<p>So I'm a pretty well-qualified applicant for Wash. U: 4.03 W/3.79 UW GPA at top private dayschool, 2370 SAT, excellent extracurriculars. Wash. U is currently either my first or second choice school, but I think I'm not positive enough about it to apply Early Decision.</p>
<p>My question is: is this going to get me waitlisted at Wash. U because of yield protection? How can I show interest to Wash. U so they know it really is a top choice for me? I've visited but I have heard that might not be enough. Somebody help me tell them how much I love Wash. U!</p>
<p>Visiting is the number one way of showing interest.</p>
<p>You mentioned you go to a private school- I’m assuming you have college visitors like my school did? If a WashU rep is going to your school, be sure to go to that.</p>
<p>Another option is the regional meeting in your area- make sure to go to that and talk with your AdRep.</p>
<p>Do these and you’re more than fine. But still remember that getting into WashU is a crapshoot for nearly everyone. If you get waitlisted it doesn’t necessarily mean it was for yield protection.</p>
<p>Besides- to all those out there who claim WashU is trying to protect their yield, why would they? It’s not to “game the rankings” like some idiots on this board try to claim, considering that the USNews doesn’t take yield into account for its ranking anyway.</p>
<p>Thank you for your post! Our school does have visitors like that, so I’ll definitely attend those meetings.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to be arrogant or imply that I couldn’t be rejected for other reasons; I certainly don’t think Wash. U is in any way to be taken for granted. But I do know that for some reason they tend to reject students with higher quantitative measures, at least.</p>
<p>Our school keeps detailed statistics for the past five years of all of our students who have applied to Wash. U, with their GPA/SAT/SATII/recruitment status etc. I have seen these lists and can say for sure that students with the very highest scores were waitlisted almost half the time, while those with slightly lower scores were almost always accepted. If it’s not because of the ranking, I have no clue why this would be.</p>
<p>Probably because they didn’t show interest. Why would WashU want students who didn’t want them?</p>
<p>WashU tries extra hard to make sure the students are happy, and it seems to be working excellently (I’m certainly part of the cult that just loves WashU for sure).</p>
<p>Good point actually. And yeah, Wash. U students must be the happiest in the world; every person I know who has gone there loves it. Hopefully I’ll be admitted to join the Wash. U cult as well.</p>
<p>Apply for Wash U scholarships. You may or may not get one, but going to the trouble of completing the applications shows the adcoms you are seriously interested.</p>