Wash U Class of 2020 Results ONLY Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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Pick one:
[]Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):2090 SS
ACT: 31, but didn’t send
SAT II: 780 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/538
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send them
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, AP European History, AP Statistics, AP Literature, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2015 QuesBridge Finalist, Gates Millennium Scholars Program Finalist, several regional awards from UIL and TAME, AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior Class Representative (VP), Philosophy Club (Co-President), HSDS ( Co-President), Usher at church, NHS, Science Club (Committee Chair), Math Club, academic Quiz League (former captain), TAME
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Chipotle over the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Over 400+ hours from ushering at my church, and about a 100 more from NHS and other clubs
Summer Activities: Work
Essays: 10/10
Teacher Recommendation: One was a 9; the other was a 7
Counselor Rec: I briefly skimmed it once. Probably a 7
Additional Rec: 7-8
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Political Science
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >20K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: Definitely my essay, I can’t think of another reason (well I can, but not one that would automatically admit me). Maybe ECs? Course Load - I’ve never shied away from difficult classes
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly don’t know. I just really think my essay captured their attention.

General Comments: Don’t lose hope even if you feel like your scores are lower than average. According to Google, the average SAT score at WashU was a 2250, yet here I am.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (can’t remember break down)
SAT II: English (750), Math 2 (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10
AP (place score in parenthesis): 0
IB (place score in parenthesis): full IB, 3 HL, 3 SL, IB Math SL (6)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Econ SL, IB English HL, IB Math HL, IB Biology HL, IB Spanish HL, IB German SL, advanced journalism, US History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM, some Scholastic writing stuff

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (editor-in-chief), volunteer club president, debate(ish) team (captain), NHS, club sport, outside-of-school classes
Job/Work Experience: Clerical job over summer @ doctor’s office
Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at library and homeless shelter
Summer Activities: work, volunteering
Essays: Damn strong
Teacher Recommendation: Strong.
Counselor Rec: Pretty big school, probably impersonal
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): OR
School Type: Large, competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): learning 4 languages?

Reflection
Strengths: Maybe scores? But not really.
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: absolute miracle.

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2190 one sitting, 2270 superscored
ACT: Nope
SAT II: Chemistry - 750 Math II - 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not available at my school
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Chemistry (5), Language and Composition (5), Calculus BC (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 4, AP Psych, AP Stats, AP Physics C, AP English Literature and Composition, Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, nothing important

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of charity club, Vice-President of AP Helpers, Treasurer of Environmental Club, Varsity Track and Field member for one year, Secretary of other charity club,
Job/Work Experience: Worked at fast food restaurant over summer
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for over 200 hours at local hospital
Summer Activities: Took Dual Enrollment U.S. History course summer before junior year, Doctor Shadowing program and online spanish class during summer before senior year,
Essays: Pretty great, wrote about sneaking into college frat parties and being an overall savage
Teacher Recommendation: Calculus Teacher’s rec was A1, English Teacher’s was pretty good too.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good I suppose
Additional Rec: Nope
Interview: Lmao there were interviews?

Other

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Biochem
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~ 180,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: I go to the gym a lot so probably chest and triceps
Weaknesses: No research
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Lowkey I think being hispanic helped

General Comments:
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Decision: Waitlisted

