Chances at Wash U ED I

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I know admissions decisions are due to come out very soon but I am still weary of my chances, I think that I am going to face a nice rejection, opinions please...</p>

<p>670-V, 650-M, 660-W (11 on essay)
Low 90s avg at a very good public school on Long Island
IB Diploma Candidate
Double Legacy (mom and dad)
President of Model Congress and Debate Club
Editor in Chief of School Newspaper
VP of local Jewish youth group
Good essay, good recs
No Financial Aid needed</p>

<p>How much does legacy count?!</p>

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<p>I really don't think you need to worry :) you have similar SATs/ ecs to me AND you have the fact that both of your parents went, which is incredible. I definitely think you will get in.</p>

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<p>how much do grades from first marking period count</p>

<p>and also, if [2 of] my grades from the beginning of senior year are somewhat lower than what i usually receive, should i send a letter or make a phone call attempting to explain the change?</p>

<p>ps these are my stats what are my chances</p>

<p>95.29 uw, 97.04 w
760 m, 690 cr, 770 w
710 bio e, 740 us history
9 aps (5 senior year, 3 junior year: bio 5, lang and comp 5, us 4, and 1 sophomore year: euro 4)
ap scholar with honor
high honor roll
national merit commended student
national honor society (public relations officer)
we the people constitution team (treasurer)
debate - 4 years
spanish honor society - 3 years
speech (student congress) - 2 years
model un
photo club
100+ hours of community service
job about 8 hrs a week
class at ucla in bio (received an A)
internship at congressman's campaign office for summer</p>

<p>sorry there's no structure i just wrote what i remembered</p>

<p>pps jess you are getting in stop worrying</p>

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<p>oh and this year i only have a 90.8 uw gpa with an 88 in ap envi sci and an 89 in ap spanish how badly will that hurt me</p>

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<p>They will take into consideration that the courses are AP. 2 Bs is nothing to fret over, sweetie. How many APs are you taking, total?</p>

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<p>9 overall and 5 this year</p>

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<p>there are people in my school who are also applying to wash u early and are taking 5 aps but have 94 and 96 averages</p>

<p>= what is causing all this worrying</p>

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<p>WUSTL doesn't cap for schools, but for regions, so you should still be ok.</p>

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<p>ok thank you so much...but how are my chances in general</p>

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<p>Please explain the "cap" for regions.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Smiles: They don't want to take too many people from one geographic location. Texas, Mass., and New York are all over-represented in the student body. Other states, especially Alaska, sometimes don't even send one person.</p>

<p>I was talking to my brother at MIT the other day, and it turns out they don't have one single person from Alaska in his class. It's the only state NOT represented there. Most interesting.</p>

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<p>JB - I was wondering what you mean by "low 90s" - can you specify?</p>

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<p>i know last year the only unrepresented state at washington was wyoming, so if you're from there lucky you.</p>

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<p>can anyone answer my chances question</p>

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<p>how much higher is the ED admittance rate than the RD? I <3 Wash U, (didn't apply early because my parents weren't into binding me to a school in a different time zone) but now I'm nervous I've ruined my chances. Plus, I think at least four kids from my school applied ED and are definitely going to get in, so is that going to make it significantly more competitive? Anyway, good luck to everyone who applied ED.. wash u is fabulous.</p>

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<p>bs12790:</p>

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<p>schmooooday you're awesome</p>

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<p>SCHMOODY!? There will be two people at Wash U with the nickname Schmoody?</p>

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<p>to answer anonymous, low 90s means 92, even though you already knew that....okay who is schmoody?!</p>

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<p>im sorry but i heard that there is a LARGE homosexual population at wash. u so there is a very good chance JB12790 will get in</p>