<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I'm considering applying to Wash U ED, as I really love the school and think I'd really have a good time. My only concern is how the school ranks in terms of placement of undergrads into grad/professional schools. I understand that Wash U is a relatively "new" school, and this seems to have some sort of effect on its reputation, especially among schools on the east coast. Does anyone have any information on this? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Wash U places just fine to top graduate schools. A sizable amount of people stay at Wash U for grad school, but that is going to be the case with any University. I know people who graduated last year and are now at ivy league medical schools and law schools. </p>
<p>I’m considering grad school after Wash U, and after talking with my adviser this semester and doing my own research, graduate schools look most heavily on your GRE/LSAT/GMAT/etc scores, undergrad GPA, leadership, and professor recommendations. Considering Wash U kids tend to be really good test-takers, doing well on your graduate placement exams shouldn’t be too much of an issue… and considering how easy it is to get to know professors and get involved with extracurriculars, that also shouldn’t be an issue for most people. Your GPA at Wash U is what you make of it, but I wouldn’t say it is any harder/easier to get a GPA in the high 3.0’s here than it is at any other similar college (exception: pre-med).<br>
Bottom line: From my anecdotal experience and own research I’ve done so far, Wash U doesn’t have any problem whatsoever in placing students at some of the best graduate programs around.</p>
<p>I think Wash U’s relatively recent rise is selectivity and prestige is really not a problem for graduate/professional school admissions. Nobody is more aware of which colleges are selective and prestigious than other selective colleges. </p>
<p>My son attends Wash U and we’re from NJ. While Wash U isn’t particularly well known in NJ by the average person on the street, I interact through work with a lot of professors (mostly in engineering), and they universally know about the school and think highly of it. Actually, among the people I interact with, Wash U is quite well known among the following groups of people: professors, doctors and other medical professionals, lawyers, and parents of high achieving students. </p>
<p>I’ve heard anecdotally of several quite impressive law school admissions and LSAT scores among Wash U students from my son, from among his upperclassmen friends and acquaintances.</p>