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No, the “problem” with WashU seems to be the East Coast provincialism on this site. You know - where if a school is mostly known in the East Coast (like a Dartmouth or Brown, or some of the New England LAC’s), it’s still a “national school” but if a school is mostly known in the Midwest (like a WashU) it’s a “regional school.” And when a Dartmouth or a Brown does mailings or visits to expand its awareness and footprint outside of the east coast, it’s just expanding its natural God-given footprint to people who should be grateful, but when a WashU does it, it’s trying to play with the big boys where it doesn’t belong.

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<p>Maybe, but I would assume that a good Midwest school like Northwestern would be in the same boat, then. But it seems like Wash U gets a lot more flak than NU. The few times I’ve seen people on cc actually denigrate Wash U it’s because of reasons related to Tufts Syndrome, like rejecting very strong candidates (e.g., candidates who get into multiple top 5 schools) and manipulating yield by having a gigantic waitlist.</p>