<p>Is WashU known for very random acceptances/rejections/waitlists?</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>(posting for D - I have found this site very helpful - she does not follow it.)</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown):2170 800 M, 700 R, 670 W
ACT: 34
SAT II: 800 M,750 APUSH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/840
AP (place score in parenthesis):4âs in chem, apush, lit
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP English, AP Calc, AP Econ/Gvmt, AP Stats, Ap Spanish, Ap Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 Year Varsity swimming(captain), NHS, Student coincil, Speech team 2 years, MUN
Job/Work Experience: 2 summers full time lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: not much
Summer Activities: worked
Essays: eh, spent a lot of time on them but OK
Teacher Recommendation: 1 stellar 1 very basic
Counselor Rec: Outstanding
Additional Rec: Outstanding from coach
Interview:It went well - interviewer loved her experience
State (if domestic applicant): IN
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Other
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 50K
Hooks: none
Strengths: dunno
Weaknesses: essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ? but very exciting
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:deferred SCEA Princeton, accepted IU, Purdue, ASU and waiting on some Ivyâs
General Comments: Did not have a visit but showed interest by making it my first choice on NMF, nominated for Danforth but did not get it, Applied for Lien did not get that either. This will most likely not be affordable, but gives me hope for end of March letters.</p>
<p>Posting for my son</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
â˘SAT I: did not submit
â˘ACT: 30 (highest composite), 32 (superscored)
â˘SAT II: did not submit
â˘Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
â˘Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
â˘AP (place score in parenthesis): did not submit (he is in the full IB diploma program)
â˘IB (place score in parenthesis): will take exams in May- estimated score around 40
â˘Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB Bio HL, IB Psych HL, IB English SL, IB Music HL, TOK
â˘Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State recognition in Latin Forum</p>
<p>Subjective:
â˘Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Biggest EC is his position as Young Adult Representative of Patient Advocacy Committe of the North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF), a national nonprofit organization; Latin Club (VP Academics), Central Florida Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism Support Group (Founder and President)
â˘Job/Work Experience: Summer internship with NATF in Boston
â˘Volunteer/Community service: over 500 hours
â˘Summer Activities: Summer internship in Boston
â˘Essays: Made some of his teachers cry- described how, despite his own medical problems, he has helped his autistic brother with his therapies and what impact autism has had
â˘Teacher Recommendation: Excellent; his math teacher showed us the letter (although my son had waived his rights to see them) and wrote that he mad never met any student with such passion in 25 years of teaching
â˘Counselor Rec: Excellent (likely)- she has known my son for 10 years
â˘Additional Rec: Letter of rec from a world-renowned Cardiologist at Harvard Medical School
â˘Interview: Son said it was likely the icing on the cake, as they got to see what makes him unique. It also helped that he met with a faculty member from the Classics Department, who likely gave a glowing review back to the ADCOM
Other
â˘State (if domestic applicant): FL
â˘Country (if international applicant):
â˘School Type: Private, IB Program (son is doing full IB diploma)
â˘Ethnicity: Asian, Indian
â˘Gender: Male
â˘Income Bracket: $500000
â˘Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my son is only one of 4 seniors in the country with a rare medical condition (about 100 in the world). He has been so involved with patient care advocacy and is working with two hospital to educate physicians about the dangers of blood clots.
Reflection
â˘Strengths: His âstoryâ; IB diploma
â˘Weaknesses: ACT score
â˘Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I realize that I am biased, but my son impresses nearly everyone with his poise and composure despite his health issues, which nearly killed him twice. He is able to portray how he has overcome adversity and how he will continue patient care advocacy in the future. I really believe that this was the distinguishing factor. His ACT score certainly did not seprate him from the crowd. His letter of rec from the Cardiologist at Harvard may have given him an edge, as it indicated how passionate my son has been for advocating for a cause.
â˘Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to University of Michigan, Boston College, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Florida; awaiting on decisions from Northwestern, Duke, Rice, Emory, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, UVa, Brown, Penn, Yale, and Harvard
General Comments: We are convinced that the process was holistic, especially when looking at his accomplishments outside the classroom. There really is a lot more to an application than grades and test scores. He also showed a lot of interest by signing up for their mailing list, attending a local information session, and by making a trip to campus in December (and it also helped that the regional Admissions officer instantly remembered my son when he saw him in St. Louis).</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didnât take
ACT: 33
SAT II: Math II: 750, Chem: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 94.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Biology (5), Comp (4), BC Calculus (pending), Physics (pending), Lit (pending)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Spanish, Senior Experience/Internship (required class)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volunteer at hospital for 3 years, Varsity Volleyball (captain), Club Volleyball for 2 years, Internship with Orthopedic surgeon, etcâŚ
Job/Work Experience: Only unpaid (stated above)
Volunteer/Community service: See ECs
Summer Activities: Volunteer, community service in Ecuador (100+ hours)
Essays: It was different to say the leastâŚ
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good from what Iâve heard
Counselor Rec: Absolutely no idea
Additional Rec: Had 3 teacher recs
Interview: Had during Discovery Weekend with a current senior. Went well.</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: F
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essay and ECs
Weaknesses: GPA, ACT, everything elseâŚ
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I went to the overnight for prospective students which demonstrated interest. I had an interview which may have helped slightly.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tulane
Rejected: None.</p>
<p>Still waiting on Dartmouth, Duke, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Princeton, etc.</p>
<p>General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who got accepted! This was one of my top schools and Iâm extremely excited about my acceptance because I thought I had no chance of getting in. Good luck to all of you who were waitlisted!</p>
<p>Awhhh Claire! Itâs okay, everyone can taste all the salt you have in your mouth despite likelies to two great schools. No reason to cry!</p>
<p>Copy and REMOVE SPACES</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 35 (34E 36M 35R 35S 8W)
[</em>] SAT II: 800s on MathII and Chem
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd of 311
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Euro (4) BC Calc (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Pysch, Multivariable Calc, H Physics, AP Gov, AP Stats
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Rensslaer Medal
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 Sport Varsity, Cross Country (State Alternate) and Quiz Team Captain, Math Team(Founder/President), NHS (President)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at amusement park
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Escort once a week since freshman year
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, narrative of my first cross practice and how I went from slowest to captain
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from math teacher/coach and the other from my English teacher. Both were great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: assumed good
[</em>] Interview: On campus, went extremly well. Had a friendly interviewer. I made her laugh and sang when he asked me my âthem songâ
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):Ohio
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>]Income Bracket:$250,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs, SAT IIs, Demonstrated interest, My school rarely sends many to top tier universities
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essay could have been better
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: went to every informational meeting they had in my area and visited campus last spring
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: OSU. Still Waiting: Harvard, Yale, UNC, Rensselaer, Northwestern, Vanderbilt
[/ul]General Comments: Didnât realize how hard RD admissions was until I read this page</p>
<p>@PsychoDad10: Your sonâs story made me smile - very inspirational. You must be so proud. All the best to him.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[list]</p>
<p>[li]SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (720 Math, 780 Critical Reading, 800 Writing)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]SAT II: 750 US History, 800 Math II</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/417</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5âs, Two 4âs, One 3</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP World, AP Euro, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Econ, AP Gov</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NHS, National Merit</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]</p>
<p>[li]Extracurriculars: Student council, intern for local campaign, performing (guitar/singing) at local restaurant, ultimate frisbee, History club and literature club (Iâm an officer for both of those)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Volunteer/Community service: local schools (science projects), science museum</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Summer Activities: Most of the volunteer/community service stuff was a âsummer activityâ</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Essays: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Teacher Recommendation: Didnât see them (there were two), but I have good relationships with both teachers, I expect they were very good recommendations.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Counselor Rec: Probably also pretty good; I had the recommendation from my counselor who just retired instead of the new one who just took over, and she was awesome.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Additional Rec: none</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Interview: not requested</p>[/li]
<p>Other[list]</p>
<p>[li]State (if domestic applicant): Pacific Northwestish</p>[/li]
<p>[li]School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Ethnicity: Very, very white</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Income Bracket: Did not request financial aid</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none. Although I do come from a state that probably doesnât send a ton of applications, which may have helped.</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[list]</p>
<p>[li] Strengths: Academic rigor, recommendations</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: Maybe showing more commitment to some of my extra curriculars.</p>[/li]
<p>[*] Where else you got in/waitlisted/rejected: So far Iâm into UVA and likely from William and Mary. Deferred from Yale.</p>
<p>So why did you apply to WashU in the first place? Your post is so unnecessary LULZ</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (M 800 CR 760 W 800)
[</em>]ACT: 34
[<em>]SAT II: Chemistry 720 Literature 710
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Bio (4), U.S. History (4), Chem (4), Calculus AB (5), Eng Lang (5), Comp Govât, Stats, Eng Lit
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Govât, AP Stats, AP Eng Lit, anatomy, French 4, Psychology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (officer), Varsity Tennis, Mayorâs Youth Council, intern in a research lab, Environmental Club (secretary), probably more Iâm forgetting.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, assistant editor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, summer activitiesâŚ
[<em>] Summer Activities: Service/Learning trip in France, research in lab at local hospital
[</em>] Essays: pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: pretty darn good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: alright
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: no
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white (non-hispanic)
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 250K +
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): research, woman in science
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: scores
[<em>] Weaknesses: a little typical, no major hooks
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didnât stand out on application enoughâŚ?
