<p>^ From today's StudLife. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone applying. Wash U is an amazing school; I hope you are able to visit in the spring, and that we'll see you campus in the Fall :)</p>
<p>Applications</a> surge, echoing US trend | Student Life</p>
<p>I didn’t get a chance to grab a StudLife today, but damn. 15.5% is a huge increase.</p>
<p>A 15% increase in applicants in combination with last year’s freshmen overenrollment is going to make admission very, very difficult this year.</p>
<p>Wash U Undergrad Admissions 2011: Waitlisted.</p>
<p>uncannycrayon, are you saying regular admission decisions were released?</p>
<p>will this mean the acceptance rate will be sub-20% this year?</p>
<p>Man, I applied because I didn’t think WUSTL would be that popular…</p>
<p>I think it’s reasonable to assume that the acceptance rate will be below 20% for various reasons: such a significant increase in applicants, the StudLife article said we’re aiming for a slightly smaller freshman class, and we over-enrolled this year. </p>
<p>The year before I applied it was either 17 or 18%, then it went up slightly the year I applied to 20%. </p>
<p>Any guesses for this year? I’m throwing out 15%.</p>
<p>No, I’m saying that will be the theme of when they are released.</p>
<p>This doesn’t surprise me. I was one of 53 students from my region (or however Naviance does it) to apply. Last year it was 23!</p>
<p>my mind is boggled.</p>
<p>In our high school, which is halfway across the country, the number of apps to WashU has increased dramatically in the past 3 years, as has the number who have chosen to attend when accepted.</p>