WUSTL isn't the most well known school...so why is the acceptance rate so low?

Colleges & Universities Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>First of all, what do you personally know about being admitted to HYP? Just a rhetorical question.</p>

<p>Second, just because HYP isn’t better for everyone doesn’t imply that they are not objectively (or at least inter-subjectively) better. Some students choose their state schools over HYP, but that doesn’t mean HYP isn’t better than their state schools.</p>

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<p>plbro81,</p>

<p>I could ask you the same thing.</p>

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<p>i go to high school. i go to cc sometimes in my free time. so just answer my question… why do you bash those schools?</p>

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<p>plbro81- just ignore the ■■■■■. It’s obvious he feeds on provocation, or really rational responses of any kind. Just ignore him.</p>

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<p>^ I really hope you end up at WUSTL with the rest of them.</p>

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<p>plbro81,</p>

<p>No one “bashing” anything. I am, however, challenging questionable and sometimes misleading claims made by representatives of both schools. Research the posts in these and other forums and judge for yourself.</p>

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<p>Not according the the Revealed Preferences rankings:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/626-new-revealed-preference-ranking-released.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/626-new-revealed-preference-ranking-released.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>lol. </p>

<p>Please ignore interestingguy everyone. He’s a ■■■■■, and he’s wasting your time and earning a nice post-count doing it. For any parents or prospective students on this forum who have questions related to any of the “input” about WashU that interestingguy is giving, please feel free to make a separate thread on the subject, and you’ll be much more likely to get responses from people who have experience with the school. Thanks, and (again) if this seems unfair take a look at interestingguy’s posting history here: [More</a> Posts By…](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?do=finduser&u=289318]More”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?do=finduser&u=289318)</p>

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<p>the revealed preference rankings are not relevant any more. there have been 6 years of new applicants to colleges since the data was assembled.</p>

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<p>WUSTL’s RP ranking = #62 </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/626-new-revealed-preference-ranking-released.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/626-new-revealed-preference-ranking-released.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>So unless WUSTL would’ve magically climbed 50 places since the RP rankings came out, WUSTL @ #12 is overrated (by US News).</p>

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<p>Enough already!!! The only way to stop this ■■■■■ is to stop responding to him and let this thread die. You are just feeding his desire to bash WashU and keeping this thread on top of the queue. Let this be the last posting on this thread!!</p>

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<p>bump (10 char)</p>

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<p>no more proof of trolldom needed than that!</p>

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<p>dont post everybody! let this thread die once and for all!</p>

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<p>interestingguy you are my favorite person evar. wustl = ttt</p>

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<p>8,800+ views and counting…</p>

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<p>Interestingguy, I was waiting for you to bring this thread back to the top of the queue. You are so predictably obsessed. Your hatred of WashU and your preoccupation with bashing it only serves to discredit you. Let it go and focus on your future.</p>

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<p>As FallenChemist so aptly stated in Post #113</p>

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<p>Anyone following the Wash U board (or the Duke board) should be able to see that this InterestingGuy poster is only interested in playing games, not in making meaningful contributions to this community.</p>

<p>The best solution is to recognize the gamesmanship, sophistry, and swollen ego for what they are, ignore all of it, and concentrate instead on the valuable contributions posted by so many others. If you find yourself unable to do so, then you might find CC’s automated “ignore” feature to your liking:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profile.php?do=ignorelist[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profile.php?do=ignorelist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I kind of feel sorry for the loser. His rejection from Wash U. is causing him mental problems.</p>

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<p>^ Two of your three posts are devoted to me. It’s cute how you hang onto my every word.</p>