<p>I agree with you and that’s why I’m willing to start again. I want to have the whole college experience. I can’t imagine myself graduating early at all. That’s why I’m willing to do this for Wellesley and even WashU. WashU seems to have a bad relationship with us and our dean has been communicating with them over this…although it’s just another needle in a pile of hay if you know what I mean. People have been speculating at my school that it might be because since we earn so much college credits that we might be “credit hungry” when we get into WashU. In recent years, they have been able to get through with UPenn, JHU, and Carnegie Mellon with transferring credits. So WashU might be a bit hesistant in us…but I don’t see why they should assume this if people are applying…heavens forbid, like I said, I would give it all up to go to a good school…but what is done is done…</p>
<p>After reading your posts, I feel like we have come commonality. Maybe we should have switched places? After seeing how admissions played this season, I have a feeling that this is going to rely heavily on a lottery system on top of the application that they’re looking for. I think every applicant who is motivated has the ability to do well at the college of their choice (that can be argued a bit, but let’s not do that…), but when it comes to colleges choosing their applicants, it’s unpredictable on who actually gets it. Like a lottery, it’s going to depend on luck on who gets it. I have a peer from my old high school (far worse than where I am now) who got into WashU. From seeing how MIT played this past week, it was clearly evident. There were people who were better than some who didn’t get the spot, etc…but what is done is done. Correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s just my perspective…admissions have gotten very difficult…</p>
<p>caolila, I really hope you get into WashU. It’ll be a funny story to say that we ‘swapped’ schools. 
I think we’ll both be happy where we turn up at. I was so infatuated with WashU since ED season until the moment when I stared at my decision online that day. However, Wellesley got me excited a couple weeks back with their likely letter. Heck, if I was waitlisted, I would still be happy that I was still in the game with WashU…>,< I can say that I’m blessed to be a likely at Wellesley because I would be even more frustrated not knowing where to go next year.</p>
<p>Also, on a side note…I live 15 minutes from Eureka HS, lol…although my school is across the state north of Kansas City…:O</p>