<p>vbball90:
THANK YOU!
I wish more people would read your post and stop being so ignorant.</p>
<p>idk guys i just dont know</p>
<p>Surprised to be waitlisted too. I am valedictorian at my school and my stats are very competitive. I did apply for financial aid and am afraid that may have come into play with the economy the way it is…</p>
<p>S was wait listed, but probably won’t accept that. He is accepted at 8 other schools, including University of Chicago and UW- Madison. He has many other great places to choose from. He didn’t show a lot of interest, and applied regular decision.</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT 34
SAT 2170
Student govenment 4 years, including class pres. 3 times, SC president senior year
Started the Green Club at his school
Eagle Scout
Nationa Merit Finalist</p>
<p>I don’t think he is too disappointed.</p>
<p>This thread is makin me depressed… I hope not being waitlisted doesn’t mean I won’t get into Ivies…T_T</p>
<p>most of the waitlisted people seem to be aiming for the ivies</p>
<p>“most of the waitlisted people seem to be aiming for the ivies” </p>
<p>Well, most of the accepted people also seem to have applied to the ivies. This is simply because WashU shares its pool of applicants with some of the ivies…So, dont be surprised if more than 50% of those students who got into WashU, also got into at least an ivy.</p>
<p>Ouch, this thread is huge…</p>
<p>Anyways, count me in. I’m suprised that I didn’t get handed a rejection because I’m rather under-qualified…</p>
<p>Olin Buiness - Finance Major
1350/2100 SAT
32 ACT
3.65 GPA (no weights at my school)
Barely BEHIND the top 20%… LOL!!!
Ohioan 
Showed virtually NO interest, but responded to all mailings…</p>
<p>I guess my EC’s brought me up, but I’m pretty well decided on doing honors at the state school (killer deal and opportunities :)). Good luck to others on the list!!!</p>
<p>For the people who think WashU waitlists better applicants they assume will go elsewhere, while I agree that WashU seems to be pretty interest based, I think it’s unfair to assume that they just waitlist applicants that seem overqualified. I only did an interview and didn’t visit or anything but still got accepted even though I also applied to a bunch of ivies and have a 4.0 UW, 2400 SAT, rigorous course load, multiple activities, and so on. Frankly, I prefer WashU over several of the ivies because of the people, location, med program, and other reasons. The college process for the top 20 schools can seem rather arbitrary at times and many talented applicants don’t get accepted. Not getting into WashU does not indicate that you have more or less of a shot at any other great school.</p>
<p>eh. WashU wasn’t on my top anyway so I’m not terribly upset. </p>
<p>Just so I can add myself to the data pool and talk about myself some more (hah):
Engineering/International Studies majors
2360 SAT Superscored; 3.98UW/4.6somethingW GPA
1~3 out of a class of 700 (it changes based on whether I audit orchestra classes and stuff)
ECs: Leadership positions in orchestra, anytown - diversity club on campus, volunteering, teaching diversity classes to freshmen, couple of summer programs
National Merit Finalist</p>
<p>I’m not going to put myself on the waitlist. I am sure that all of the people who got accepted deserved, but we’re definitely qualified to go somewhere else great :)</p>
<p>I hate how the valedictorian of our class who is using Wash U as a safety won’t stop bragging about getting into Wash U.</p>
<p>motion: No matter how qualified, motivated or gifted a student someone is, WashU is only a safety school in that person’s mind. WashU (as has been said repeatedly in this thread and several others in the WUSTL forum) waitlists and denies MANY qualified students just by virtue of the numbers. Your valedictorian can say it was a safety all he/she wants, but the reality is: admissions at the highly competitive schools is a crapshoot. You can improve your odds, but you can’t be certain until you see “Congratulations!” from the admissions office.</p>
<p>So…this little rant is just a way to make you feel a little bit better. You can know in your own mind, at least, that while your valedictorian is a good student, no matter how you look at it, he/she just got lucky this time.</p>
<p>And if it was a “safety”, would there be all this boastfulness?</p>
<p>motion12345
SO DOES MINE. i want to just tell him to shut up. & i got rejected by UCLA…which is like *** because i am WAY beyond their range. i feel like a dumb kid who won’t get in anywhere</p>
<p>My S got waitlisted even though both parents and other relatives are alums. I could understand it if his credentials weren’t in the ballpark but they are, although maybe not as high as they could be, a UW 3.8 from a competative private school in an area of the country that does not often send kids to WashU, a 31 ACT, and decent ECs. I would be much more upset if he really wanted to go there but he does not have a strongly preferred choice yet. I did get a reminder today from WashU to pay my pledge this year and I had to laugh at that. They really have a lot of nerve if they expect to get any more money from alums when they don’t admit their children.</p>
<p>if we accept the waiting list spot, are we obliged to attend Wash U if they accept us eventually?</p>
<p>No obligation. What you will ultimately do is, send in a deposit for the school you want to attend that you got accepted into. Later, WashU will be notifying waitlistees of acceptance. Then you have the OPTION of going to WashU.</p>
<p>
But the admissions committee doesn’t know that for sure. You guys can’t say you got waitlisted for being “over-qualified,” as that’s not how it works. </p>
<p>to all the people who consider(ed) WashU their safety - ***, seriously?</p>
<p>Just guessing here but those who view WashU that way may have come across that way to admissions… not a good idea</p>
<p>How could they tell that rymd? Wash U barely has a supplement and most people just use the common app that they used for their other schools (including some of the ivies).</p>
<p>As well, it wasn’t much of a surprise that he got in but I think he was excited that he had somewhere to go. He applied to Wash U + Duke + 5 ivies so there was a possibility that he didn’t get in anywhere. Of course, I say it wasn’t much of a surprise that he got in because the valedictorians at our school (in the past four years) have never gotten rejected by one university and they usually just apply to Penn State (as their safety), Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford (and get in at all four). Don’t ask me how this happens…</p>
<p>The 3.9/in a ton of clubs/good SAT scores kid at my school got waitlisted, while the 3.5/perfect ACT/slacker got accepted. Sounds like Tufts syndrome to me…</p>
<p>Kids who apply to Wash U thinking of it as a safety have no right to feel bitter if they are wait-listed. The school is simply too excellent and too popular for that, and it is throwing the too-cute-by-half gamesmanship of manipulative applicants right back in their faces. If you’re really smart and a nice person (the characteristic combo at Wash U) and want positive results, apply ED. But that would mean giving up your “I must have Ivy, even if it’s only Cornell” thinking.</p>