<p>Waitlisted at CAS…???</p>
<p>Odd; sorry if this data is wrong and is giving people false hope… US News says 05-06 Admissions Statistics; Students enrolled from the waitlist: 144.</p>
<p>is it me or are alot of highly qualified people getting waitlisted, and people with less impressive stats getting in (no offense) i am one of the higher scoring people and i got waitlisted as well</p>
<p>^now now. don’t generalize based on a couple stats on a website. you can’t see essays, recommendations, extracurricular details, etc., and those are all important, it’s not just scores, especially with wash u admissions</p>
<p>i know i know but its just kinda strange thats all, i dont mean to hurt anyones feelings i am just trying to make my self feel better</p>
<p>Waitlisted…</p>
<p>Stats are high like most all the other people I’ve read who were also waitlisted. </p>
<p>But can’t help but think that my needing fin. aid was the deal killer. I know 3 people from my area who were accepted, one ED and the other 2 RD and none of them will require any fin. aid. The real kicker…my stats are higher than theirs. </p>
<p>If I had discovered this board before I decided to apply, I wouldn’t have. I didn’t realize that they weren’t a need blind school.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2340 (800W, 770M, 770R)
SAT IIs: 800 Chinese, 790 Math IIC, 720 Bio
GPA: 4.68W
Rank: 1/583
Other stats: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Honor</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: i liked it
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: should have been good
Hook (if any): i’m a cool kid… lol
Location/Person:
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: lots of really good leadership positions, writing awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: looking at all of the waitlisted stats, i don’t see much really different from mine. some are even better, like 2400 and waitlisted?! i didn’t even go to the interview. but maybe wash u’s adcom is on crack…</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: wash u is sort of a bottom choice for me, so my spot is up for grabs 
good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>I was rejected ED from another school, not WashU.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2240
SAT IIs: 670 Chem, 720 Lit, 800 Math
ACT: 33
GPA: N/A (IMSA)
Rank: N/A (IMSA)
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Common App’d (copy/paste)
Teacher Recs: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: Aurora, Illinois
School Type: Magnet State-wide residential (IMSA)
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Well-rounded (leadership position, musical talent, athletic, good looks)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Student Government President, Mentorship research during Junior Year, Sports, Internship at Fermilab
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Somewhat surprised I got in, considering I somewhat half-assed my application because I thought my chances weren’t great. Congratulations to everyone who got in, and goodluck to those waitlisted. For those who got a “no”, consider this: Fate/Admissions Office decided that you were not a good fit for Wash U, so you wouldn’t have been happy going there anyway. There are other great colleges where you would be happy at anyway.</p>
<p>thanks for clarifying cowtipper</p>
<p>lol wow I love how you get in with WashU as your bottom choice and other people dying to get in with similar stats get waitlisted. No offense meant to you or anything, but it is obvious that admissions committees are not the best at keeping their yield up.</p>
<p>I’m curious, did any of the accepted people apply for financial aid?</p>
<p>**Decision: Waitlisted - CAS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 740, Bio 740, Chem 690
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 Unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 1 / 273
[</em>] Other stats: Various math competitions…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they sounded insightful…
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Amazing; they knew me very well.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: What can I say…she loved me (but not enough…)
[</em>] Hook (if any): n / a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Wisconsin
[</em>] School Type: Semi-competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Pretty well-rounded; however, I don’t have a true passion that was reflected in my application
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not as outstanding as the thousands of others?
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m not completely devestated, as WUStL was not my #1, but I would still consider it if I had gotten in…nobody likes rejection.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted!!!..but then again, who wasn’t??</p>
<p>To be completely honest, my stats were not nearly as superb as many others on this board and I definitely considered WashU to be a reach. Both my college counselors and I considered Emory, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, Wesleyan, and Brandeis to be my “matches.” Nevertheless, I’m thrilled about my waitlist status!</p>
<p>SAT I: 2050
ACT: 30
School type: small, extremely competitive (32 people in my senior class)
GPA: 91
Teacher Recs: really good, including one from the headmaster of my school.
