what are the chances for ED?

muckdogs07
Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:26:50 +0000

My impression from a visit to WUSTL a few days ago is that they place substantial emphasis on test scores and more than other schools do (or at least will admit). The engineering professor co-handling the info session talk about WUSTL expressly mentioned curriculum/grades and then SAT scores as the two key factors in admissions, while de-emphasizing the importance of essays so long as you write about something important to you. This professor also stated that it is worthwhile to take the ACT/SAT several times until you are happy with your scores.

So if you believe that test scores were your primary reason for deferral, I suggest not putting to much stock in getting in RD. After all, in the regular cycle, lots of students with high rest scores deferred/rejected from Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Chicago, Rice, Vandy, and NW, among others, will be applying to WUSTL and making the pool even more competitive.

Not trying to be a downer, just to give you a sense of my impression from the visit.