Wash U Is Distasteful!

oldolddad
Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:32:01 +0000

After several threads dealing with the anticipation of being admitted and waiting to hear about scholarhsips this thread was started by someone who basically accused WashU of intentionally sending a congratulations postcard to his D along with a scholarship rejection.
As time went on it was a challenging of the scholarship committee decision making process. Next it became a rant and an attack basically stating that someone who get into HYPS surely must be qualified to get a scholarship at lowly Wash U. From there it has gone to accusing the school of marketing, buying students (like all those other schools who give merit I suppose), etc. Now we go to people stating that they are bad unless they go to need blind like some other schools. Well, you know 22000 people applied there this year and the students they admit and who attend are some of the best in the country. Some may complain but they obviously fill a niche that clearly a lot of students think is important. They must be doing something right. Am I biased? Sure my kid has been treated well there. I like their policy even though D did not win a scholarship. I actually am more upset that more schools do not do what they do. Even though S got offered a scholarship he may not attend. He will go where the best fit is for him. I just find it amazing that so many people want to come here and bash this school based on what happended on some scholarships that clearly are heavily sought after. Maybe it is time to go bash some other ones who have rejected some good candidates. I am sure their threads need some excitement.