chances @ WUSTL, UPenn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 35C (36E 36R 34M 33S)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.44
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/350
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Physics 1 (5), Calc AB (5), Bio (4), US Gov (5) — Will have taken 10 APs by graduation
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Physics 2, AP Literature, AP Calc BC (self study), Independent Research, Engineering Research, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • FIRST Robotics (CAD Co-Captain, Team Representative): in top 60 teams in country
  • Technology Student Association (President, Reporter): some minor state awards
  • Scholar Bowl (Co-Captain): varsity
  • STEM Volunteering (Founder and President)
  • Unpaid Tutoring: will be around 100 hours
  • Varsity Tennis: one season
  • Associate Student Council: two years
  • Will have some research by RD applications, maybe ED too (rip)
  • Dishwasher at Italian Restaurant for a year

Volunteer/Community service:(duplicated from above): give or take 150-200 hours total

  • STEM Volunteering (Founder and President): will have like 20 hours
  • Unpaid Tutoring: will be around 100 hours
  • Volunteer with elementary and middle school robotics camps/teams, like 20-30 hours

Summer Activities: tutoring, summer school to get ahead (no summer programs rip)

Applied for Financial Aid?: will for all schools
Intended Major: undecided at moment but will be math/physics
State (if domestic applicant):Missouri
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium Public, decently competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Will have pretty good recommendations and essays. I have some demonstrated interest at WashU.
Thanks!

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Low reach for WashU-if it’s your top choice then ED. Although Math and/or Physics do not have the best reputations at the school.

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WashU is probably a low-reach or meet school for you. I’d apply to lower end schools to be safe though

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And agree with Hamurtle… WashU is known for pre-med I’d say, not so sure about math/physics. Could work in your favor though

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My daughter had stats quite similar to yours: 3.97 uw GPA and 2300 SAT.

She was accepted to WashU with a merit offer (though she ended up attending Rice). I think that her essay played a significant role in her acceptance as well as a decisive role in the scholarship offer, so be sure that you devote plenty of effort to this aspect of your application.

She was reject RD from Penn.

In sum, with strong essays, you have a solid chance for RD admission at WashU; if you are serious about Penn, you should consider applying ED.