Wash U Class of 2020 Results ONLY Thread

puglyduckling
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:31:01 +0000

Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Never taken
ACT: 31 Composite (33 E, 26 M, 35 R, 30 S)
SAT II: Never taken
GPA (out of 4.0): UW: 3.87 W:4.55
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/489
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP U.S. History (5), AP English Lang. (4), AP European History (3), AP Biology (4), AP Art History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Psychology, AP English Lit, AP U.S. Government, DE Calculus

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society (president), Beta Club (Secretary), FBLA, Model UN (vice president), Knowledge Bowl, and Head Mat Girl
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer frequently with my local humane society, socializing and training injured/abused animals to get them ready for adoption. Various volunteer opportunities throughout the year through NHS and Beta (blood drives, food drives, etc.) Through a local hispanic/latino organization, I help translate for and teach English to new immigrants. I also tutor failing seniors and juniors after school or during my lunch period.
Summer Activities: ^^^ and I sometimes help my mom at work (she cleans houses)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10; I chose the “moment in your life where you became an adult” prompt, very personal, I was afraid it would be too personal for admissions, but I guess it worked. I’ve had three colleges send me an additional letter or card praising me for sharing my experience and learning from it.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 and #2: 10/10 for both. I got my APUSH and AP Lang teachers from last year to write them, I’m really close with both of them and TA for them this year. They both let me read their recommendations and I thought they were great.
Counselor Rec: 8/10, I didn’t get to read it, but I’ve known this counselor longer than just four years and she knows me pretty well.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): TN
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes, I received a full ride through financial aid ($68,000 w/ work study)
Intended Major: Biology or Anthropology (Pre-Med Track)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <15,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college, first generation american

Reflection
Strengths: My dedication to my community and volunteer work, my essay, and my recommendations
Weaknesses: My ACT score isn’t the best and I didn’t ask for an interview. No work experience either. AP scores could be better. I’m only taking five classes my senior year.
Why you think you were accepted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Cornell, WASHU, Boston College, Emory, Rice, Baylor, Case Western, Rhodes
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt
Rejected: Johns Hopkins
Pending: Columbia and Tufts