My S also wait-listed today after being deferred at EA in Arts & Sciences
w/GPA 4.35, uw/GPA 3.98 (got a B in Phys Ed) at a competitive Catholic HS
National Merit Finalist
10 APs
35 ACT (36, 36, 35, 34)
Marching Band (Squad Leader), Symphonic Band, National Honor Society, Academic Challenge, Model UN, Writing Tutor, St. Joseph of Arimathea Pallbearer, Kairos counselor
Showed good interest - Multiple campus visits plus an admissions interview
He is extremely disappointed, as CWRU is one of his top choices. He has other great options, but he really wanted an offer from Case because it is the best school close to home. I can’t help but feel that being a local candidate has really worked against him based on the anecdotal evidence that I have heard.