<p>So, today, I logged into my email, and much to my surprise, WUSTL had emailed me to let me know that the class of 2015 application was available. It just shocked me to realize how close I am to ACTUALLY applyiny to college next year. Now, I'm nervous. :/
Anyhow, anyone have any tips for my application process to WUSTL?
Also, congrats to all of the people accepted this year, and good luck to those pursuing their education elsewhere!</p>
<p>Yeah… WUSTL sent out invitation for application very early each year.</p>
<p>Tips… Show your interest of the school, if can, apply a scholarship!</p>
<p>And write your essays well and study hard to make your grades perfect.</p>
<p>Finally, wish best luck to you, hope you can join next year</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely show WashU that you’re highly interested. Visit the campus in order to learn more about the school. If you live far away from St. Louis, try calling the office of admissions sometime and applying for a travel grant. I applied for one last year, and they paid for my flight to and from the campus, let me stay with a current student, and paid for all my meals. They take good care of their pre-frosh, hehe. Best of luck!</p>
<p>The most important piece of advice I can give is to spend time on your essays. Write it a few weeks (or even better a couple of months) before the deadline and PUT IT DOWN. Don’t look at it for a while and then come back to it with fresh eyes. And don’t try to write what you think the admissions officers want to hear because all they really want to hear is you.</p>
<p>The next thing I would say to do is to start your application early. Senior year can get really busy and it’s nice to have your college apps at least started before it gets to be too much to manage. I’d say that while getting all of the preliminary information filled out in the summer can be a good idea, don’t forget to go back in and add extra information as it becomes available. On some of my other applications, I forgot to add in a few awards, a change in rank and a leadership position that I recieved earlier in my senior year.</p>
<p>Oh and definitely try to visit! The school is beautiful and the people are so nice. It’s well worth it to make sure that WashU is the place for you!</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
<p>If you can still change your senior year schedule try to take Physics and Calculus. </p>
<p>I talked to one of the admissions representatives and they said that these two classes are deciding factors for borderline applicants. Not that you will be borderline, but just in case. </p>
<p>good luck for next year</p>
<p>Thanks for all the tips, you guys! Wow!
Anyhow, yeah I’m taking AP Calc BC, And AP Physics B(That’s all that’s offered), so that’s great news for me! lol. But hopefully(fingers crossed), I won’t be borderline!!! Thanks for that tip, it was very specific!
Yeah, I’ve heard(mostly on CC, lol) that interest is a major factor.
Also, FOSukTOP, was that before or after you were admitted?</p>
<p>Apply ED: know way too many people who expressed mucho interest, took the right courses, had the great grades and were waitlisted…the only way to really express the love for Wash U is ED…</p>
<p>I think ED is contra-logical if you have any chance of merit $$ ANYWHERE. Schools say that their EDs get equal consideration, but the purpose of this money is to recruit talented kids. They don’t need to recruit the EDs since this group of students is contractually obligated. The notion that ED is the “only way to show the love” would suggest that most of WUSTL students were ED. Simply not true.</p>
<p>Wow, I’m so sorry! I didn’t see that your question until now! I visited before I was admitted (at around October or November of my senior year). I definitely recommend visiting! It’s a lot of fun, and you’ll get a great feel of campus life! WashU is a gorgeous school indeed. :)</p>
<p>WashU doesn’t have a supplement so you won’t have to do anything beyond the common app, but where you should put in the work is on applying for scholarships: WashU totally WINS at merit aid compared to other similar schools. If you’re on their mailing list (or just e-mail & ask them for it), they’ll send you a whole booklet of ten or so different scholars programs with merit scholarships you can apply for. All together they end up awarding partial or full merit scholarships, generally renewable for 4 yrs, to probably over a hundred freshman each year! So it’s definitely worth your time to look through the book, pick a few, and go for them. I can’t say if admissions officers consider scholarship applications as demonstrated interest, but if you’re a finalist for any scholarship, you’ll find out you’ve been admitted to WashU a few weeks early AND they’ll fly you out on their dime for a really fun 3 day Finalist Weekend at the end of March. I applied for 4 different scholarships (did all the apps the last week before they were due of course!) and was a finalist for one, although it’s common enough for people to be recruited by two different ones or get a half & half offer. Finalist weekend was my first visit to campus and I had a great time, plus I was then awarded a substantial partial scholarship : ) Definitely glad I put in the effort and you will be too!</p>