Chances at WashU

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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This is my first time in this thread so I apologize if I don’t know how things work. I hope to get some feedback about what y’all think my chances are at gaining admission to WashU and if I have a chance to get financial aid. These are my stats:

GPA:
Unweighted = 3.8
Weighted = 4.12

ACT: 35 (Science - 36, Math - 34, English - 35, Reading - 34)

Class Rank: My school does not rank students but I should be in the top 15% (class size = approximately 600)

AP Scores:

  1. AP European History - 5
  2. AP Language - 5
  3. AP Physics 1 - 4
  4. AP Biology - 4
  5. AP Statistics - 4

Senior year courses:
AP Literature, AP Economics, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 2, AP Advanced Physics, AP Spanish 5

PSAT: 1450 (Missouri - National Merit Semifinalist status expected. I do not qualify for Finalist status as I am not a citizen)

Extracurriculars (counting senior year as well):

  1. Health Occupations Society of America (HOSA) [2 years]
  2. Mu Alpha Theta [2 years]
  3. Science Olympiad [3 years]
  4. Speech & Debate [4 years] - Honor Degree
  5. Model UN [3 years]
  6. ACT Preparation Club [2 years]
  7. South Asian Student Association [2 years]
  8. Science National Honor Society [2 years]
  9. National Honor Society [2 years]
  10. Student Council [3 years]
  11. Mini-Medical School 1 in Washington University Medical School
  12. Mini-Medical School 2 in Washington University Medical School
  13. Shadowing experience [In the OR for surgeries as well]

Volunteering:

  1. Butterfly House (40.7 Hours)
  2. St. Louis County Library (50 Hours)
  3. NHS Volunteering (18 Hours)
  4. STUCO (45 Hours)
  5. Mu Alpha Theta (9 Hours)
  6. Will get a 100 hours in hospital volunteering by October 31st

Achievements:

  1. Young Scientist Program Summer Focus Scholar (Paid research internship at Washington University in St. Louis with a written paper required and presentation in a symposium)
  2. Angels in the Outfield Entrepreneurship Competition - Top 10 Finalist
  3. Sister Nivedita Essay Competition - 2nd Place
  4. WIT Entrepreneurship Program (I started my own business to help refugees)
  5. HOSA State Competition - 1st Place in Ex. Medical Innovation - (Heading to the international conference in Orlando this summer)
  6. Rockwood Board of Education Award (school district award)
  7. Winner’s Circle Award Recipient (Each teacher selects 1 student) (school award)
  8. SLU High School Entrepreneurship Ambassador (promote entrepreneurship in society)
  9. Honor Roll Student (all 3 years of high school so far)
  10. Founder & President of ACT Preparation Club
  11. South Asian Student Association Cultural Chair Position

Other Background Information:

  1. I am an Indian female who immigrated to the US from India in 2016 and enrolled as a freshman in HS.
  2. I am greatly interested in medicine and research and aim to do pre-medicine in college and an MD/PhD in the future.
  3. I live in St. Louis, Missouri (Same location as WashU)
  4. Parents are separated; single mother who raises me by herself (no financial aid from father).
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Are you a US green card holder? If not, you will be considered a foreign student and that would make things more difficult for getting any kind of aid. Otherwise the GPA and test scores are inline for WashU.

I’m not sure if there is any kind of residence or citizenship requirement for Questbridge. If not you might try applying via QB match.

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My son is a junior at Wash U and had stats very similar to yours. Best of luck!

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@ethereals19 wow! Awesome accomplishments in a very short time. hope you were admitted into WASH U. Good luck & you will succeed In all your future endeavors.

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I was sadly rejected haha … I think it’s because I asked for financial aid as an international student but there could have always been a better applicant. Thank you for your wishes!

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I’m so sorry to hear this. I was wondering what schools you did get accepted into and where you plan on attending school in the fall.

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I was accepted to UNC Chapel Hill, Case Western, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Baylor, University of Washington, and Saint Louis University and was waitlisted to NYU and Tulane. I will most likely be attending Saint Louis University in the fall.