<p>What the hell is your problem, and by you i mean half the people on here...
I'm really tired of reading this bull about you being too qualified for wash u. I don't have great stats, you're right, and I got in, and I am very thankful and appreciative... Most of you who got waitlisted with good stats a. probably lack in some other important area, or b. really didn't deserve to get in based on the character (or lack thereof) you show on this forum...</p>
<p>If WUSTL wasn't a good school, why did you apply?? Seriously, don't kid yourselves, it's not a safety school for most of the country...
and WHY ARE YOU SO MAD that you didn't get in???? If it isn't a good school, who cares?? Exactly, it is a great school, and I'd really appreciate some of the people who got in supporting me on this... and for those of you who got into "better" schools (i really dont think northwestern is, though my friend is going and im sure its better for her) DEAL WITH IT AND SHUT THE HELL UP ABOUT WASH U BEING A BAD SCHOOL
you probably wrote a horrible essay or don't do anything but study all the time ( have no life)</p>
<p>Hey, now, no one is bitter. I, myself, just wish I knew more a little bit about their procedures b/c I was disappointed when I was rejected (heh no stats here) b/c I thought I was qualified and really wanted to go there. No one ever said it was a bad school but remember you are on college confidential and if it isn't harvard, yale, or princeton or the like it is lower or lesser, which is ridiculous.</p>
<p>I have seen U of I bashed many times and felt like saying something but didn't write anything as ludicrous or childish as that. A lot of people were probably bringing out the old sour grapes anyway. Settle down.</p>
<p>On the other hand, unfortunately, since the numerous incidents don't seem to be completely isolated the theory that WashU rejects qualified isn't completely unfounded. Now does that mean that Wash U doesn't get amazing students? No, they still have plenty of prestige. Now you have just lowered yourself to the whining and cruelty that you were apparently so above. "probably wrote a horrible essay or don't do anything but study all of the time (have no life)" That is completely inane and rude.</p>
<p>There is no reason for hysterical outbursts. Some people have different opinions and they believe this is a general forum where anything can be said without feelings or emotion. This is not true but it is generally more tolerated than in person or elsewhere. If you can't respect other people's opinions enough to go whipping off into the deep end everytime someone says something offensive to you, you are going to have trouble and there may be some concern for your maturity level. You seem bright. Don't type without thinking.</p>
<p>"If WUSTL wasn't a good school, why did you apply"
umm... I felt a moral obligation to apply after they had pursued me for so long
"you probably wrote a horrible essay or don't do anything but study all the time ( have no life)"
not really no, if fact I had a college admissions officer write a handwritten letter of praise about my essays... my ec's certainly do not allow me to not have a life</p>
<p>a politician cant necessarily be a good politician if he dosen't "have a life" now can he?</p>
<p>i don't think commenting on the nature of politics in the United States would serve me well at this point, so I won't say anything about it except indirectly as thus.</p>
<p>jordanfan you'd be well advised to clamp it up about now. your conveyed level of intelligence will likely only fuel the frustration burning inside those waitlisted.</p>
<p>I'm right there with you Jordanfan. People dont cry over things that are not important to them. As many have said, being rejected or waitlisted at one school will simply allow someone to excercise different options elsewhere. The whole overqualification argument is purely speculative and I think that it's time for people to move on, as many have. Bashing Wash U or their admissions office will do nothing but offend current students or incoming freshmen who, for whatever reasons, were admitted.</p>
<p>I don't like this "overqualified" stuff either. I had very high stats... and suddenly they sound like they're not good anymore. No I didn't get into my Ivies... but so few did. I don't want to feel like others who didn't get in are better than me, because they were waitlisted.
