George Washington University chances?

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I’m working on my application for GWU and am really not sure of if I’ll get in… I know it’s not an ivy league, but how do my chances look? Here is a taste of my academics/curricular/etc:

GPA: 4.0/4 (unweighted)
class rank: 1/425

ACT: 28
SAT us history subject test: 700
AP world: 4 AP us history: 5 AP govt/pol: 5

Demographics: White (Middle East) Muslim
Income: +180,000

Next Year’s schedule:
AP European history
AP Stats
AP Lit/comp.
UW Spanish (uw= university class)
UW Speech
Journalism 2
Chorale (Choir)
Contemporary Issues
Advanced constitutional studies

advanced art studies
sociology

Extra curricular:
Officer of O’Neil National Honors Society
Editor of school newspaper
Public Relations Officer of Rotary Interact
Badger Girls’ State Delegate
Student Government Senator
Mock Trial Team Captain
Spanish club
Oshkosh Karate Club (working on black belt)
Musical pit orchestra/ private piano lessons/vocal jazz
Old Navy Sales Associate
Kohl’s Cabinet Supervisor (principal student board)
We The People competition team
volunteer @ hospital since 2015

2

You’re the current valedictorian with a perfect GPA…have you confused George Washington U with Georgetown U?

3

Right now I’m under the impression that other people applying are similar GPA wise… so it wouldn’t set me apart that much… am I underestimating how much of an impact a perfect GPA has @ GWU?

4

GWU accepts almost half – 46% – of its applicants; it’s not highly competitive like Georgetown. Your ACT is right in line with their accepted students’ and your GPA/class rank well exceeds theirs. In fact, if you studied and got your ACT up into the 30s, and took three subject tests, you’d be a decent applicant for Georgetown! I think you may be overestimating GWU, if you didn’t mean GT in the first place. :slight_smile: