*** Official WashU Class of 2018 ED Decisions***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>So the decisions just came in and this thread would probably give many an idea of what it takes, so post away!</p>

<p>remove spaces and pick your result:
[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=red][ b]Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT:
[ *]SAT II:
[ *]ACT:
[ *]GPA:
[ *]Rank:
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays:
[ *]Teacher Recs:
[ *]Counselor Rec:
[ *]Supplementary Material:
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):
[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location:
[ *]High School Type:
[ *]Ethnicity:
[ *]Gender
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars:
[ *]Awards:
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list]</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT:
[</em>]SAT II:
[<em>]ACT: Cumulative 34, Superscore 35
[</em>]GPA: 3.84
[<em>]Rank:
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): I sent in two AP tests of which I got 4s on (Bio / USH)
[/ul]
Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Very positive recs from both my teachers
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Very positive rec
[</em>]Supplementary Material: I added a bit of detail on my musical activity.
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Personal</p>

<p>[ul]
[<em>]Location: Michigan
[</em>]High School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Co-founded two clubs and was a varsity swim member 4 years, as well as tons of community service and leaderships positions in youth group. Also, a mission trip.
[</em>]Awards: National Merit Semi-Finalist
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Chill and be positive.[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 720 CR, 740 Math, 770 Writing
[</em>]SAT II: 730 Biology E, 720 US History
[<em>]ACT: Didn’t send it, but I got a 29
[</em>]GPA: Unweighted 3.98, Weighted 4.26
[<em>]Rank: Unknown. Not top 10%. Probably between top 10% and 20%.
[</em>]Other Tests: AP Biology 5, AP World History 5, AP US History 5, AP Physics B 5, AP English Lit and Comp 5
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Strong, but perhaps a little floaty and idealistic-sounding. Still I honestly believed in what I wrote.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: My counselor told me they were very good, but I didn’t see them. I have very good relationships with both of the teachers.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I got to know my counselor pretty well and did everything my counselor told me, so probably very good.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[<em>]Hook: None
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Ohio
[<em>]High School Type: Private
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Soccer – JV (9), Varsity (10, 11, 12), Captain (12); Student Government – Class Representative (11, 12); Student Newspaper – Staff Writer/Videographer (10, 11), Media Editor (12); Art Society – Member (11), Board Member (12); Volunteering – I think like 45 hours the summer before my senior year; Communications Intern at my school (end of 11, 12)
[<em>]Awards: National Merit Semi-Finalist; National Spanish Exam Silver Award; AP Scholar with Distinction
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Make full use of your college counselor(s). I am lucky enough to go to a fairly small school, where the counselors are often available and able to forge good relations with students, and my counselor has been great for advice and emotional support. Look at the CC forum for your Early Decision Applicant Class, if there is one. I didn’t post in mine at all, and I know this sounds silly, but really just seeing that other people were going through the same stress that I was experiencing helped keep me sane. And always keep in mind that there are SO MANY great schools out there, and not getting into one doesn’t mean that you can’t still learn and have a great time at others. [/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2170 (790 Math, 710 Writing, 670 Reading 10 essay)
ACT:34(35 Science, 35 MAth, 33 Reading, 33 Writing, 9 Essay)
SAT II:800 Chem, 800 math 2, 760 biology-m, 690 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.94, 4.3 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1 out of 390
AP (place score in parenthesis):5 AP chem, 5 AP Calc AB, 4 Biology, 4 Language and Comp
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Gov’t and Politics, AP psychology, AP environmental science, Spanish 4, English 4 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President of Math CLub, President of Science Olympiad, Leo’s Club, Almaden National Swim Team, Varsity Swimming ( as a freshmen, Junior Olympics) NHS, NSHSS Ambassador, YouthLit student advisory committee, etc.
Job/Work Experience:Algebra 2 tutor
Volunteer/Community service:El Camino Hospital, Leo’s Club, Relay for Life, TeensReach, Good Karma Bikes( fix bikes for the poor), Reading Partners( tutor underprivileged students), etc. (too much too list)
Summer Activities:A LOT of volunteering, Anatomy and Physiology at Foothill college, Psychology at West Valley College
Essays (rating 1-10, details):9, worked really hard on it, Just told my story, but it was deep.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10, My Calc AB teacher loved me. I was her favorite student because I could figure out problems backwards and forwards.
Teacher Rec #2:My AP Chem teacher loved me. I got nearly 100% on all her tests, taught the class lessons, figured out problems she couldn’t solve. Perfect scores on every national test.
teacher Rec #3: I excelled in biology and did her labs perfectly. She thought I was extremely intelligent, but unfortunately didn’t get 5
Counselor Rec:meh, she was new to our school, but I visited her at least 60 times in a month and talked about my dreams haha.
Additional Rec:My varsity swim coach, I worked extremely. to the point of ripping the skin on my shoulders . He loved how much dedication I put in.
Interview:none (too far)</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type:large public
Ethnicity:Asian (Korean)
Gender:M
Income Bracket:150,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:my essay, decent ACT score, My passion to become a surgeon, huge amount of community service hours, SAT subject test scores?
Weaknesses:low SAt , not that many awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I HAVE NO IDEA. SO EXCITED !!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First college acceptance letter!!!</p>

