<p>BearCub, I’m genuinely sorry if I offended you. My post was a bit strong. Not being sarcastic. I really am sorry.</p>
<p>I’m definitely not bitter towards WashU. I wasn’t rejected or waitlisted. I didn’t even apply. It was on my short list for a long time when I was looking at schools, but I ultimately decided that I didn’t want to live in St. Louis largely because of the winter. And that was long before I knew anything about the alleged “admissions game.” I’m from the south, so yes, I do think St. Louis is rather cold in the winter. Sure, it’s warmer than Chicago, but I never gave serious consideration to Northwestern or UChicago for that very reason. I really do find cold weather depressing, so that had a lot to do with my post. To the OP, I apologize if that’s not clear.</p>
<p>Besides the weather, the whole happiness comment had a lot to do with the assumption that dorm life at WashU is more restrictive. For the record, I just looked at some other sources regarding that issue, and it sounds like dorm life at WashU is just as liberal as dorm life at Rice. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I take that back unless proven otherwise.</p>