<p>Notice to accepted, current washu students and other WashU supporters</p>
<p>After reading so many posts regarding why washu waitlisted so many "overqualified" applicants I have one point to make. </p>
<p>Looking at the trends of admissions at Washu for the last 2 years i believe its really safe to say that Washu cannot and probably was NOT regarded as a safety school Cmon If so many people got 1500+s SAT scores do you think they would be really stupid to think that ? Even if they did apply to Ivy league schools that doesn't make it automatically a safety school does it?</p>
<p>It is possible that a student considered Washu as good a choice as other schools on his/her list. Cmon seriously colleges are not grouped by ivy leagues and the non ivy leagues today . They are probably ranked according to the quality of the programs. By top choice they probably are referring to their dream school but from there on I thin they would take an acceptance to washu the same way as others here have done(there are always exceptions ofcourse but i am talking about 95% of the population) . Take me for example right now i have JHU, cornell, waterloo, lehigh and tufts left (waitlisted in washu) do i really care which one i end up in as long as I end up in one? probably not!</p>
<p>What I am trying to say is please think for a minute before making hasty genralizations. And instead of refuting every ofeensive post vehemently let is slide.. we are venting are frustration.. no need to respond to until and unless you have CONCRETE FACT!</p>
<p>Thanks for reading and comments would be welcome though please note I would choose not to respond to any challenge or provocation.:)</p>
<p>Hmm this therefore will be my last thread on this forum and good to know that people agree with ( lack of responses and 174 views indicate that atleast )</p>
<p>In addition, for everyone that says Wash U is looking to increase their yield for U.S. News, this is not true. Yield is no longer a factor in U.S. News/World Report.</p>
<p>People tend to consider it a safety because (1) it's in the Midwest and (2) it doesn't have the name recognition of some equal-quality schools: Georgetown, MIT, Stanford, etc.</p>
<p>um yeah considering it as a safety because it is in the midwest is the stupidest thing i have ever heard. U chicago is in the midwest. northwestern is in the midwest. safety schools? i think not (especially chicago)</p>
<p>Not so much their location makes them a safety school, but a lot of people looking in the same categories have a lot of schools in (1) New England or (2) California. Who wants to go to the Midwest with those two options at hand?</p>
<p>Also, its location in the Midwest provides a barrier between Wash. U. and its Eastern/Western counterparts. It's more difficult to think of it in the same category when it's so far away.</p>
<p>Every school in the top 10 is DEFINITELY not a safety, no matter how smart you are. My current class valedictorian is a genius, literally, and is president of like every club including editor of yearbook and newspaper and makes straight A's witha 1600 and perfect or near perfect scores on every grade.</p>
<p>He got deferred to Stanford. </p>
<p>No one really knows what is a safety school. Its all based on how the college thinks you'll fit in. If they think ur a twerpy little brat, they won't accept u, no matter how smart you are.</p>
<p>This is where teacher recommendations come in handy. If your teachers have nothing else to say other than this person is a fantastic, diligent, smart young man/woman, then the college will really look at ur transcript.</p>
<p>However, if you show no interest, no visits, no participation in meetings with the local alumni, no interviews, then they won't take you. IE (I got into WashU with a scholarship but I got DENIED initially to Rice)</p>
<p>To sum up, if you are a contributor, you will have greater chances of letting WashU your safety school. If you sit in a corner all day and study, then WashU is not ur school.</p>
<p>you are right college5812, but the reason i say that is because chicago's pool is very self-selecting. less than 10,000 total people apply, nevertheless their average SAT scores, etc are right up there with other colleges that get many more applications. i got into wash u's arts and sciences but i don't really know if i would have gotten into chicago's...then again, it's all a crapshoot anyway!</p>