Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2014

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: Still waiting on scores from December SAT (I needed it for National Merit and in case I was deferred)
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.96 UW, N/A Weighted
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: I have played the piano and several other instruments for many years. I had a good community service background (my school emphasizes it). I am also on several academic teams, yada yada yada.
I also do some office work for a law firm.
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[<em>] Essays: I thought my essay was not my strong point, even though writing generally is. The teacher I asked to proofread it did not do a great job. I read through it after she had corrected it electronically and found a handful of missing words.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great. I asked a teacher I’ve had all the way from eighth grade Algebra to Calculus. The other teacher was my AP Lit teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good, though she doesn’t like me.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I wrote up a cover letter. I think that might have sealed the deal. I had a pretty solid r</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to the Graduate School of Architecture</p>

<p>Stats:
School: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art with Pre-Architecture
GRE: Math 690 Verbal 390 Writing 2.5
GPA: 2.886
RLC: Strong RLC’s
Essays: Pretty good.
Extracurriculars: SIFE (students in free enterprise), aias (american institute of architecture students), ksa (korean student association), asia club.
Job/Work Experience: snow shoveling, deskie, photo lab assistant, cleaning crew/maintenance,
Location/Person:
State or Country: Michigan
School Type: Liberal Arts Christian School (4000 student body)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Terrible GPA Terrible GRE Scores,
I guess strong Portfolio, Personal Statement, and RLC’s? since I got accepted?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Portfolio, ps, rlc
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