Wash U in St. Louis ED

<p>What are my chances at Wash U early. I know my test score is decent and my GPA is low but I know my extracurriculars are good. My essay is VERY good. I interview (went way over time and lots of fun, my interviewee has been emailing me bait about my blog), visited, did all of that stuff showing interest. It's my number one and would love to get in. Other options are Bowdoin, Macalester, and Kenyon.</p>

<p>ACT: 32
English: 34
Math: 32
GPA W: 4.1
UW: 3.9</p>

<p>4 AP's before senior year
Taking 5 senior year</p>

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<li>Art
Creative Writer/Blogger
10-12
6 Hours a week
52 Weeks
10+ time published poet in Teen Ink Weekly & Creative Communications. Published by America Library of Poetry — finalist in competition. Finalist for PTSA Reflections.</li>
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<p>******Attended Kenyon College's Young Writers Workshop.
Classes taught by esteemed creative writing professors. Lived on Kenyon College's campus for 2 weeks. Honed my craft as a write, performed readings. (Very Hard to get into. Prestigious writing program for high school kids)</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Theatre
Veteran Member since 5th grade
During school
34 Hours per week
33 Weeks per Year
Member of Laguna Beach Playhouse community theatre. Part of mentor/buddy program within youth theatre acting as a leader for younger and new students.</p></li>
<li><p>Music: Instrumental
Trumpet section leader in Wind Ensemble
9-12
7 Hours a week
52 Weeks
3x Chapman University Honor Band. Performed with grammy winning floutist Nestor Torres. Performed with grammy nominee guitarist Mark Turnbull.</p></li>
<li><p>Foreign Language
ESL tutor & club co-president
11-12
3 Hours per week
36 Weeks
Member of ESL tutoring & became president my second year reshaping the program to create more personal relationships with tutors and students.</p></li>
<li><p>Other club/Activity
Junior Lifeguard program assistant
10-12
37.5 Hours per week
3 Weeks
Assistant to counselors. Junior year spent 2 weeks shadowing lifeguards and 1 week in front office with program director. Trained as a beach lifeguard</p></li>
<li><p>Foreign Language
French club Treasurer & Culture/Media officer
11-12<br>
1 Hour per week
18 weeks
In charge of club’s finances. As club culture/media officer I choose French themes, music, activities, and food for meetings. Spoken french only.</p></li>
<li><p>Academic
JHC, NHS & CSF member
10-12
1 hour per week.
10 weeks
Involved in tutoring at school and at the public library. Chosen for JHC; picked by teachers — among 20 boys and 20 girls from my class of 755 kids.</p></li>
<li><p>Athletics: Club
Ultimate Frisbee club founder and president
9-12
3 Hours per week
20 Weeks
Founder and president of club. Casual pick up games.</p></li>
<li><p>Work (Paid)
House and Dog Sitting
10-12
About 4 weeks of work a year
I take car the families houses (gardening cleaning, etc.) and take car of the dogs while they’re gone for extended periods of time.</p></li>
<li><p>Athletics: JV/Varsity
Cross Country JV member (Freshman Year League Champs; JV second in League)
9-12
17 hours per week
25 weeks per year
JV runner. </p></li>
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<p>ED I think you definitely have a good shot. High match? Not a reach, but hard to tell if a match because your numbers are on the lower side, but your writing and trumpet creds are stellar. Definitely apply ED though, because you’re 1000x less safe doing RD. As for your other schools, I think you’re in for Kenyon (I mean, you lived there 2 weeks and they’d def recognize the program) and Macalaster is a good fit too (I know a couple people enrolled at Macalaster who got in with much less). Don’t know much about Bowdoin though. Good luck, I’m applying ED too, hope we both get accepted! (chance back if you have the time:)</p>