Thank you so much for looking at this!! WashU also sent me a fee waiver (not income based) and I was wondering if I could consider it as a match school? I know it is very selective although
ACT: 34 (34M, 35R, 34E, 34S)
SAT II: 740 in Biology and 800 in Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 UW 4.26 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/487
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Biology (6), IB Psych (5), IB History HL, IB Math HL, IB English HL, IB Spanish SL
Senior Year Course Load: IB History HL, IB Math HL, IB English HL, IB Spanish SL, IB Chemistry I HL, Physics D
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
HOSA (president and founder)
Cheerleading (Varsity for 3 years, freshmen for 1 year; runs social media for all 3 teams)
Math Team (4 years; won some competitions; director of the officer team)
FBLA (2 years; reporter)
Student Council (2 years; planned several events)
Cross-country (4 years JV; team leader for 2 years)
Tennis (2 years)
Science Olympiad (2 years)
Leflers Honors Cadre Mentorship (mentored a 6th grade for a year)
Girl Up Elementary School Leader (ran girl empowerment club for elementary schoolers)
Summer Activities:
NCMN STEM Summer High School Intern- Spent summer after my junior year at a paid internship at my local university studying mechanical and material engineering. Presented research at the Nebraska Summer Research Symposium and Undergraduate Women in Physical Sciences Conference.
State (if domestic applicant): Nebraska
Intended major(s): Biology
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
URM with a rigorous classload and good standardized test scores-could be a low reach. Plus WashU is trying to diversify.
Top-20 schools are definitely not a match for anyone, but you have decent chances.
Also you are a viable candidate for any of the WashU merit scholarships.
Saw some of your other posts and you should be accepted to several top schools. Female URM from Nebraska with good grades/standardized test scores interested in STEM. I could see several Ivy acceptances in your future. Of course you should do your due diligence and choose the school that fits the best.
Also you mentioned in your other posts that you are considering Biology on a pre-med track. One factor you need to take into account when choosing a school is how to maintain a high enough BCMP GPA and the affordability of the school, as medical school is expensive and you want to avoid as much debt as possible.
Your GPA indicates that you can handle a rigorous classload. Make sure that your future school of choice does not practice grade deflation.
WashU, if it’s one of your top choices does practice some grade deflation, but speaking from personal experience (son is a sophomore Biology major considering pre-med), you will do fine if you put in the work and the school has a collaborative environment.
@katedagreat I saw some of your other posts and congratulations on the acceptances to Northwestern and Hopkins. Have you decided on your future college yet?
@Hamurtle Thank you!!! I am visiting a couple of places before making a final decision, but it probably won’t be WashU unfortunately due to financial aid:(
Surprised that you didn’t get any of the WashU scholarships, but you might end up going to WashU for medical school.
You will be successful at your future alma mater. Your academic performance speaks for itself. Good luck! Flip a coin between Northwestern and Johns Hopkins. Or go for an Ivy.