<p>My junior daughter would love to attend Wash U, I think she would call it her first choice right now! We have visited once. Are you saying that some people receive merit scholarships who don’t have perfect/nearly perfect SATs? I assumed so many high level candidates apply, that she might not be considered. She will probably be in the 2100 range or so, maybe 2200 superscore. She does have very good extracurricular involvement that would match at least one of the scholarships, and does have good GPA, and can write a good essay, I think. Any input you can give would be helpful, thanks!</p>