My WUSTL Naviance is Weird

Dean_Moriarty
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:35:09 +0000

Naviance only correlates grades, test scores. and admission. It doesn’t correlate sports, community service, ECs, ethnicity, academic rigor, course of study, references, or any other item WashU and every other school say they give weight to. There are some schools on Naviance where everyone with fantastic grades and test scores get in and no one else does. Those schools must consider grades and tests the most. On Naviance you can tell WashU admits people above a certain grade and score baseline, but after that, it’s not just the smartest people getting in, so they must be placing more weight on these other things. That’s good for people whose grades are good but not top 1% but who have involved themselves in other things that they are passionate about. Actually, this is one of the things that made WashU the place I wanted to go. They seemed to be looking for the kind of student that I think I am.