. I forgot that you had already taken the ACT. Bottom line is that you MUST bring up your test scores. I'd say either get that ACT to a 31/32 or get your SAT to a 2100. Those are benchmarks that I think you MUST hit to have a solid chance of distinguishing yourself. Remember that WashU shares applicants with schools like Harvard, Northwestern, Chicago, Duke and Rice-all top schools with top-tier applicants.</p>

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<p>I agree. Test scores need to be higher, though the EC's are thorough. The overall trend last year tended to be more emphasis on test scores since schools need to filter down the application pools since its so big. Test would be a big help.</p>

<p>As for your chances at a scholarship... not to be a downer but Moog is a really tough scholarship to get and ArtSci is a hard college to get into in the first place (I'm a Woodward Scholar in Engineering). For best chances, ED cause WashU def likes ED, its almost a guarantee in, compared to RD chances. </p>

<p>And if you want premed why not save on a state/public school and go to a good med school. Just a thought.</p>