Living in St. Louis

Moon_amp_Star
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:05:49 +0000

Well from what I have noticed, it’s both. It helps because I’ve noticed a lot of St. Louis area kids get in, but I’m guessing it’s because they know the school well and it fits them I suppose. One reason is beacuse they might have connections with the school (i.e. alumni family member, faculty, summer research, etc.) that helps them get in. I’m also guessing that WashU knows the local schools well enough (how difficult the curriculum, etc.?) that they know what kinds of high school they come from to see whether they’re prepared or not.

Now on the other side, it’s more competitive because there are a lot of St. Louis area applicants applying. Thus, they have to put a cap on the number of acceptances.

These are just what I THINK are SOME of the factors that plays a role in this. Sorry if I’m wrong in this…