Wash U Class of 2020 Results ONLY Thread

kwgtehs
Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:20:28 +0000

Decision: Accepted

School of Engineering & Applied Science

Objective:

SAT I: N/A
ACT: 33 (superscored)
SAT II: 800 math; 750 chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP English Lit, AP Stat, HL Chemistry, AP Physics 2, Computer Science, History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FRC Regional Winner

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics, HOSA, Science Olympiad, TSA (President), Research at a local university
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Key Club, Hospital Volunteering
Summer Activities: Research at NIH, Camp Counselor
Essays: 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
Counselor Rec: No idea
Additional Rec: 10/10
Interview: 8/10

Other

State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): ChemE
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: grades/rigor, recs,
Weaknesses: Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: a LOT of demonstrated interest

General Comments:

I was probably an average applicant with a sub-par ACT score. What tipped me over could be my high level of demonstrated interest (visited/interviewed, went to local info session, called, emailed throughout the year since around May last year). I worried about my scores hurting my admission but WashU seemed to be very holistic and gave me a chance.