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But the above quote is utter nonsense. Wash U's acceptance policies are somewhat opaque, but Wash U does NOT waitlist applicants because they're "competitive."
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Actually, every year at my school, there are overqualified students that apply to WashU because the application is short and easy to complete and they end up getting waitlisted because they didn't show any interest in the school. WashU knows they'll get into HYPS and not go to WashU, and they want to keep their matriculation rate as high as possible and not waste a seat by giving it to someone who will not attend.
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At my son's school (he did not apply, so no horse in this race) the sal with a 36 ACT and another top student with a 35 ACT were both admitted last week.
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That's funny, the salutatorian and #5 at my school were waitlisted, while the valedictorian, #3 (me), and #4 got in. Guess what the difference was? We showed interest.
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And WUSTL conciously plays into it by having a CommonApp without a supplement and offering full-ride scholarships (ALL their competitors, e.g. Cornell, Northwestern, JHU and UofChicago have very specific supplements and most do not offer free rides).
| More misinformation. To apply for any of WUSTL's merit scholarships (only a few of them are full-ride) students have to complete detailed scholarship applications with multiple essays.
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I applied for a scholarship, and it was a very short online application with most of the information required the same as that for the Common App, and there was only one 500 word essay. Additionally, there is a scholarship for almost every area of study that has full ride and half ride awards.