<p>General Comments:I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE I GOT IN. I’m so excited to join you guys!!! <3</p>

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<p>can someone make a facebook group plzz!!!</p>

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<p>I made one - you can find the link in the early decision 2018 thread</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: Didn’t send
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chem
[<em>]ACT: 35 (36 Writing, 36 Science, 35 Math, 33 Reading)
[</em>]GPA: N/A (QPA out of 100: 94.1573)
[<em>]Rank: N/A
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 Chem, 5 Calc AB</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Apparently very good, according to readers.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Calc AB & Chem I/AP
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Don’t know, probably good.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: New Jersey
[<em>]High School Type: Magnet
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[li]Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Lots of bands: Ska band with friends, jazz band, marching band (section leader 11), percussion ensemble; IT Internship as a class/job during summer; volunteering at a hospice (~100 hours); summer programs at Stevens, U of Rochester, and Rutgers; Science Olympiad/Robotics, Relay for Life, skipped pre-calc during summer.
[</em>]Awards: NHS, NMS Semi-Finalist
[<em>]Current Year Courses: AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Physics C Mechanics, IT Internship, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Data Integrity, Java II, English IV.
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Interviewed, visited, talked with admissions counselor.[/ul]</p>

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<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: 2230 (M:780, R:720, W:730)
[ *]SAT II: Math 800, Chem 790
[ *]ACT: 30 - didn’t report
[ *]GPA: 3.72 (UW: 4.4)
[ *]Rank: Not reported
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Chem - all 5’s
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays: Good
[ *]Teacher Recs: Should have been good. Didn’t read.
[ *]Counselor Rec: Should be good. Didn’t read.
[ *]Supplementary Material: None
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Multiple visits / shown interest.
[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: TX
[ *]High School Type: Magnet
[ *]Ethnicity: Other
[ *]Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars: Swimming, Lacrosse
[ *]Awards: Tons of Volunteering and Science Fair Awards
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list] Show interest. Maintain a high GPA through the senior year.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:33
[<em>] SAT II:Biology 640
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Biology (4) Stat (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP English, Science Research, Advanced Spanish, Physics, Creative Writing, Global
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Track
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Teach horseback riding to special needs kids in the summer, work at hardware store in summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at rehab facilty
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays:Strong and personal
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:must have been good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:yes
[</em>] Additional Rec:coach recommendation
[<em>] Interview:yes
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[<em>] Intended Major:pre-med
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):New York
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:Public with strong academic program
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Female
[<em>] Income Bracket:high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Asked to be recruited in sports</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths:Science research program very strong- took college course last summer at UNC Chapel Hill while working with my mentor who is a professor at UNC
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:I used my athletic ability to ask to be recruited
[<em>] Weaknesses:Not a lot of extracurriculars besides sports… but there was no time for them either
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I toured the campus and met with the coach of my strongest sport and he was very interested. Had a 90 minute conversation and met some team members- he asked me to text him how my season progressed through high school and I did multiple times-I wrote both coaches a thank you note, wrote my interviewer and thank you note and also my admissions officer for my region- also, I took a college course at UNC and received an A last summer while doing science research with grad students
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Went ED so withdrew all other applications
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:athletics</p>