<p>Sorry, I'm fairly new to this but this is all the information I think is pertinent to my application to GWU. </p>
<p>SAT- Math-600, CR-660, Writing-720= 1980 total
GPA- 3.6 unweighted, 3.9 weighted, mostly AP and high level courses all 4 years
Top 20% (I was top 16% in the first half of the year but so many people dropped out
.) </p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
-Varsity Tennis, 4 Years (won MVP award one year, and various spirit awards each year)
-Involved in HS Orchestra, 4 Years, won various awards including a prestigious competition in London
-Member, National Honor Society, 1 year
-Member, Key Club, 2 years
-Member and Media Coordinator of a local political group that has over 200 members, 4 years
- Member, Youth Advisory Council, US Public Service Academy, 2 years
- Programs Intern at a local non-profit organization, 2 years
- Intern, local center for public affairs, worked uploading Presidential recordings on to the website for public use, 1 summer
-Member, HS Forensics Team, 2 years
-Participated in a Philosophy of Law course at Brown University, excellent recommendation submitted with application
-Participated in a highly selective political leadership program, received an A and college credits
-Volunteer, Planned Parenthood
-chosen as one of 9 members of a local youth service award committee, who chooses a local organization to give $10,000 dollars
-Intern- local Congressional race</p>
<p>I applied Regular Decision and I know my GPA and SAT scores arent strong but will my fairly long list of mostly politically involved (I hope to study political science) activities outweigh that?</p>
<p>I think you have a fairly good shot, but have heard their reg. decision pool is up quite a bit. my sons SAT's were just a tiny bit higher than yours but his GPA was lower and he got in ED. He had good ec's and great recommendations and an outstanding essay but we knew it was a gamble. I know the dynamics of the reg. pool are slightly more competitive just because of the sheer numbers of kids but I think you have a fairly decent chance. Where else did you apply? I agree your actitivies are pretty impressive. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Thank you for the encouragement! I applied to mostly small-ish schools in large cities. My final list was- GW, Barnard, Wellesley, American, NYU and Northwestern. I've been deferred from both Barnard and Wellesley so I'm hoping to get some good news soon :)</p>
<p>Best of luck to you, probably at this point only a few more weeks! Let us know the outcome!!</p>
<p>You are definitely borderline, so you should be visiting and interviewing if possible. </p>
<p>And do not pay any attention to the stats of those taken ED. ED and RD pools are not slightly different; they are extremely different. GW takes 60% of a weak ED class, and 30% of a strong RD class. It is a good bet that many of those taken ED would not get in RD.</p>
<p>fanosme, actually I do not totally agree with what you said above and I say this because incidentally someone I work with's husband worked in admissions until last year. He DID say a weaker candidate has a better chance to get in ED than RD for several reasons but your percentages above are skewed and not correct. The ED class is more like 40%weaker and 60%stronger. He said you have about a 15-20% improved chance as a weaker candidate (with your GPA being below their average of around 3.8 or your scores being lower than their median of about a 1920) if you apply ED than RD.
Yes intereviews count and are encouraged for anyone, anything that can exhibit your desire to attend and communication with someone in admissions is not a bad idea as long as it isnt' a nuisance to them.
I wish you luck nonetheless.</p>
<p>^ That may have been the case up until last year, but with ED applications down, RD applications up, and the fact that a number of weak applications got accepted ED this year, it is clear that the numbers have changed.</p>
<p>I interviewed with the head of the WLP. What is the average GPA?</p>
<p>We were told around a 3.8.</p>
<p>Is that weighted or unweighted?</p>
<p>Honestly I am really not sure, I am sure they must have it on their website or go to collegeboard.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help! I'll be sending in my deposit ASAP :)</p>