My chances? Its gonna be tough but...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I took two SATs. My best: 2110.
780: math, 670: critical reading, 660 writing.</p>

<p>Rank: 13/640 in a competitive high school in alabama (top 5% in the nation).
I take alot of AP classes and got all As. I have a rigorous schedule.</p>

<p>JV tennis: 9th grade, Varsity tennis: 10-11th grade (one letter received).</p>

<p>Secretary of youth group: 11th grade.
Alpha theta, english honor society, science honor society: 11th grade.</p>

<p>Ping pong champion of my church: 2006 ;)</p>

<p>What are my chances?</p>

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<p>i’m assuming your GPA is good?</p>

<p>as far as statistics go you’re pretty much where you need to be… nice work!</p>

<p>obviously you can’t fit all kinds of details into a “chance me” thread, but at a glance your ECs seem like your weak spot. if you’re able to talk about what kinds of things you do in those groups, why they’re important to you, what kind of time you put into them, and so on (on the application, interview, or essay of course), that would almost certainly help. I just say that because at my school, most student groups only took up like 30 minutes a month, and if that’s the same for your youth group and/or honor societies, it’s gonna make you look like an imbalanced student to an Adcom.</p>

<p>and of course WashU never minds people showing interest.
good luck! :)</p>

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<p>I agree. Gpa looks good but ur SAT scores are a little on the low side and so are ur ECs but your gpa looks good.</p>

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<p>don’t discount yourself because of your SAT’s though. your scores are about where mine were and i got in. but none of us can give you a guarantee either way. my advice would be to take the ACT in the fall if you don’t want to take the SAT again. That’s what i did and I did better on the ACT than the SAT. As far as EC’s, do what you love and show lots of interest in WashU!</p>

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<p>you have the same SAT and GPA i had and i got in. your EC is pretty good, so now it just depends on your essays.</p>

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<p>wait how are we commenting on his GPA? I don’t see a GPA in the post… 4.0 unweighted, based on getting A’s?
:S</p>

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<p>i got one B in honors chemistry :frowning: A’s in everything else…</p>

<p>if i got a B in honors chem and an A in AP chem, will it cancel each other out?</p>

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<p>One B is nothing to worry about. I got quite a few B’s and got in just fine (and for the record, your EC’s may be the weaker portion of your resume, but you they are better than mine were, because I had almost the same clubs, but no high school sports). You also got the exact same total SAT score as me o_0.
I think your application will look just fine. If you feel a need to do so, I would either attempt to either boost the CR score, as there as a big gap between that and the math score, or try the ACT out, as some people (like me) find it much easier than the SAT (although the other way around also applies for some).
You can also try out some SAT II’s, which, while not necessary, won’t hurt you if you score consistently with the grades you received in your classes.
Good luck on applying soon.</p>