Chance Me!

Colleges & Universities Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Data:
School: Small, extremely competitive private school (the Obamas almost went here)
SAT: 2270 740 Math, 730 Reading, 800 Writing, 10 Essay
SAT II: 740 Lit, 730 US History
ACT: None
GPA: 3.3 UW, probably 3.6-3.7 weighted
APs: Government, , US History (4 on Gov, 5 on Psych)
Senior Schedule: English (considered equivalent to AP English Lit), AP Psych, AP Calculus AB, Literature of War, Latin II
National Merit Commended Scholar
Teacher Recs: Should both be phenomenal.
Counselor: Should be pretty fantastic as well.
Essays: Thought to be both by me and all readers (college counselors, english teachers, etc.) to be quite good and original.
Activities:

  • Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician (1400+ hours of community service)
  • Theater Producer (managing and fundraising $60,000+ each year to put on three shows). We get no funding from the school, so we have to raise it ourselves.
  • Theater Sets Crew Member
  • Quizbowl team member (team is ranked in the top 10 nationally)
  • Tennis team member, JV-9th, V- 10th and 12th, Co-Captain 12th.
  • Staff Writer for School Newspaper, 9th and 10th, Arts Section Editor 11th and 12th
  • Model Congress Team Member</p>
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<p>i think here what really matters is your essay; if your common app one was incredible, i’d say your chances are pretty good. you definitely have the scores (not so much the gpa, though) to get in. what doesn’t look so good is the fact that you’ve taken only 2 AP Classes and you still have a pretty low GPA. i think the only mitigating factor when it comes to low GPAs is a deathly tough schedule. So on the whole I think it’s a big reach for you, honestly.</p>