applying RD, do i have a shot?

Colleges & Universities Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Male
Public HS in MA
16/268
GPA: 88.5/100 unweighted (not sure about weighted), upward trend
SAT: 620/800/650 (CR/M/W) (Jr Year)
600/700/660 (CR/M/W) (Sr Year)
SAT II: Biology 550 (Fr)
US History 750 (Jr)
Chemistry 720 (Jr)
Math II 680 (Jr)
AP’s: Chemistry 5 (Jr),US History 4 (Jr); this May: Physics B (C isn’t offered), Calculus AB (BC isn’t offered), European History</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Boy Scouts of America <a href=“6%20years,%203hr/wk,%2042wks/yr”>Life Scout, almost Eagle</a>
Order of the Arrow <a href=“3%20years,%201+%20hr/month,%2012%20months/yr”>Brotherhood</a>*
Student Council (4 Years, Secretary, Award Winner) (2.5hr/wk, 35wk/yr)
National Honor Society (2 Years, 2+hr/month, 10 months/year)
Church Youth Group (3 Years, 2hr/wk, 32wk/yr)
Invisible Children Schools-for-Schools (1 Year, 1+hr/wk, 40wks/yr)
French Club (2 Years)
Latin Club (1 Year)</p>

<p>*time dependent on service projects and other organization obligations</p>

<p>Sports:
High School Football (4 Years: 1 Freshman, 1 JV/Varsity, 2 Varsity) (Letter Winner)
High School Indoor Track and Field (3 Years: 1 JV, 2 Varsity) (Letter Winner)
High School Outdoor Track and Field (3 Years: 1 JV, 2 Varsity) (Letter Winner)
Babe Ruth Baseball (5 Years)</p>

<p>Scholastic Awards:
National Latin Exam Maxima Cum Laude Silver Medal (2006)
National French Exam Certificat d’honneur (2006)
National French Exam Certificat de Réussite (2007)
High Honors (1x)
Honor Roll (8x)
Perfect Attendance (5x)</p>

<p>Community Service:
100+ Hours
examples:
Mentor/Chaperone dances
Clean up, clear trails at local parks and schools
Repaint church
Project Bread: Walk for Hunger
Fundraising for Invisible Children
Helped at school for reaccreditation</p>

<p>Paid Work:
Job 1, 10th-12th 30hrs/wk, 12wk/yr (Summer Job)
Job 2, 10th-12th, 14hr/wk, 15wks/yr
Job 3, 7th-12th, 8hr/wk, 10wks/yr</p>

<p>i’ll probably be applying to neuroscience or PNP
i haven’t visited campus and i believe that they look for demonstrated interest, so i guess that is against me? do i still have a shot?
chance me :)</p>

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<p>hmmm
you have a chance (impressive ecs and the whole latin and french exam thing)
but you also have tough competitions.</p>

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<p>thanks, anyone else want to weigh in?</p>

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<p>You have to show interest, and a lot of it. With those stats they’ll assume you’re applying elsewhere (Northwestern, Duke, Ivys, etc), so you have to prove that you won’t be just another acceptee that hurts their yield. Oh, and WUStL med majors are brutally hard to get into.</p>

<p>Good luck, though!</p>

<p>Edit: you’re taking Euro as a senior? why?</p>

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<p>SO hard to say, really… I’d think you have quite a fair shot. I guess just keep in mind that it’s not just the stats but also how good of a fit you are with the school. I would visit if you get a chance, but they’ll know where you’re from- you’re not exactly right next door!
Haha I’m doing Euro as a sr too</p>

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<p>ok thanks guys
and my school only offers AP’s to seniors, with the exception of Chemistry to Juniors and US History as a 2 year class to sophomores and juniors</p>