<p>Real classy Bosox…you sound more than a Yankee fan.</p>
<p>Now that’s funny BigDog.</p>
<p>No hard feelings finalchild…hope your D gets in here and Michigan (if they ever release) and wherever else is a good fit for you guys.</p>
<p>Same here. Congrats to you all. Would have been thrilled if D had gotten in Wash U. Great, great school. And actually only reason I stop by here is because can’t stand waiting for something to happen with Michigan! And in one sense, bosox kid is right. This is now a party where I no longer belong. See you over in Wolverine land where can listen to folks tell us how wonderful UMich is.</p>
<p>We probably don’t belong at this party either, I think Michigan is going to be the choice. UMich is wonderful and who wants to go to school with bosox…</p>
<p>you two are very quick to judge people, and no im not from new england. How about instead of ranting on about why a post hurt your feelings, you just talk about Wash U. Because no one here wants to see 20 posts about you two complaining about another’s post.</p>
<p>Good luck bosox. You seem more like a Georgetown guy.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 R, 700 M, 780 W
ACT: didn’t send
SAT II: 730 Literature 700 US History 690 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9- not sure though. I got my first B this year.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), APUSH (3) (more than my school offers, took APUSH online)
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: highest my school offers + some online AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president and founder of clubs that mean a lot to me, part-time fellow on Obama campaign w/ rec letter from senior director, year-round swimming until an injury, etc
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Columbia HSP and similar program at UChicago which g
Essays: Looking back, sort of overthought
Teacher Recommendation: alright
Counselor Rec: probably good
Additional Rec: so-so
Interview: none
Other: visited in fall
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: ****ty, small, rural private
Ethnicity: didn’t indicate
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection: This makes me happy actually!! I probably didn’t show great interest in WashU, but it just sort of makes me feel like I am in the range for competitive application.
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW… AND THAT GOES FOR US ALL.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted Tulane honors, Fordham, UMiami, New College of FL; deferred early action Georgetown; waiting on Columbia (#1), Williams, Wesleyan, Brown
General Comments: Good luck to everyone!!! 2018ers, never give up home!!! After my Gtown deferral, I felt pretty bad about my chances. My school sucks and no one has every applied to anywhere save state schools and some crappy privates. But nothing is impossible!!!</p>
<p>there were tons of typos in that, sorry.</p>
<p>also, does the censorship on this site annoy anyone else? regarding the capricious process that determines the rest of our lives, we might use some strong language. god.</p>
<p>^haha good point</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): none
ACT: 34
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.07 (A+ is a 4.25)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), APUSH (3) (more than my school offers, took APUSH online)
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, some others
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of cross country and other clubs
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: a lot
Summer Activities:
Essays: just ookay
Teacher Recommendation: alright
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: okay
Interview: yes!!
Other: spent three nights with Wash u cross country team, emailed coach since beginngin of junior year, went to interview, school Wash U session , Wash u bio session,
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection: SHOW INTEREST!! i am a completely average student i just love wash u
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: INTEREST!! good luck everyone:)</p>
<p>I just want to give this issue a little closure and then I’ll leave the thread alone…
I am NOT a New England prep school kid, and I received a scholarship offer from Cal Poly SLO (one of the best engineering schools) today, which may very well complicate my decision a bit.
I think that WashU is a fabulous school. Period. I would have been thrilled to go there. Period. I am not and never meant to diss the school or any of you lucky admits. It’s a tough school. It’s a great school. It has a delightfully unique academic culture and the people seemed very friendly.
I am very thankful for my likely letters, but found it odd that I was in two Ivies’ top 100 applicants, but didn’t make the accepted list at WashU. I was also shocked when I did receive my likelies because I didn’t feel worthy of them. To be honest, I will have the same “lulz” reaction if (when) I get rejected from MIT on Thursday and Stanford in a few weeks. I am soooooo lucky to have such amazing back up schools that I don’t have to be upset about being waitlisted at another amazing school. The “lulz” was more about the water rolling off my back that a jab at WashU or its wonderful students. Honestly, I wasn’t upset about being waitlisted, and I am genuinely happy for those that got a “congratulations” last weekend.
What I am saying is that, although I would have been uber happy there, I didn’t get into WashU, but I’m not upset. I am sooooo happy for those who will spend the next four years in St. Louis or who will have to decide between WashU and other fabulous schools. I am sorry if I ever offended anyone, and definitely didn’t mean to say that WashingtonU is an easy school or anything of that nature.
That being said, I don’t feel that it’s fair that you all judged me so quickly and so harshly. But hey, that’s just my opinion.
@finalchild. Thanks for moderating this debate!
Peace out, future Bears, the thread is all yours again.
