Inactive Student Chances for Finance at WashU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics

  • US citizen
  • St. Louis
  • Top public school in MO (15-25 acceptances to WashU per year)
  • Female, Chinese
  • Mom working at WashU for 17+ years (only a research technician though)

Intended Major(s)
Finance or any similar business majors

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0/4.0
  • Weighted HS GPA: School doesn’t weight GPA, but probably 4.6
  • Class Rank: School doesn’t rank students
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1580

Coursework

  • 8 total APs, 4 on APWH exam (only one I’ve taken so far)
  • highest math lvl AP Calc BC
  • I’m in a Business Management class which manages my school store and next year will take CAPS Entrepreneurship where I will probably get finance internships
  • reached Spanish 4 in 10th grade and quit

Now for my weakest points…
Awards

  • 4th place DECA Missouri state competition
  • will probably get AP Scholar with Honor

Extracurriculars

  • Will hopefully do finance internship(s?) next year because of CAPS
  • Math Honors Society
  • Spanish Honors Society - 2 yrs
  • member of animal rights club & volunteering at animal shelter; I will try to get a leadership position my senior yr
  • Loved tennis but only did it 9th & 11th grade, can’t afford it
  • Applied to WashU’s BOLD@Olin summer program, probably not going to get accepted
  • Will try to start a National Business Honor Society chapter at my school my senior year

Essays/LORs/Other

  • LORs: Probably not very strong because I’m very closed off and haven’t formed any close relationships with my teachers/counselor
  • Essays: Definitely not the best because my writing skills are mediocre and I’m not very creative

Cost Constraints / Budget

  • None because if I get in WashU they will pay for my tuition because of my mom’s employee benefits

I will apply ED1 to WashU and that’s pretty much the only school I really care about. Do I have any likelihood of being admitted?

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What do you mean by inactive?

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As in I didn’t do anything my freshman and sophomore yr, I basically quit everything during COVID cuz I didn’t like any of the clubs I did

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So…what about your junior and senior high school years? Still nothing but classes?

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Math honors society, 11th grade will be my last year in Spanish honor society, occasional volunteering at the animal shelter, and I’m in an animal rights club that I want to make more active and get a leadership position in my senior year (I’m a junior right now). Also forgot to mention but I work a part time job as a cashier. I have my goals for senior year in the post. Main issue is my involvements aren’t very impressive for a school like WashU.

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Part time job is an EC.

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You’re in. Staff kid with super high stats that’s applying ED1.

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That makes me feel better. Thanks, hope you’re right. I’ve just been seeing people with 1600 SAT and amazing ECs getting rejected and waitlisted.

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I agree, I think you will probably get in … either immediately through ED or in March if you are deferred/waitlisted.

WashU is known to really favor applicants with strong stats, you have your moms connection, you come across as honest and straightforward - that will come through in your essays, and WashU LOVES ED applicants.

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Thank you! Their ED acceptance rate is getting a lot lower though…

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