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

COLCOL91
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:24:35 +0000

i got waitlisted at wustl and pretty much just thought “well there went all my hopes and dreams :…” but then i was looking at the credentials that some people have who have gotten in, compared them to my credentials, and couldn’t figure out how i wasn’t qualified.
i have a 34 on the ACT, and am a National Merit Scholar. I have like a 3.96 UW GPA and strong extracurriculars: (got a varsity letter in soccer my freshman year, and won state as a senior. I’m on dance company too and i’ve done a considerable amount of volunteer work, etc. etc. etc. -just like anyone else who applies to schools like wustl-)

it seems like on paper i shouldn’t have had a problem getting in, so maybe there is some credence to the thought that wustl waitlists people that they’re afraid won’t choose to go there because they don’t want to be considered a “safety school”.
well at least that’s what i’m hoping is the case so i still have a chance at some of the other reach schools i applied to.