How can I improve my application to WashU

[Mwfan1921]

@Rokossovsky1944

Currently, I have a below average SAT (1450)

Stop. That is an excellent SAT, and you should send it (not that you asked)

@Rokossovsky1944

a 4.0 college GPA.

How many semesters of college have you completed?

@Rokossovsky1944

I have limited extracurricular involvement, as I work full time, but my volunteer participation in one organization I’m in is fairly well concentrated on my intended area of study and is therefore something I intend to write about in my essay.

Do you attend college full time too? Make sure to put your work in Activities.

@Rokossovsky1944

For what it’s worth, I’m mixed race and lower class. WashU’s financial aid is a big component of my interest, I cannot lie, but the main reason I’m applying there and not to similarly generous schools is honestly due to the availability of research and the Living Earth Collaborative program.

Being a hooked applicant will help in admissions. I don’t know about the living earth program but ALL FA generous schools will have ample opportunities for research.

WashU is a reach for all transfer students, so if you are certain you want to transfer, make sure to have some more accessible schools on your list. Would your state flagship be affordable?