<p>Which school is harder to get into?</p>
<p>Georgetown, WashU, Northwestern, and Rice</p>
<p>If u could help even more please rank them as well.</p>
<p>Just getting into the Social Sciences program.</p>
<p>It’d be fair to say WashU is most unpredictable of them all. I personally know kids who get to Stanford and “higher end” Ivy to be waist-listed by WashU. I haven’t looked lately, but the year my D applied, NU seems to be a bit more selective, then WashU, then Rice. One thing that’s probably not on your mind now, you should talk to your folks about finances. These are expensive schools. WashU is need-aware.</p>
<p>Washington is truly random sometimes: A friend of mine with significantly better statistics was rejected, yet he was accepted into Columbia. And also, finances are significant at WashU. If you apply for financial aid you may(probably) will have a lower chance especially if you need lots of aid.</p>
<p>I just finished my freshman year at WashU. Almost everyone I know also got into Northwestern. Also, a large percentage of people are getting financial aid. In fact, I know 2 people that chose WashU over NU because they got a much better financial aid package from Wash U. I didn’t qualify for aid but didn’t know that when I applied so checked that I did on my ap. Their financial aid office did all they could to try to qualify me for it but my parents had too many tangible assets, regardless of a drop in income. Don’t believe everything you see on these boards regarding the need aware posts.</p>
<p>My son will matriculate as a freshman in the fall. Wash U gave him a very generous financial aid package, best among the many offers he had. He was considering other options until he visited in May, after which Wash U became his first choice. The interesting thing is that the Wash U online calculator estimated a much less attractive package. We do qualify for need-based aid. He is a high-performing student.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, WashU is a need-aware school. That is fact. “What this means in practice is that the University fills the first part of each freshman class—the most talented, desirable applicants—without regard to their ability to pay. As the class begins to fill up, however, the admissions officers make decisions at the margin and are more likely to admit a student who has not applied for financial aid over an equally qualified student who has.” [WU</a> financial aid may be on the ?Honor Roll,? but need-blind admissions should be a priority | Student Life](<a href=“http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/11/13/wu-financial-aid-may-be-on-the-“honor-roll”-but-need-blind-admissions-should-be-a-priority/]WU”>http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/11/13/wu-financial-aid-may-be-on-the-“honor-roll”-but-need-blind-admissions-should-be-a-priority/)</p>
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Couldn’t you just say that all of them are so random it’s hard to know? Or do you think of the 4 some of them are easier to predict?</p>
<p>They are all very similar. Georgetown is probably the hardest and easiest (hardest for SFS, easiest for business, and in middle for college), then Rice (very slightly due to lower ED admissions; RD about the same), Wash U, and NW.</p>