OFFICIAL WashU Class of 2017 RD Decisions

OrangeMellow · March 8, 2013, 5:37pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR, 770 Math, 720 Writing
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 780 Math IIc, 760 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calc, APUSH, AP Bio
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Spanish, AP Chem
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Major national volunteering awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Extraordinary
[] Job/Work Experience: Fantastic internships
[] Volunteer/Community service: Extraordinary
[] Summer Activities: Extraordinary
[] Essays: N/A
[] Teacher Recommendation: Extraordinary
[] Counselor Rec: Extraordinary
[] Additional Rec: Extraordinary
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: < 100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): overcame adversity
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good SAT, amazing ECs
[] Weaknesses: mediocre GPA (although matched school avg), holes in transcript, not enough APs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ZERO dmonstrated interested, Tuft’s syndrome with SATs?
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know yet[/li][/ul]General Comments: Demonstrated interest is crucial for sub-15 schools if your stats are good. My CR+Math put me in the top percentiles for SAT, but I may have suffered Tuft’s syndrome exacerbated by a lack of demonstrated interest.

nebraskagal · March 8, 2013, 5:38pm

Decision: Rejected

[ b]Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 31, 32 superscored (35 reading, 27 math, 31 science, 34 english)
[] SAT II: None
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 139/520. Screwed up because I studied abroad and have less credits, should be ~44
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4) Stats (1) Macro, Micro, US, Euro, Spanish, Calc AB, Environmental Science, and Comparative Gov. all this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: 8 APs (listed above) Gym, Cooking, and 2 required classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention, Spanish Natl. Exam
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (District President, Leadership development) Junior Class Board (Vice President) NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Club, Senior Class Board
[] Job/Work Experience: Grocery store (2 years) Umpire (3 years) Lifeguard (recent)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Recently got a position as an intern in mayoral campaign. Volunteer 10+ hours monthly
[] Summer Activities: Working?
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nebraska
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: <60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation and studied abroad sophomore year
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: lots of involvement, tough schedule
[] Weaknesses: class rank, GPA/ACT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no demonstrated interest. I didn’t want to go to WashU, I’m holding out for UChicago
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred at Chicago, accepted at random places[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** Congrats to everyone that got in! If you didn’t it’ll be okay!

ffffffff · March 8, 2013, 5:45pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Math II 800, Lit 790, Chem 790, World History 790
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/516
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Government (5), World History (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Lang (5), Spanish Lang (5), Calc BC (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Spanish Lit, AP Lit, College Calculus, AP Physics B, Orchestra, AP Euro
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (Manager, Webmaster), NHS (President), NEHS (President), Spanish Club (Founder/President), People for Gender Equality Forum (Founder/President), Speech, County Global Youth Leadership Program
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: nothing big, sometimes worked in thrift stores as a translator/stocked shelves, some community cleanup, etc.
[ *] Summer Activities: Telluride Association Summer Program, a business leadership camp at Emory, traveled with leadership group to China
[ *] Essays: pretty good, I guess? I applied for the Mylonas Scholarship/am a finalist for that, so probably extra essays helped me!
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: probably reasonably good?
[ *] Counselor Rec: at least passable
[ ] Additional Rec: Yep! From my TASP professor
[ ] Interview: none
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: relatively large public
[ ] Ethnicity: Asian American
[ ] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: 200k+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None? I guess maybe applying for Mylonas
[/ul][ b]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Probably my stats, maybe my essay
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t show that much interest in the school, also no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really think the extra essays in Mylonas helped a lot!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: AB Scholar finalist for Duke, Cornelius Vanderbilt scholarship recipient at Vanderbilt, UGA Foundation Fellow, Yale-NUS, still waiting on: Emory, Rice, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, UChicago[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments: I’ve been really lucky so far in college admissions! I’m really excited about this; WashU has a great campus. I wish the rest of you luck with your college decisions! Trust me, I am there waiting with you :)

DreamChaser2013 · March 8, 2013, 5:47pm

Rejected 35 ACT urm. 18 AP’s. Awesome Ec’s and rec letters only weakness on my app I thought was a 740 on One of my subject tests (I got an 800 on the other one) and my low grade in math.

