<p>What does superscoring the ACT mean?</p>
<p>Taking the highest scores of each test as every university does (except the military ones).</p>
<p>newhere,
i don't really have any problem with how big their waitlist is. i think they can waitlist even more if they want to. it's their choice. what i wonder is if their data are accurate. i forgot to say one more thing about WashU SAT. the #NMF (excluding college sponsored ones) they have is lower than what one'd expect based on their SAT range. so that's another unique thing i've observed. </p>
<p>trapper,
actually most schools superscore SAT but not ACT (at least not in their published data though they may superscore in their admission decision). i am not sure why but i suspect it may have to do with the format of common data set which isn't available to the public for WashU. in the common data set, they ask for SAT math, verbal, and writing scores but not the total. but for ACT, they ask for math, english, and composite. the natural response to the composite is to use the offcial ACT composite, not the superscored one you calculate yourself. if you do otherwise, it will show up obviously because the % of the composite >30 would be higher (possibly significantly because of the effect of superscoring not just 2 sections but 4) than the % of math/english >30.</p>
<p>Sam Lee,</p>
<p>I don't really see a discrepancy in NMF vs SAT scores. In NJ it is very easy to have high SAT scoress (2200+) and still not get NMF status - because the NMF is based on PSAT scores. I think the cut-off last year was 224. Also, anecdotally, a lot of kids test higher on the SATs than the PSATs. My d went up by around 300 pts.</p>
<p>wbwa, you are right, I misread your statement saying that 4/5 of those not accepted in your county were waitlisted, 1/5 rejected. My apologies. However, I do question that the data presented anecdotally by posters or self reported on Naviance can be assumed to be representative of schools nationwide or that this information can be used to categorize the size of Wash Us waiting list. For example, in this thread Weston HS is reported as having 26 people being waitlisted and only 2 rejected. If this were typical of the approximately 125,000 high schools nationwide, there would be 26 x 125,000 people waitlisted per year or 3.25 million students offered a spot on Wash Us waiting list which is obviously not possible. If Weston HSs self reported data were typical of only 5% of the high schools in the US, there would be 162,500 students offered a spot on Wash Us waiting list each year or approximately 7 times the number of students that actually apply and that wouldnt even include international students. </p>
<p>I am not defending Wash Us practice of not reporting the size of their waiting listing. I think students would be happier if they did. I am also not defending their having whatever size waitlist they do have, although I am not troubled by it. The only thing I am defending is how well they treat the students once they are admitted. </p>
<p>I have a lot of sympathy for the position of being waitlisted at a school you want to attend and wish everyone luck. I do think that the majority of students are very happy wherever they end up, even if it wasnt their first choice originally. I think the easiest way to get through this period of uncertainty for waitlisted students is to start focusing on and falling in love with your favorite school that did accept you. If the call from Wash U comes, great. If it doesnt, you are on your way to really looking forward to going to your new school.</p>
<p>My guess is there is still hope for kids on the waitlist because kids are still deciding whether to DEFER admission and take a year off. I know several kids in this situation including one at Wash. U. I don't know for a fact that they would fill her spot from the wait list but they might, right?</p>
<p>It's definitely possible that WashU would want to fill the freshmen class without the kids who are deferring admission. I would think that those kids would enter in for the number for the class of 2013. Also, I know two kids who just got offered admission off the waitlist yesterday. There is still hope : )</p>
<p>My understanding is that they have made the first round of offers. WashU is now waiting for the yield from that round. They will take another look at the situation after they have analyzed the results. WashU initially expected to make more offers in the first round, but had a higher conversion rate than expected.</p>
<p>In anticipation of some "summer melt", I would expect that there will probably be a second round of offers in the next few weeks.</p>
<p>I am currently on WashU's waiting list, and it is my #1 choice at this point (well, tied with Wesleyan, at which I am also waitlisted). However, I applied as Undeclared, and I'm getting afraid that this has affected my odds at getting into this school. </p>
<p>Can anyone here who has been accepted from the wait list comment on their listed majors? I'd especially like to know if you were undeclared too, as it would definitely give me some hope. Thanks.</p>