I'm sure all of you waitlisters got into other schools. All of us accepted kids hope that you enjoy them. Now stop telling us you're better because you got waitlisted!</p>
<p>I'm actually happy washu waitlisted me. not because I don't think it's a great school, but because it really humbled me before the big day (today). it made it much sweeter when columbia, duke, penn, uchicago decided to offer me admission. was I 'overqualified' for washu? certainly not, there are ppl with much better stats than me that got in and ppl with much worse stats. apparently the admissions office didn;t feel I was right for their wonderful school. I've been fortuante in getting into a bunch of schools higher on my list, but they're higher not because they are a better school (how can one draw such rigid and definite distinctions among all of these superb and respectively unique universities), but because they better fit my aims, which perhaps is why I was accepted. perhaps I'm rambling, anyways I hope all of you accepted to washu enjoy the magnificent university and should all be very proud of your highly contested admissions spots (don't let the bitter detract from what really matters)</p>
<p>My sentiments exactly, quantifyme. There is no rigid definition of a 'good school'. Each one, I believe, is uniquely different and great in it's own right. But of course, there are always the higher schools.</p>
<p>I got in at WashU but that's really nothing to be happy about. I was rejected at Cornell, Yale and Penn. Waiting for Princeton... And I got in at some 'lesser' schools though. (Is USC one?)</p>
<p>Anyway, I really don't like WashU's way of doing things. They heap up loadsa mail on you and let on as if you the one and only in the world for them. (WashU is on the same level as the likes of UVa, et al) You give in and apply to them, not because you're really interested but because you just think it's an obligation you should fulfill. Then you get rejected or waitlisted.</p>
<p>And I really don't know what they mean about selectivity. they're really going on about how highly selective they are - the admit rate for the present Class 09 is 6.4% But then, the student body is not all distinguished and extremely bright unlike what obtains at other selective schools.</p>
<p>By heaping up mail in your box, they increase their popularity (advertising). And guys begin to think 'Wow, WUStl is great.' it actually is ranked among the top 10 but their selection process is highly unpredictable. And generally, the university is not affordable. They really do not give much financial so many people end up not going.</p>
<p>Jrock..I think you owe an apology to the 7,000 undergraduates here at WashU. Who do you think you are to judge them as undistinguished and dull-minded.</p>
<p>If anybody is dull-minded...its probably you. How on earth could you, or anybody else, possibly think that just because a school sent you a lot of mail you'll automatically get in. </p>
<p>WashU and UVa are not on the same level. If you check you're rankings..you'll find that WashU is ranked higher than nearly half the ivy league. And even so, those rankings to not take into account a campus atmosphere which is more inviting, more friendly, and more non-cutthroat than any other Ivy (exeption being D-mouth)</p>
<p>So, if you feel like you've been duped because WashU slapped a mailing label on their catalog and sent it to you...that's on you. Perhaps you should check your own stupidity before crying wolf, saying " Ohh...I've been had!!!"</p>
<p>kb5 I agree totally. Jrock, I do agree that they send lots of stuff, but you shouldn't feel obliged to apply if you don't want to. Some may find it useful.
Plus no school has a student body of 100% really distinguished smart kids. If someone's good someone will be better and/or worse. It's all relative, isn't it?</p>
<p>guess what, for all the hype about wash u's advertising, i was a national merit commended student and didn't receive ONE piece of mail from wash u. i still applied because i know it is a good school. and i'm going.</p>
<p>kb54010, I do owe you all an apology, and I guess I went off the hook. Sorry guys, I'm REALLY sorry. But, hey, don't take this too personal.</p>
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<p>You should reread my post. That's not what I meant at all. And besides, you should realize I am representing the sentiments of those who where rejected or waitlisted (even though I was accepted). Though it was good for many of them because it humbled them to the core and forced them to rethink their earlier position on WashU.</p>
<p>I am sorry you took offence but don't twist my intended meaning and my words as well. Every school has it's own way of doing things, including the admission of students. I'm just pointing out a few things many already know. I'm very sorry I pulled a nerve.</p>
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I take that back.</p>
<p>(But please reread my post. I'm just voicing out common thoughts that I may not necessarily agree with. And you will notice I gave some credit to WashU. I've always been a WashU fan. I actually love the place and was excited that I got in despite the tough selection process. But sometimes, it always good to step out of your own world and see things from the viewpoint of others. And hear them. Feel them. Whether you agree or not. That's what life is all about. That's just what I did, although I let off too strongly. I'm really sorry, I am. I was wrong on that statement.</p>