Do adcoms see if one's applied to Moog/Mylonas/etc when reviewing apps for admission?

Colleges & Universities Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>WUSTL seems to exhibit so-called Tufts Syndrome more than Tufts itself - denying (or in this case, frequently waitlisting) strong applicants with great stats/ECs due to a lack of demonstrated interest, concluding that WashU is likely a safety school for those with Ivy dreams. </p>

<p>I’m interested in WUSTL (it’s not one of my first choices, but I’m interested nonetheless) and due to circumstance with family situations I haven’t been (and won’t be) able to visit. I haven’t had any questions for admissions office either, so overall I don’t think they would see much demonstrated interest from me, a factor they seem to weigh highly. </p>

<p>However, I plan on applying for Moog, which would likely show interest (there’s a lot of essays on there that I don’t think a person would do if he/she didn’t care) if the fact that I’ve applied shows up to the admissions committee when they review my application.</p>

<p>I know schools handle consideration for merit scholarships differently, so I want to know how WashU’s process runs, so I can know if they would be able to see that I am interested despite how it may appear.</p>

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<p>No they will not see it. Review of merit scholarship application is separate from admissions review.</p>

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<p>I’d have to disagree. I was under the impression that applying to academic scholarships is a great way to show interest in WashU.</p>

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<p>They do see that you applied. They probably don’t see the application itself.</p>

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<p>That’s what I assumed, marcdvl, and what I’m hoping is true.</p>

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<p>It is true (I’ve talked to admissions before). </p>

<p>As for the Tufts syndrome thing, the school kinda cares, but it’s really just a running joke within the student body. We all know our school is awesome and don’t <em>really</em> care if others do or don’t (employers, grad schools, and med schools all know it too, so…).</p>

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<p>For the Moog Scholarship, how many finalists are usually chosen? I know that 4 get ful and probably 4 get half. Would there be more than 8 finalists chosen for Moog (bio and chem)?</p>