WUSTL chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm currently a junior in high school and curious about what my chances would be when applying to Washington University next year.</p>

<p>I have a 4.2 GPA (weighted) and am taking 3 AP's. I am an officer of my school's forensics club and cross country and track team manager. I play guitar and volunteer at an animal hospital on a weekly basis. I am also a tutor for American Youth Literacy Foundation and tutor unprivileged children who have trouble reading. I am a member of the St. Louis Children's Hospital Youth Council. As far as academics go, I am a member of the National Honor Society and have won gold and silver awards in the National Spanish Exam and received 12 credit hours for Spanish at a local university. I haven't taken ACT or SAT yet but I expect to be around a 30 for ACT. I have completed medical programs at both Washington University and St. Louis University medical schools and plan to take part in a research project at Washington University this summer.</p>

<p>Both my grandfather and uncle are graduates of Washington University (my cousin is also a medical technician there) and I live in Missouri, if that helps anything. A teacher of mine who is a Wash. U graduate also has offered to write me a recommendation letter. I speak Spanish fluently and Chinese pretty well.</p>

<p>So, what do you think my chances would be to get in to Wash. U? What do you think I should do to make my chances higher? Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’m applying this year so don’t take my word for it, but I think your AP count is a little low; it wouldn’t hurt to self study a couple. What’s your unweighted GPA? Your ECs are fine.</p>

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<p>I plan to take 3 or 4 more AP’s next school year. My unweighted GPA is 3.9.</p>

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<p>3.9 unwieghted is good but WashU is in my opinion like Johns Hopkins, focused on academics more than the rest. Therefore getting those A’s in the 5 or 7 APs overall should be a good reason for them to keep on reading your application. Your weighted is weak but you can say something about it in your essay. Good Luck!</p>