Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 35 (35 E, 35 M, 35 R, 33 S)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t give unweighted but it is around 3.8, W
Weighted GPA: 4.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (School doesn’t give out exact rankings)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP CSP (5), APUSH (5), AP US Gov (5), AP Lang (4) AP Physics 1 (3, did not submit)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Comparative Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Seminar, AP Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honors Society, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (9, 10, 11, 12): 15 hrs/week during the Spring, Club Tennis (9, 10, 11, 12): 8hrs/week all other months, Co-President of Democrats Club (12), Co-President of Operation Smile Club (11, 12), involvement in some other clubs too
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a summer camp for kids w/ disabilities (90 hours), some other minor stuff
Summer Activities: Florida Girls State (Summer b/w Junior and Senior year), lots of tennis
Essays:
Common App (7-8/10), I’d say it was decently unique
WashU Supplement: (6-7/10), nothing too special, just wrote about my interest in politics
Teacher Recommendation:
APUSH Teacher (9-10/10), knows me super well, loved his class
French Teacher (7-8/10), knows me pretty well, not super close but I had her junior year and this year as a senior, wrote about my desire to minor in French I think
Counselor Rec: (8-9/10), super nice, knew me very well
Additional Rec:
Interview: On campus, Went fine, didn’t think it went horribly, but didn’t think it went amazingly
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Political Science
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Not sure exactly but I’d say, upper class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Full pay, asian applying for political science maybe?
Reflection: So excited I got in! WashU Class of 2024
Strengths: ACT, GPA, decent extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Not a ton of community service, but I still had 90 hours so I feel like it was okay.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed a ton of interest and I think my ACT score helped!