D waitlisted. 33 ACT, SAT II 800 Spanish, 780 US History, almost a 4.0, lots of 5 AP scores and good ECs such as Editor of the Yearbook, Varsity Cross Country, Community Service, etc. She visited and interviewed on campus but did not attend when the rep came to her school or apply for any scholarships. She lobbed an application in close to the deadline. Wash U probably wasn’t the best fit for her, and the school probably picked up on that.
Rejected. Didn’t show any demonstrated interest and my stats we’re on the fence so I’m not surprised. Congrats to everyone!
ACCEPTED WITH 55K/YEAR DAMN BOII
@zoeeeeeee101 so sorry you didn’t get in. I’m thinking of the schools remaining on your list your best shot might be UCLA and maybe Berkeley…I could be wrong but I think it might be a little easier now if you are out of state because the UC system needs money. Did you visit Chicago and Tufts? I know they track demonstrated interest, so that could help. You definitely have a tough list there. Is it too late to apply to your state flagship?? (Did you mention your state? If not, what is your state?).
If you get some waitlists I would just start following up with them immediately, get your counselor involved if possible. Don’t give up.
As for Wash U, seems like applying for the scholarships is a big factor in demonstrating genuine interest. My daughter started to do them, but then decided to withdraw her app because she got into a top choice EA. But had she gone through with Wash U (which she visited and did love) she definitely would have applied for all of the scholarships she could have, assuming that in part the willingness to do the scholarship essays was a test to see how badly she wanted to go there.
Let that be a lesson to those of you reading this thread for next year…do the scholarship essays!! They are hard but worth it.
Baffled by D rejection. 35 ACT (36 superscore), ranked in top 3 out of 400, super-hard course/AP/dual enrollment schedule, 4.0 GPA, decent EC and LORs, and visited college. Really bummed.
Hi @OHToCollege just out of curiosity, did you apply for financial aid?
@OHToCollege that is completely baffling. Did your D visit and interview? Apply for scholarships??? They might have assumed she was aiming higher?? Sounds like yield protection, even though kids with those stats do go to Wash U.
Maybe have her counselor contact them for some feedback?? That is really strange. So sorry.
And yes, they are NOT need blind, so applying for aid could have been an issue. If she has other top schools on her list, many of them are need blind so hopefully she will get the acceptances she deserves.
you bet. applied for scholarships as well. showed reasonable interest. i think they are rejecting all high stat kids not admitted via scholarship offers. they probably think these kids have other better options and are unlikely to join washu.
I am inclined to seek docs via FERPA to see what they found lacking. just plain bummed.
I think you should see what you can find out. Doesn’t seem right to me. I can see if they can’t give you the money you want, but at least the acceptance so you can decide for yourselves what you want to do. Good luck.
I understand the need the need for yield protection in some cases, but I think in those cases the schools should at least waitlist kids and give them a chance to prove that they really want to go there. Outright rejecting them is just cruel when they clearly have the stats.
My son got in. Has great stats like everyone else who got in, got rejected or got waitlisted, but I’m wondering if his zeemee page might have made the difference because it really brought his resume to life and showed through his activities what a great fit he is for WashU. I’m wondering how many other people used zeemee.
My daughter got rejected:
ACT 34
SAT total 1530 (780 math)
11 APs - GPA 3.95 unweighted, Weighted 5.0
Sent a good arts supplement for dance.
National merit finalist.
Dance and French Honor society.
French activities and competitions
Some orchestra
Daughter’s main activity was dance and she devoted pretty much all her time 7 days out of a week to it so maybe they did not see a well rounded person.
Did not visit or do interview since we are in North Carolina.
We were interested in Wash U for campus, strong academics, good dance department and good city.
@servelovegive and @sagehen47 did your students fill out the scholarship applications?
@taliryan Yep, see the USPS package as well this am.
NOTE TO FUTURE YEAR APPLICANTS: WashU ships acceptance packages via USPS the day after decisions are released on the portal
@servelovegive, I can share in your angst! WashU campus was the best one we visited, clearly D’s favorite. But for us, without good merit aid, it would not have been possible for her to go there. There does appear to be a pattern here, a bunch of high stat kids (36 ACT??) were rejected.
Yeah no one in my school got accepted RD and last year 13 people from my school got into Washu. I have a feeling they’re doing it for yield rate
For posterity and those wondering for future years, D’17 waitlisted for OT
ACT: 35
GPA: 3.94/4.00, 4.73/4.00 UW
Rank: Not ranked, likely top 5% to top 10%
13 APs, 7 scored 5 5’s two 4’s
Rigor: highest.
Public School is nationally ranked
NMF
Feedback from other programs was that rec’s and essays were good.
EC’s average for this cohort with a concentration in her intended major. Perhaps a little low on leadership; no student gov or club executive positions.
Mentor for two years, mentor leader last year.
Demonstrated interest: Campus visit, local interview, scholarship app. No real dialogue with Adcom if that is important.
One never knows…
I know it is not the right forum but I have a question. My son got into wash u and Vanderbilt. He got full scholarship from Vanderbilt. Do u think we can negotiate with wash u for scholarship.
@servelovegive, sorry to hear of your daughter’s rejection. Stellar stats, no doubt. I have a question for you: how can she have a 5.0 WGPA with a 3.95 UGPA? Thanks and good luck to you and your daughter going forward.
@collegemomjam Yes. He applied for the engineering scholarship.