Chances for this Oregonian!?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wake Forest University
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<p>Attend a relatively competitive public high school in Oregon.</p>

<p>4.0 GPA
Rank: 1 of 314 (About 10 others are tied with me)
CR:640 Math:680</p>

<p>Will have taken 4 AP Classes by the time of graduation (School doesnt offer too many)</p>

<p>Senior Class President
Varsity (Captain) Basketball (3 Years)
Peer Tutor/Mediator
Habitat for Humanity
100+ Hours of community service</p>

<p>I dont usually fill out these things but i really am intrigued with Wake Forest and would like to see if i even have a shot. I know my scores are a little low for Wake's liking but i'm hoping they wont discredit all the other things i hope i have going for me.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance, just work hard on your essays and get some good recs and you should be a very good candidate. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>If you haven't visited, make sure that you try to. Wake likes it a lot when kids show that they know a lot about the school and know that they want to go there. Also, I think that the fact that you are from Oregon will have a positive impact on your application. Definitely apply.</p>

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<p>how about being from washington state?</p>

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<p>Wake students come from all over the country. My suitemates (6 of us total) are all from different states. It may not be a huge benefit, but applying as an out-of-state student to Wake - especially from the West Coast - can be looked upon favorably in that it promotes student diversity.</p>

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<p>yeah, but being out of state doesn't shoo you in either. I'm actually from another country and I know kids from my High School who were rejected/waitlisted. </p>

<p>Apart from the international thing, your stats were pretty similar to mine and I got in :) Make sure to write good essays! I hear those are more important at Wake than they are at other schools....</p>

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<p>the only thing you might want to improve is the SATs, but thats the only recommendation....</p>

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<p>ya i got em up to 2070 so im pretty stoked, hopefully thatll be enough to get in to WAKE!</p>

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<p>Nizz, I got the same score (2070) on the October SAT! I think it's a good score for Wake, right in the middle/upper part of the medians. Best of luck (did you apply ED?)</p>

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<p>Anyone know what sort of stats you need for merit scholarships? without them, there's really no point in me applying.</p>

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<p>Oregonian, you're in for sure. Wake is trying to boost its number of students from the West coast and your achievements are very good.</p>

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<p>Little to none.</p>

<p>Just kidding. Your stats look pretty good, but none of us have any insight as to what those demon deacons are looking for so we can't really give you a good answer. I know its a stressful time, but all you can do is wait.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>