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

RELK
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:54:40 +0000

Bccdhppy, Yes, we are from California, but no, his choice to attend Cal wasn’t because of money. He had the option of going whereever he wanted… and luckily, he had some fabulous choices (including Columbia)… He simply decided that he didn’t like the east coast vibe as much as he liked the laid back atmosphere here on the west coast… I am originally from the east coast so I didn’t agree with his decision, but as it turns out, it is the the right one for him.

Picklechips - Columbia had a 5% admit rate the year my son turned it down - I think that made getting accepted there pretty “hard” to do. Don’t be rude. Given that this is a Wash U thread, I’d like to add that this year my daughter was also accepted to Wash U - and is thrilled. The school isn’t turning away bright kids, they just can’t accept all 25,000 applicants for only approx 1,500 openings - with numbers like that, it makes sense to wait-list good applicants than to reject them because not all will attend (like my son). All schools do this!