<p>Of course, that is true of all who post. It is just that it was kind of confusing how you answered bulldoghopeful. He said right up front one of the reasons he might not have gotten a merit offer is that the others were just better than him, you said he was wrong on that and his other 2 points, but then you say it probably was what he said in his first point, but you can't know and he can't know withour knowing everyone's specifics. "Considering that you have no or minimum knowledge of the other candidates and their qualifications, I hardly believe that you are in a position to judge their qualifications." Well of course not, and he never claimed any such thing. He was just saying it was one possible reason, and of course it is a possible reason, which is why I didn't understand how you could say he was wrong on all 3 points to begin with. Granted it is clear that the groups are not mutually exclusive, since some EA kids do get the scholarships, but that was not his main point. I think you were a little harsh on a kid who is clearly disappointed (which I understand; I know at some level my D is also since she is in exactly the same boat) and is just trying to understand. Also, which is why I asked about how you can make such categorical statements, I am not sure how you can actually know that #2 is not true unless you have some evidence to refute it. Now that is not to say I think it is true, I don't. And #3 seems highly unlikely to me, but hey, he is venting.</p>
<p>If you are actually with the Wash U office and are trying to stay underground, so to speak, so be it. But otherwise I think you should support what you say (and most often you do, granted) if you are going to dump on a kid that is clearly trying to be sincere. He was not a flamer like so many on here. I just felt kind of badly for him.</p>