Hey everyone!
I applied as an international student since I’m not a US Citizen or permanent resident. I was made aware by Wash U that I am an international student.
I AM AWARE MY SUBJECT TEST SCORES ARENT IMPRESSIVE.
I applied as an econ major, related to my interest in urban development as I did an internship with my city’s Planning and development department and completed a summer program with Columbia to develop designs for Harlem’s 125 street business improvement district.
SAT: 1470
SAT 2: Math 1 (730)
GPA: 4.21 Weighted
School Information:
My school is a very difficult private school. We are not allowed to take any AP’s until 10th grade, and we are only allowed to take one AP in 10th grade. However, all of our classes, right from 9th grade, are all honors classes.
Advanced Classes List:
10th: AP World History (5), Advanced Honors Chemistry, Advanced Honors Algebra 2
11th: AP Chem, AP Lang (5), APUSH (5), Advanced Honors Pre Calculus
12th: Advanced Honors Calculus, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1 (I had an A in all of my classes 12th grade except for APES)
Extracurriculars
Vice President of city’s Youth leadership council (very selective)
o organized a community panel on human trafficking with several prominent speakers (state attorney of Florida)
o facilitated and created several monthly leadership workshop for teens in the junior youth council
o selected as a speaker for the March for Our lives (13,000 people present)
o garnered over 150 community service hours
President of school service club
o organize multiple service events, such as a prom dress donation drive for a local homeless shelter
President of Students for Seniors
o visit a local retirement home every Monday to assist the residents with any problems
o started a weekly concert program for them
Student writer for the activist express
o writer for national digital student led newspaper
Member/ secretary of key club
o organized a donation drive for victims of Hurricane Matthew
Member of the mayor’s youth corps
o precursor to youth leadership council (highly selective)
o garnered 100 community service hours
o volunteered at multiple city events
o selected to represent Tampa at Florida league of cities and National League of Cities conference
Member of nhs
Member of National Arts Honor society
Vice President of Chemistry club
o started a school tutoring service for chemistry students
Member of National French Honor Society
Internship: Internship with my city’s planning and development department.
Awards/ Honors
o AP Scholar with Honor
o Excellence in 11th Grade English (only 1 student receives this at my school)
o AP + PLTW Student Achievement in Engineering
o Lightning Community Heroes of Tomorrow Award
- $50,000 award, $25000 of which goes to support a project I started with a local nonprofit that works to support survivors of human trafficking. Now, with the $25,000, they can open a shelter house for the women they support. The other $25,000 is an educational scholarship.
Recs/ Essays
o Letter of rec from my AP land and AP chem teachers (hopefully 9/10)
o Personal Essay (very personal, I think maybe a 8/10)
Hooks
o I moved from Australia right before 9th grade after living there for 10 yrs, was born in India
o International Student (Wash U let me know once I applied that since I’m an Australia citizen, I’m considered an international student)
Info
o Income bracket ~$200,000
o School type - Private
o Visited Wash U junior year and then last summer to attend their engineering info day
o Interview: I think it went ok, I kept in contact with him months after my interview, I keep replaying it though and I regret saying some things but i guess it’s ok
o Am in contact with the wash u rep for Florida, I met him when he visited my school and I spoke with him afterwards
Demographics
o Indian, female