School location: Houston, TX
Extracurriculars: the usual - a fair amount of community service, vice-president of NHS, co-editor of school newspaper, good summer stuff
Ethnicity: white, jewish</p>
<p>**After being rejected early decision from Barnard, this school became my top choice, despite its low acceptance rate. Additionally, the fact that WashU doesn’t have a supplemental essay in which I could display my strength in writing led me to write a letter to the head of admissions saying that if accepted, I would choose to attend WashU. I really think that this is what got me on the waitlist.</p>
<p>SO, let this be a lesson to all of you who are about to start this horrific college process: YOU NEVER, EVER KNOW. NOTHING about me being waitlisted makes sense, and by all other standards, I should’ve been rejected.</p>
<p>**Decision: Waitlisted CAS (surprise surprise!) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2240
[</em>] SAT IIs: french: 740; bio: 750; physics: 700
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.7ish unweighted
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: cum laude, nat’l merit finalist, ap scholar of distinction, la da da da
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ <em>] Essays: thought they were alright; interesting and well written
[ *] Teacher Recs: not sure- maybe my weak point- my teachers end up writing 15-30 recs a year so they could be not that great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: minnesota
[<em>] School Type: small private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i’m not that surprised, wasn’t my top top choice although i do like the school a lot, i think i’m decently qualified but no more than most of the other students who applied! i just am worried because data from my school from past years showed i was likely to get accepted, and i hope this is not a trend among my other schools.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to everyone who got in, commiserations to all who got WLed or denied.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!! (Engineering)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2180
SAT IIs: 620 Math II, 740 Biology
GPA: 3.85 UW 4.12 W
Rank: 40/370?
Subjective:
Essays: Ok.
Teacher Recs: Fine I would guess.
Counselor Rec: Great, don’t really know her though
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country:
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
Didn’t have great SAT II’s.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: VERY VERY EXCITED!</p>
<p>Can we just take a wait-list as a rejection? C’mon, what’s the likelihood we’re going to get off the darn wait-list? Plus, by that time, most of us here with these stellar stats will have already gotten into better schools and what not.</p>
<p>The glass is still half full for me! lol</p>
<p>Decision: Wait-listed</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>[li] SAT I: 1460/2150</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT IIs: 800, 680</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA: 97</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 2/330</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats: very dedicated, active member of 16 clubs. officer in 8. founder of a student activist group. reviews advanced copies of books for publishers. various leadership awards. recognized violinist (concertmaster, performed in carnegie hall this feb.), violist, and vocalist. french award. princeton book award. national merit commended student. ap scholar with honor. will graduated with 10 APs.</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] Essays: quite unique - showed personality and love of music, but too informal?</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: one i never saw but i expect was strong (he had chosen not to write a rec for anyone else in years), the other said one of the top students he’s had in 14 years</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: very strong, my GC knows me well</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hook (if any): first generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:</p>
<p>[li] State or Country: CT</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Fairly competitive public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Cauc.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: F</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: low SATs, never visited - therefore not showing enough interest?</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to everyone accepted!! strangely enough, finding out my decision was rather anticlimatic. i’m obviously bummed but i think it just means that washu isn’t the right school for me so i won’t be accepting a place on the wait list.</p>
<p>meh…i give up with formatting this</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted - Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I: 710 CR 760 M 690 W
- SAT IIs: Math II 780, Chem 700
- ACT: –
- GPA: 3.9 uw, 4.7 w.
- Rank: does not rank
- Other stats: 1st national science league, couple math competitions, nhs.
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: I thought they were okay, but not necessarily unique
- Teacher Recs: Should be ok/mediocre, did not read them
- Counselor Rec: Not sure…
- Hook (if any): nothing really.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: PA
- School Type: Very competitive public
- Ethnicity: Chinese
- Gender: Male
- Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Pretty well-rounded, pretty involved in sports and training.
- Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Did not show a desire to go there?
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: 14 days till March 30th.</p>