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted @ Trinity U in San Antonio, TX[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** âŚthis sucks. Iâd almost rather be rejected than in this weird middle place.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to School of Engineering & Applied Sciences*
Biomedical Engineering!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1780/1890/2070superscore w/ CR590 W700 M780
[</em>] ACT: 33 composite 30R 35W 34M 31S 8essay
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math 2 720 Chem 620Mandarin w/ listening (fail asian)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Chem, Math, Physics and Bio with predicted grades of A<em>A</em>AA
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.) UKMT math awards
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Award Duke of Edinburgh (includes 3 years of community service, sport and learning a new skill), grade 6 piano
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Shadowed a cardiologist for 3 weeks.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Taught refugees and underprivileged <em>after school for about 5 years.
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: About why I wanted to do biomedical engineering and about my difficulties climbing to the top of a mountain. (kinda funny tbh)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was really good and the other was just okay, this is just by judgement btw, I didnât read any of them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec:</em>
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Singaporean studying in Malaysia
[<em>] School Type: British International
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT score, essays, community service, predicted A level grades
[<em>] Weaknesses: Sat scores, mid year report gradesâŚ(I got a D in bio and I was applying for biomedical eng. so I thought my chances would be completely ruined.)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: International applicant maybe? Demonstrated interest by applying for a scholarship?*
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to purdue on the same morning so you can bet I was hella excited. Waiting on ucla, ucsd, duke, carnegie mellon, USC, Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Boston U
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** SO SO SO HAPPY. I really didnât think Iâd get in so it was a complete surprise! So excited to be a wash U bear!</em>:D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 740, CR: 800, Writing: 760
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 790, Chemistry: 740, U.S. History: 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/295
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Chemistry (5), APUSH - Did not take class, took honors class instead (5), English Language and Comp. (5),
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: lol⌠Calc BC AP, Biology at State University, Physics II AP, Fine Arts Survey, English IV AP, World History AP, Ballet I, Advanced Orchestra
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholor with Honor, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, Student of the Year Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (President senior year, Treasurer Junior Year), Ballet (Soloist, demi-soloist in a semi-professional company), Orchestra (Principal player)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant Teacher at a ballet school, Summer job at a clinic, sales associate at Abercrombie Kids/
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Beta Club, Interact Club, National Honor Society, a couple of hours per week
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer jobs, Mu National Convention, nothing spectacular
[<em>] Essays: My common app was good. Kinda weird, but I liked it.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome. Super close with one of the recs, and the other one should have been decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should have been good too. Weâre pretty close in comparison to most counselor/student relationships.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[<em>] Interview: I visited over the summer and had a great interview in my opinion! My interviewer and I got along great. The WashU interview was so much fun.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[<em>] School Type: Large, competitive, public, magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: No chance of financial aid whatsoever
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Ballet?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Decent stats? 4.0 unweighted GPA which apparently they value a lot?
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not as impressive stats as other people.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Decent stats, I showed A LOT of interest. I visited over the summer, on-campus interview, and attended an information session at my school.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, accepted into USC and UIUC
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (Did not send)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (April 2012)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II:710, US History:730, Physics: 660
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53 (4.0 weighted), our school only sends weighted grades to colleges.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Did not send, (122/627)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 Total⌠5 this year. AP Human 5, AP US Hist 5, AP World Hist 5, AP Lang 3, AP Physics 3
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APâs 2 honors
[<em>] Major Awards: National Ventures Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nursing Home Internship, Beta Club Co-Prez, too lazy to list moreâŚ
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 150 hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: JHU Discover Hopkins, Explo at Yale
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good I guess
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):GA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: â200k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, URM, good extracurricularsâŚ
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded app?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Likely from William and Mary, waiting on all 8 ivies (Deferred from Harvard EA), Duke, JHU, Vandy, NYU
[/ul]General Comments: YAY</p>
<p>My daughter just got in yesterday - email notification telling her to look on the website.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Sam Fox School of Architecture)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): not submitted
ACT: 31 (33 E, 34 M, 33 S, 24 R :(, 7 W) I heard schools donât care much about reading though phew
SAT II: Math II 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0, 4.75 weighted if that matters
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/576, top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: IB english, Math HL II, Chem HL II, Spanish IV SL, Art SL (art 4 Ap), TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis, Illustrator for Newspaper (Art Editor), Visual Arts Club (Treasurer), Student Advisory Board (School Representative which meets with school district officials to give student input on district policies), SNHS
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at Taliesin West as a Tour Guide 
Summer Activities: Tennis camps, Cal Poly Summer Architecture Program
Essays: pretty unique, tried to make myself stand out and make up for bad writing scores on standardized testing
Teacher Recommendation: 2 recs, one from math and one from english
Counselor Rec: strong rec
Interview: yes, made sure I talked about how Wash U was different from my other schools. In particular I talked about sustainable architecture and Wash Uâs general goal as a university and how that would help facilitate my ambitions.
