My daughter will be attending in the fall. The whole admissions process is quite a roller coaster. My advice is to apply to a wide range of schools and apply to a highly likely place that you wouldn’t mind attending. You will hear from them quickly and have the peace of mind that you know you got in somewhere. Other than that, the whole process is quite a crapshoot. My daughter demonstrated interest by attending a Sunday afternoon local recruiting event and then connected with the rep when she attended her school. She didn’t visit WashU until she was accepted. I believe one thing that helped was her glowing letters of recommendation. She attended a summer program at a different university last year and her teachers shared those letters because normally you don’t see what your teachers write. WashU seems to be a great community and I think her letters really showed that she would be a fit. But you never really know one way or another. Best of luck to you!