Chances at ED II / Universtiy Scholars Program in Medicine

Colleges & Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Stats:
SAT: 1410 (M:720, V: 690)
SAT IIs: 720 (World Hist), 720 (Math IC), 710 (Chemistry)
GPA: 4.17 Unweighted (A+ Average)
Rank: Does not rank- about top 5% of class</p>

<p>Current High School Courses
Economics- H
Political Science- H
Math 4-H
A.P. Physics
A.P. Biology
A.P. Latin
A.P. English Literature</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Very good essay- on science and religion (compared the influence of religion on the works of Einstein, Freud and Lewis and effect of science on my religious beliefs)
Teacher Recs: Two great
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Scientific Research at Yale Medical School (recommendation letter from faculty member at Yale Medical School)</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>STRENGTHS- has taken seven A.P.s by the end of high school. Taking both A.P. Biology and A.P. Physics senior year. Received 5s on A.P. Chem and A.P. World Hist. exams. Scientific Research at Yale (for Cystic Fibrosis) . Community Service- raised $15,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Twin brother accepted ED I at Wash U. Captain of track teams for 5 seasons- #1 runner for high school and possible recruit at Wash U. Only member of class of 100 to receive citizenship awards. 2 Science Awards and Yale Book Award.</p>

<p>WEEKNESSES- Not as strong in English- only 680 on SAT II and did not do well on A.P. Exam (did not submit score). No family members attended Wash U. Guidance department is weak. (For general info- deferred from Yale)</p>

<p>EC's: Running for all three seasons in high school. Silver metalist at State Championship meet. Ran 4:30 for mile, 9:59 for two mile, 2:04 for 800 m. Sailed for 10 yrs. during the summer. Performed CF research at Yale Medical School during the summer. Assistant teacher for 1st and 2nd Grade classes in sophmore and junior years (during free periods 3 hours per week). Runathon for Cystic Fibrosis (earned $15000 dollars for CF Foundation). Paid tutor for middle school students. Only member of class of 100 to receive citizenship awards. 2 Science Awards and Yale Book Award.</p>

<p>Other Factors: i sent in a research abstract, had interview at Wash. U. and visited campus 3 times (met with coach of track team).</p>

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<p>AHHHHHHHHHH!!! There go my chances. :(. </p>

<p>You're definitely going to get in. Your stats are good, and your EC are like EXCELLENT. My application looks flimsy next to yours. </p>

<p>Sigh...there goes my chance for the University Scholars in Medicine as well and all those scholarships. I have 0 hours of research, and pretty bad XC times compared to yours.</p>

<p>But yay! Congrats already b/c I'm pretty sure you made it in. I hope everybody's not as crazy good as you are. :)</p>

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<p>You went to visit WashU 3 times? Sigh, I love that school. If we both make it in, it would be neat. Cystic Fibrosis and Cancer are major interests of mine, and I might run XC but I'm slow. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks Stardash- I hope that you are right- and I am sure that I will be seeing you next yr. Do you think that my SATs are going to hurt me?</p>

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<p>No I don't think so. Your SATs are in the average range, which is 1409.7(off some website I found-not so sure how trustworthy it is). </p>

<p>Anyway, SATs don't count for a lot. Your ECs are like...WOW, and that completely overshadows the SAt scores. </p>

<p>I'm not sure why Yale deferred you; I wouldn't have if I was Yale.</p>

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<p>nope.. ur SAT score is quite decent
I was deferred EDI with similar score while many people with lower scores got in. So I know that scores don't affect much at wash u.</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>You're in for just Wash U but I'm not so sure about University Scholars...
The research is definitely a bonus - have you entered/won anything like Siemens or Intel? Your SAT scores are a bit low for University Scholars.</p>

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<p>im gonna agree with jenz...i think you'll get in to wash u regular, but the university scholars is SO competitive...if you can raise them, do it, otherwise, just hope for the best</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone for your comments- I appreciate it</p>