help w/admission!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Hey I was wondering if this looks like what WashU is looking for at all for music/creative writing majors:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.19 weighted (going to rise)
3.88 unweighted (same)
Rank: 32/317 (getting better..it's in the 20's now)
SAT: (they're not fair)..writing 610, crit reading 520, math 550.
ACT: June 10th, not taken yet.
9th grade i took almost all honors (I have 3 B's on my transcript), 10th grade i took 2 honors, this year (11) i took 1 ap and 4 honors and have all A's (one b+). From 10th grade on, I have all A's on the transcript. Next year, I am taking 4 AP's (2 AP and 2 ap weighted honors) and 1 actual honors honors.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: People to people student ambassador program, national youth leadership conference (possibly--next summer), glsen (helps teach others about diversity), junior mendelssohn choir, voice lessons, piano lessons, cantoring for my rabbi, jazz choir, chamber choir (most elite), and many others that I can't think of. </p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>I'd say take the SAT's again and show a lot of interest. I'm not sure what kind of AP's your school offers, but consider taking more "regular" ones.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>Your rank is good...you're in the top 10% of your class.
You've really, really gotta raise those SATs. 500-ranges are really not acceptable unless you've got amazing, extraordinary grades or extracurriculars to make up for them, or some excuse. </p>

<p>Just note that when you're applying, they don't really look at your major intentions. I applied to and was accepted to both the arts/sciences college and the art school, and I never even sent in a portfolio. You just check a box.... so you don't need especially heavy music credentials for the music school, though I'm not certain about that. </p>

<p>...just raise those SATs!</p>