<p>Also keep in mind that a girl in my school was accepted to Duke and waitlisted at WashU. so you can conjecture about which is hardest to get into, but in the end they’re all hard to get into. You never know what the admissions officer is going to be feeling that day, so there are no guarantees.
Also, although WashU may not be often recognized by teenage social circles, anyone who knows what they’re talking about understands what a prestigious university it is.</p>