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2400
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: Math II - 800, Literature - 790, Biology E - 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20%, ~600 (one of those competitive Silicon Valley schools)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Calculus BC (5), United States History (5), Psychology (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Government & Politics: United States, AP Economics: Microeconomics, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism, Studio Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir - 12 years, toured internationally; art - 12 years, handful of competitions; blogging - 5 years, run a blog with over 200k followers; FBLA - 3 years, competed and placed in Nationals, dance - 6 years, school team placed nationally, studio/competes performs annually, other stuff like piano etc.
Job/Work Experience: Barista at a coffee shop
Volunteer/Community service: Church, some clubs (CSF/NHS)
Summer Activities: RISD Pre-college - 6 week art intensive thing
Essays: Personal Statement - wrote about figuring out I liked girls in a conservative home, people who read it really liked it but I wasn’t happy? 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: APUSH Teacher - I couldn’t tell if she liked me or not? I was pretty outspoken in that class though, 6/10 to be safe
Calc Teacher - I think he liked me, was also FBLA advisor, 8/10
Counselor Rec: Eh, she’s new but I think she knew about me being queer/depressed so I think she emphasized that stuff, my course load is also probably on the most rigorous, 7/10
Additional Rec: Art Teacher - He’s been doing this for 20+ years, tells me often about how he just knows I’ll be super successful in the future, glowing 9/10
Interview: Didn’t do

Other: Submitted art/music portfolios even though the rep that came to my school said they didn’t care that much about them.

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
Intended major(s): Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Philosophy
School Type: Public, ~2500 students. Bay Area, if that means anything. 70% Asian, practically a feeder school to the UCs/Stanford
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Practically none, LGBT+ maybe?

Reflection

Strengths: Scores, but being Asian they probably didn’t help; focus on arts instead of STEM like most of my peers?
Weaknesses: Lack of leadership positions, not having an unweighted 4.0?, could’ve had better recs/presented myself better in the app
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think the strongest part of my apps were my portfolios but seeing as the admissions officer who came to my school told me that they didn’t really look at them, nothing made me stand out. No additional essays to show myself off more either.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted - UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara (Regents), Bowdoin; deferred/rejected - WASHU is the first in a long line probably; waiting on - CMU, Columbia, Dartmouth, JHU, Pomona, Rice, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale, few more UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Davis)

General Comments: Not that upset, this was lower on the schools I actually wanted to go to. Congrats to everyone who got in!

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Decision- Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35M, 35S, 33R, 32E)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.952
Weighted GPA: 4.752 (Weird weighting scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/270
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB:5, Microeconomics:5, Macroeconomics:4, Physics C Mechanics:3
IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics C E and M, Music Appreciation(Needed the art credit), AP Biology, Business Management Advanced Studies, Ap Literature and Composition, Student Council, AP U.S. Government, Student Aide, Ap Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
DECA State Champion SEM
DECA State Finalist SEM 2x
Business Student of the Year (My school)
Best Treasurer in my Region (BBYO)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
DECA (Procurement Manager, then Treasurer)
FBLA
JSU (Treasurer, Secretary)
BBYO ( CITY vp, treasurer, secretary, newsletter writer/editor, Regional Newsletter Writer/editor)
NCSY( City Vice President)
Lacrosse 1 year jv
Lacrosse 2 years varsity
National Honors Society
Varsity Quiz
Ambassadors (recruit kids to my school) (Long term fundraising chair)
Boys State Honors City Mayor
Job/Work Experience: Internship at a Small Investment Banking Firm
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Ambassadors, Youth Groups
Summer Activities: Internship
Essays:
9/10
Teacher Recommendation:
9/10
9/10
Counselor Rec:10/10
Additional Rec: 9/10 from the guy i interned for
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NV
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public; Magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths:My application was very business oriented and i was in the 75th percentile for ACT scores.
Weaknesses: No interest expressed, and they aren’t a big fan of my school in past years. (Waitlist tons of students each year from my school)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I demonstrated no interest at all in the school and did not apply for scholarships.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted:Indiana-Bloomington, Tulane, Arizona State University, San Diego State University, Northeastern, Vanderbilt

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT: 33 (33 E, 32 M, 32 R, 34 S)

SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (750)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
Weighted: 4.5 — Have only gotten 1 semester B since freshman year.

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%

AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Language(5), Physics 1 (4), Human Geography (4), Calc AB (5), Computer Science A (4), Calc BC, English Literature, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, US Government, Physics Mech, Physics E&M, Chemistry

Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Econ, AP Physics Mech+E&M, AP Chemistry, Multivariable Calculus/Differential Equations, AP English Literature, Engineering 102 HS (University of AZ)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Hispanic Scholar.

