Chances at Washington & Lee?

COlsen573
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:52:34 +0000

My GPA is about a 3.43 UW, but it was because of only one year that brought it down due to family issues which will be the heart of my essay. Following that one semester, my grades shot back up. By the time i apply, my GPA will be about a 3.61 UW.

I know my SAT will be >2100 I dont know what though, and if it’s lower I will take it a second time, as well as the ACT in the 30’s
I will do well on the SAT II’s as well - especially French

I went to a large public school in 9th and 10th grade.

I go to a private school (11th and 12th) which i think helps because of the competitive curriculum

Sports :
Freshman Basketball Team (9th)
JV Basketball Team (10th)
JV Soccer (9th,10th)
Snowboarding through a school program (11th,12th)
Varsity Baseball (11th,12th)
Varsity Soccer (11th, 12th)

Other Extracurriculars :
Math Team (9th,10th)
Quiz Team (9th, 10th)
Speech and Debate (9th)
HMMT Harvard-MIT Math Competition (11th,12th)
High Scorer from the Darrow School team
Core Leader (12th)
Math Prefect (12th)
Science Prefect (12th)
Computer Prefect (12th)
Possibly an RA for the dorm and a peer counselor but maybe not (12th)

Volunteer Work :
200 + Hours of Volunteer Work
Habitat For Humanity - 30-50 hours
An additional 200 hours will be done this summer at a local animal shelter (SPCA) and a local hospital.

AP Tests :
Calculus AB - 5
AP European History 3

Any classes that offered honors i took.
My current private school does not offer any honors or AP classes, but is a “college preparatory” school.

Getting a job this summer as well…40 hours a week.

My essay will be phenomenal.

On my regents finals for NewYork
Biology - 94
French I - 97
French III - 99
Math II - 98

Ive taken 5 years of French and will have taken 2 years of calculus by the time i graduate.

There might be other stuff that I missed.

8th Grade
French I - A+
Math I - A+

9th
Money Management - A+
Biology - A+
English 9H - A+
French II - A+
Global Studies 9H - A+
Math II - A+
Studio in Art - A+

Summer 9th grade - Field Biology - A

10th
Chemisty - WF (Withdrawn Fail)
Physics - D
AP European History - C
French III - A-
Math III - B
English 10H - B+
Health - A+

11th
Philosophy - A-
American Literature -B+/A-
Calculus I - A-
Chemistry - A/A+
US History - B+/A-
French IV - A

12th (My planned classes) (With projected grades)
Calculus II or Statistics - A
Russian Literature A/B - A-
Evolution -A+
Physics -A
Geology - A+
French V - A
Painting - A+
Economics - A-

Oh and I’m a lower class white male.

My sister graduated from Cornell
My brother currently goes to Cornell
My mom was a high school drop out
My father is a Russian Orthodox Priest

What do my chances look like?