chances for RD? thanks

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Hey all, I would appreciate any feedback on my stats. Thanks!</p>

<p>GPA: Weighted: 4.23, Unweighted: 4.0 (highest in class weighted gpa is 4.25)</p>

<p>Rank: No ranking but top 5/400+</p>

<p>SAT 2300: Cr-740, M-800, W-760
PSAT 231: Cr-76, M-77, W-78 (Semi-finalist)</p>

<p>SAT II’s: Math 1: 790, potential ones: u.s. history 770, physics 790, math 2 770, chemistry 800, biology 790</p>

<p>Freshmen classes: 4 honors all A’s
Sophomore classes: 3 honors and 1 AP (Calc AB) and all A’s
Junior classes: 1 honor and 4 AP’s (Chemistry, Biology, Physics C, U.S. History) and all A’s
Senior classes: 4 AP’s (environmental science, English, European history, and government) and all A’s first semester</p>

<p>5 on AP Calc AB, chemistry, biology, physics c, and U.S.</p>

<p>Awards:
Presidential Scholar for 3 consecutive years
Outstanding Science and Math Award
Top 25 of class
Some college selection awards
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>EC’s:
Intramural basketball (4 years)
Intramural tennis (4 years)
Science Olympiad (2 years, Vice president, team captain)
Literary Magazine (3 years, layout editor, secretary)
Community tutoring (4 years, 500+ hours)
Veterans history project (2 years, 30 hours, interviewer)
VA hospital volunteering (3 years, 200+ hours, escort dispatcher)
Guitar player in band (not sure if this counts but big part in my life…)
National Honor Society (2 years, treasurer)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Great from AP Bio, AP Chem, AP U.S. History, and Honors American Literature teachers.</p>

<p>Essays: not great, but pretty good</p>

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<p>Sorry, i couldn't edit, but also AP chem and AP bio TA for 2 years, and i was a university lab assistant for one summer.</p>

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<p>Very good indeed.</p>

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<p>thanks a lot. good luck to you</p>

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<p>You will get in! Is Wash U a safety school for you?</p>

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<p>not really safety, but its one of my top choices</p>

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<p>i posted in the Penn forum earlier today, but for WUSTL, be careful about being overqualified--with stats/ecs like yours, they may assume that you're using them as a safety even if you're not</p>

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<p>oh... so how do i make it seem like theyre not a safety?</p>

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<p>Show lots of interest. Visit if you haven't. Make sure you're on the mailing list. Get the name of the admissions officer for your area and send some e-mails asking relevant questions. Ditto the head of the department in the major in which you are interested.</p>

<p>Thanks for the good luck, and by the way, I was just admitted to WashU EDII.</p>

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<p>nice! thanks for post</p>

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<p>You just posted on an internet message board that Wash U is not your top choice, but instead is just one of a few colleges you like and also you put down more than enough information to identify yourself. </p>

<p>Do you think school officials never look at this site? The new messages here can be read in 15 minutes a day.</p>

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<p>"not really safety, but its one of my top choices"</p>

<p>IMO, this hardly constitues not a top choice; there's a reason why people apply RD...i think that it's pretty obvious that all candidates who apply RD are declaring that particular college as not being their top choice</p>

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<p>as i said, its ONE of my top choices and as anonymous said, thats why im applying RD, but main reason is financial aid (since WashU doesnt guarantee to meet 100%)</p>

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<p>"IMO, this hardly constitues not a top choice; there's a reason why people apply RD...i think that it's pretty obvious that all candidates who apply RD are declaring that particular college as not being their top choice"</p>

<p>I can not agree with that statement less. Washington University is my top choice, but due to circumstances, I need scholarship options from other schools, of which I would be happy, but not as happy, to go to. So hence, applying RD is pretty much my only option.</p>

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<p>yea, my MAIN reason for RD is financial aid</p>

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<p>There is nothing wrong with choosing to apply to several schools RD.
My son applied to WashU RD. Now that he has been at WashU a couple of years, he is certainly glad that he chose WashU over the other schools that also accepted him. BTW, WashU really treats their students like royalty!</p>