What are my chances?

fndrplayer8
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:24:05 +0000

I’m in a similar boat, Crazo,

except I have really really good extracurriculars and my father is donating alumni.

Another thing I have going for me is the fact I’m applying to Olin and I’ve been in charge of various business endeavors etc…

Although I’m only a sophomore…

But one thing I find reassuring is that my Dad applied to Olin with not-so-great stats but he was accepted. What did he do? He took charge of his interview, made clear why WUStL was his first choice, he drew clear and distinct conclusions, showed he was not just a number. I think the one thing that made the biggest impact was that he was absolutly sure to demonstrate the fact that he was not applying because of Wash U rankings, or because of the campus or whatever, he made sure to clarify the fact that he found something special, something about Wash U he could not find somewhere else. Make yourself heard.

Well, then again, he was applying to graduate school and he already had a masters in nuclear health physics and a masters in meteorology… but they were from not-so-impressive universities. Meteorology was from University of Nebraska, and Nuc. physics was from a small technical institute in Texas.

I feel confident that if I make an impression I have a chance. If I don’t get accepted first wave, that’s fine, I’ll keep working at it.

I don’t know any of this for sure, but I sure as hell feel confident despite other people’s rejection. I’m not them, I’m not a member of the crowd, or a number, I’m an individual and that is what this school wants.