Updated Chances Please :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>So I'm interested in business (specifically marketing)</p>

<p>I'm a junior and my current unweighted gpa = 3.6 weighted=3.9 (should go up)
SAT: Waiting for score from March SAT
SAT Subject Tests: Taking in May
My current class rank is 29/166
White Female
In one of the most, if not the most, competitive public school districts in North Carolina </p>

<p>Currently taking AP French Language (and next year I'm planning to take AP Comparitive Government, AP Human Geography, AP English Lit, and a French Lit class at UNC-CH) </p>

<p>Taking online marketing class & self studying AP Psychology</p>

<p><strong>EC's</strong> + I have the most service learning hours in my grade
-founder/co-president of the Amnesty International Club (11,
-founder/co-president of the Movie Club (11,
-Freshman mentor, and next year I'm one of the people in charge of the program
-Third World Relief Club (10)
-National Honors Society (running for vp)
-JV Volleyball Captain + on Varisty (10)
-In Academy of International Studies at my school + A.I.S Board (10, 11,
-Graduation Project Committee</p>

<p>I have over 400 service learning hours by:
-volunteer at local elementary school every summer (9, 10, 11)
-voluneer at local library (10, 11)
-CIT for 3 weeks at a YMCA Camp (10)
-volunteer counselor at an Art Camp (9)
-volunteer at local walks (9, 10)
-childrens soccer coach (9, 10, 11)
-tutor for students at my school (11,
-I stay afterschool to fundraise for the Amnesty Club-which gets me more service hours</p>

<p>i've been to summer camps like NC State Design camp (2 summers), Savannah College of Art and Design Summer Camp (1 summer), and Minnesota College of Art and Design Summer Camp (1 summer)</p>

<p>I'm going to be a Governor's Page this summer</p>

<p>I have an internship with a news station in san francisco (working with their promotion + marketing) and I know the head anchor</p>

<p>Awards so far::
NC Scholar-Athlete Award
Varsity Letter (volleyball) </p>

<p>Just let me know what you think!</p>

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<p>bumppp 10 char</p>

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<p>kind of hard to chance without SATs, but your ECs look good. Try to get the UW GPA up, but other than that, you should have a decent chance at least (assuming good SAT).</p>

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<p>Looks like you’re on the right track, especially with all the EC’s. Make sure there’s one EC you can focus on, at least for your application essay and such. Tough to say anything about chances until you’ve got your scores though - unfortunately those test scores are important :&lt;/p>

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<p>THEAjay89: I’m definitely trying to get my uw gpa up and next year I’m going to be taking a very very rigorous courseload so I hope they take that into consideration (taking classes at UNC-CH)! </p>

<p>Don_Quixote: I think Amnesty International is probably my main ec, because we do lots of service work every week and i’m the founder/co-president :slight_smile: I hope to get at least a 2000 on the SAT and 650+ on the SAT subject tests</p>

<p>I’m showing lots of interest in WashU (which I know is important) and I hope my uw gpa doesn’t hurt me too bad! </p>

<p>Any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>With a 2000 it will be pretty tough to get into WashU. You should probably be aiming for the 2150+ range.</p>

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<p>yea i mean at least a 2000, but hopefully a lot higher</p>

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<p>Ok, yeah to have been a founder/co-pres for Amnesty International sounds like a good focus for your varied EC’s. You might try the ACT if you’re not happy with your SAT score, as Wustl does give some weight to that as well. Good job so far, and best of luck next year!</p>

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<p>thank you!</p>

<p>any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>I agree with the others’ comments. You seem to be going in the right direction, make sure you perfect your essay and have plenty of trustworthy individuals proof read it. Seeing this year and the past year’s applicant pool, not much was between an acceptance and a rejection.</p>

<p>Applying ED significantly helps too but I’m not sure you would want to make such a commitment considering your location. You have some great schools like Duke and UNC Chapel Hill. Honestly, if I was in your position I’d probably rank both of those ahead of WashU because I place great value on location and there isn’t much of a drop off(if any) with those schools.</p>

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<p>i’m planning on applying to unc-ch and if i got in i would def. consider going. I really like WashU and figure that there’s no real harm in applying, esp. if I would consider going there if I got in! I’m pretty sure I won’t apply ED to WashU, but I’m hoping that a full-pay applicant will help a little.</p>