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<p>What are you talking about? I have not criticized the admissions policies of any other schools. Only WUSTL seems to waitlist more (usually overqualified) applicants than it admits and/or rejects. But we’ll never know because WUSTL hides its waitlist #'s.</p>
<p>What is YOUR motive for ■■■■■■■■ for WUSTL not only in this but also in the “college search” forum? Have you written any posts which are not infomercials for WUSTL?</p>
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<p>Let’s see WUSTL put its money where its mouth is. Release the waitlist #'s. But we all know there’s a snowball’s chance in h*ll of that happening.</p>
<p>In answer to SrlkHolmes about why a parent might be on CC a year after their child got into school: The next child! Yes, one (or more) might be in college, but the other(s) are in the process, or about to be in the process of applying. That could keep some people on the site for years!</p>
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<p>^^This is called scientific reasoning at play. <em>thumbs up</em></p>
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<p>^^This is called intense anger over one school with no clear motive. </p>
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This is a good question, albeit aggressively worded. What is wrong with a student loving his or her school and at the same time directing future students to the resources? I haven’t been doing all the talking. Other WashU students post here and answer questions for prospective students. Furthermore, for the majors/programs I cannot speak about, I direct students to current WashU students within that specific department. I want to show how much I love my school, how indeed it has been a wonderful experience, but at the same time I’m not trying to monopolize. The students whom I’ve directed CCers to may or may not love WashU, but at least they will provide a fuller view of WashU’s programs.</p>
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<p>I’ll freely admit that everyone I talked to said that WashU waitlists more than they admitted or denied. I doubt that affects the school as much as everyone says it does. There are already plenty of schools where half the undergraduate population hates the school or is busy pushing everyone else into the dirt while trying to get to the top. WashU’s student population is relaxed, and actually helps one another, compared to the other top schools I visited before applying.</p>
<p>And maybe zenith602 actually likes it here enough to recommend it to others. It’s a nice place, especially with today’s weather. Except for those blasted tests on April Fool’s day…</p>
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<p>I agree. When I applied to WashU several years ago, all I know was that it was a high quality institution that just happened to be top-ranked. Now I learn that WashU waitlists many students. However, what is the relationship between a school’s tendency to waitlist and its quality? I don’t see any. Visiting students can see for themselves the beauty of the WashU campus. Of course, not everyone calls it “beautiful” but most people I know who’ve visited have loved it), the quality of the food, the quality of the students. Those who’ve visited classes can judge for themselves the quality of the professors. However they view WashU, it does not change the fact that the school has many resources AND provides these resources to the students. It does not change the fact that WashU’s academics are overall very strong, even though I think some departments could be improved. It does not change the fact that WashU is a research institution that garners a lot of NIH funding and is prolific. It does not change the fact that most WashU undergrads were leaders and high-achievers in high school. </p>
<p>Whether WashU waitlists a lot or not does not change the fact that it is one of the best places you can go for undergrad.</p>
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<p>Who are you trying to kid? You’re not helping prospective students, you’re SELLING your school.</p>
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<p>If you still haven’t figured out why WUSTL waitlists more applicants than it accepts and/or denies, then you truly deserve to be at WUSTL.</p>
<p>greenseaturtles, I’m starting to feel more and more relieved that you will not be at WashU and in my future alumni gatherings. -______-‘’ </p>
<p>I do not see what is wrong with my prior arguments. You may say I’m “selling” the school I’ve had a great experience at, but 1. I’ve already explained to you why I’m on CC and how I’ve tried to help future freshmen; 2. I’m a volunteer with no monetary motive and 3. I think it is futile to try to reason with you. </p>
<p>I generally do not enjoy vitriolic back-and-forths and have tried to be civil. However, again, I think it is futile to use reasoning with you. Your continual use of broad statements such as “If you still haven’t figured out why WUSTL waitlists more applicants than it accepts and/or denies, then you truly deserve to be at WUSTL” worries me.</p>
<p>Good bye greenseaturtles. I hope you will show your cheerful side at whichever school you go to.</p>
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<p>So long, greenseaturtles.</p>
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<p>I’m guessing that turtle guy was waitlisted. that’s the only explanation for his obsession.</p>
<p>Well, sure people will be furious when they get waitlisted if they think they are qualified. Because they kinda stuck in the middle. But what if WashU rejected most of the waitlisted students, will this argument carry on? </p>
<p>I saw Vanderbilt rejected some very qualified students, but they barely argue about it.</p>
<p>P.S. I tend to assume the fact that greenseaturtles keeps coming back arguing the waitlist thing is because he still has feeling about the school. Personally, I think I am qualified for Gtown while I got a sad rejection. But because I don’t like the school, I didn’t even bother complaining about it.</p>
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<p>No, I didn’t even apply. It’s a matter of PRINCIPLE. But you’re probably not a “dad who cares” about THAT.</p>
<p>Oh, btw, many wustl waitlistees heard good news from the ivies yesterday. Very few wustl acceptees (including you know who) learned the same.</p>
<p>greenseaturtles = interesting guy. you guys are wasting your time trying to debate with this person</p>
<p>Of all the schools I applied to and was waitlisted/rejected, the one I’m most *<strong><em>ed about is Washu. f</em></strong> 'em, I say. I don’t know how much more interest I could have demonstrated-- I spent a ton of money to go out and look at ONLY THEIR SCHOOL during this business weekend they had. I had a fantastic interview, showed a huge amount of enthusiasm, really did want to go there and…waitlisted.</p>
<p>It seems very clear to me that they waitlist their top applicants, because they know we’re not going there anyway. And you wanna know something? They’re right!! Cuz I’m going to Stanford! So suck it Washu.</p>
<p>This thread is STILL going? 
Haha, we should totally keep this up and see long we can keep this thread bumped to the front page of the forum.</p>
<p>I was waitlisted by Wash U and was rejected by UChicago, Duke, Harvard, and Yale. So, yea, not exactly overqualified. Anyways, does anyone know if there’s any shot at getting off the waitlist or should I give up?</p>
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<p>Sorry, you mean you had “a fantastic interview, showed a huge amount of enthusiasm, really did want to go there”, yet WashU somehow divined that you were “not going there anyway.” Somehow, that doesn’t make a lot of sense to me…</p>
<p>Also, I don’t often look up someone’s posts on CC, but your comments were so rude that I was curious to see what made you feel so entitled to an acceptance at WashU. Your credentials are strong, to be sure, but by your own admission you had somewhat lower scores and GPA. That said, I continue to believe that neither WashU, nor Stanford look exclusively at numbers when making decisions, which is why your being a Stanford legacy and state champion in tennis might have made a difference when it came to a school known to value both athletics and their alumni. Either way, I’m glad that it worked out for you in the end.</p>
<p>As a fellow WashU waitlistee, I feel like I should defend tennisxace: I was waitlisted here too but got into almost every other schools. It’s serioulsy really disappointing whenever you invest your hopes and interests in a school and that interest is in the end not reciprocated. It’s a huge slap in the face too when others who did not work as hard and had less amazing stats, at least at the surface level, are all admitted.</p>
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<p>You might have misinterpreted what he/she said. I think she meant that there are “top applicants” who apply but have no interest of going, and because WashU’s desire for yield protection, she was wrongly waitlisted even though she HAD genuine interest and did her best to demonstrate it. And now that she is waitlisted, she’s going to join the ranks of those who never liked WashU at all out of, I don’t know, frustration and defiance.</p>