guitarkid49 · March 8, 2013, 5:49pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1470/2210 - 780M, 690R, 740W 9E
[] ACT: 32C (did not send)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio M, 710 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/644
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Bio (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Honors English IV, AP Stats, AP Econ (Macro+Micro), Honors Physics, AP Chem
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Siemens Competition 2011 Regional Semifinalist, AP Scholar, NMS Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech & Debate, NHS (VP), Bhangra dancer
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer (3 summers), MLK Day of Service
[] Summer Activities: PTEI High School Summer camp, PFEW, UPCI Summer Academy
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t send (should have though -_-)
[] Interview: Thought it went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket: 200,00+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: …
[] Weaknesses: scores, could’ve sent research mentors rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: showed some interest by submitting early, interviewing early, calling a couple times, and applying for med program
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Northeastern (Accepted), Rutgers (Accepted), Villanova (Accepted), Temple (Accepted), Drexel (Accepted), Pitt (Accepted), Michigan (Accepted), VCU (Accepted), UNC (Rejected) [/li][/ul]General Comments: WashU wasn’t a top school of mine but it was still pretty high on my list. After getting rejected from the med program I was surprised I got waitlisted. Congrats to those accepted and for those rejected, keep your heads up!

rkenny4 · March 8, 2013, 5:53pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]

[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 770W, 640 CR, 660 M
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II: Don’t know off the top of my head. Not that great.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): About 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Art, Honors English, AP Calc AB, Spanish, AP Comp Gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won a scholarship to go to Antarctica; National Honor’s Society

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fencing, Spanish Club, JSA
[ *] Job/Work Experience: A toy store for a few months and Panera Bread since Spetmeber
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Jr. Docent at zoo
[ *] Summer Activities: Nothing
[ *] Essays: I thought mine was really great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Probably were really good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[ *] Additional Rec: My principal wrote one so that was great
[ *] Interview: It went really well

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]

[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Antarctica

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]

[ *] Strengths: Essays and recs. I’m happy with my ACT score
[ *] Weaknesses: My subject tests weren’t that good and my transcript could have been better for the mid-year report
[ *] Why you think you were waitlisted:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: I was deferred from Princeton, accepted to Stony Brook and Rutgers. I’m yet to be flat-out rejected.

[ /list][ b]General Comments:**
I honestly felt like I had a pretty good shot. I showed a lot of interest in the school and if I got in, I probably would have went. There’s still hope at least.

ilanaweisman · March 8, 2013, 5:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (780/730/800)
ACT:–
SAT II: 770 World History, 770 US History, 670 Spanish, 730 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% out of 571 students
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Human, World, Chem, Lang, Stat, Psych, and US, 4 on Euro
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calculus AB, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Spanish, Newspaper Honors, Macroeconomics 2013, ANT 2410
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, lots of local/regional awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Model UN (VP), Academic Games (Captain), Academic Team (varsity member), 4 honor societies
Job/Work Experience: tutor for children with special needs, Organizing Fellow at Organizing fro America
Volunteer/Community service: YMCA volunteer, library volunteer
Summer Activities: summer program at Brown University pre10, undergrad classes at Georgetown University pre11, interned at home pre12
Essays: My personal statement talked about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, critical thinking and sophomore English class. According to all who read it, sounded just as I do speaking.
Teacher Recommendation: AP Lang teacher’s rec was absolutely lovely, never read Spanish teacher’s but assuming it was okay
Counselor Rec: Assuming generic but okay. I have a good relationship with her and she likes to point out my enthusiasm
Additional Rec: newspaper adviser’s was awesome
Interview: none requested

Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~80k-100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: ECs/awards, transcript
Weaknesses: SAT and SAT subject
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lots of luck, honestly. My personal statement was revised heavily as well, and I know that I came across as passionate and excited.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to UF and UVA, waiting on many others

BCbound2017 · March 8, 2013, 5:57pm

Rejected.

Top 10% of class.
2280 SAT (760CR 740M 780W)
800 SAT Math II, 730 SAT Lit
9/10 (in my opinion) recommendations.

Congratulations to everyone else. I visited and it was the nicest campus of all that I had seen.

Lrdwhyt · March 8, 2013, 5:59pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 CR, 750 M, 780 W)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 US History, 730 English Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 33/440
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Calc BC, Chinese Language, English Language, US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Web development, AP English Literature, Math Analysis, AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Environmental Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A few school clubs
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~30 hours
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I would say average.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good is my guess.
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Didn’t bother
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: <20k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Standardised test scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA, extra-curriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats were probably subpar, nor did I show any interest really.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is my first result[/li][/ul]General Comments: I wasn’t really expecting to get in, given my shoddy GPA and ECs, so I’m not too upset. I would hope, though, that rejection won’t be a continuing trend. But congrats to all who were accepted!

