Do I have a chance at GW?

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<p>I am a rising senior and I would be very grateful if you could please let me know what you think my chances are for George Washington University, as well as my chance to get merit scholarships?</p>

<p>Proposed major: double major in political science with some sort of concentration or minor in peace and justice studies or human rights (all depending on the school); and film </p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown, one try): 2080 (CR: 660 M: 690 W: 730 E: 12)
• ACT: 28 (I will be focusing on SAT for the fall and may or may not retake/send ACT)
• SAT II: US History: 650 Literature: 650
• Unweighted GPA: 4.539
• Rank: N/A
• AP: US History and AP Lang/Comp (pending scores)
• IB: N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Economics, Hon. Precalc AB, Hon. Women’s Studies, Hon. Public Speaking, Hon. Symphony Orchestra (4th year), AP French
• Major Awards: Two book awards; Honorary member of another school's NHS</p>

<p>Subjective:
• Extracurriculars:
- Creative Cultural Arts Council (Co-founder and President for two years)
- Debate team (2 years)
- Writing Club/Poetry Slam
- Gay-Straight Alliance (Secretary Freshman, VP Junior, President now)
- National Honors Society (head of a committee I founded)
- Editor-in-Chief of the school Literary Magazine
- World Language Honors Society
- Student Delegate, went to France</p>

<p>Non-School Related Extra-Curriculars:
- Political org. board member for 2 gun violence prevention groups, as my town was greatly affected by it recently. I have become very active in gun violence prevention
- Founder and Chairwoman of a student gun violence prevention group with national outreach
- Political involvement in general… Working with organizations around the nation, going to and participating in speaking at protests and marches, going to Washington DC to speak to legislators, holding a press conference on gun violence, and connecting with other victims
- Summer debate camp (probably won’t include)
- Softball and Volleyball Freshman year</p>

<p>• Job/Work Experience:
- Page at local library since I was a sophomore
- Intern for town literary magazine
- Plan to intern or volunteer in CT for the 2014 election
• Volunteer/Community service:
- Volunteer work with various groups (almost 350 hours)
- Writing Center tutor at school during free periods
• Essays: I’m working on my common app essay now
• Teacher Recommendation: Should be very strong (APUSH teacher and AP Lang teacher)
• Counselor Rec: Great, I am very close with her
• Additional Rec: GSA advisor who I had freshman and senior year in class; possibly a non-school oriented rec from someone I work with at Center for American Progress </p>

<p>Other
• State: CT
• School Type: Rural, Medium-sized, public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: Not sure…</p>

<p>If you have anything else, suggestions-wise, that would be great! Also, do you think I could qualify for merit? Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>you are in! No need to focus more on the SAT/ACT scores because your EC’s are AMAZING! Wow I cannot imagine being presidents of many clubs… that sounds hard.</p>

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<p>While I do think that you have an awesome shot, I wouldn’t bank on it. Really stress you amazing EC’s, but don’t just show them off. Express just how you’ll use them to your benefit at GW. Can’t say this enough but you could be the perfect applicant, but a ****ty supplement essay can break your application. Good luck! You have amazing stats. If I had to bet on it, you’ll get some good news in the spring. </p>

<p>I’m pretty sure FireLion isn’t even in college and was just posting a chance post of his/her own. In which case, his/her chance is irrelevant.</p>

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<p>I too think you have a really good shot of making it in! They do look at your demonstrated interest though, so if you’re close to GW, go visit and do an interview or something. Or if you’re really far away (like I am) go to an information session. An admissions counselor I talked to said that they don’t want GW to be your safety school, so show them that you’re genuinely interested in GW!</p>