<p>I was recently deferred from Washington University in St. Louis. </p>
<p>I have a 4.3 weighted GPA, 4s and 5s on AP exams. My downfall is probably my 29 ACT score (superscore of 30).
I have excellent EC’s. (Student Senate President, State Runner-Up Mock Trial, Outstanding Attorney, DARE Role model, bunch of volunteer, and more academic competitions)</p>
<p>WashU is my dream school, but I know that the percentage of deferred applicants admitted that go on to attend is very low. My Grandfather was a professor at WashU and both my Uncles attended WashU. </p>
<p>I have been accepted to the University of Kansas, but I want a school that offers more academic prestige. I also believe I have missed the deadline for the honors program. </p>
<p>Participation in Mock Trial has led me to pursue a career in law, and any school that can set me up for success in law school would be my number one priority. I plan on majoring in economics, poli sci, or philosophy. </p>
<p>If anyone could share some advice on other schools that I would match with I would greatly appreciate it, or really any general direction.</p>
<p>Well don’t you think you should pick up the phone and call KU about that honors program? What is your plan for next fall if you don’t get in anywhere else?</p>
<p>As much as I like KU, I really want to go somewhere more prestigious. KU is a great state school, but I am not sure I can see myself at a big state school.</p>
<p>If KU (which has already accepted you) can’t serve as your safety school, what will you replace it with? If you want to start college next fall, you need to have a safety institution where you know for dead certain you will be admitted based on your stats, and where you know for dead certain you can foot the bill. Prestige is the least of it when you are identifying potential safeties.</p>
<p>Which private universities did you consider before deciding to apply ED at WashU? Take another look at them. If you know now that you don’t like any of them, run some of the college-matching search engines to find good options for your potential majors where your stats are likely to get you in.</p>
<p>There’s a parent on the parent’s forum who frequently recommends Truman State in Missouri. That would be a safety and they boast 97% acceptance to law school (not necessarily top law schools). I agree with happymom that it is time to think about schools you liked before and do more research. There are so many schools - what about Creighton (Jesuit)?</p>
<p>I would also recommend reaching out to KU about still trying to get in the honors program; it may not be too late, and even if it is for fall, perhaps you can get in mid-year.</p>
<p>There are other great schools if you are thinking law school to get your BA/BS without the high price tag…Creighton, SLU, KSU. Keep your options open and get a few more options available to you if you can’t make things work with KU.</p>
<p>WUStL and Rhodes share a fair amount of overlap in applicants. Like WUStL, Rhodes is in a moderately sized city with a park, zoo, and art museum across the street, and its campus is stunningly attractive. Lots of student-faculty interaction and very nice facilities. Though the sciences are particularly strong, the humanities and social sciences are also quite good, and it places well into medical and law school. Your stats would make it a match.</p>
<p>I can think of a number of schools that might work well for you, but it depends on whether your family is full-pay or needs financial aid. If finances are not a problem, take a look at the following:</p>
<p>Wake Forest–great school, very academically oriented, does not require standardized test scores
University of Rochester–I think Rochester might be very interested in a candidate from Iowa (I assume you still live there). Good school, nice kids.
University of Wisconsin–it is more prestigious than KU and it’s a terrific school in a fun location
University of Pittsburgh–it is certainly more highly ranked than KU and it’s located in a very liveable city.</p>
<p>And I assume that you have applied to the University of Iowa, which is certainly a very good school. It should be a safety for you and from a financial standpoint, would cost much less than the other schools I mentioned.</p>
<p>I second Rhodes College in Memphis. Beautiful campus. Strong programs. I think they have an active mock trial team if you want to continue with that.</p>
<p>I just got the official letter today telling me I will not be wait listed. Realistically, what are my chances of getting in? </p>
<p>Also, upon the expert advice of you all I applied to Rhodes College (free to apply). They have an excellent Mock Trial program and great internship opportunities.
Only problem, it is about the size of my high school!</p>
<p>I think Rhodes is expanding in size a bit. They recently completed construction of a new dorm. I think it will be up to 2200 in a year or two. Still not big, but bigger.</p>
<p>University of Tulsa
Creighton(someone else mentioned this)
Drake
Butler (pretty campus, in a nice part of Indianapolis, have visited and was impressed)</p>
<p>All are bigger than Rhodes. Tulsa, Creighton, Butler offer D1 sports if that matters.</p>
<p>That’s not how it works. You can’t get waitlisted now, only in the spring. You can only be accepted, deferred, or rejected early. Since you were deferred, you will get your decision along with regular applicants in the spring. At that point, you can either be accepted, waitlisted, or rejected. But you’re right, the chances of being accepted to WashU after a deferral are slim.</p>