washu vs. northwestern

DJEureka
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:04:02 +0000

More people from my school got waitlisted or rejected from Wash U than from Northwestern, but that translates to 4 vs 6 people attending out of 880. Basically, they’re both really selective. Wash U can be weird about their data, and are notorious for waitlisting over denying, which both feed the rumor mill about iffy practices. Still, Wash U does love demonstrated interest, and ED is a good way to show interest, so it’s likely that ED should be a higher rate.

You can’t go wrong with either school. My final decision was between the two and Cornell, and I waffled for weeks. Wash U won because they paid for a plane ticket to fly out and visit :)