Wash U decisions are posted

devilbear
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:21:57 +0000

Oh, you folks are singing that silly “strong kids got waitlisted; weaker kids got in” again. Of course, there are outliers - kids with 30 and 31 ACTs and 3.5s who get in, kids with 4.0s and 36s and 2400s that don’t. But as someone said, what else did they have to offer the overall class? We just don’t know! Schools that don’t just use numbers are to be commended!

My very strong daughter did get in 2 years ago - very high GPA and scores, good essays, recs, etc. She had no ties to the school but did visit. My son was just rejected and he should have been, even though some of the whiners on here think he’s the type that gets in - a kid with a legacy, who applied ED and was deferred, and with all-around decent stats. But even though he had a very high GPA, he didn’t challenge himself as much (btw, Wash U puts a HUGE amount of weight on high school schedule strength) and his scores were only OK (31 ACT).

Please don’t look at the kid with the 36 who got waitlisted and the kid with a 31 who got in and cry “unfair.” You just don’t have the whole picture and if you really graphed out all the stats (not just on this very limited board), you would realize your claims are really nonsense. I interview for another elite school (top 10) and we reject thousands of valedictorians, 4.0s, 36s, and 2400s. That’s just not what it’s all about. There are just too many smart, good kids and not enough slots. Please move on as my son will and get happy where you end up. You’ll be fine!