Chances and opinions?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Here are my statistics:</p>

<p>SAT: 2290 770 Math, 740 Reading, 780 Writing, 10 Essay
SAT II: 720 Math I, 660 Lit (Yeah...I know...)
ACT: None
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.52 W (10th and 16th respectively for class rank)
APs: Government, Calc AB, World History, English Language (4, 5, 3, 4 respectively and all As)
Senior Schedule: English Lit AP, Calc BC AP, Chemistry AP, Economics AP, Spanish 5 AP, Accounting
Teacher Recs: One is hopefully outstanding...It was Spanish class where we were forced to speak it...no one really understood it except for me, so the teacher and I had a really good connection. The other is Calc AB where I was a ****ing angel as far as behavior and I destroyed the class, so hopefully another good rec.
Counselor: The counselor probably doesn't even know my name to be honest
Essays: I consider myself a pretty above average writer. I'm not a "dictionary.com writer" who uses a bunch of big words without knowing what they actual mean, but I definitely write eloquently...
Activities:
-Tutoring after school and weekends at the library (It's a school sponsored program)
-NHS community service (blood drives, fund raisers, etc.)
-Spanish NHS (Spanish tutoring after school and organizer of annual culture night), -National Art Honors Society (Art based community service-Murals, paintings around school, and organizer of annual coffee house/talent show
-Year round internship at local hospital, shadowing a doctor (about 8-9 hours a week)
-Math Team, Physics Team (2nd Place at last years UMD CP competition), It's Academic team
-Film club and men's choir for one year each
-Maybe some other things...They're probably small though</p>

<p>But even if I do get admitted, I am curious to know if I will be able to do well at WUSTL. Personally, I found high school to be easy. I definitely did not take enough AP classes, and even still, the only challenge I had from these courses was my own laziness. I feel that I am above average (average meaning the kids in my AP classes), but I don't know if I will be able to succeed here. Opinions?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot guys!</p>

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<p>Your scores and grades are in the average ranges for Wash U and other similar colleges. Honestly, and I’m trying not to sound rude, but from your username to components of what you wrote your tone sounds annoying and like you have an attitude. Be careful how this may manifest in an application.</p>

<p>In terms of doing well here, nearly all wash u kids were used to being top-of-class material in HS and now here you are like anybody else. What’s good is that this place is really supportive and hardly cutthroat, so if you do have a rough transition you’ll have a great freshman floor, study groups to homework together, and the
Cornerstone/tutoring/help center that’s free. Wash U does not have grade inflation so you need to be prepared to work in many classes (esp those beyond intro level) and enjoy intellectual challenge. I think the balance of the tough classes (by and large, there are certainly exceptions) and a really really really laid back environment is pretty ideal. If you keep this all in mind and know how to use resources and friends for help there’s no reason why you wouldn’t be able to do well.</p>

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<p>Excellent reply, vbball90…I agree with what you said, especially about how the WashU curriculum is challenging, for two reasons: the professors write exams that make you think, and also the students you will be competing against are top-notch.
But from your stats, OP, I would think that you have what it takes. Give me a PM if you have any questions. I am currently a premedical student at WashU.</p>