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Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Help Me.... Help!!!!! </p>

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<p>OK... im more focused on life than on tests so brace yourself for my scores... the rest of my application looks ok.....
African American girl
Financial need: yes...big time
GPA: 3.947 uw 4.66 w
Rank 2/ 710 hopefully 1 by second semester
school : public...bad side of town...and i must emphasize this...there have been three shootings at my school last year alone
AP test:
Bio 5
English lan 4
USH 5
(scores pending)
Senior schedule:
Calc ABC
Individual Study Debate (like debate 6)
AP English Literature
AP Chem 2 or Adv. Organic Chemistry... wish i could take both
AP Macro
Ap comparative Governemnt
Basketball
German 2 and 3 hopefully self study before January</p>

<p>SAT: 630 CR 630 M 600 W ( i left the test early around section 8..an excuse that most wont believe but i had a family emergency.... but you can ask anyone who took the test even the guidance counselr and theyll tell you that i did....</p>

<p>I dont think the SAT is for me though.. I think i want to take the ACT and i have scored well on two practivce tests 30-33 Composite because I like the syle of questions the ACT offers and science is my thing which really helps</p>

<p>SAT 2: Math 2 720 Liteature : 730 Biology (hoping for a 740+)</p>

<p>ECS:
president of speech and debate
varsity letter in debate
nationally ranked in Dramatic interpretation (top 50)
Quarterfinalist in impromptu two years in a row at national tournament top 60
lots of awards in speech and debate...taken a few local tournaments
(will continue debate in college...if that means anything)</p>

<p>My friend and i created YNH... a service group that has raised over $9,000.00 in the last 3 years for many causes</p>

<p>Academic Decatholon... medaled in Honors Writing , Speech , and Music ( gold , gold, bronze)</p>

<p>UIL state participantin Imformative speaking (kinda big here in texas</p>

<p>Semifinalist at the sate tournament in Oratory and Extemp speaking
TOC qualifier in extemp (kinda big in debate world)</p>

<p>Teach a kid - mentor program for middle scool students... head mentor ( 2 years.....
Ive ben in all my clubs listed for 4 years.... these ive been in for 2 years</p>

<p>SNHS sec , president-12
NHS
Student council</p>

<p>Lots of volunter hours .....walks...YMCA...library.... Medical center...(shadowed a few doctors)</p>

<p>National finalist in a speech contest...maybe i will win (hahahah) but its not till november</p>

<p>Recs: great
essays: will be really deep hopefully about my life experinces and when i visited my family back home in Nigeria
(u.s. born citizen just for clarification)</p>

<p>lots of academic awards...something for PSAT at least commended (219)
AP scholar with honors
speaks more than two languages </p>

<p>Quest Bridge College prep scholarship winner and Ventures Scholar....</p>

<p>What would be my chances if I got a 32 -34 on the ACT ...i plan on explaining the situation with SAT with a letter...i think my friend started a topic like this for me......</p>

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<p>Very good chance. Don't send the SAT. Look into Ervin Scholarships.</p>

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<p>You will probably be accepted, but if you plan to explain the SAT scores, why not just take them over again....You will do better. Or take the ACT and shoot for the scores you mentioned. Besides the SAT scores, your resume is fantastic!</p>

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<p>I'm not sure where else you're looking, but I would strongly encourage you to also apply to:</p>

<p>Stanford, Cornell, Harvard, Yale and Princeton. </p>

<p>You seem to have strong dual interests in science and literature. Those schools accommodate those interests, while also providing GREAT financial aid and fantastic prestige. </p>

<p>At any rate, you're a very strong candidate for WashU. </p>

<p>Congrats on the TOC qual. Where did you pick up your bids?</p>

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<p>I picked them up at UT ( semis in DX and FX) and at the Taylor tournament in houston texas</p>

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<p>Taylor was TOC this year? As in...Katy Taylor?</p>

<p>UT's not a bad tournament to pick up bids. How come you never did debate events?</p>

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<p>You seem like a very good candidate, and have a good chance of getting in. Apply, and make sure you apply for the Ervin as well.</p>

<p>Another thing I would recommend for you to do is really research the environment for minorities at all the top schools you apply to. Make sure you will have support at the school you choose. I would say that I was very impressed with all that I found at WashU, however another really good one is Stanford....</p>

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<p>For a school on the bad side of town with three shootings in a year, your school sure offers lots of AP classes...</p>

<p>You will be competitive anywhere, but with your potential it would be just silly not to retake the SAT (in addition to taking ACT).</p>

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<p>Thansk everyone for your info.....</p>

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<p>You should retake the SAT because many schools (not Wash U I don't think) require SAT IIs and yours are really good. You can't send the SAT IIs without the SATs. Everything else looks great and SATs aren't really terrible.</p>