Waitlisted at WUSTL...do I even stand a chance anywhere else?

vbball90
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:22:39 +0000

@COLCOL,

Wash U can’t accept everyone who is “qualified.” I mean, your’e not going to apply to a school like Wash U if you have like really low GPA’s and test scores. Everyone stands a chance of being admitted. You’re one of 25,000 people, most of whom probably have rather high stats in all areas, are involved, good essays, etc.

What Wash U does isn’t indicative of what other schools might do! They can’t predict if you’ll get into any other college.

There are several pages in this thread (and other threads) that basically debunk the myth of “waitlisting overqualified students” or “waitlisting students who didn’t show interest.” It really makes no sense if you think about it. You’ll get into some other great colleges, maybe WL at others, maybe Rejected at others. College admissions is random to some degree, and it would be foolish if you applied to any school like Wash U with a sub-20% acceptance rate and expected to be accepted.

At the end of the day, they don’t put you into a giant computer and accept the students with the highest SAT or grades or most extracurriculars.

Hope for the best regarding the wait list… at least it means you still stand a chance of being accepted and the door isn’t closed. Maybe Wash U has a bigger wait list than other schools, but TO ME it means that you still have a chance which is better than just being flat out rejected. Good luck!!