<p>ArielTriton, I think it is fair to draw the conclusion that if you are a highly qualified candidate and you apply ED to WashU, you have a high liklihood of being accepted. Think about it. The highly qualified WashU applicants are the students who also have a reasonable chance of being accepted to the Ivies and other highly prestigious schools. WashU knows that these are the schools that they compete with and often lose candidates to because of WashU's midwest location and less brand name recognition. So, if they see these caliber students applying ED, they grab them.</p>
<p>Students these days are fairly strategic about their ED choices. If they are truly underqualified for a school and have no other hook (athlete, URM,daddy built a building...etc) they know that their ED application will be a "throw-away". That is part of the reason why the ED applicant pool for all schools is always said to be a stronger pool. More people reach for a "reachable" reach with their ED than an outrageous stretch. With RD, kids have nothing to lose, they can shoot for the sky and see what happens because they can apply to as many schools as they want.</p>
<p>Nervous: Interesting analysis.....My d did not apply anywhere ED, but we have observed something a little different with the people we know that are applying ED (not Ivy's, but top 20):</p>
<p>Apparently there are some GC's who are still advising students to "shoot for the moon"....we know of a number of students whose stats put them approx. between 25-35% that are applying ED to try to get the "bump"....that would imply that the ED applicant pool is not necessarily the stronger pool, but in fact that the ED ACCEPTANCE pool is the strongest one.......That would make sense especially in light of your discussion about WashU......</p>
<p>what do you think of my chances for early decision?
SAT I 2020
SAT II math I - 720
spanish - 700
literature - 630
i didnt send in my SAT scores because i didnt think they were high enough</p>
<p>ACT 31
32 if superscored</p>
<p>taking all AP classes, got almost all A's
rank: 10/450</p>
<p>academic bowl
literary magazine - editor-in-chief
American Field Service
art club
art magazine
national art/spanish honor society
worked at library
tutored math/spanish
internship at University of Chicago
art awards, some scholarships
AP scholar with distinction</p>
<p>im from Illinois
my dad used to work at Washington University for three years, and i mentioned that on my application
im applying to be a physics major, not only cause ive taken physics course and stuff but hopefully that'll will be an advantage for girls
im not applying for financial aid</p>
<p>My daughter, a sophomore, says that there are many kids from the midwest, new york, california, and baltimore. I think people applying from outside these areas stand an even better chance than the norm, so that Wash U. can improve their geographical diversity. Another issue is that more qualified women apply than men, and so it's a bit tougher for women.</p>
<p>Some schools have a higher acceptance rate than others - though all applicants must be acceptable everywhere (for instance, art talent is not enough to get a kid into the art school if their grades/scores don't cut it.) The figures were posted somewhere, but all I remember is that the Art School had the highest percentage of kids accepted - but also one of the smallest classes. Only about 80 kids are in the class each year. I think there are fewer kids with the combination of art talent/desire and grades than kids who are interested in the more general areas.</p>
<p>The more factors in your favor, the safer it is to apply RD.</p>
<p>In any case, this thread is a bit silly in that the ED deadline is long past and outcomes will be known in less than two weeks.</p>
<p>Here's the info. I saw before. I calculated the % number, it wasn't on the wustl website. And of course the "enrolled" number is not the "accepted" number. If in fact the acceptance rate was 20% for all, it might not be that Art/Architecture is easier to get into, it might mean that the accepted students are more likely to attend. </p>
<p>Freshman admissions (By school, fall 2006) </p>