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03-25-2008, 08:54 PM
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#46 | | Junior Member
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| thanks  did anyone notice our little thread got into the "featured discussions" section at the top of every page? i had no idea that was coming | 
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03-25-2008, 09:02 PM
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#47 | | Senior Member
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| Trackie, where else did you apply? Did you tell WUSTL in your original app that they were your #1 school? | |
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03-25-2008, 09:06 PM
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#48 | | Junior Member
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| No, I did not tell them in my original app that they were my number one school. Since being waitlisted I have, though, and it's produced positive replies from the admissions office.
I was already accepted to Tulane, Fordham, UMass Amherst, University of Rochester, and SUNY Geneseo. I'm waiting to hear from BC, Emory, Brown, and UPenn. Then, of course, I was waitlisted at WashU. | |
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03-25-2008, 09:09 PM
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#49 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: small/med town OH Gender: Male
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| I'm willing to bet you'll get in.
good luck! you've done all you can and all you need to do. enjoy the rest of senior year
one thing I'm confused on: why doesn't wash u just give "perfect" students scholarships instead of waitlisting? | |
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03-25-2008, 09:13 PM
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#50 | | Junior Member
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| They have merit-based scholarships, but they are very specific by major and usually only one to four people get them. I applied for the Ervin scholarship but didn't get it. | |
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03-25-2008, 09:14 PM
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#51 | | Junior Member
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| You are very inspiring. I have not recieved a decision from my first choice college yet , but if i do get wait-listed, i have a plan on what i will do to try gaining admittance. I would first visit the college, take a tour, and ask to sit in on a lecture or class. These little things get recorded in my file and would prove to the admissions committee that I am serious and truly want to go to this school. I would also try to talk to an admissions counselor, rather than send the school an e-mail. I'd talk to the counselor about how much I love the school and how honored I would be to attend it. I'd give them a written copy of this too, just in case they forgot about our little interview. If you can't speak to a counselor, then the letter should do fine. It's easy for me though, because this college is only 30 minutes away. | |
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03-25-2008, 09:20 PM
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#52 | | Junior Member
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| marius, those are really really good ideas. pretty much everything that you can do. | |
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03-25-2008, 09:20 PM
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#53 | | Senior Member
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| The easiest way to get off the waitlist is to qualify for one of the olympiad camps and/or get selected as a semifinalist in the PSP. This isn't absolute, but it certainly helps a lot. | |
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03-25-2008, 09:27 PM
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#54 | | Junior Member
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| WashU doesn't just take the most qualified applicants. They take people they think will actually attend the school. Take this situation
Student A:
31 ACT, 3.9 GPA ... equal ec's
Student B:
34/35 ACT, 4.5 GPA .. equal ec's
I know this for a fact .. I've seen the smart kids at my school get rejected (even the well-rounded ones) and the "pretty smart" ones get accepted.
They might accept Student A, because they probably want to actually go. For Student B, it tends to be a backup school (but not always). That's why it's difficult for these very intelligent people who get waitlisted (especially when its right before ivy decisions, it can be scary).
What I have to say is:
-Good luck, there's no harm in voicing your opinion and I really do hope you get in. You seem very passionate and that is just what colleges want.
-Has anyone heard of someone submitting "worse" test scores to WashU. I know this sounds dumb, but say a student takes the ACT 3 times, geting a 30, 33, and 34. Would they have a higher chance of getting accepted by submitting the 30? I know this sounds weird, and maybe I'm off. I have to be off, that would be terrible! Or maybe not? Someone help me
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03-25-2008, 10:03 PM
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#55 | | Junior Member
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| It's so funny that I was reading the first NY Times article link, and right there a dean from my high school is quoted. | |
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03-25-2008, 10:04 PM
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#56 | | Junior Member
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| haha that's funny. i love when people post articles - they're always really interesting and give neat little tidbits of information you might not know otherwise. | |
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03-26-2008, 01:45 AM
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#57 | | Junior Member
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| I got into WUSTL but I'll probably be saying no because they offered me almost no financial aid (and I got into Penn!). Maybe you'll get my spot? | |
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03-26-2008, 05:57 AM
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#58 | | Junior Member
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| yay congrats lava! i'm also waiting to hear from penn, but washu is still my #1. haha wouldn't it be nice if, when declining the offer of admission, you could designate a person on the waitlist to get your spot? | |
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03-26-2008, 08:29 AM
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#59 | | Junior Member
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| I'm waitlisted at MoHo (I'm Int'l, by the way) so when I emailed to forward on extra stuff or to try to book an on campus interview, I was told that they have everything they needed. Someone else told me to just send weekly updates (I work full time, so I'm not in school). I dropped out of my first college 4 years ago and I KNOW this is putting them off me.
How should I press harder without seeming overbearing? I want to get in there so badly. I don't see how a decision I made 4 years ago, when I was a kid, could still come back to haunt me. As if I don't get enough heat about it from my family & friends... | |
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03-26-2008, 09:04 AM
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#60 | | Senior Member
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| Rob: I guess yours makes sense but how would you explain this one:
Student A: ACT: 33
GPA: 4.1, ec's etc...No demonstrated interest at all
Student B: ACT 32
GPA: 4.1...significant demonstrated interest
Same exact rank, same exact school, same exact AP's/honors.....
Who do you think Wash U admitted and who do you think was waitlisted??? Boggles the brain..... | |
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