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Intended major(s): Math/Engineering
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: ASU Barrett w full ride
Waiting on: MIT, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Rice, UChicago

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Decision: ACCEPTED - CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT: 34
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (3), World History (4) but I spent my junior year dual enrolled at a university, living on campus and taking full college course load, 30 credit hours
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: currently an exchange student in Thailand so I attend Thai school full time (no credit) and take physics online
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Published in the National Social Sciences Association National Journal for undergraduate marketing research

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French club, Martial Arts, Volunteer English teaching, Yearbook (secretary), Studying Abroad on a Department of State merit scholarship.
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: English teaching
Summer Activities: 6 weeks volunteering in Nepal and then preparing and studying abroad in Thailand
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, wrote about my exchange but didn’t really edit it. I have very strong writing skills though
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10, my AP world teacher. A bit risky because he was my 10th grade teacher but I went back multiple times in my 11th year to discuss college and essay writing with his classes.
Teacher Rec #2: 10. My marketing teacher and mentor for my undergraduate research. He is also the former president of the university where I was dual enrolled.
Counselor Rec: 8, I was very close to her and we worked together a lot for early college and when I’m abroad.
Interview: 10

Other
State: GA
School Type: Charter, Early College (dual enrolled), and public Thai school.
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Early College, Study Abroad, Teacher Recs, Interview, and already being published for undergraduate research
Weaknesses: bad grades in 10th grade and low senior course load.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths and WUSTL being holistic
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Northeastern, Arcadia, Georgia State, University of South Carolina, and Washington College. Waiting for Stanford, George Washington, American University, and Boston University

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POSTING FOR S (trying to be helpful for future applicants and at the same time respect his privacy. some of the things like stats,state i am just writing in general info.

decision-ACCEPTED! CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):above 2300(above 750 on all 3 sections)
ACT:n/a
SAT II : 2 subject tests above 750 (800 math 2)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0 unweighted. no grades fell below an A but his wt. GPA was lower than exp with a lot of low A’s.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn’t rank but prob. in top 20 percent(his school is insane with so many top kids. we are a top ranked public school )
AP (place score in parenthesis):6 ap’s by end of junior yr AP AB calc(5), AP env(5), AP gov (5), Ap lang and comp(4), AP world hx(5), AP US hx(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: AP stat, AP econ(macro and mico), AP literature, AP euro, honors physics, honors latin 6
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national latin exam, Ap scholar with distinction, National merit commended, qualified and competed in states for National history day, Shakespeare competition reg. qualifier, first in mythology in Junior classical state convention every year, Model UN commendation, interviewer and participant in library of congress Veterans Hx project
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): marching band(section leader), National history day(Vice president), President of Teen advisory board at local library 2 yrs, Eagle Scout
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: see above(eagle scout with lots of comm service), volunteer over 150 hrs at local library in summer reading programs
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):10( he wrote an interesting/funny essay about how height didn’t change him(never became an athlete) when he grew from 5’ to 6’ . he needed medications to grow.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10(teacher not only had him for English class but was the sponsor for National history day and knew him all 4 yrs
Teacher Rec #2: 9
Counselor Rec: 8(big public HS)
Additional Rec: 10
Interview: 10.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Northeast
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:M
Income Bracket:200K but qualify for FA as two kids in private college at the same time. For those that think they don’t qualify for FA, be sure and run the NPC/EPC expecially if you have 2 or more kids in college at the same time. also don’t believe you cant get into wash univ if you apply for FA(common myth)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

Reflection
Strengths: SAT including subject tests, quirky extracurriculars (national history day state comp, first in mythology at states), interview
Weaknesses :weighted GPA, no hooks(not an athlete or minority)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT’s, interesting activities, lots of demonstrated interest including visit, interview, comm. with school with emails, did scholarships aps (didn’t get but showed more interest)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
first school he is into. applied to 12 schools. His ED school he was deferred(top LAC). still waiting on 11 decisions including Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Pomona, emory and others. at this pt he is loving wash un. and might go even if he does get into his ED school in the RD round.