Laborator · March 8, 2013, 6:00pm

Decision: Waitlisted
3.9 GPA 2220 SAT (740,740,740) 34 ACT

Princeton2017 · March 8, 2013, 6:05pm

Decision:Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (750 CR, 740 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 French, 750 lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 11 A’s Olevels, AAAB predicted Alevel grades.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club (President), Debating, MUNs, School Mag (Chief Editor), Reserve for National Debate Team.
[] Job/Work Experience: Research intern at Int’l law think tank.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Research and Volunteer work at an MFI; Part of a National outreach program project.
[] Summer Activities: Language course in tours, france - 2011
[] Essays: Common App about someone who influenced me without me ever knowing it and leading me to pursue a project which ended up being extremely important to me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good - 3 from English, French and Econ teachers respectively.
[] Counselor Rec: Good - knows me well and likes me.
[] Additional Rec: Debate Coach - It was brilliant.
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
[] School Type: Semi-Private
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $120,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay was well written and personal in an usual way; Scores.
[] Weaknesses: Junior year transcript not perfect, mid year grades also problematic.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades weren’t good enough I guess.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UMich so far.[/li][/ul]General Comments: It’s annoying to be waitlisted but tbh, I probably would choose UMich over WUSTL esp. considering the cost of attendance etc. Plus Ann Arbor’s much more appealing than St. Louis.

Opaline · March 8, 2013, 6:05pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (750 CR, 740 M, 780 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Bio M, 700 French w/o listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 UW, 4.47 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Took French, Calc AB, Chem, Bio, Lang, and US Govt. All 5s.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Econ (Micro and Macro), AP Lit, AP Psych, Anatomy, French Film, Honors Physics, and Internship
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Equestrian Team from 9th through 11th, V Equestrian Team in 12th, French Honor Society (Officer in 11th), Forensic Science Club (Officer in 11th and 12th), Founded a political discussion club with some friends this year
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned at a vet’s office for 11th and 12th grades
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major
[] Summer Activities: Worked at my internship for pay during Summer 2013, ~40 hrs/wk
[] Essays: I was quite proud of my essays. My cousin, who does this kind of thing fairly often, offered to edit them for me and gave them back with no changes. This was probably one of the strongest parts of my application.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I never saw it. However, my teacher likes me so I’m assuming it was good
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic. My counselor has no idea who I am.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Didn’t have one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive public school. Nationally ranked, ~600 students in my class.
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Pakistani
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m very focused on my eventual goal (veterinary school) and I’ve shown it with my extracurricular activities throughout high school. Also, I have very high test scores and am a National Merit Finalist.
[] Weaknesses: Low GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, didn’t show much interest
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted early to Grinnell, waiting on Brown, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, Northeastern, Rice, Williams, Middlebury, Bowdoin, and McGill.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m a bit disappointed I was waitlisted, but WUSTL has a reputation for this kind of thing so I probably shouldn’t be surprised. My GPA is a bit low for the school, but what I really wish I had done was show more interest.

Congratulations if you got in! If not, then don’t fear: there are plenty of other fish in the admissions sea.

sulzbachbaby · March 8, 2013, 6:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR, 770 Math, 800 Writing
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: French 780, Math II 730, Chem 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school doesn’t rank
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory 5, Japanese 5, French 4, planning to take BC Calc (expecting to get a 5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Our school doesn’t offer “AP Courses”, but I’m finishing up BC Calc, Senior English, etc…
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): what’s that thing called the Commendation thing you get from taking the PSAT?[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (played at Carnegie Hall twice), school yearbook (ads editor), Piano Ensemble (club head), Japan-America Society (club head), Music Lessons (club head)
[] Job/Work Experience: student proctor at music library and computer science lab at my school
[] Volunteer/Community service: piano ensemble and music lessons are community service clubs
[] Summer Activities: classical music festivals, worked as a research assistant for a history professor at NYU and a history professor at Columbia
[] Essays: Common App was pretty unique, I wrote about my conflict with history vs. personal bias
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good. You could say these teachers are friends of mine.
[] Counselor Rec: She LOVES ME!
[] Additional Rec: got outside recommendations from the professors at NYU and Columbia
[li] Interview: We met at a cafe near my boarding school. She was literally one of the sweetest ladies I have ever met in my entire life. She gave me a warm bear hug after my interview <3[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private boarding school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: 250k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): going to one of the best boarding schools in the country?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I applied as an Urban Studies major - fairly unique, and I had the professor at Columbia to back up my interest.
[] Weaknesses: my grades suck. we have a different ranking (we rank out of 11) but i would say it’s equivalent to a 3.5? 3.6?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong talent in history/urban studies/social sciences, strong recs and essay, I think.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far WashU! This is my first decision!
[/ul]General Comments: sigh of relief

