<p>eadad - your comment about WUSTL is somewhat ironic. While I'm not arguing with your perception of WUSTL, because this is what I have heard also, when I applied last year I really made no effort to indicate that I was interested and I ended up being accepted with a scholarship. I mean, I actually liked the school, but it was not high on my list, and I'm not sure why but they seemed to be really keen on me (i.e. they literally called me to ask me to come visit the campus, they waived my application fee, etc. etc.) I turned down the visit because of scheduling conflicts and, quite honestly, I filled out their application in half an hour the night before the deadline (as opposed to some schools where I spent tons of time rewriting my essay and typing the apps up on a typewriter). Thus, I was very pleased but a bit surprised when I heard back positively from them in March (they were actually the first RD school that I heard from and it was quite nice during my spring break). As it turns out, I almost did end up matriculating at WUSTL, but that's definitely not something that I think they could have reasonably expected while reviewing my application. So, I guess even yield-obsessed schools like WUSTL aren't always concerned with how they rank on an applicant's list.</p>