<p>Are you serious jaygoody? Everyone that I’ve talked to about emailing/calling admissions has said that they say, “You will hear back by April 1st.” Basically, they won’t give details…how did you get your guy to budge?</p>
<p>helen_mes, an aid response will come up on their web site within a few days of the admission decision (assuming admission - good luck). You will hve plenty of time to review it. If done so professionally, you can even review ith with them and ask for reconsideration based on specific factors. They will not negotiate, but will respond to facts provided.</p>
<p>I’m not lying, the counselor said that decisions will be up for sure by April 1st, but they’d email us sometime this march.</p>
<p>Ah, okay; that’s similar to what other people said as well…I wasn’t accusing you of lying either, I was just curious. :)</p>
<p>The anxiety will be over in less than a week.</p>
<p>ah! 10 char</p>
<p>Does it bother anyone that we’re getting our decisions on Friday the 13th? haha</p>
<p>Are we 100% sure decisions will be posted friday? I will be traveling so I won’t be able to check online =( (but yes, the Friday the 13th thing bothers me! hahah) </p>
<p>Also, did someone say that our statuses on the Wash U website would change soon?</p>
<p>ST2, how do you know all this information? Do you work for admissions? Just curious.</p>
<p>haha, i am incredibly unsuperstitious, so the friday the 13th thing doesn’t bother me. if anything, i LOVE friday the 13th so i can mess with my superstitious friends (: hopefully, the school won’t give me any news to ruin my day ):</p>
<p>lol…I find out about Chapel Hill on the 13th too…Are you guys sure it’s going to be this Friday for WashU too?</p>
<p>Okay, I’m having a bit of a conversation with (3) WashU admissions people right now and their answers are driving me completely insane!! It’s nothing bad, but I’m just wondering if you guys can shed any light to their responses (it’s all via email, by the way). </p>
<p>All right, so I am applying to something called the Indian Health Service scholarship program and it says the following (and I quote) on the website,“A copy of a letter of acceptance from Washington University in St. Louis (MO) (note: it only says this because I put WUSTL as my #1 choice) - or - proof of application to a health professions program. If you are in the process of applying to more than one school, please include Proof of Application for all schools to which you are applying.
The letter of acceptance or proof of application you send must:</p>
<ul>
<li>Be on school letterhead.</li>
<li>Be current and dated.</li>
<li>State that you are currently enrolled for the semester in which you are applying for scholarship.</li>
<li>State the program in which you are enrolled.”
I never got anything on actual letterhead or anything from WashU, so I just emailed my admissions counselor (who I’ve been talking to quite a bit) to see if I could get something (I did the same thing for Duke and the admissions director just wrote something up saying I have applied to Pratt and plans to purse BME and med school, etc.) so I thought WashU could just do something similar. </li>
</ul>
<p>However, my counselor forwarded the email onto another counselor (I think just because they are so swamped right now?) and this lady said, "Dear blah, </p>
<p>Greetings from St. Louis! We appreciate your continued interest in Washington University. </p>
<p>We will be mailing out decision letters by April 1. The decision letter will be dated and on University letterhead. In the meanwhile, you can check your online application status for updated information. </p>
<p>Best,
blah."</p>
<p>I just responded saying I didn’t need an admissions decision but was just looking for something small (like the letter the man from Duke wrote up). </p>
<p>Then, I got an email from ANOTHER counselor (the director of admissions??) and this is what she said (I got this a few hours ago), "blahblah - </p>
<p>Greetings to you from Washington University in St. Louis. </p>
<p>You’ll have something from us by your deadline. </p>
<p>Thanks. </p>
<p>Nanette."</p>
<p>and the other counselor wrote another email saying something similar, and it came just a few minutes ago! </p>
<p>haha, I have no idea what this means!!!</p>
<p>Can anyone make sense of this?</p>
<p>Sorry to post this twice, I’m just really confused!</p>
<p>AHhh…exciting! I did EA to UNC so it’s a relief to know already that I’m in…though now I’m sweating the financial stuff since I’m oos for UNC</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 790 CR 660M 690W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 USH 700 Chem 650 MII
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: W- 4.44 UW 3.99
[<em>] Rank: 8
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:I like mine a lot
[</em>] Teacher Recs: really really good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: she really loves me, so i think awesome
[</em>] Hook (if any): ?
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: North Carolina
[</em>] School Type: Parochial
[<em>] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:math SAT score
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:i showed a lot of interest.
