<p>oldolddad, your s is impressive. you are lucky that your s did not get waitlisted by washu. did he win a merit scholarship there?</p>
<p>Maybe not so lucky…and yes.</p>
<p>yes, I am very surprised that the school was not afraid that he would turn them down as it seems probable that he will get into some top schools and ivies. He must have shown a lot of genuine interest.</p>
<p>I think the overall data would reveal that many top students get into there and several other schools. You could not have the school stats that WashU has if they turn down every kid they can get into an IVY. All the top stat students in my classes who have applied to WashU have been accepted.</p>
<p>**Decision: **ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2280
[</em>] SAT IIs: US 800 Bio 800 English Lit 760</p>
<p>[<em>] GPA: 3.89 UW
[</em>] Rank:1
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were good. About running cross-country and being a libertarian
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Probably great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know
[<em>] Hook (if any): white boy, so none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Phoenix
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: see hook
[<em>] Gender: see hook
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: consistent, centered, hardworking, smart (but who isn’t that applied?)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: see above[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
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<p>Decision:Accepted to Olin School of Business</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2130 (V 690 M 770 W 670)
SAT IIs: MathIC 800 MathIIC 730 Korean w/ Listening 800
ACT: N/A
GPA: We don’t have one
Rank: We don’t have one
Other stats: Founder of a club, captain, etc. (for more information just PM me)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Superb, I submitted two supplementary essay on why I want to go to Olin and why I am a good match for them (PM me if you want to have a look at it)
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Amazing (I’m a real friend with her)
Hook (if any): hm… I lived in four different countries for more than 12 years ?!</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: I live in Russia but I am Korean
School Type: International School
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: good essays, rec/scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think because of my essay. I am really happy!!!</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good Luck everyone!!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted-- January Program **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: V- 740 M- 660 W- 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: None
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 3.94
[<em>] Rank: 1/8
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^
[</em>] Hook (if any): State Fiddle Champion, school president
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Washington State
[</em>] School Type: Parochial
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Leadership abilities/ scores not at top level
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Application flagged for music
[/ul]Other Factors: NHS chair, lead bass at school choir
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Anyone else accepted in the January Program? I probably won’t be attending, but I’m still thrilled to be accepted to this school. Congrats to all acceptees :)</p>
<p>Congratulations, Ryno! State Fiddle Champion–what a great hook! Best of luck wherever you go.</p>
<p>Thanks Hindoo! I visited WUSTL in November and came away feeling like it wasn’t the place for me. I dream of going to Notre Dame though… I think I’ll cry when I get my letter-- either way.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, the other thing… It feels so good to be accepted to WUSTL because my high school never sends grads to top schools. It’s the type of place that sends its valedictorians to the local community college.</p>
<p>I want to buck the trend so bad.</p>
<p>It sounds like you’re well on your way to bucking the trend! My fingers are crossed that you’ll get the letter you hope for from Notre Dame! It’s also a fantastic school.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2170
[ *] SAT IIs: 730, 790, 710, APs: 5,4,4,4
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] GPA: 3.4, 3.8
[ *] Rank: N/A
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Killer
[ *] Teacher Recs: ?
[ *] Counselor Rec: ?
[ *] Hook (if any): HUGE journalism awards, on national level
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: Large Competitive, has been acknowledged by some studies as #1 public high school nationally
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Grades 
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] Not really that upset. I wasn’t much surprised, I was kind of ambivalent to this school. My grades are pretty bad, so I don’t really feel cheated. I got a 4.4 this semester, however.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: Didn’t submit
[</em>] SAT IIs:Didn’t submit
[<em>] ACT: 33 [34E/32M/33R/33S/12W]
[li] GPA: 3.6 “lightly weighted”, upward trend[/li][</em>] Rank: Top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: Not a terribly large amount of AP/Honors classes. Didn’t start taking hard classes or performing really well until junior year. I guess I work well under challenge.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Quite good. Very lighthearted, about the lifestyle change involved in a move from backwoods VA to metro Detroit.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Two English teachers and a math teacher, all very good I’m assuming. I only read the supplemental English one, and it was pretty much glowing.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome from what I understand. I know it was several pages long.
[<em>] Hook (if any): National leadership/recognition in theater that involves extensive travel, etc.
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[</em>] State or Country: MI
[<em>] School Type: Independent
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Subjective parts more impressive than numbers.
[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Wow, I have NO idea. I think I probably looked “interesting” on paper - not well-rounded at all, but a lot of personality came through.</p>
<p>Waitlisted CAS</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I: V:700 M:750 W:800 T:2250
[ *] SAT IIs: MII:750 Hist:700 Bio:680 MI:730
[ *] ACT 32
[ *] GPA: 4.95
[ *] Rank: Valedictorian
[ *] Essays: about “Gettin Rich or Dye Tryin”
[ *] Teacher Recs: didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[ *] Hook (if any): extremely good looking
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: no weakness, too many strengths
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: what is a waitlist anyway???</p>
<p>Hey,
Do you check your final Decision in your account?? I do not find any decision in mine?? Does WU send any email to accepted students??
So worried!</p>
<p>Click “see decision” or something, then “read letter”.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted CAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:800 M, 800 CR, 770 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 US History, 800 Bio E
[<em>] GPA:4.69/5
[</em>] Rank: top 2-3% at competitive HS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: solid
[<em>] Counselor Rec: solid
[</em>] EC: Academic Decathlon (record holder for regionals competition), editor of 2 school publications, movie reviews and stuff, lots of volunteer work
[/ul] Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: large, competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F</p>
<p>[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: My ECs and recs probably aren’t amazing compared to many applicants.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I definitely showed interest in visiting WashU and communicating with the admissions office over concerns on my application. I also spent a helluva time writing scholarship essays (which obviously didn’t work out). I don’t think I was overqualified but I am honestly a bit surprised that I seem to be underqualified. I just hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. Talking to other people from my school (which was had a few people accepted but no one attending), everyone seems to be waitlisted. Oh well.
[/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to everyone who got in! Once I got the scholarship no, I wasn’t planning on attending, so this is all the best that someone who wants to go got in.</p>
<p>I also applied for financial aid; I don’t know whether that was a factor. According to FAFSA though, I wouldn’t have been getting much anyways. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, I realized WashU was not need blind after I had already applied.</p>
<p>incubyte–You are certainly not underqualified for WashU. Whatever their reasons were for waitlisting you, I’m sure it had little to do with qualifications. Academically, you’re clearly one of the best. Your impressive writing/editing experiences at a young age will provide a foundation for future success all through your life. Other top schools will find your resume quite impelling, I’m certain of that. So don’t get discouraged. Best of luck with your other colleges!</p>
<p>Incubyte, you are very likely to be accpeted by an IVY or Stanford, MIT or Duke. Wash U waitlisted you is a re-assurance that your chances are high to get into at least one of the top schools, in their professional eyes.</p>
<p>Please let keep us informed.</p>