Mousewhip

Currently WashU is my super-reach school. It seems like it would be an awesome place for me, but I don't think I have much of a shot of getting in.

Stats:

ACT - 30 (taking again in sep. and expect a 31/32. WashU superscores, right?)
GPA - 3.75 UW with a handful of honors and AP classes
Rank - School doesn't rank. It's a very competitive private.

I have some unique EC's and some generic ones, but nothing TOO amazing.

My essays and recs should be very good though.

So I guess my question is, what can i do to show that I really want to go here? Do they place a lot of importance on campus visits and interviews? I know some schools do and some don't. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Don_Quixote

WashU does superscore, so taking the ACT again would be a good idea. I got in fine without an interview, but WashU definitely does put some importance on your showing interest, so campus visits and applying for scholarships (or applying ED) would probably help your chances.

good luck, it definitely sounds like you've got a shot!

Johnson181

You could always go to a school visit if the rep is stopping at your school.

If not, you probably have a regional meeting near you if you don't have the time/money/whatever to visit.

c-high 09'

what the heck does "superscore" mean

srunni

It means the value they use as your ACT/SAT score is determined by combining the highest score on each individual part of the test (math, science, reading, writing, etc.) over all the times you took the whole test.

c-high 09'

oooh ok thanks ^^ i've known it as "composite score" i like that system.

Don_Quixote

mmm... careful, that's different from the usual meaning of "composite score"... if a school that doesn't superscore asks for a "composite score" they mean that they want the average (composite) of the individual test scores from ONE testing date, not several...

heythereeustina

i didn't know that they allowed us to do that for ACTs also
thanks for the information!