Meh GPA, So-so SAT, How do my chances look?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington & Lee University
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<p>Alrighty, folks. Buckle in! Here's what I've got. </p>

<p>I am a rising junior at a good, large (2700+ students) public high school that does not rank its students. I live in Northern California, and have dual Pakistani-American nationality/citizenship. I was born in Pakistan, and speak Urdu and Hindi with native fluency, and Mandarin with adept conversational skills.
I hope to major in something along the lines of Sociology. My goal is to work on a MSW afterwards and work in social services!</p>

<p>GPA/ Courses:</p>

<p>Freshman year- 3.89 uw, no AP, but unweighted honors English & History.
Sophomore year- 3.3 w, 3.19 uw (welp. Euro was my AP, again, unweighted honors English.)
Junior year- (predicted) 3.71 uw, 4.14 w (APES, AP Lang, APUSH.)
Senior year- (predicted) 3.71 uw, 4.6 w. </p>

<p>Total- 3.65 uw, 3.98 w. Give or take!</p>

<p>Honors track for English/History, "varsity" academics, highest GPA in school's Women's basketball program.
APs:
Soph: Euro.
Junior: Env. Sci, Lang, USH.
Senior (predicted): Lit, Gov, Psych, Calc AB, Bio, Chinese, Macro/Micro</p>

<p>Standardized test scores
ACT: Took w/o prep at the end of Soph year- Composite 29
English 28 Math 30 Reading 31 Science 25 (oops?), Essay 8 (merp)
Not planning on retaking or submitting.
SAT: Just took this October, 720 CR, 730 M, 710 W (9 essay). Should I retake?</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities, my pride and joy!
Elected to national rights council with major organization.
Founder and president of school's Girl Up (UN Campaign related). 140+ registered members.
Treasurer of school JSA, cabinet member, assembly representative, awarded best speaker gavel multiple times. I also write for the national paper of JSA.
Science Alliance mentor, the lovely kid I mentored last year took first in his category
Work 45+ hours/week during summer with art/science camp kids, youngest to be hired by the company.
Polyglot! I study Arabic and Farsi at home with my parents, Inuktitut on my own, Chinese at school. The only non-native speaker in the program. </p>

<p>Hooks? I'm unsure. First in family to attend school in the states. Identical twin. I like puppies.</p>

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<p>Your chances look excellent to me. I think W&L likes international students and you language skills are fantastic. Just be aware they will “strongly suggest” that you take two SAT subject tests, although there is no rush for them. Second suggestion: can you take AP Macro of AP Micro instead of Macro/Micro – or at least evaluate them carefully. At my daughter’s school the regular Macro was more work than her AP Macro and in college she also got to fufill a requirement with it based on her AP score.</p>

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<p>You would be a strong candidate. W&L really values how committed to the school the applicant is. Visiting and interviewing are important. They also fill half the openings through early admissions so that can make a huge difference. </p>