Supplements: I submitted a non-required art portfolio and asked them to consider it during the admissions process.</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public HS 576 senior class
Ethnicity: White (Hispanic)
Gender:male
Income Bracket: a little under 200,000, applied for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essays, Interview, Unique ECs, Race/Location
Weaknesses: Test score, not much Community Service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I stood out as a candidate and made sure Wash U just wasnât âanother schoolâ I was applying to during my interview.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Northeastern, Iowa State, U of A, UT Austin
Waiting to here back from: Cornell, Syracuse, Rice (I feel like applying to a ton of ivys doesnât look good, doesnât look like a lot of thought went into choosing schools)</p>
<p>General Comments: This college stuff is crazy. I was honestly surprised that I got into Wash U as it was the largest stretch for me. Some people told me that I only got in because I could put Hispanic, but thatâs just one part of the equation. I think what helped me the most was showing my individuality through my essays, interview, and ECâs. Also Wash U looks for a certain type of person, which is why it is often referred to as the âideal schoolâ. They really stress the motto of trying to âsolve world issues/problemsâ and my interest in sustainable architecture fit.</p>
<p>whoops, edit to my last post.</p>
<p>Figures I thought my family made a lot more than we actually do, which I guess explains why we applied for aid then lol XD</p>
<p>Waitlisted. 2250 SATs, 33 ACT, a couple APs, good recs and great geographic diversity (hardly anyone from here applies to Wash U.) Of course itâs always nice to be accepted but Iâm not that bummed about it considering it wasnât my top choice. The only thing that ****es me off is i showed lots of interest-met with a rep at school, went to a college fair, even flew to St. Louis for a weekend and now I feel like that was wasted time/money.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT: 2370
SAT II: 800s on MathII, Chem, Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 ish?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Bio (5) Econ (Micro/Macro) (5,5) US (5) English Lang (5) Physics E&M/Mech (5,5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP Calc BC, AP French, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Physics Mech
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bio Olympiad Finalist, 3x AIME qualifier, placed individually at PUMaC
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team(Co-President), FBLA (VP), Environmental Club (Co-president)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Local environmental association volunteer for two summers
Essays: Below averageâŚthey were about freedom and open-mindedness, but now that I look back on them they were kind of vapid
Teacher Recommendation: One from Physics teacher who really liked me and the other from my English teacher/club adviser. Not sure how they turned out
Counselor Rec: alright? Sheâs a new counselor but weâve gotten to know each other decently well.
Interview: Local. It went really well, talked for over an hour about WashU.
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): competitive state
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $less than 60000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Awards and scoresâŚbut meh
Weaknesses: Could have shown more interest in the school, went to the campus to have the interview, applied to scholarships, etc. Also my common app essay wasnât the strongest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknessesâŚ
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rutgers!!!1 Waiting on a bucketload of schools
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: Aw man. 
Wasnât expecting a waitlist.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (700 M) (740 CR) (780 W)
ACT: None
SAT II: 800 Math II and 720 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4âs on Biology, US History, English Language, and European History
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: LIGHT
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Vaccination Drives
Summer Activities: Travel
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: Good
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 500k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted (Vanderbilt and Amherst)</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not send
ACT: 33
SAT II: 680 US History and 630 Math 2 (i knowâŚbombed those)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4âs on Biology, US History, English Lit, 5 on AP world
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: difficult!! all AP and honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): local community service awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years asb, lots of volunteer work, equestrian
Job/Work Experience: nanny and tutor
Volunteer/Community service: blind childrens volunteer, president of a service comittee on ASB, church volunteer, mission trips
Summer Activities: nanny, traveling
Essays: ok
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: good
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 200k + (probably 300k)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing, just a lot of service
Reflection
Strengths: all of my ECs, service, act and grades in difficult courses
Weaknesses: essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed NO interest. No visit, no application to programs, I never contacted the school, no additional scholarship applicationsâŚmy mom wanted me to apply here so i basically sent in my application, thats it.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to SMU, TCU (full ride), Baylor, Pepperdine, Chapman, Tulane, USC</p>