<p>Just as a matter of curiosity, and I want to especially emphasize that aspect of curiosity since it might appear I am jumping the gun, have any applicants received social networking connection requests, not just from students at WUSTL, but any school in general?</p>
<p>I say it is curious because I was waitlisted at WUSTL, but even after that decision was made, I received a "friend request" from a rather well-established undergraduate student at WUSTL whose profile legitimacy I have rather thoroughly scrutinized. This individual also comes from the same geographical region, though I cannot for the life of me recall meeting said individual. My profile is private, there are no network connections we share, and hence, they would have needed my email to find my account. </p>
<p>Maybe I should make my question a little more clear: what the heck?
Or more appropriately, is the waiting getting to my head?</p>
<p>Thanks for sticking up with what is likely a mild case of paranoia.</p>
<p>That’s weird. Even though you’re on the waitlist, are you in the Class of 2015 facebook group? That’s the only logical explanation I can think of… a bunch of upperclassmen friended like every person in last year’s class facebook group. </p>
<p>You can just message that person and ask what’s going on… I don’t think it would be out of place or awkward to do that.</p>
<p>There are some …overzealous students who have a weird habit of friending people they’ll probably never meet.</p>
<p>My best guess is flashmountains - are you in the 2015 group? That seems creepy, but if not its even weirder.</p>
<p>No, I have not joined any groups outside of my own school, in fact, my Facebook is very limited in scope and reach. As I mentioned, they could not “friend” me without having my valid email address, which not too many people know to begin with, much less a WUSTL student whom I have never met.</p>
<p>Have you signed up for an overnight stay at WashU?</p>
<p>No, nothing of that sort. Not even a campus visit (though a planned one was washed away by scheduling conflicts). I find it increasingly perplexing.</p>
<p>It’s not that hard. Ask the person why they friended you and if they don’t give an appropriate response, delete him/her.</p>