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keep in mind i'm at a prestigious public local HS that wash u has been VERY generous to in the past:

sat: 1440
gpa: 3.7/4

lots of extra curriculars with leadership positions, many surrounding music (lead trumpet in all the bands, etc), several surrounding journalism (newspaper editor, etc).

varsity CC for 2 years.

By Jessica on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 10:45 pm: Edit

At this point (regular decision) it's hard to say. If you had applied ED I or ED II I would have said that your chances were extremely high.

In regular decision, however, you will be competing against student with 4.0's and 1600's who were rejected or deferred from the Ivy Leagues.

However, your stats are great. You never know! If you expressed a lot of interest in Wash U and had a great essay, I'd say you have a good chance.

College admissions are weird nowadays. You can never be sure.

By steve on Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 07:19 pm: Edit

Is there are difference in the applicatnt pool between ED1 and ED2? I have a GPA of 3.97, ACT of 32
and average EC. Are my chance any less in ED2?

By me on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 01:10 pm: Edit

whats the climate like at WashU and also what is the workload in comparison to other ivy-comparable schools?

By Rangerrick56 (Rangerrick56) on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 03:37 pm: Edit

Here are my stats-(I am a rising senior)

SAT I-1430
ACT-32
GPA: 3.7/4(Unweighted)
AP Scores:
Biology-4(taken as sophomore)
Chemistry-waiting for results
English Lang and Comp-waiting
US History-Waiting

Senior schedule: (Have taken all AP and Honors throughout high school)
AP Physics
AP English Literature
AP Calculus BC
AP Modern European History
AP Spanish Lit

Highlights/Extracurriculars/Achievements:
1)Debate Team-4 Years (captain and president of speech team which includes forensics-attended camps at University of Iowa for two years in a row. Much success in debate (i.e.-did well in national tournaments and state tournaments)
2)President and founder of the "Association of Religious Minorities"
3) Participant in Habitat for Humanity
4) Volunteered at local nursing home during summer and local Hindu Temple
5) Worked in Research Lab during the summer at Vanderbilt University in Surgical Urology-(good recommedation from Head of Lab..also name in publication)
6)Member of National Honor Society and other school honor societies such as Mu Alpha Theta(math) and Digamma(no grade below an 87 in any subject)
7) Went to Youth Leadership Conference in Washington DC-"President Classroom"

Recommendations should be excellent

By Nerdboy (Nerdboy) on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 05:41 pm: Edit

Applying ED to Wash U can raise your chances even upto double. I would highly recommend that if it's your dream school.

By Angelic231 (Angelic231) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 11:11 pm: Edit

Does Wash U reject anyone from its ED applicant pool, or do they defer all applicants who are not initially accepted?