<p>On behalf of the entire Washington University community, I am pleased to offer you admission to our Olin Business School. You and your family should be proud of your accomplishments. You are one of a select group of students chosen from more than 23,000 applicants for our class of 1,400. We choose our students with the knowledge that we are selecting the scholars, leaders, and unique individuals who will not only join our community, but who will continue our traditions of scholarship, excellence, and service to others. You will make a difference here, just as this place will make a difference in you. You will learn and teach, challenge and be challenged, and, in the end, you will be well-educated and well-prepared with a confidence about your future................................</p>
<p>Congratulations to all those accepted!</p>
<p>In reviewing these posts I have noted that some with very impressive stats got waitlisted and some with good but perhaps not astounding stats got in. I am assuming there is something special about those students and I would be interested to know what those things are. I am a big believer in balancing incoming classes, so I DON'T mean to say that those who got in with slightly lower scores, GPAs aren't worthy. </p>
<p>I am just interested in what it was that helped your application? Are you an artist or musician? From an unrepresented minority? First generation college? Legacy?</p>
<p>Thanks! And again well done and good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Jamiecakes, I think my son would agree that one of the biggest reasons why he got in was because he was the first kid ever from our high school to apply there. Mind you, he had great scores, stats, etc., but I am sure that most of the applicants from Virginia live in the DC area. We live in the middle of nowhere, and his high school does not offer the same type of opportunities that bigger, wealthier schools do.</p>
<p>on waiting list; Congratulations to all those accepted!</p>
<p>College admissions are just so subjective. Given the number of absolutely amazing applicants, any elite college is going to look at more than just the "stats" like SAT scores. From what I've heard, top-tier colleges tend to strike a balance between the people with amazing stats, the jacks of all trades, and then the ones with some sort of talent.</p>
<p>Accepted:</p>
<p>2320 SAT
2250 SAT 2s
rank 2/620
gpa: 4.0
efc: 99999 (no fin. aid)
ecs: varsity tennis, decathlon, nmf, other random stuff</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Waitlisted, like many of you.</p>
<p>2150 SAT
34 ACT
4.29 W, 3.8 UW</p>
<p>I hope this isn't an indication of what's to come from other schools...</p>
<p>got waitlisted...well i m surprised i even made it there!!!!</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>SAT: 2040
SAT2s: 780 750 Math 2 and Physics
GPA: 4.173
Rank: 5%
ECs: Professional experience as web developer (a lot of it), Eagle Scout, Gov School NJ</p>
<p>Hook: My brother got was accepted off the waitlist two years ago. I imagine that helped out a bit.</p>
<p>To those waitlisted: My brother was hardly anticipating to get pulled off, but he did. His next best school was lower caliper, and there were some in between that he was rejected from. But, he got a phone call asking him if he was still interested, and a little bit later he was accepted.</p>
<p>Has anyone been rejected yet? I see nothing but "waitlisted"</p>
<p>Waitlisted
33 ACT
Around 3.6 UW
Couple of hooks, good essays and ECs
I'm really surprised I even made it on the wait list, but judging from everyone else that got on, I don't even have a chance. Fingers crossed</p>
<p>i guess the accusation that WU waitlists over qualified candidates luks true as many people with superb SAtz hav bin waitlisted whereas those with 2000ish hav bin accepted!!!!...i really am curious what actually happens in admissions office....!!!</p>
<p>^I don't thinks thats necessarily true... I was accepted and my SAT is 2380. And I've never showed interest if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted:</p>
<p>3.8 GPA
12/212 ranking
URM (AA)
31 ACT</p>
<p>We did visit. She did have an interview, but I still didn't think she would get in. I thought she had a better shot at Stanford.</p>
<p>My sister sits in on admissions at a large private university in the top 25. She said that EVERYONE is a good a student, so what catches the eye of the admissions comm. is that they have something else to offer. Are they an athlete that can fill a roster spot? Have they lived abroad? Are the first generation college, URM or otherwise different? </p>
<p>So for instance, asian engineering majors that play the violin are pretty common. First generation Ukranians who play the accordian and play soccer are not. There are SO many bright, ambitious kids that the Ivies and everyone else could fill their schools with people like my son (white, middle-class, super-freak student, good ECs, good essays, etc) but that doesn't make him INTERESTING to them. </p>
<p>So, for all those upset about not getting in, I TOTALLY GET it because it seems unfair that someone with money to volunteer a month in Bangladesh gets more points than someone who spends 20 hrs a week volunteering at a nursing home locally. Or someone from an URM who went to the same great prep school you did and his dad's a doctor, gets in when you didn't. Or someone who can pay full tuition gets in with worse everything. It isn't fair. It sucks for a lot of super kids.</p>
<p>But that's the way it is.</p>
<p>waitlisted
SATII 2300+
ACT 34
I guess because I applied for FA</p>
<p>Look at post 94, then post 96. Then look at allllllll the acceptance and waitlist numbers.</p>
<p>Jamiecakes seems to have more of an understanding of the process. Without seeing the entire application and how that particular candidate fits the desired class profile; it is not possible to understand decisions. This is not strictly a numbers based process. Yes, stats (SAT, ACT, GPA, rank etc. are important - but they are not the end all be all at most top schools. Every school is building their mosaic of a freshman class and it all depends on where and how a particular candidate fits as part of the puzzle.</p>
<p>I didn't actually get an email saying that decisions are up, I only found out from CC. Did this happen to anyone else?</p>
<p>I didn't get an e-mail either!... I don't think anyone really did</p>
<p>According to someone who was admitted early decision (on some other thread)... they got their online acceptance and even the packet in the mail before they received an e-mail telling them decisions were up</p>
<p>I (and probably so many other people) found out on CC</p>