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: a thousand ton weight just lifted of my shoulders!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2240 (770 CR/730 M/740 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Math II, 700 French, abysmal Physics which I don’t think I sent here
[<em>] GPA: 3.85
[</em>] Rank: Unranked
[<em>] Other stats: Eagle Scout, NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Meta-essay with attempts at humor, I like it but who knows
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Don’t know but probably good?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor doesn’t know me well (300+ students per counselor) but probably decent
[/ul]Location/Personal:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Iowa
[</em>] School Type: Large public high school, one of the top-performing high schools in IA
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: good SATs, definitely showed enough interest (visited 2x and went to information session at my school) but I don’t have very many ECs.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I applied to the Architecture program and there is nothing in my application to suggest that I have any artistic/design skill. But my test scores and interest probably got me out of a straight rejection.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: This is OK because I really can’t afford to go there anyway. I’m disappointed because it’s my second choice, but I anticipated being rejected so I guess I will look on the bright side about that… I doubt I’ll put myself on the waitlist, I’ll have to decide on going somewhere else before June 30…</p>
<p><b> Decision: Waitlisted <b></b></b></p><b><b>
<p><b>Stats:</b>
SAT I: 2070 (790 CR, 640 M, 640 W)
SAT IIs: 680 Literature 530 French
GPA: 3.78
Rank: 17/282</p>
<p><b>Subjective:<b>
Essays: really liked it, but hey, who knows.
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Surprisingly good, seeing as she doesn’t know me at all
Location/Personal:
State or Country: Rhode Island
School Type: public high school, decent. One of the better ones out of the area, but there are much better public schools in other parts of the state.
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: decent SATs, not-so-great SAT IIs. Probably didn’t show enough interest. good ECs. great essay IMO. Being Colombian helps. However, my school isn’t too good, and doesn’t offer any AP courses.<br>
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: guess I just didn’t stand out from the crowd. I mean, I’m a decent candidate, but there’s nothing that makes me a GREAT candidate.</b></b></p><b><b>
<p><b>Other Factors:</b>
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I also really couldn’t afford it anyway…so I guess it’s not too bad. But it was one of my top choices, so I’m disappointed. Doubt I’ll put myself on the waitlist - probably won’t be too much aid left over…and I’m pretty damn broke. <em>sighs</em> oh well.</p>
</b></b></b></b>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2140: 730 CR 700 M 710 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: Forget, around 700 on Chem and Bio
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 86 UW 90 W
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats: Eagle Scout; Extensive Community Service and leadership positions
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Thought that it was good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably good
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CT
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Weakness in scores vs other applicants
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Scores; GPA is slightly low
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I thought that it could go any way. Waitlist was most realistic though.</p>
<p>Aiya, waitlisted!!
I’m a bit disappointed.
SAT1: 800math 720 writing 640 reading
SATII: 800 math II 770 Chemistry 760 Physics</p>
<p>Maybe it was because of my low gpa (3.65)</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2090 (630 CR, 770 M, 690 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Bio, 720 Chem, 710 Math II (did not send these scores)
[<em>] ACT: 35 (35 E, 35 M, 36 R, 34 S)
[</em>] GPA: 101% W, 97-98% UW (unsure)
[<em>] Rank: 2/603
[</em>] Other stats: AP: 5 Bio, 4 Chem & Eng Lang. Senior AP’s : Physics (B and C Mechanics), Calc AB, Eng Lit, Psychology
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Mine was about overcoming the desire for perfection, talking about my junior year in high school.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent (haven’t read but counselor said so)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent (she knows me very well)
[</em>] Hook (if any): Polish immigrant?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Public, 2500 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: Polish
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: transcript, grades, quality of essay. Weaknesses: shorter resume than most/no big state/national awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was a finalist for one of the scholarships so I knew ahead. Why I was accepted? Someone in admissions must have just really liked my application.
[/ul]Other Factors: idk!
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Even though WUSTL was not my first choice (barely stayed on my college list), I am starting to feel like this might be the school for me and I’m really happy that I applied there. I’m so excited about the school. Congratulations to all who were accepted. Those who weren’t: most of you still have schools that you are waiting on. Wherever you end up, you’ll be happy! I was bummed about being deferred at another school, but now I might be going to WUSTL and I already love it just as much. Don’t worry, everything happens for a reason!!!</p>
<p>I already found out earlier through Annika Rodriguez finalist letter but YAY</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2050 (CR 700, M 740, W 610)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Bio M, 800 Spanish
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.35 W
[<em>] Rank: 15/1368
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I worked pretty hard on them, thought they were some of my best work
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I have no doubt they were awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Although she has 200+ students, she knows me and loves me, I know it was good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Latino? Paid internship in Neuroscience at UTD?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Texas
[</em>] School Type: Large public, 2800+ (Only juniors and seniors)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Colombian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Most of my application was strong except SAT writing
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I feel my application was pretty strong. Plenty of leadership, research, EC, plus good grades and scores (except SAT writing)
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>