ED To WashU STL Class of 2022

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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Hi all,
I am currently a junior at a private high school in san francisco, and am looking to ED to WUSTL next november. I am in the IB and take HL Chem, HL Bio, and HL Lang and Lit. I have outstanding ECs and a good SAT, with a GPA on the lower end. Chance me:
Grades/Curriculum:
GPA: 3.63/4.00 UW
SAT: 1500
Bilingual IB Diploma: HL Chem, HL Bio, HL Lang and Lit, SL Math, SL French lang and lit, TOK, SL French Geo.
3.8/4.0 for all STEM courses
3.75/4.0 at Cornell Summer undergrad course

  • Can speak chinese, french, english (obviously), farsi (persian).
  • Major: biology
    Hooks: Second generation to attend college, Type 1 diabetic
    idk if those are considered hooks

ECs:
Undergrad Internship working with actual undergrad students at Northwestern University. Only 5-6 High school students get accepted to this program.

  • Work in real labs
  • 50 day lab
  • Publish paper by the end of 50 days.

Global Issues Network Conference (GIN Conference) 10, 11

  • Presented to 200 students on Infectious diseases and volunteered for organization of the event.
  • Conducted a Q&A workshop on the presentation along with interactive activities.

Songs for Senegal Fund Raising Event (Sister School in Africa – Senegal) 9, 10, 11

  • Helped raised funds for sister school in Africa - Senegal

Model United Nations (BMUN) Conference - Berkeley 10, 11

  • Participated as a delegate, and was assigned a country to represent during the simulation.
  • Conducted research prior to the event and formulated positions before debating with fellow delegates.
  • Served for Sudan for Legal Rights committee (10th)
  • Served for Bahrain in the Legal Rights committee (11th)
  • Won research award for my country, first time in my high school’s history and in a committee of over 300 students, only 10 were awarded.

One Act Festival, Actor – International High school 10, 11

  • Performed leading and support role in one student-written and produced one-act play:
    The Green Hill, Along for the ride
  • Rehearsed weekly, assist with lighting and technical production, help with promotion

Athletics:

Varsity Tennis, 9, 10, 11

  • Placed 2nd in league and advanced to regionals
  • Recipient of Regional Athletic Director Award of Excellence (9th.)
  • Recipient of Most Improved Player Award (9th.)
    Bay Club, Tennis
  • USTA Junior Tennis Summer League -2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Fresno Team Tennis League Champion winner – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
  • Gar Glenney Cup State Champion winner – 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Featured in Tennis Magazine and local Newspaper- 2012, 2013, 2014
  • USTA Ranked top 270 in Norcal – Boys 16 and under

Community Service and Involvement:

Type One Advocates (TOA) Nov, 2016
www.typeoneadvocates.org

  • Founded Type One Advocates, a non-profit organization, raising awareness for Type One Diabetes in the Bay Area. By working with other non-profit organizations such as JDRF and CarbDM, Type One Advocates is able to educate, create awareness, mentor newly diagnosed children, educate their families, and raise money help build a striving community.
  • Facebook Followers: 571
  • Raised $1,200+ for diabetes research.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) 9, 10, 11

  • Youth Advocacy Leader for Children's Congress (JDRF), raised awareness about Type 1 Diabetes, mentoring program volunteer , “One Walk” Team leader and walker, raised over $1,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (10th)

Retirement Homes (7, 8, 9,10)

  • Played the Piano for Retirement Homes on Sundays and special occasions

High school Admission Team, Admission Host

  • Serve as a student host for visiting students, give tours of the school for prospective students

Music:

  • National Guild Music Diploma candidate – Expected Graduation Date from Music
    School – June 2017)
  • National Guild Piano Certificate – 2008 through 2016
  • US Open Piano Competition 2nd place winner - 2013

Application Development:

  • Developing an application for Type 1 Diabetes management, blood sugar tracking, insulin dosing, carb counting, foot steps, and other important supplementary features.

In addition, I am a type one diabetic myself and had medical issues my first semester of junior year, resulting in my GPA to drop, but my principal assured me that a professional letter would be written to explain the drop. Besides that, I had a respectable sophomore and freshman year. I will also visit the school this summer will have my interview

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Your UW GPA is low for Wash U but your ECs are STELLAR. You’re a very involved applicant and have unique ECs, with lots of accomplishment and stories behind them. You have an excellent chance, as it seems your essays and recs will be incredible as well.

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Amazing that you can speak that many languages. That alone could get you in.

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Thanks :slight_smile:

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Lol thank u

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I think you have a phenomenal chance to get into WashU. WashU is a school that doesn’t take many students for academic achievements (many people with 36s and 4.5 weighted GPAs got rejected). Rather, doing something outstanding helps much more, which you clearly do. You have a phenomenal chance.

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bump

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I think you are a match. GPA does seem low, but your EC’s are sick plus languages.

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Applying ED will significantly increase your chances! Your ECs are outstanding. If your GPA shows an upward trend over time that will help, too. Best of luck to you!

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It’s hard to place you at anything other than a reach for a Top 20 school with that GPA, regardless of how outstanding your ECs are. It just seems like they get plenty of applicants who also have amazing ECs and test scores and teacher recs and then on top of that have 3.8+ GPAs. But what do I know, I’m not an admissions officer!

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@callogan44 hey man i totally agree that my gpa at the moment is a little low, but i think what makes my application unique is that i am type one diabetic and have done numerous ground breaking things for the type one community in california which shows my motivation and drive. in addition my gpa before my first semester junior year was near 3.85 and i am having my principal write a letter to explain my medical complications during that period, do you still think, even with all my ECs and explanations, that WashU is a reach?

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Dedicated and focused EC’s and a good SAT score. I think low reach. If you can get a letter explaining the health issues and finish the academic year strong there is a good chance of admission.

Definitely express interest and if possible go on a campus visit and set up an interview. Go to the Bay Area WashU events to meet with the admissions officers. Good luck!

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Wow ur EC’s are insane and good scores you’ll get in

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Yeah I totally get that you’re undisputedly involved in great things, and I’m sure it works to your advantage that you’re gpa is on an upward trend. But I’m just saying it’s my perception that a school like WashU is basically a reach for everyone, even those with perfect grades and test scores. And since your GPA probably puts you in like the 20th percentile or lower for WashU, this factor even overshadows the incredibly impressive things you’ve done out of school (and your stellar SAT). You could definitely be right that it’s more of a match, and it also depends on what your definition of reach is, but I would say that anyone, regardless of how fantastic their ECs are, is going to struggle with such (relatively) low grades. One caveat though: if you apply ED, I definitely would say it’s a match.

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@callogan44 Ok, thanks for your help! I will most likely ED there and my academic year isnt finished yet and I am performing really good at school at the moment and I have a solid shot at raising my GPA

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Also taking SAT 2 more times at least and am working hard (at least an hour a day) to raise it

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I think you stand a good chance, even for a reach school like Wash U. Your ECs are incredible and you’re a unique and focused applicant. GPA is your only drawback.

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Bump

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You’ve got this! Amazing ECs, good GPA, IB will help, and an amazing profile. I have confidence in the fact that you’ll get in, especially if it’s ED.

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@zbnnycib56 Thank you :slight_smile: do you think I have a shot at ED1 Vanderbilt ? Thanks