Congrats to all accepted and good luck to all deferred/rejected at the schools you are attending! Honestly looking at the post last night i didn’t see a rhyme or reason to kids being accepted. I am sure kids getting accepted were all deserving, but saw many deserving teens who got wt listed and rejected with equally great stat, extracurr. and sometimes even better. I think in the end college admission comes down to so many factors and shouldnt define you or make you feel not good enough. So glad S applied to many schools as you can’t count on any school especially without hooks! I would say that Wash Unv. is big on demonstrated interest. sure kids and some posters yesterday said they got in without dem. interest but for the majority without hooks or geographic diversity, you need to show dem. interest to get in. even if you cant visit make sure you have comm with regional rep(not annoying just a couple emails) in addition to info sessions at hotels if they come to your town, and meeting with regional rep if they visit your school and lastly make sure to do the scholarship apps at least one. don’t count on getting these (I think less than 5 percent do) but use it as a way to show more dem. interest in school.

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Decision: Accepted

Pick one:
Engineering

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2170 superscore
ACT: 35 one sitting
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 700 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked from small Catholic school
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 AP tests, three 5s, four 4s, two 3’s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Couple of APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Violin 11+ years, Basketball, Young Republicans, Church Choir, Altar Server, lot of clubs…

Job/Work Experience: Worked summer jobs (basketball camps and Old Navy) the past two summers; have worked at my parent’s restaurants since I was 12.

Volunteer/Community service:Urban Connection San Antonio, not a big commitment

Summer Activities:
Essays: Wrote it on the lessons imparted through dishwashing. I was proud of it.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them. Assume they were generic and short.
Counselor Rec: She likes me and was pretty enthusiastic, but then again, I haven’t seen anyone else’s to base that off of.
Additional Rec:
Interview: na

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Texas is the best state in the nation.
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Computer Science
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian/ White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: I do okay.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, Really like my essay
Weaknesses: Not a whole lot of volunteering. Didn’t excel at one particular EC. I think my grades and test scores definitely reflected the fact that I could’ve tried harder in high school.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a neat guy.

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Decision: Accepted CAS (intended major: Political Science and English Literature)

Objective:
ACT: 32 (36 English, 29 Math, 34 Reading, 27 Science, 32 Writing), 33 superscored
SAT II: Literature (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (4.45 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP scores: English Lang (4),World History (4) Chemistry (3)
IB scores: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP Gov, Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing special

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: the usual academic honors societies (NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, etc.) and a few assorted clubs. I’m a math/reading tutor for kids. Played a JV sport freshman and sophomore year.
Job/Work Experience: none except for tutoring and babysitting
Volunteer/Community service: many hours of community service through church and local organizations, mission trips
Essays: not a super unique topic, but I thought it was well-written, and I spent a lot of time on it
Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t read them, but should be pretty good
Counselor Rec: Same as above
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: I was pretty nervous, but I think it went well! It was super casual and just a WashU student interviewing me, and she wasn’t taking notes or anything, so I don’t think it was weighted heavily!

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, volunteer work, challenging course load
Weaknesses: ACT?, ECs are nothing special
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I demonstrated a lot of interest (visited, went to Discovery Weekend, interviewed) and had a strong academic record with difficult courses
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Michigan, Northeastern, Fordham, and now WashU! Deferred from Tulane. Waiting on Emory, William and Mary, Boston College, and a few others.

