Chances for Merit Scholarships/Admission

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Chances at admission, full scholarships: Danforth (have nomination)/Moog Fellowship/Ervin/Rodriguez
Thanks!!!</p>

<p>Indian male from KY
Major: Biology/Music (may double major)- going to med school definitely tho :)
School: Competitive Private (~70 students in my grade)
Course load: All Honors/AP's (Hardest Possible)
GPA: 3.90 UW; 4.30 W
Rank: School doesn't rank (top 5 students for sure)
PSAT: NM Semi-Finalist (maybe finalist after taking my SAT)
ACT composite: 35 (Writing: 9/32)
SAT: Taking in Oct.
AP's (so far): AP Government (4), AP Biology (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Calculus AB (4),
Senior AP's: AP Calculus BC, Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: E&M, AP English Lit./Comp., AP Lang./Comp., AP Euro. History
SAT II: Chemistry: 760; Biology E: 790; Taking Physics and Math IIC in November</p>

<p>EC's (major):
-Singing (major passion): I'm in my own band and I have been to several national and state honors choirs and I have taken voice for over 8 years. I also play guitar and piano. Also in my school's select/varsity chorale (1st President/Captain) that make 2 annual performances and a madrigal annually
-Varsity Baseball (2), JV Soccer (1), and Club Tennis (3)
-1st Dan Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
-400+ Hours Research Internship at local cancer center-producing a paper on cancer-producing stem cells in retinoblastoma (eye cancer of the retina)
-150+ hours volunteering at a local hospital and Wayside Christian Mission
-Academic (Varsity) and Math Team Starter: 9-12
-Attended KY's Governor's Scholar's Program: 2008
-Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP)
-Act in school productions (ensemble/cast)
-Chairmember of school philanthropic foundation
-President of Indian Awareness Club: 11-12
-In school's Honors Program (8 people in the grade in it)
-take extra challenging humanities courses and write a 20-pg. paper on a specific topic and make a presentation to a panel of judges.</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar w/ Honor
Article in National Journal of Nephrology (non-academic): 2008
Governor's Cup (Statewide academic team competition-Captain):
District, Regional, and State Recognition
School:
-Biology Class Award: 2007
-Honor Roll (3 years): 2005-08
-University of Louisville Book Award: 2008
-USA Biology Olympiad Semi-finalist: 2008
-Beta Club: 2007-08
National Latin Exam:
-8th (Latin I): Magna Cum Laude (High Honor)
-9th (Latin II): Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honor)
-10th (Latin III): Cum Laude (Honor)
-11th (Latin IV AP): Cum Laude (Honor)</p>

<p>Hooks: Successful though living with medical problem (essay) and passionate about music (vocal)-not many people or Indians do this in general (I usually only see violinists/pianists/instrumentalists only on CC)</p>

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<p>Hey guys any advice? Preferably someone who has received the scholarship(s) I've listed. 85 views no responses?!</p>

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<p>Sigh. With that pedigree I think most can't understand why you are even bothering to ask about your chances for admission. With the caveat, of course, that the admit rate is somewhere under 20%. As far as the scholarship, I'm sorry but I just don't know.</p>

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<p>Okay, here's my take... You are a strong candidate for all the top schools in the US. You know it and I'm sure you're planning to apply to many of those top schools. If you want to hear on this board that WashU is a "safe" bet in case you don't get into HYP..etc, you won't hear that, because WashU doesn't like being the "safety" for HYP and might very well waitlist you if they percieve that to be the case. If you are genuinely interested in attending WashU, make sure to communicate that to the school. Apply for the merit scholarships. Your stats are in where they need to be for merit, but the competition is stiff and there are a limited number of merit scholarships. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Read there were around 1500 apps for thirty something honorary scholarships (full and half tuition). Does not include Ervin, Rodriquez and Danforth scholarships. someone said there was a point system assigned to applications with the essay being major.</p>

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<p>Actually WashU is my #1 choice right now for a number of reasons. I'm applying for HYP because my parents are making me, but even if I get in I probably won't enroll.</p>