<p>SAT I: 1530/2270
SAT IIs: math II 800 US History 750 Chemistry 760
ACT: 34
GPA: 4.0 UW and 4.85 Weighted
Rank: top 2%
Other stats: 3 Leadership positions over 200 voln hrs. many school awards and such
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any): Underrepresented state?
State or Country:
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender: F
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Research, NMF
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I honestly thought I was going to be accepted. I hate their games w/ waitlists. I’m majoring in biology, so maybe more spots?
Other Factors: I had a typo in my essay, but surely that didn’t deserve a WL?
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] SIGH</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I:2220
SAT IIs: 710 (math 2s), 690 (chinese), 670 (biology) –> this is probably what screwed me over
ACT N/A
GPA: 4.0 (uw), 4.31 (weighted)
Rank:1
Other stats:
[ b]Subjective:**
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: i’m guessing good because i picked teachers that i was close with
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): Ummm, nope
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: essays and school scores and ECs (good)/ SAT2 bad
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SAT2
[ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: bummer.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2150 (670 CR, 770 M, 710 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Math II, 730 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 3.54 UW, 3.97 W
[</em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:
[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public (Top 100 Nationwide)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>
<p>kasiiaa, I’m Polish too! (not born in Poland but my parents are immigrants)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT I: 800 CR 690 M 710 W
SAT IIs: USH 800, Latin 780, Math I 720
ACT: 33 (35E 33M 33S 30R)
GPA: 4.07 W ~3.7 UW
Rank: 4 out of 110
Other stats:
AP: Lang&Comp (4), USH (4), Senior Year- Calc AB, Chem, Latin Vergil
Subjective:
Essays: I really liked it… it was about this soup my grandmother has made me since I was young
Teacher Recs: I didn’t see them but the two teachers who wrote them both like me and have taught me for mutiple years
Counselor Rec: didn’t see
Hook (if any): first gen born in america, classics major ??
Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
School Type: Competitive Private
Ethnicity: Polish
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My school has good relations with Wash U (we usually send 2 kids there every year and one of our college counselors worked on the board of admissions there for a while)</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congratulations everyone! Don’t worry to those who didn’t get accepted, you will attend an awesome college. this is just a little bump in the road</p>
<p>On U.S. news it says that Washington U accepts about 3800 applicants. See this many acceptance… is it really true… =.= or is Washington U just self-selective?</p>
<p>**Decision:Accepted into the College of Arts and Sciences **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: Cr 750, M 800, W 640, Total 2190
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC 800, Chinese with Listening 800, Chemistry 760
[<em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[</em>] GPA: School doesn’t calculate
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank not sure.
[</em>] Other stats: I take the IB
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Talked about my passion for helping others and what I have done right now
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I love my teachers!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[</em>] Hook (if any): Passion for helping others. Building a school.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Finnish Citizen living in China (I consider myself Chinese and I ticked Chinese Ethnicity on Common App)
[</em>] School Type: Private and International
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strength: Passion, focused on my EC’s. Desire to make a change.
Weaknesses: Demonstrated no interest (I couldn’t because I missed the interview deadline and my postage for scholarships would not make it in time to Washington University by the deadline so I couldn’t apply). Weak SAT score. Except a community service international award, no other major awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Passion
[/ul]Other Factors: Thank You WUSTL! General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Being an international applicant this seems unbelievable to me. I am still kind of dreamy and in disbelief. Thank You Washington University! Best Wishes to all! Keep your heads up. I was deferred from Stanford EA and I nearly cried that time so I know how many of you feel. Keep you heads up and dream on!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2020
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 750, Literature: 680, US History: 670
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 3.973/4.0
[<em>] Rank: 3
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Talked about a walk I took in my woods that completely “opened my eyes”. I know, sounds corny, but I liked it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from my calculus teacher that attended Graduate School at WashU, and another from an English teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Not really one that I can think of, I should have played up archeology more…
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Vermont
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Eh I’m terrible at analyzing myself…
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Location certainly had an impact, probably the letters helped a fair amount, and I would like to think that my essay was interesting and different, but in reality who knows?
[/ul]Other Factors: I went to one of the Discovery Day weekends…? General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Unfreakingbelievable.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2260 (800/700/760)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750, 730, 720
[<em>] ACT: 32 (didn’t send)
[</em>] GPA: 3.63 UW, ? W
[<em>] Rank: 4/400
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Solid, but nothing incredible
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Same
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Solid stats; well rounded
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea how it works!
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I can’t wait for admitted students day!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1380 or 2050
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720, 700, 690
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: W: 4.3
[<em>] Rank: top ten %
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[</em>] Hook (if any): First Generation
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: VA
[</em>] School Type: Large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/WL/denied: No idea
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Not too disappointed… just applied on a whim. Also, I cannot realistically afford a private school. (Too bad 4 out of 5 of my top schools are.)</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted to College of Arts & Sciences **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2290 (800 CR/760 M/730 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 US History, 770 Math Level 2
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.93 UW/4.7(?) W (Something around there…)
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats:4 AP Tests (all 5’s), in a magnet IB program
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Relatively strong? (discussed how my varied musical taste encompasses my personality, how a racial equality workshop opened my eyes to continuing racial strife and inequality, etc.)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I think they were very good/outstanding (I know that one of my teachers loves me and the other one has nominated me for several scholarships so I hope that he thinks that I’m a good student!)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[</em>] Hook (if any): Varsity Swimmer (would be one of fastest on Wash U’s team)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MD
[</em>] School Type: Public (magnet program inside of public school)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Relatively strong SAT scores, being a varsity athlete somewhat helps (although it is a DIII program so the coach doesn’t have a ton of pull), wide range of interests. One big weakness is that I applied from a school with tons of amazing applicants with lots of interest in Wash U, many of whom were scholarship finalists, etc.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because I’m lucky! Haha, IDK?
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone accepted and good luck to those on the wait list!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2290 - 800 CR, 740 M, 750 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Math II, 720 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.93/4.0
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%
[</em>] Other stats: Some club leadership, I was spread pretty thin. Around 250 hours of community service too. 8 APs total Junior/Senior year.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent I guess, I didn’t really have teachers look them over. CommonApp essay was about living abroad in China for two years.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Never saw them, assuming good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw it
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all the accepted!</p>