General Comments: I feel very blessed to have been accepted, and I will most likely be attending! I wish any future applicants reading this thread the best of luck! And to anyone who did not get the decision they were hoping for from WashU or any other school, remember that there are plenty of other amazing schools and options out there for you! As my parents always tell me, what you do in college is more important than where you go to college!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 36 (single sitting and first attempt)
SAT II: 780 (Math II), 700 (French)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45 (strong upward trend and straight A’s senior year)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank

AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in AP English Language, 5 in AP Calc AB, 3 in AP Chem
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Human Geography, AP Statistics, Physics, and English elective

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance Team, Newspaper, Math Tutor, organized food drive every year, photography
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Food drive, math tutor for underpriviliged child
Summer Activities: Middlebury French Academy, Economics at Oxford, Columbia Pre-College
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 (my counselor said it was one of the best she’s ever seen)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 9 or 10
Additional Rec:
Interview: Interviewed on campus with an admissions officer (but not my rep); It was my first interview, but I think it went well.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Private in NYC
Ethnicity: White (Jewish)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Very high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: ACT, course rigor, essay, applied ED but was deferred (demonstrated interest)
Weaknesses: GPA, extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 36 ACT and demonstrated interest
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

I decided to post this because CC has helped me so much during the past year. I hope that this helps future applicants. For anyone with high test scores and bad 9th and 10th grade grades, you still have a chance!!

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Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (single sitting; CR 800, M 770, W 760)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math 2C 770, Lit 720, Chemistry 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6-7ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank but probably top 5%?
AP (place score in parenthesis):Didn’t send any.
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP History, Physics H, Spanish IV H, electives, etc.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, Scholastic Art and Writing Honorable Mention for a sculpture, Highest Award for literary magazine, 2nd Prize for Peace and Freedom Painting Competition, USA Fencing First Academic Team, other placements in regional/national fencing competitions

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive fencer, Orb literary magazine (Art Editor), NAHS (Co-vice president), Korean Culture Club (Treasurer), NHS, Math league
Job/Work Experience: tutoring, babysitting, worked in my uncle’s restaurant one summer
Volunteer/Community service: school mission trip, over 80 hours of service
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9 (We had to hand it in for a school grade, and based on the grade, I’m guessing it was solid)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher 7/8
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher 8/9
I’m not entirely sure about the teacher recs. I think they were pretty good since both teachers liked me.
Counselor Rec: Not sure…but probably decent…like an 8?? She seemed to like me and chose me to say a speech at an event.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Private Catholic girls school (200 students)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low (I got a lot of financial aid to go to my high school)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: Good SAT, solid extracurriculars
Weaknesses: my GPA, school doesn’t offer AP courses (very few as well) until junior year, not many students from my school go to Ivy Leagues or top tier schools, asian lol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m actually really surprised. I had my heart ready for rejection or wait listing. I think it’s because I showed interest…I applied for a scholarship (I didn’t get it) and I think my essay for it really showed interest. I also sent a letter (in January/February) telling the school any updates and why I want to go to Wash U/my deep interests in the school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Deferred from Princeton SCEA
Accepted to Tulane University

Congrats to everyone else who got accepted! Like everyone else said, don’t let the wait listing/rejection bother you. Have hope! I really think showing interest is key. I don’t think I would have been accepted, otherwise.

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Decision: Accepted at CAS

Objective:

ACT: 35
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Calc AB (5) Lit (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Will be taking HL Film, Bio, History of Americas, Lit, SL Spanish and Math
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB (Bio, HOA, Lit, Math, Spanish, Film), Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout)
Debate
Band (Lead Percussion)
Environmental Club
Theatre, both plays and musicals. usually the lead male
Job/Work Experience:
Manual Labor job in construction
Volunteer/Community service:
300+ Hours building a Pavilion in inner city park
Volunteer st spanish immersion school
Volunteer in Childrens Garden at Missouri Botanical Gardens
Summer Activities:
Young Scientist Program at Washington University Medical School
Missouri Scholars Academy
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
7-10 : I wrote a very o.dd essay. it was in the format of a play and discussed my personality. I split up myself
into several people and explored who I am am what I want in my life, using examples from my past
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8-10 : From Biology teacher. Got to know her very well in 2 years.
Teacher Rec #2: 8-10: Lit teacher. Good writer, Know each other very well.
Counselor Rec: 10: Our college counselor is awesome.
Additional Rec: 10: from my Principle Investigator when i did research over the summer.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MO (Actually from Saint Louis)
School Type: Public Magnet School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen, From Saint Louis, Expressed extreme interest

