This is my first time in this thread so I apologize if I don’t know how things work. I hope to get some feedback about what y’all think my chances are at gaining admission to WashU and if I have a chance to get financial aid. These are my stats:
GPA:
Unweighted = 3.8
Weighted = 4.15
ACT: 35 (Science - 36, Math - 34, English - 35, Reading - 34)
Class Rank: My school does not rank students but I should be in the top 15% (class size = approximately 600)
AP Scores:
- AP European History - 5
- AP Language - (Scores pending; 5 expected)
- AP Physics 1 - (Scores pending; 4 expected)
- AP Biology - (Scores pending; 5 expected)
- AP Statistics - (Scores pending; 4 expected)
Senior year courses:
AP Literature, AP Economics, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 2, AP Advanced Physics, AP Spanish 5
PSAT: 1450 (Missouri - National Merit Semifinalist status expected. I do not qualify for Finalist status as I am not a citizen)
Extracurriculars (counting senior year as well):
- Health Occupations Society of America (HOSA) [2 years]
- Mu Alpha Theta [2 years]
- Science Olympiad [3 years]
- Speech & Debate [4 years] - Honor Degree
- Model UN [3 years]
- ACT Preparation Club [2 years]
- South Asian Student Association [2 years]
- Science National Honor Society [2 years]
- National Honor Society [2 years]
- Student Council [3 years]
- Mini-Medical School 1 in Washington University Medical School
- Mini-Medical School 2 in Washington University Medical School
- Shadowing experience [In the OR for surgeries as well]
Volunteering:
- Butterfly House (40.7 Hours)
- St. Louis County Library (50 Hours)
- NHS Volunteering (18 Hours)
- STUCO (45 Hours)
- Mu Alpha Theta (9 Hours)
- Will get a 100 hours in hospital volunteering by October 31st
Achievements:
- Young Scientist Program Summer Focus Scholar (Paid research internship at Washington University in St. Louis with a written paper required and presentation in a symposium)
- Angels in the Outfield Entrepreneurship Competition - Top 10 Finalist
- Sister Nivedita Essay Competition - 2nd Place
- WIT Entrepreneurship Program (I started my own business to help refugees)
- HOSA State Competition - 1st Place in Ex. Medical Innovation - (Heading to the international conference in Orlando this summer)
- Rockwood Board of Education Award (school district award)
- Winner’s Circle Award Recipient (Each teacher selects 1 student) (school award)
- SLU High School Entrepreneurship Ambassador (promote entrepreneurship in society)
- Honor Roll Student (all 3 years of high school so far)
- Founder & President of ACT Preparation Club
- South Asian Student Association Cultural Chair Position
Other Background Information:
- I am an Indian female who immigrated to the US from India in 2016.
- I am greatly interested in medicine and research and aim to do pre-medicine in college and an MD/PhD in the future.
- I live in St. Louis, Missouri (Same location as WashU)
- Parents are separated; single mother who raises me by herself (no financial aid from father).