<p>ST2, OK I think my chances are good (just feel it) ! And then there is always the possibility of being a transfer student, too. 
I am not giving up, that’s for sure.</p>
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<p>Preach it.
WashU’s admissions process is very much holistic.</p>
<p>Everyone’s forgetting the objective here, which is to built a smart and diverse class that can make the most of a top-tier education. Based on the evidence, Wash U does as good a job of that as almost any school in the country. Enough! Move on!</p>
<p>I want to wish luck to everyone who was waitlisted; however, I also want to debunk the myth that all ‘overqualified’ students are waitlisted, or even that there are overqualified students for a T20 school.</p>
<p>I am an accepted student and my stats are:
ACT: 34
Rank: 1/386
GPA: 3.98 / 4.35 (Hardest course load - B+ in an elective summer course)
SAT II: 780, 740, 700
Several major awards.</p>
<p>Based purely on numbers several of the people in this thread would consider me ‘overqualified,’ but that is far from the truth. To be clear there is no such thing as overqualified at ANY top 20 school. WashU received nearly 25000 applications a large portion of which are fully qualified to attend. I’m sure all of you who were waitlisted will end up at great schools, but please don’t be condescending towards those who were accepted. I wish you all the best of luck throughout the college admissions process.</p>
<p>I feel the pain of being wait listed. D was accepted at WASHU and wait listed today at MIT. The admissions process is brutal! But I am sure she will end up where she belongs.</p>
<p>@feliz, funny. im the opposite. waitlisted at washu, accepted at mit… just goes to show that the admissions process is really random</p>
<p>I agree with zoomx3’s opinion. My son was also waitlisted at wastl but accepted at Caltech & MIT.</p>
<p>@zoomx3 and sweetMom I agree with both of you. The admissions process is unpredictable that is why kids need to fall in love with more then one school! Good luck to both of you :)</p>
<p>My son was waitlisted also. Was kind of mad since we went to visit over the summer, had a positive experience and the admins we talked to thought his scores and EC’s were pretty solid. Then he found out one his friends who is brilliant and had even better scores was WL’d also.</p>
<p>Hasn’t decided yet what to do, b/c he’s been accepted at USC, Wisconsin, Illinois, and waiting for word from two more. Only Stanford said no so far.</p>
<p>SAT (M:CR:W) or ACT: 2290, one sitting: M:790, CR: 730, W:770 ACT: 34 one sitting
SAT II scores:M2: 780, Chem: 730, Bio M: 800
AP scores: CalcBC: 5, Bio: 5, MacroEcon:5, MicroEcon: 5
GPA: UW - 3.67 Weighted 5.16
School EC: Math team, Scholastic Bowl, Model UN
Awards: National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar with Honors, National Spanish - Premio de Plata</p>
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<p>Unless the “overqualified” admits to WUStL get accepted to HYPSM in April, you are not anomalies. Overqualification does not mean high stats alone. It’s possible that you demonstrated sufficient interest. Or that you don’t have the necessary intangibles. Or that you meet a desired demographic. Or that you are full-pay. Or whatever WUStL happens to deem “acceptable.”</p>
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<p>Not good enough for MIT. Accepted at WUStL.</p>
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<p>Good enough for MIT (or Caltech). Waitlisted at WUStL.</p>
<p>This is plain as day. But you cannot make a blind person see.</p>
<p>And that accounts for three applicants out of 25,000. I may be blind, but I can see statistically significant numbers.</p>
<p>waitlisted at both W & MIT</p>
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<p>Not statistically significant. Just a small sample I found on the previous page of this thread alone. Care to find me in this whole, entire thread 3 examples of HYPSM admits who were also accepted to WUStL? I’ll even spot you 1 or 2.</p>
<p>@greenturtle,</p>
<p>I suggest you wait until April 1st … Hopefully I’ll be one …</p>
<p>I find your previous post very strange …</p>
<p>Accepted at A not at B,
Accepted at B not at A,</p>
<p>Says WHAT about A and B???</p>
<p>I fail to see the point. It would still be random. </p>
<p>Once again: Many very qualified candidates at WUSTL and HYPSM, etc. will be rejected or waitlisted. 1500 seats available at the party; 25,000 applicants.</p>
<p>WUSTL waitlists a lot of people; they aren’t focused on only getting the people with the best numbers. And you know what, it’s their school. THEY get to make the decisions. I don’t believe for a minute that they turn down people who are HYPS applicants – I don’t think they have the time for that process. I think they are looking for something ELSE in their candidates in addition to good numbers and even then, some GREAT students will not get in. It’s something admissions people have to live with in this competitive market.</p>
<p>WHY are people obsessing about this WUSTL waitlist? </p>
<p>FWIW, I was under the impression that most of the Ivies had not sent acceptances yet (MIT excepted).</p>
<p>@ greenseaturtles Did you apply to MIT? and what are the schools did you apply to? Good luck to you!
D is feeling blessed to be accepted at WASHU, Vandy, UNC Chapel hill (oos). Tulane and wait listed at MIT. Actually she feels honored by all these schools. She is very down to earth, simple and grateful. And I am grateful too! Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Waitlisted at WUSTL but really didnt wanna go
Only applied cuz of the incessant mailing!</p>
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<p>Thank you. Good luck to your daughter.</p>
<p>No, I didn’t apply to MIT. I applied only to Yale (SCEA).</p>
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<p>WUStL must accept 5,000 or so applicants to fill the 1500 seats. Its admit rate is approximately 3X that of HYPS, so it is not nearly as competitive.</p>
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<p>Except for HP, all the ivies sent out their early offers ages ago. Recently, they have been sending out likely letters as well.</p>
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<p>You received a merit scholarship from WUStL. Sometimes WUStL goes after potential ivy admits with financial incentives. So your April 1st results will be inconclusive.</p>
<p>Waitlisted. And WashU was one of my safeties…</p>
<p>This does not bode well for me…</p>