Reflection
Strengths: I expressed extreme interest in the school. My GPA is a 4.0 in the hardest classes at my school
I also have many leadership experiences and am very devoted to service. I am also from STL,
So that may have some pull.
Weaknesses: I am a white male.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My expressed interest combined with my high scores
and being a STL native

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Decision: Accepted

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR 760/M 750/W 730)
ACT: 34
SAT II: Chemistry 700, Literature 790 (didn’t report 4 other subjects in the 600s - people tell me they got them anyway?)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (homeschooled)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 11th: Chemistry, Calculus BC, Lang and Comp (4,4(5 AB score), 4) 12th: Psychology, Lit and Comp, Computer Science (not taking exams)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Computer Science, Physics 1, Multivariable Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
JV Cross Country - 11th grade
Piano 5th - 12th grade
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
PBS TV show (Host) - 7th-10th grade, all volunteer, no pay
Summer Activities:
Overseas medical missions work - every year with church
Essays: 10/10
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10 Common app homeschool supplement
Additional Rec:
Interview: Wasn’t offered one

Other

State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Chemical Engineering
School Type: Homeschooled
Ethnicity: Biracial (Caribbean/white)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >300K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My profile (diversity applicant, multicultural background, female enginneering major, etc)

Reflection

Strengths: Diversity/minority status, pretty good/standard test scores I think, Common app essay, good reccomendations
Weaknesses: Not a lot of APs because homeschooling, no interview and no scholarship applications (might have demonstrated lack of interest)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My stats are pretty typical of their students, my common app essay really showcased my passion for learning, and my minority status probably worked to win them over. Also my math? Not sure how many potential engineering majors take multi in high school

General Comments: congratulations everyone. sort of applied to WashU on a whim but I’m excited to check it out now that I’m part of the admitted class :>

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240
780 math
690 cr
770 wr
ACT: na
SAT II: Chem (760) ush (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.996
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): English lang (5) apush (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Psych
Spanish 202 (state U)
Human biology
Health
Economics
AP lit
Civics
Calc
Physics
Basically no honors or ap offered at my school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Published book - many positive reviews
Dancer w 10,000 social media followers
(President/founder) creative writing club
Chess 10+ years
Hospital volunteer (12)
Community conservation volunteer (9-12)
Varsity track (10-12)
Varsity soccer (9)
More but I can’t remember
Job/Work Experience: -
Volunteer/Community service:
Hospital (12)
Civic trust (9-12)
Summer Activities: sleep
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 I’m a pretty good writer - maybe a bit cheesy
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9 and 9 - good friends w both teachers
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: eh - doesn’t really know me
Additional Rec:
Interview: exceptional

Other
State (if domestic applicant): wa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: m
Income Bracket: <100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada

Reflection
Strengths: ec, essay, and interview
Weaknesses: sat critical reading lol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: unique person with heartfelt essays. Went to school to “demonstrate interest”
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from harvard ea. Waiting on all others.

Congrats to all accepted and good luck to all deferred/rejected at the schools you are attending!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT: 35 composite, 36 superscored
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90, 4.1 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5) AP European History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish Culture, AP Calculus BC, AP Human Geography (first year offered at our school), AP Physics I, Intro to College Writing, Philosophy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (vice-president), Varsity Field Hockey (two letters), Varsity Lacrosse (3 letters), Spanish NHS, member of Feminism and Astronomy clubs, Robotics (co-captain (ish)), Literary Magazine, Dance
Job/Work Experience: experience teaching dance and working in a restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Senior Care (freshman and sophomore year), Tutoring both in school and outside of school (junior and senior year)
Summer Activities: working, some volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, very cheesy, but well written
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: very strong, from robotics coach
Teacher Rec #2: also strong, from math teacher
Counselor Rec: probably good, but generic
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: tbh the interview was pretty awful, very short conversation with little depth.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic All-Girls
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen, low income

