<p>@Vitare</p>
<p>You are right. I'm sorry. What could I possibly know about universities to which I have applied to, been accepted to, and researched endlessly.</p>
<p>"Wow a whole 11 posts. I'm glad that we have you around to share your knowledge. </p>
<p>I am just so tired of rumor perpetuation and this one being one that offends me the most. Have you all ever read the posts from Dan @ Tufts admissions? He vehemently denies that this goes on at Tufts. So now I am sure that you are going to say that he is lying and that your friend, who told a friend, who told a friend is more accurate.</p>
<p>Geez. Accept that selective schools are selective period and whom they accept is difficult to predict and move on! "</p>
<p>Wow, really? you judge people and their knowledge based on posts? If Ivy Rejects U was sooooo selective as you say, then why do they reject higher qualified applicants? I bet you are a perfect example of this and just can't admit it</p>
<p>I think WUSTL may still be doing this -- a kid at our school with phenomenal stats & awards in several fields was just WL at WUSTL. I think she's quite likely to get into at least one of the Ivy's -- I'm sure she has great rec letters, and since several of her awards were for writing I'd think that the essays would be strong. She needs some FA, but not a huge amount.</p>
<p>Two other kids I know of with great but notably lower stats and awards got in. Both are likely science majors, which is probably WUSTL's strength, while the one who was WL was in the social sciences.</p>
<p>@arabrab, </p>
<p>I know that personal anecdotes can be very convincing, but if we rely solely on those, then quite honestly no one has any idea what the heck WUSTL does in their admissions office. I have heard stories of perfect applicants (2400, valedictorian, etc.) being waitlisted/rejected due to a lack of "interest," but I have also heard of equally strong applicants showing a LOT of interest and still being waitlisted/rejected. The same is true for students who are not quite as perfect but still competitive at highly selective schools. Those showing interest were waitlisted/rejected while those not showing interest were accepted. </p>
<p>It even extends to financial aid. WUSTL is "need-aware," as most applicants hopefully know, so it would make sense if very strong applicants were turned away because of their inability to pay, but students who demonstrated both a great amount of need and little to no need have been accepted with a wide variety of stats.</p>
<p>In conclusion...who knows?</p>