<p>I completely agree with the aura vs. fit factor; that’s why I think I would go with Harvard or Stanford over WashU, the other Ivies would be close, but I think I’d still pick WashU. Would anyone happen to know what Ivy is a lot like WashU, in terms of size, urbanity, and just overall fit?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that about 50 or so kids are apply to Harvard EA; Cornell EA and Dartmouth ED are always popular, and Stanford seems to have some sort of stigma against us (what would you call it when Harvard and Yale are easily taking 20 kids a year from our school, yet Stanford chooses to take 5). </p>
<p>It honestly depends on the whole music thing in my opinion. Does anyone know how much that could sway decisions? I honesty don’t believe what the orchestra director and horn teacher are telling me…</p>
<p>Wash U is a suburban school with a beautiful campus.</p>
<p>Princeton is probably the closest to this. Other Ivys
Harvard – subruban/urban.<br>
Columbia – Urban
Penn – Urban
Yale – Urban
Brown – in a city, personally,( I thought it’s feel was a lot like Harvard’s)
Dartmouth – rural
Cornell – Rural – significantly larger than any of the other Ivys.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t consider Stanford taking 5 as a stigma (no matter how many H and Y take</p>
<p>Disagreements aside, I don’t think EAing to Stanford is the way to go… and a couple of people have turned down Cornell and Dartmouth, so that sort of leaves Harvard and WashU.</p>
<p>Does anyone know about the admissions rate for Harvard EA?</p>
<p>WUStL is an excellent school with a great quality of life. I’ve run into more Wash U graduates in my field than graduates of any other top school, and they’ve all been bright, well-adjusted people who seem to have greatly enjoyed their college experience.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d apply ED and not look back. You like the school a lot, it’s within your range, and you don’t need financial aid. There’s a lot to be said for being done with admissions in December! ;)</p>
<p>Try not to let people get to you about “settling.” You will be the one attending that college for four years, so what’s important is where YOU feel you will most fit in and succeed.</p>
<p>So how was it then. I’m actually hearing that your chances of rejection/deferral are actually higher when applying to Harvard EA?</p>
<p>ojodeltigre, what are you thinking about doing? If I’m applying to WashU ED, then I’ll fly out and interview. It’s tough for me to get out of boarding school to visit.</p>
<p>At this point, I’m somewhat leaning towards Harvard EA; my counselor thinks I have a better-than-normal chance given my SAT scores + URM status. But I really love WUSTL, and they seem to love me back- they’re giving me an all-expense paid visit to Discovery Weekend in the fall. I plan on applying for one of WUSTL’s merit scholarships because FA is a pretty big deal for me. Best case scenario, I have to choose between Harvard and a full-ride at WUSTL. Worst case scenario, I get rejected from Harvard EA but I get into WUSTL RD, a school that I still really love.</p>
<p>you know i think it’s really hard to accurately say you want to go to a school based on just a visit there, even if it’s an overnight visit. schools are diverse communities, with niches for all sorts of people and personalities. i also don’t think what you learn in undergrad is really that important if you are going to pursue a career in a field like technology since it’s changing so rapidly. so unless you are really bent on getting a great pre-med education in undergrad (regardless of how useful that actually will be in the future) i wouldn’t advise you to apply to wash U</p>
<p>Washu I think is comparable to Yale for the most part (Yale of course has more resources for research/ grants/ etc). However, I recently called the Yale admissions office and the lady answering the phone was a jerk, so I’d say washu is nicer than yale</p>