To chance, or not to chance? Chance (me).

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Heard a lot of good things about WUSTL - what's the harm in applying? Looking forward to at least visiting its beautiful campus. Just had my interview this past weekend at it was great; my interviewer really stressed I'd do well at WUSTL and found me a good fit. My best interview yet (hoping that this'll at least show interest in WUSTL? sadly interviews don't count for much otherwise).</p>

<p>School: Olin for Economics & Strategy</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270: 740CR, 740M, 790W (superscore)</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 760 World History</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (kind of nervous about this - a number of A-s and a B- in calc 2nd quarter of senior year)</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranks or deciles of any sort</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang. (5), US Gov’t (5), Macroeconomics (5)
Self studied APs: World History (4), European History (5), Psychology (4), Comparative Gov’t (5)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Environmental, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit., AP Latin, AP Human Geography, Photography Skills, Gym/Health</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Commended PSAT Scholar, silver medal for National Latin Exam, cum laude certificate for National Latin Exam, and honorable mention for an essay contest hosted by an organization with whom I volunteer</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Human Service Club (Vice President), Latin Honor Society (Vice President), Academic Team (Captain), 3 years of JV Bowling, FBLA (Treasurer; cancelled this year), NHS (economics/history tutor), student rep. on a committee made to improve school performance</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon (3 years)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Hindu rights group volunteer, Hindu Youth Group (in-charge of meals), head teacher for afterschool program chess class</p>

<p>Summer Activities: JSA Princeton (summer after 9th), Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar NJ (10th), Boy’s State (11th), Ivy Scholars at Yale (11th), internship at a prestigious political/business/economics publication on par with Time/Forbes (had a small article published in the print version) (11th)</p>

<p>Essays: CommonApp was memorable, albeit somewhat facetious</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: From my AP Gov teacher (should be good and I don't think he did any recycling of any sort on it), AP Lang. teacher (she's known to write good LoRs although recycles good chunks of it)</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Good? I mean, don't think it matters much</p>

<p>Additional Rec: my boss from my internship (likely very strong)</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey (rude drivers, pollution, and doesn't help chances... nice state, eh?)
Country (if international applicant): 'Merica
School Type: Run-of-the-mill public
Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $120k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Beautiful hair?</p>

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<p>the beautiful hair will get you in for sure, cya next fall. haha</p>

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<p>You have a great chance and you should definitely come to WashU!</p>

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<p>@christine37: Thanks! I even wrote my essay about my (facial) hair, so, perhaps that does in fact come true haha!</p>

<p>@Happyasever: Sounds good to hear! It’s definitely near the top of my list (at least, it is now after a really swell interview that got me upbeat about it!). We’ll see how things turn out!</p>

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<p>Visit and talk with admissions or faculty would help. Good luck.</p>