Hypothetical question regarding waitlisted candidates

ccuser18
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:33:17 +0000

Well, applying ED shows interests and boosts anyone’s chances, not just these hypothetical wait listed students.

I think it is true that WUSTL wait listed some of these highly qualified students because they were likely to enroll somewhere else. With that said, we cannot assume that every 2300 applicant would have been accepted ED. There are many factors other than standardized testing. When we see a 2400 wait listed on the results thread, we automatically assume Tuft’s Syndrome, but in reality we are only seeing a very small part of the overall application. There could be many other reasons for the decisions.