<p>Haha I totally understand u JRswish XD I applied to 16, and they’re all different. Miami was a safety, and it’s by far the most beautiful/fun place I applied to. Did you bother with any Ivys?</p>
<p>Btw, does any1 think decisions will be tomorrow? i have my fingers crossed, i’m so tired of waiting!</p>
<p>I was applying to 7. Added 2 on 30th December - a day before the deadline. 
Even 9 I think was a bit too much! :p</p>
<p>NU is my no.1 choice. And when I say no.1 choice - I mean that I’d rather go there than any of the Ivies(if I do get into one → Highly unlikely)!! :D</p>
<p>@caxy93 - I doubt it. they would have informed by now - if they were supposed to release the decisions tomorrow.</p>
<p>@crimson Haha maybe if I applied ED. Besides, writing essays were fun <em>kanyeshrug</em> so that made me apply to more lolz</p>
<p>For those who are complaining that WUSTL suffers from Tufts syndrome…it isn’t true. My friend and I both made absolutely zero contact with WashU except for submitting our applications and we both got in. It’s not like we are super-over-extra qualified applicants, which means that we probably wouldn’t have been admitted if interest was a big factor in admissions. Remember, each application is reviewed HOLISTICALLY.</p>
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Columbia but only because of legacy and New York. </p>
<p>Miami was a low match for me but I am in love with the city like omg. Also, Miami Beach, Miami Hurricanes football, Lebron James, Nightlife. i could continue on forever.</p>
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<p>I think you miss the key point of “Tufts Syndrome”, which is the idea that super-over-extra-qualified applicants are intentionally Waitlisted versus admitted, based on the assumption they’re likely to choose better schools and would hence lower yield. </p>
<p>That said, I have no idea if Tufts Syndrome is real, and neither of our kids ever applied to either Tufts or WUSTL. ;)</p>
<p>based on my experience this year and hearing about the people in my school who got in and were waitlisted, I have to agree with MomCares about waitlisting overqualified people. From an objective standpoint, it makes sense to not accept people who probably would choose another “better” school because that would increase WashU’s yield and waitlisting so many people also decreases their acceptance rate so it’s a win-win for them, especially because they know they would never be able to take kids away from HYP type schools anyway.</p>
<p>Just wondering… I’m pretty sure it’s posted here somewhere… But when are admission results coming out?</p>
<p>“Tufts Syndrome” might be real because my son was wait listed for WUSTL, but he got likely letters from Columbia and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>are all the people who receive likelies from top 10 colleges on CC? it seems like every second person is receiving a likely.</p>
<p>@Swish - Don’t worry. I haven’t got one and I know loads of people who haven’t got one either.</p>
<p>But it is true - most of the awesome genius people are on CC - so sometimes average people like us feel a bit depressed!! Haha!! :)</p>
<p>@Green1995 - Congratulations to your S!</p>
<p>Hmmm now I’m wishing I had applied to Columbia. Amazing school, amazing city.</p>
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in a way its good. i never thought ill be screaming about getting accepted into my safeties…</p>
<p>@caxy im dying to know ur college list lol</p>
<p>What the heck is a “likely” letter? Is that something only Ivy’s do? Never heard of that one.</p>
<p>Typically likely letters are sent to recruited athletes, highly sought-after URMs (including, for example, strong Engineering females) and occasionally to extraordinarily academically well-qualified applicants. It’s basically an acknowledgement that you will be admitted, sent in the hopes that your first love is the deepest. ;)</p>
<p>Some State flagship schools send the equivalent of likely’s as well as Ivy’s. The State school likely’s S got came in the form of invitations to special on-campus events for students being recruited into select programs, or special scholarship offers, prior to formal admissions decisions being sent.</p>
<p>The vast majority of admitted students never see likely letters, so they’re not anything to worry about.</p>
<p>@JRswish lol later, too lazy to type it right now. Btw, It’s getting difficult to track u across all these different threads we’re both in haha :)</p>
<p>hahaha caxy :*</p>
<p>Thanks MomCares, we’ve received a couple of those, didn’t know they were called “likelys” Unfortunately not from any schools DS wants to attend.</p>
<p>Sent from my SGH-T769 using CC</p>