<p>In the chances threads, so many of you talked about Wash U rejecting those who they see as using WashU as safies. Are the Wash U adcom pple actually gonna see where all you are gonna apply to because universities share lists? Or do you mean they kindaf assume seeing your stats?</p>
<p>Both, depending on what colleges you apply to. Besides, all the info is available on the FAFSA anyway.</p>
<p>what if we arent applying for financial aid, so there is no FAFSA?</p>
<p>i’m hearing this all over this thread. how do we make it clear to wash u that we… “want” them?</p>
<p>Hey-
I’m currently a freshman at WashU and I LOVE it to death. However,I do have to say that the aforementioned policy is pretty true…put bluntly, WashU gets enough applicants that they are going to pick the people who really want to be there. (There’s a reason that very few people get off the waitlist) I think a big difference between WashU and Ivies is that it looks at each applicant as a person and not just as a statistic. The most important thing is to make sure that you stay in contact with the university throughout the process. Now, that doesn’t mean that you should write them every week. Simply put, if they ask you to fill out a form about your interests, fill it out. If they ask if you want supplemental material for a particular major, say yes. Also, if it is at all possible, go on a campus tour and have an on campus interview…and make sure that you HAVE QUESTIONS for the interview. Even though a lot of the interviews are conducted by students, they are still looking to see who has done his or her research about the school. Overall, WashU is a very genuine place, so don’t pretend you love the school if you don’t. However, if this is the only place for you, a little love can give you a bump in the admissions process. Hope that helps :)</p>
<p>now I am curious, does this “policy” apply to ED2 people as well? I mean, either way, they HAVE to go to washU if they are accepted?</p>
<p>If that “policy” were true the admission rate for RD would be ZERO. All RDs are applying somewhere else.
I don’t think WashU would prefer a mediocre student that “loves” WashU instead a excellent IVY-rejected student.</p>
<p>it doesn’t make sense for Wash U to use this policy in ED, because it seems that they’re only concerned with weeding out students who are using them as a safety school to back up their ivy league apps.</p>
<p>what i don’t think that “lostreality” and others understand, is: wash u doesn’t HAVE to make the choice about mediocre/lots of interest vs. excellent/no interest. instead, we get tens and tens of thousands of EXCELLENT candidates with lots of interest. so naturally, we are going to take those over the ones with no interest.</p>
<p>as an aside, i give admissions interviews, and you would be absolutely shocked at some of the prospective students i talk with. some of them seem to have absolutely no questions at all, and i just wonder what is going through their minds! i’m applying to law schools and jobs right now, and i sure think of questions in MY interviews, even if i don’t actually have any! i would strongly recommend having a list of questions if you are interviewing at wash u. when i speak to someone that doesn’t have any, it doesn’t look too favorably.</p>
<p>WashU is not a safety school by any means, but still is far behind from the IVYs and the IVY equivalents (Stanford, Berkeley, Chicago).</p>
<p>uh… does this really have to become yet another thread about where washu is in the rankings and if it deserves to be there?</p>
<p>visitor1 - that is exactly what happened to many many students last year. no, they wont take a mediocre student -they dont need to. but they will take a great one who makes it clear that it is their first choice over an excellent one that is using it as a backup, and isnt excited about the wonderful experience they have to offer - the stats dont lie.</p>
<p>ps- to all, if there’s is anything i’ve learned from going through the application process last year, its that the “safety school” doesn’t necessarily exist</p>
<p>I’d say they tend to waitlist those types… at least the people I know who had it happen to them. However, all of the people I know who got waitlisted never came to visit the campus, too. Lack of shown interest can do it.</p>