JerseyGuy95 · March 8, 2013, 6:18pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 750 M, 730W, 8 Essay
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 700 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8887
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 97th percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), US History (5), Calculus BC (5), Calculus AB subsection (5), Chemistry (4), European History (in progress), Biology (in progress)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Don’t feel like putting in
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Italian Cultural Club (president), Math Club, JV lacrosse junior year
[] Job/Work Experience: Working on uncle’s bison ranch
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mission trips to NC and WV, reforestation in local area
[] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown for two years, working on bison ranch
[] Essay: Decent I guess. Dealt with working with inmates on my uncle’s bison ranch.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They must have been alright.
[] Counselor Rec: I have no clue.
[] Additional Rec: Nope.
[] Interview: No.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 250,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Did not apply for aid. WashU is need aware.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats I guess.
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars.
[] Why you think you were accepted: I’m well rounded.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tulane University (Honors), deferred at Duke and UVA, waiting on others
[/ul]General Comments[ul]
[] I’m ridiculously happy.
[/ul]

kfin89 · March 8, 2013, 6:19pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1370/2130: 730 CR, 650 M, 750 W (eh)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: none (eh)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/316 (3/375 at old school)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH - 5, AP Lang - 5 (wasn’t offered any AP until Jr year)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP US Gov, AP Macro, AP EnvSci, AP Art His, AP Euro, Honors Spanish III
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Decathlon (Team Captain), Environmental Awareness Club (President), National Honor Society, other misc school clubs, some regional church-based leadership groups
[] Job/Work Experience: Childcare - pretty much just babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, school-related things, some local nonprofits, about 120 hours (eh)
[] Summer Activities: State-wide church-based leadership conference in 2012
[] Essays: Fairly decent - the word count really got to me though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great, teacher I had for 3 years so saw personal growth and academic progress
[] Counselor Rec: Only knew her a month at the time, but I figure it was good.
[] Additional Rec: Decent
[] Interview: Opted out during visit because it was at an awkward time for me academically - between switching schools. (see below)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small-medium noncompetitive public (Texas 4A), both high schools I went to
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: $50 - $60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Forced to switch high schools for my senior year - which explains my low number of extracurriculars because so many things went down the drain that I had planned. Had to start completely fresh senior year, but a serious upward trend in grades and a great MidYear Report probably helped I suppose. Sent the school multiple transcripts from both places for comparisons and had rec’s from both schools. Enumerated my unique situation in my Ed Interruption and essay as well. Definitely think that boosted my app a bit.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Situation mentioned above
[] Weaknesses: Test scores and lack of SAT II’s, didn’t apply for scholarships even though I intended to
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Objective stats not high enough.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to State U and two other Texas privates with great merit awards. WUSTL was final notification.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Thrilled that I was even waitlisted - my stats are certainly not top, pretty low-midrange for WashU. It was absolutely my reach and the only reach I applied to. Pretty sure Demonstrated Interest (visit, tour, 2 night stay, meeting with FinAid office, no interview though) helped bump my app to the waitlist from the reject pile. It’s not my top choice so I’m not sure if I’ll accept the waitlist spot, but congrats to all those who were accepted! Y’all deserve it!

azazel222 · March 8, 2013, 6:22pm

DECISION: REJECTED

OBJECTIVE:

SAT-I: 2030 [CR: 680, M:680, W: 670]
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1/568

SUBJECTIVE:

Extracurricular: Drama Club (President), Sports Club (Vice-President), (Head) of Student Council, (Captain) Track and Field team, (Editor-in-chief) of School Magazine [main things among others]
Community Service: ~20 hours
Teacher Rec: one very good, one okay-ish
Counselor Rec: Good
Essay: I would say very good [Two enthusiastic responses]

OTHER:

Country: Pakistan
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~100,000

Reflection:

Strengths: GPA, Rank, (somewhat) EC
Weaknesses: Standardized Tests

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My SAT scores weren’t great, I didn’t show much interest (how do you even do that) I mean I’ve applied to about 25 universities, I can’t even remember all of their names at once…

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into Valpo ($20,000 scholarship) and Fordham. First rejection…