Reflection
Strengths: ACT, recs, hooks, was a WUSTL Summer Scholar in 2015
Weaknesses: GPA, lack of AP classes

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Decision: Accepted

Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT: 36 (36E, 36M, 36R, 36S, one sitting)
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/315
AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), World History (4), Chemistry (4), Physics 1 (4), Environmental Science (5), AP Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 2, AP Calculus, AP Gov’t, AP Lit, AP Statistics, Econ, Religion, Ceramics, Sculpture
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Indiana Academic All-Star, Presidential Scholar Nomination

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (President, multiple awards), Robotics Club, Physics Club, Brain Game, Equestrian (many awards), Piano
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Agape Therapeutic Riding Center, Methodist Hospital Summer of Service, Animal Care and Control, Equestrian Camp Counselor, Service Dog Hospital Visitation, Youth Ministry

Summer Activities: included in volunteer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 – work long and hard, but never completely happy
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I’ve been told 10s, but I didn’t get to read them
Interview: Went extremely well. Interviewed in October on WashU campus

Other
State (if domestic applicant): IN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private / Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Did not apply for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Scores (all 36s in one sitting of ACT – had a 2320 SAT, but didn’t send) and grades (valedictorian in a very competitive school)
Weaknesses: Work experience – we travel a lot in the summer, so couldn’t get a full time job. Didn’t play varsity sports.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m guessing because of my grades and scores – plus I showed a lot of interest – visited twice.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Purdue, Rejected at Stanford REA, still waiting for ND, Vandy, and Duke.

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Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 on all sections, 8 essay)
SAT II: 760 Math II, Chemistry 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/~450
AP (place score in parenthesis): WHAP (5) Bio (5) CalcBC (5) APUSH (5) Lang (4) Phys1 (4) Chem (3)
Senior Year Course Load: PhysicsC, Spanish, Gov, Econ, Lit, Stat, and Psych (All APs)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing that isn’t generic

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN/YIG (Justice at both), BSA (Eagle Scout), Habitat for Humanity (Prez and VP), Debate, random honor societies

Job/Work Experience: Research in major at a Top20 university
Volunteer/Community service: Work with Habitat & BSA, not many voluntary hours

Summer Activities: Gov School & Research

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
CommonApp - Growing up in my fort; Only one I was really proud of; took something cliche and saw it from a new perspective
Actually turned in another essay, essentially a Why WashU essay to show I did my research and that I genuinely considered the school instead of just applying to apply; Guess it didn’t work :frowning:

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
APUSH Teacher: Heads a few of the clubs I held positions in; known to write generic recs, but told me he would take the time to write one for me. The vibe I got later though was that he wrote me a generic one
AP Bio teacher: 10th grade, but he loved me. I think he wrote well, but never saw
Counselor Rec: Said she only wrote a few lines here and there
Additional Rec: PI from research, he should have written a good one

Interview: Interview was weird. Came in with alot of questions about the engineering program and my interviewer was from Olin so not much in common;

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
Intended Major: ChemE
State (if domestic applicant): South
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public, but extremely competitive and known for academics even though its not a magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection

Strengths: Stats, courseload, ECs, thought I demonstrated alot of interest but I guess not
Weaknesses: Interview; Maybe a lackluster rec
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look @ Weaknesses
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UIUC, Purdue, UMTC (Minnesota), UTK. Rest are RD, so haven’t heard back yet - Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, Vandy, Rice

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How do you know if you’re on the wait list? Does the decision letter specifically tell you?

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Ok, everyone, post your stats. Thank you!!!

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected

Pick one:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Pratt School of Engineering

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments:
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