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Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I'm a senior at an eastern Kansas public high school (KC area to be specific) applying to WUStL as an International Relations/Poli Sci major, and here's a quick stat run-down...</p>

<p>-35 ACT (woo-hoo, and on the 1st taking)
-3.75 UW GPA, 4.25 W GPA
-Rank: 34/400 (yup, just barely in the top 10%)</p>

<p>-APs:</p>

<p>Freshman: AP Euro
Sophmore: AP Statistics
Junior: AP US History, AP English, AP Chemistry
Senior: AP Psychology, AP Calc AB, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics (self-study), AP Microeconomics (ditto)</p>

<p>-ECs:</p>

<p>-Orchestra: I am a cellist, active for all 4 years of HS (and 5 years previously), and in class for 3 (decided to free up the hour during senior year, mainly b/c I wasn't learning anything from the class), but I still practice on my own free time through private lessons and self-study (and I teach my 11yo sister who loves the instrument too, ha)</p>

<p>-Debate: Soph-Senior year, have competed at the State tourney, have won a couple of Varsity tournaments and a few JV ones</p>

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<p>-Other notes:
-I'm hispanic, for what it's worth
-I have shown a large amount of interest in the school (have visited, interviewed very well)
-I have taken 4 courses (College stats, calc, and 2 advanced english ones) at a local private college my father teaches at (not particularly prestigious at all, but tuition was free)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for anyone that comments; if you have any questions, I'll answer them promptly.</p>

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<p>Oh, just an addition, my family's income is >$60k for 6 members, and 2 other siblings will be attending college soon. Will this factor into my admissions/ financial aid heavily?</p>

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<p>Your chances look good. Emphasize your passions/EC's a lot. You have showed good interest. However, RD is a crapshoot at a place like WashU, you can never know...especially with all of the Stanford and Ivy ED/EA rejectees/deferrees now filling up the app list. </p>

<p>Your family situation won't necessarily affect your admission status, but you will most likely get a very nice financial aid package from WashU if you get accepted. Have you applied to any scholarships at WashU?</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Yes, I plan to apply for scholarships, the Lien Scholarship in particular due to my interest (and knowledge) in foreign policy.
Thank you!</p>