low rankings...chances??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>any ideas on chances?? im doing RD to wash u
asian female, nj
SAT I (may 05) 720m, 680cr, 660writing
SATI (oct 05) 740 m, 660 cr, 720 writing
highest compositie: 2140
SAT II's: 680 math iic, 660 physics (yea...not that high)</p>

<p>really really competitive high school, top 50 in nation i think, so i think im only top 30%, i know that everyone else's like top 10 people...so im kinda worried here, we have no rank tho, gpa is 3.9ish
5 ap's by graduation: stat, econ (micro and macro), psych, lang, and calc
(not that many cuz my school has like qualifying tests for ap's, so its kinda hard to get in in the first place) but all other classes are accelerated/honors</p>

<p>EC's:
black belt karate
karate teacher to kids ages 3 to 10, teacher to special needs (physical/mentally ill), karate camp counselor
2004 nationals: 1st place
2003 nationals: 3rd place</p>

<p>clarinet for 5 or so years, 1st section in school band</p>

<p>internship at hospital, Neonatal intensive care unit, veryy cool experience</p>

<p>piano for like 12 years
played in charnegie hall, steinway hall
won competitions multiple times in diff years: young pianist competition of nj, music educators association of nj, young peoples music program, and 2 others whos name escapes me now...o and 2 consecutive years 1st place talent show in my school. im sending in a cd of my playing
accompanist for everything imaginable: school musical, chorale (elite singing group of my high school), and im like the conductor/teacher too, fundraising activities for AIDS (broadway cares/equity fights AIDS), preseidnet of musiCares (we go to diff nursing homes and play music), played with church choirs for sunday services
school activities include key club, modern issues, red cross, ummm sorta french lit mag</p>

<p>o i came to america when i was 10, dunno if that makes a difference, and i got supp recs from piano and karate teacher.</p>

<p>chances??
thanx for any thoughts!</p>

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<p>I'm applying to WUSTL, too. Your EC's are very impressive. Test scores and GPA could be higher, but I think your chances are alright.
Try not to make your CD too long, or else they'll either not listen to all of it or hate you for making them listen to all of it. I'd cap it at 15 minutes.</p>

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<p>hmm ok. yea i was deciding whether to keep the last piece on...its not that great. now its 10 min. thanx!</p>

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<p>I agree, your ECs are impressive, but let me ask:</p>

<p>Why RD? If you want to go to WUSTL, why not strengthen your application with the Early Decision II plan? WUSTL will work to meet your financial needs.</p>

<p>When I visited for an informational session, I asked our Presenter after the session whether or not WUSTL will release a student from the binding contract if aid is not enough. Although it is rare, if a student simply cannot make ends meet with the aid they are given, WUSTL can release you.</p>

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<p>well i've never visited wustl, and i dont think we'll have a chance to before ED II deadline, so im not 100% sure i want it to be binding if i apply</p>

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<p>Ah gotcha. I was in the same boat, and I'm glad I got to visit last month.</p>

<p>Yeah, tickets to St. Louis are expensive because there's no major hub anywhere close. If you want to visit before the EDII deadline, definately start looking for tickets now while they're still ~$250. They can get close to $800 if you buy the week of.</p>