GENERAL COMMENTS: Rejection sucks. It seemed like a good university; one I could have attended enthusiastically had I the option. But oh well. Congrats on everyone accepted and all the best to those waitlisted.

azisco · March 8, 2013, 6:22pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (M 800/R 740/W 800)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800s for Math II and Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Have no idea, just know it’s 100.536 weighted on a 100 point scale (my school is weird)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio (two periods), H Spanish V, AP Physics B, AP Calculus AB, and a CP English Class
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC/track year 'round (captain, individual state champion. Said I was planning on running in college but didn’t contact the coach)
[] Job/Work Experience: Working the computer timing at track meets
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not much apart from volunteering middle school meets
[] Summer Activities: Did an engineering camp at my local university
[] Essays: I was happy with it
[] Teacher Recommendation: I never got to read them but I’m sure that at least one of them was really good
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, she had a special interest in me
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): ME
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, nationally ranked
[] Ethnicity: Iranian, born here though
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No idea, but we do well
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Plenty of school-wide awards, scores, grades, recs
[] Weaknesses: No demonstrated interest; lack of APs and STEM extracurriculars probably paint me as someone who cruised through high school
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No demonstrated interest. I actually was signed up for one of their information nights and I skipped to play ping pong at a friend’s house, that probably did not reflect well on me
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is the first college I’ve heard back from, Case Western comes tomorrow though![/li][/ul]General Comments: I wouldn’t have gone if admitted, but it was a blow to my ego that I was wait-listed. Luckily things can only improve from here.

xeck890 · March 8, 2013, 6:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 740 M, 690W, 9 Essay
ACT: 32
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/300
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Chemistry (4)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma Candidate
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Various tutoring activities, hospital
Essay: Apparently pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: No clue
Counselor Rec: No clue.
Additional Rec: Nope.
Interview: No.
Other State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, 1st gen.
Reflection Strengths: URM, 1st gen, essays.
Weaknesses: Stats.
Why you think you were accepted: I’m well rounded.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to…OSU (Honors), University of Cincinnati (Honors)
General Comments:[list][*] Surprised to tell the truth.

tashabadyo · March 8, 2013, 6:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (730m)(740cr)(730w)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art, AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Lit&Comp, Marine
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel finalist, NHRP[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): teen talk show (president), rotary interact, other stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer intern at NIDA (1 summer), research volunteer at Drexel (2 summers),
[] Volunteer/Community service: children’s home, beach clean-ups, church cleaner, etc.
[] Summer Activities: (see work experience)
[] Essays: decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: incredible
[] Counselor Rec: incredible
[] Additional Rec: incredible
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virgin Islands (US)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM & first generation

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays
[] Weaknesses: extra currics.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my hooks.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted so far: Georgetown, UMCP, UMBC, Smith College.
[/ul]General Comments: woohoo

ND2017 · March 8, 2013, 6:45pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 33 superscored
SAT II: Math II 790, Chemistry 720, US History 670
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calculus, Government, Accounting II, Sociology, Spanish IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major awards, but I have gotten awards for the WYSE competition (2nd-Chem) and the Illinois State Math Competition (placed in state).
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student-led Internet Broadcasting Network for basketball and football (play-by-play and color announcer), National Honor Society, Mentor to help freshmen transition into high school, WYSE team, Math team, and Spanish Club.
Job/Work Experience: Detasseling- 2 summers (Crew Boss), Little League Umpire- 2 summers, Maintenance worker at my school- 1 summer
Volunteer/Community service: Internet Broadcasting Network (500+ hours), Food bank and misc. activities for NHS (35 hours)
Summer Activities: University of Alabama Business Leadership Academy (last summer)- a 10 day camp for students interested in studying business.
Essays: Common App ones were pretty good (Detasseling and Internet Broadcasting Network). I also sent in an additional essay (Why WashU, why business), I highly suggest future applicants to do this to show interest.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, probably good
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, most likely generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Yes, I believe it went very well.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $60,000-80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: My essays showed my passion, had a unique interest (sports broadcasting), Not many E.Cs but they had a lot of depth, demonstrated interest for WashU.
Weaknesses: My test scores were average for WashU, no hooks or major awards.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my strengths I guess!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Boston College, SMU, Alabama, IU, Miami (accepted). Notre Dame (deferred)
General Comments: So happy! WashU is in my top three (waiting on some other schools), so we’ll see what happens! I was accepted into the Olin Business School for those interested. Congrats to everyone else who was accepted, and for those who were waitlisted/rejected, keep your heads up! I’m sure you’ll get into other great schools.

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