<p>Waitlisted; the question is, am I overqualified or underqualified?</p>
<p>Who is accepting spots on the waitlist?</p>
<p>Waitlisted… Absolutely accepting- no harm done.</p>
<p>@loldanielol I’m asking myself the same question right now.</p>
<p>I accepted as well. It honestly doesn’t hurt. I’ll remove myself off it if I get in somewhere I like better though.</p>
<p>Waitlisted here too… probably due to my lack of interest and borderline stats.</p>
<p>I know few kids (with very high stats) who got waitlisted from Wash U last year.
They are now at Princeton, Chicago, Brown and other very top colleges.</p>
<p>Don’t lose hope !!!</p>
<p>I don’t think it matters whether you’re overqualified or underqualified. WUSTL seems to look for candidates who demonstrate interest or even show that it’s one of their top choices. (It just so happens that overqualified candidates tend to have low interest, though there are plenty of “overqualified” candidates who are accepted each year.) Perhaps this is smart. I know I wouldn’t have chosen WUSTL over some of my other options, and I’m glad I’m not taking the spot of someone who genuinely loves the school.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone! Like 20more said, don’t lose hope!
Edit: Will not be accepting waitlist offer.</p>
<p>Wait listed. Probably didn’t show interest. Likely to duke so it’s whatever.</p>
<p>I was “overqualified” and showed virtually no interest and was accepted. It’s completely random.</p>
<p>What do you guys mean by showing interest? Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t WUSTL not even have a supplement or anything. I never got an interview from them either. How did any of you guys show interest? (Granted, WUSTL is not necessarily a top choice for me, but it is a school I was very genuinely interested in). </p>
<p>Stats: I was definitely a borderline/underqualified not overqualifed.
2290 sat, 800 sat ii u.s. history, 740 math ii, 720 literature, 3.74 uw, 3.8ish weighted, Asian.</p>
<p>^Maybe that’s what the scholarships are for? I thought it was weird that you had to apply for them even before you found out about their decision to accept/reject you.</p>
<p>Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Nahh, just joshing. Waitlisted, and probably accepting. I’m from the St. Louis Area, and not the child of a Washu employee, so I never really expected anything.</p>
<p>waitlisted as well! i guess it’s a bit better than flat-out rejection but i kind of expected the worst anyway…</p>
<p>So sorry you wanted to get in, but if you’re WL’d you still have hope. Please don’t begrudge a school’s decision that you are waitlisted by claiming it’s the “Tuft syndrome”; every school has a waitlist. They can’t offer acceptances to everyone and a WL means just that: they didn’t want to reject you.</p>
<p>Correction: perhaps WUSTL waitlists people who show that they’re not interested. My interviewer specifically asked me about my interest level in WUSTL: whether I’d go if accepted, whether it’s one of my top choices, whether it’s high on my list, or something else. I sheepishly replied, “Well, uh, it depends on financial aid.” He was kind about it and said, “That’s reasonable,” but he abruptly ended the interview after that.</p>
<p>“Demonstrated Interest” seems to be huge at WashU. D was wait listed and was clearly told by her college counselor to show interest. Know of at least one other classmate of her’s that was accepted at ED. Good credentials and “Demonstrated Interest” = Acceptance at Wash U. </p>
<p>Lesson Learnt.</p>
<p>The question is, how do you demonstrate interest? Is it through applying for the scholarships?</p>
<p>Do they track whether you made a visit to the school? That would show interest.</p>
<p>I applied for scholarships and all, showing significant interest in both my interview and multiple visits. I’m from st. Louis and a ton of kids from my school apply ( they have the same founder after all) so that may be a factor. I thought my stats were decent enough but apparently not</p>
<p>2 years ago no one got off the waitlist. 1 year ago about 10% were accepted. It all depends on yield of the accepted class. Either way chances aren’t good for admission.</p>