Washington and Lee University Regular Decision 2022 results thread

MNgurl101
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:29:57 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 C and 34 SS (36 R, 35 E, 35 S, 28 M)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/305
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, Dual Enrollment General Chemistry 1 with lab, Dual Enrollment Java Programming, Dual Enrollment History of Western Civilization, Dual Enrollment American National Government, Dual Enrollment Intermediate German I and II, Wind Ensemble

Awards: National German Exam Level 3 Gold Award, 1 superior rated flute solo at regional competition and 2 excellent rated solos, World Language Student of the Month, Employee of the Month, a ton of letters

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Swimming, 6 years
Club Swimming, 9 years
Band, flute, 8 years
Youth in Government, 4 years (VP of delegation and steering committee delegate junior/senior, appointed official for Model Assembly for sophomore year)
Pep Band, flute, 4 years
Trap Shooting, 4 years, state champion team as a sophomore
German Club/German NHS, 2 years

Job/Work Experience: Taught swim lessons for six months, lifeguarding year round after that for a total of almost two years, recently promoted to deck supervisor

Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer swim coaching, tutoring middle schoolers, TA-ing middle school band

Summer Activities: Work, volunteer swim coaching, and swimming. No money/time for anything else

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common app (8.5)- My essay had a pretty unique topic; I wrote about some school district politics concerning the new indoor pool. Might have been better if I’d had someone proofread it but I have a thing about people I’m close with reading my writing.

W&L Supplements (9 for both)- For the Why W&L essay, I wrote about how I would benefit from a liberal arts education at a school that’s strong in many subjects, the Mock Con, how I appreciated W&L’s respect for tradition while still looking forward, and the Honor Code. For the short statement about 1 extracurricular activity, I wrote about YIG and how I helped grow my delegation from 20 to almost 50 people.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: PoliSci/History teacher- 9, she loved me and let me read it, it practically glowed although her grammar wasn’t spectacular, I actually printed it out because it was so nice!
Teacher Rec #2: German teacher- 8.5, I’m very strong in German classes and this teacher really likes me but I did slack off a bit in the non-college level German classes as they were too easy for me. Didn’t get to read but I assume it’s similar to one she wrote for a scholarship competition, which was really good.
Counselor Rec: ??, never got to read and I don’t know the guy at all really lol
Interview: 11/10, we got along amazingly and she said she was incredibly excited to recommend me and would write a glowing review!

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business administration or econ
State (if domestic applicant): MN
School Type: Medium-ish rural public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: a smidge under 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): first gen, geography (only one current student from MN)??

Reflection

Strengths: UWGPA, all ACT subscores except math, work experience, interest
Weaknesses: named leadership positions, ACT math, awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I strongly suspect that geography helped a lot, I’m the only accepted student in the GroupMe from MN. My essay topic was pretty unique and might have helped because W&L is so strong in politics. I did submit a couple of music supplements at the recommendation of the band director so maybe that helped too.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Villanova, Trinity (SA), Rose-Hulman, Concordia-Moorhead, Alabama, U of North Dakota, UTulsa
Waitlisted: Case Western Reserve
Denied: Notre Dame

General Comments: Excited to join the W&L Class of 2022!!