(I won’t be checking WashU’s section on this site anymore, as it’s no longer of any of my business, so say whatever/judge me however you want…I won’t see it.)</p>
<p>One more thing…
Where I’m from/in my group of friends “lulz” has it’s own special meaning. Hard to describe, but a little bit disappointed, a little bit confusing, and just a tiny bit humorous. i.e. Fail a physics test that you studied like crazy for but it doesn’t affect your grade too much: lulz. It’s not like I was literally laughing out loud about being waitlisted…
That is all. Live long and prosper.</p>
<p>do3es anyone know when we hear from the financial aid office?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Arts & Sciences</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: N/A
ACT: 31
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA: 3.83
AP: AP U.S.-4 ; will take 4 more exams this year
Major Awards: National Honors Society
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer + Track, Senior Class President, Science Fair Mentor Club
Job/Work Experience: Paid summer pharmacy experience
Volunteer/Community service: STL public library
Summer Activities: Internship
Essays: Really Good
Teacher Recommendation: Great, (one from a Yale grad-English teacher)
Counselor Rec: Excellent, Counselor was a WashU grad
Interview: Not requested
Other
State: Missouri
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $170,000+
Hooks: None
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, School (well known public school in Saint Louis that is affiliated w/ WashU, grades-average)
Weaknesses: test score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pretty well rounded applicant from a reputable school.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math 800, Writing 700, Reading 630 : 2130 in total
ACT:-
SAT II: math II 790, chem 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9-4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): second in school
AP (place score in parenthesis): na
IB (place score in parenthesis): yes, 41 predicted
Senior Year Course Load: A LOT. IB mostly, and MUN president
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Waterloo Mathematics award, many school awards, MUN awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (mun president) (mun secretary general) professional archery, many conferences, stanford medical internship
Job/Work Experience: internships
Volunteer/Community service: na
Summer Activities: cornell summer school, andover, stanford medical internship
Essays: excellent
Teacher Recommendation: excellent
Counselor Rec: personally read it, excellent and warm
Additional Rec: na
Interview: yes, loved the interviewer, talked for an hour
Other
State (if domestic applicant):na
Country (if international applicant): turkey
School Type: ib
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >100.000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):na
Reflection
Strengths: mun, stanford internship, gpa
Weaknesses: sat wasnt great
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: interview was VERY beneficial, plus the internship and biomedical engineering experience
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UBC, Kings College
General Comments: Hope the best for the rest!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit (nasty stuff)
[ *] ACT: 33 Single Sitting | 34 in CR, Eng, Math, 35 Sci SS
[ *] SAT II: didn’t submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99/4.00
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not available
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Euro, AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Lit/Comp
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Class Awards in Speech and CompSci; City Youth Leadership Program Grad; Excellent, Superior and 2 Best in Class Alto Sax Awards; Academic Award for Varsity Golf Team; Varsity Golf State Champion Team (I didn’t play in the match);
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band, Golf, NHS (Service Chair); InterACT (Secretary); Various Mentorship Programs; BIG ONES —> over 300 hours as Stage/Production Manager for High school Production and Organizer/Founder of First 3 Battle of the Bands Philanthropic Event
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Two jobs - Bookkeeper for small company and pee-cleaner upper at day care facility
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Only about 100 hours (Red Cross, Mentorship, Tutoring)
[ *] Summer Activities: Vanderbilt Summer Academy, Jobs
[ *] Essays: I didn’t write any other than my common app essay which was well written, but the topic was not earth-shattering
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: excellent (one was probably nearly unintelligible though)
[ *] Counselor Rec: really good - I know her well as she’s my neighbor
[ ] Additional Rec: Vice-Principle and homecoming girls football coach - we’re tight
[ ] Interview: didn’t do one
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[ *] Country (if international applicant): 'MERICA
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Involvement at school, High Grades
[ *] Weaknesses: Community Service, no SATIIs, very few APs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really thought I wouldn’t get in because I was just applying for my parents and I didn’t really care either way. I do not see how I’m qualified for this other than just my commitment to my school and how I gradually intensified my courses over the four years.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Ohio State U (Honors and Directly into Bus. School with $$$) | Denied: UPenn | Haven’t Heard: Vandy, Duke, Baylor, USC
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Olin)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: subpar
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 5’s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 2 weighted, Newspaper, TA
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a[/li][/ul]Subjective:[ul]
If you’re taking the time to go through all these posts, I’ll just spare you the time. Nothing unique, a couple leadership positions here and there.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public (graduating class of 550)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I keep seeing a lot about “demonstrated interest,” and to be honest I was expecting to get waitlisted for the same reason. The only effort I bothered to make regarding Wustl was 1) to ask if I could switch a class to another TA and 2) to update them on NMF status. Both emails got direct responses from my admissions officer. It seemed like they were excited that I was just “keeping them in the loop” as they said, so perhaps that counts as demonstrated interest?
[<em>] Weaknesses: SATs (extremely low CR), not much volunteering
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I sent two emails
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waiting to hear back from my 10 other schools[/li][/ul]General Comments: If you’re a prospective student for future years and you are taking time out of your day to go through multiple pages of admitted Wustl students’ posts, then I’m sure you will have the time to send an email or two (maybe even a call) to Wustl’s admissions office/officer and let them know about updates to your application. When these “sub-15” schools have supposed “tufts syndrome” any little thing you do will set you apart from the rest. That’s just my opinion anyway- I may be entirely wrong, and in the not unlikely situation that is true, disregard what I just said and work hard on your essays.
**TL;DR: SEND EMAILS TO WUSTL TO SHOW DEMONSTRATED INTEREST **</p>
<p>Are you the frank w who is on the secretariat for mun? If you are, I would definitely call that more than just a regular leadership position. I bet it helped a ton on your application.</p>
<p>Accepted to Olin (Anyone trekking out there for Olin spotlight?)</p>
<p>I’m not going to bother with the other stuff because I can sum up my app pretty quickly.</p>
<p>Gpa:3.92
National merit finalist
SAT: 2210
ACT:34
SATIIs: not sent (godawful)
Extracurrics: mock trial, con law, mun, 3 year varsity soccer starter, and chess
Essay: Very good, maybe strongest point
AP: calc ab (5), chem (3), euro (5), apus (5)
Contact made: Never sent an email, made a phone call, or had an interview
Suggestions: since WashU has no supplement, it’s all about the essay and having ec’s that link to your school of choice</p>