Chances for WashU at St. Louis Early-Decision?

hardworking99
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:50:34 +0000

If you apply early decision, I think you’ll get in. If you don’t apply ED, I’m not sure you will get in. WashU has the reputation of rejecting or waitlisting top quality students who apply regular decision because they figure that those students probably want to go to even more highly ranked schools than WashU and that WashU is more of a safety for them. And you know what? They are probably right and those students probably do want to attend other schools/ivies as first choices. Like all schools, WashU cares very much about being able to convert admitted students into students attending. If they are not convinced you will attend (i.e., have the stats, but not apply ED), they will probably figure that WashU is not your top choice. While some feel that WashU does this to improve its ranking, I think it’s quite understandable that a school of WashU’s caliber does not want to be filled with students who feel they are settling because they didn’t get into more highly ranked schools. It actually benefits the student body, professors, etc… if the students are mostly people who really wanted to attend WashU badly. I hope that makes sense~