Would love to know my chances. Thank you!

likemythesis
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:16:41 +0000

WUSTL is technically my outlier since I had not heard of it until I was sent the Rodriguez Scholars pamphlet in the mail. Still, I am very excited about possibly going there. I’m also applying for the Ervins Scholar Program as well as the Arnold J. Lien scholarships. I basically feel it is the closet I can get to flying to MO from NC and physically shaking an admissions officer. Also, it is much less likely to get me arrested.

Here is my info:

2010 SAT (640 Math, 670 Critical Reading, and 700 Writing)
640 on both the Math I and Literature SAT II test
4.7663 out of 5.0 weighted GPA (APs aren’t factored in until end of the year, so I can’t put it out of 6.)
3.8533 out of 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ranked 12 out of 430 students

Current schedule:
Two APs (Stats and English)
Two IBs (Psych II and Math Methods II AKA Calculus)
Choir (Honors for one semester, then weighted regularly)
I also took a class offered by the local community college at my high school last semester and got a 4.0 in it.
If it matters, I elected not to take a first period. I use it as a study hall.

Junior year schedule:
Three APs (APUSH, English, and Psych-respectively, scored two 4s and a 5 on the exams)
One IB (Math Methods I AKA Pre-Calc)
Three honors (Physics, choir, and theatre. Though, both choir and theatre were only honors for one semester)

Honors:
Wellesley College Book Award winner
Wait listed for NC Governor’s school for English
AP Scholar
Distinguished List (all As) since Freshman year
Junior Marshall (For those top 30 in the class. We helped with graduation)

Outside of school:
Historian for school’s branch of the International Thespian Society
Vice President for Teen Advisory Board, which meets at the library and works to get kids to want to come and read
Am a member of a community choir that meets every Tuesday and Saturday
School choir has gone to participate in national competitions-my class in particular placing 3rd last year in NY. We also sing in the community occasionally
Participate in school’s spring musical every year
Attended a summer choral camp at ECU last summer

There are little extras, but I hardly discuss them. I was in Key Club and Spanish Club one year and Technical Theatre Club for two years until a Tech class was created.

I also don’t have a job. I figure my SAT scores might be my biggest issue, but I would still love to have some insight from anyone willing.

Thank you so much! I hope this wasn’t too long a read. Just wanted to make sure you had enough info to judge. Haha.

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