Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2012 Official RD Decisions

<p>*Decision: Accepted to Engineering! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800 M, 730 CR, 790 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 phys, 800 Math II
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 3.435 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: unranked HS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: waived my right to see them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: waived my right
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strength-very accelerated course load, skipped a grade, weakness-few leadership positions, terrible GPA (lopsided against English)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: clear passion for science, but also diverse interests[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I am surprised because I see my application as sort of a risk for colleges. I appear smart, but not the hardest or most productive worker. It was a crapshoot, and I am very happy I got in. I hope the rest of my colleges see/saw me in as good a light as WUSTL. </p>

<p>Congrats to all the rest accepted; good luck to the waitlisted; And I wish all those rejected good luck at the rest of their schools.</p>

<p>Waitlisted.</p>

<p>I hate waiting. I hope I get in.</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:2010(M:710, CR:650, W:650)
[</em>] SAT IIs:Latin:750, Chemistry:700, Math IIC:700
[<em>] ACT:n/a
[</em>] GPA:school has a weird GPA system
[li] Rank:6/342</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: okay
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>] Hook (if any): </p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:definite weakness-scores, lack of leadership
[li] Why you think you were waitlisted:average scores and lack of demonstrated interest[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I don't really have much to say because I am a little disappointed but I kind of knew this would happen. At least it's not a total rejection. Anyway, good luck to others!!!!</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=yellow][ b]Decision:Waitlisted [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2000 (M 740: CR 600: W 660)
[ *] SAT IIs: Math II 780 Chem: 750
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] GPA: private
[ *] Rank: top 5%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: I thought it was great. about death of a classmate in a basketball game.
[ *] Teacher Recs:average
[ *] Counselor Rec: average
[ *] Hook (if any): Well, not really. FBLA all four years. Who's who.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: texas
[ *] School Type: public hs
[ *] Ethnicity:asian
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths on academics but bad interaction with classmates and bad test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: because my scores weren't high enough.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>

<p>Well, for those of latter years, if you guys don't have a 700 SAT score or above, I dunno about chances of admission (slim...). </p>

<p>Any other suggestions.
And I applied to college of arts and sciences.</p>

<p>I didn't think that showed.</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED TO ENGINEERING</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I:
SAT IIs:
ACT: 34
GPA: 3.98 unweighted
Rank: unranked HS</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I thought mine were okay... written on my 12 year dedication to piano
Teacher Recs: as far as I know very strong
Counselor Rec: Never Saw it
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: Il
School Type: private / public, you have to apply to get in but we're public so... yeah
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: very strong extra-curriculars and sports leadership, very involved in music, strongest coarseload offered by my school was taken but I had almost no community service</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: very diverse interests, I made sure to form a relationship with multiple personel on campus, strong academic background</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I was very suprised to be accepted, especially after being waitlisted by unc less than 24 hours ago. But I guess that's how this sort of thing goes almost everything can be a shot in the dark. Congradulations to all accepted students, best of luck to those on the waiting list, and I hope everything works out for those who were rejected.</p>

<p>*Decision:Waitlisted *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2260 (M 780 CR 750 W 730)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 800 Bio 770 Chem: 740 Lit 730 US History 740
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 3.96 UW, around like 4.4 W?
[<em>] Rank: N/A, probably like top 10%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good, I thought it was really cute :)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: okay?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea?
[</em>] Hook (if any): Probably not
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: No idea!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea!
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats everybody! This is the first time I've ever been waitlisted; I think it's actually really exciting. I've never seen a waitlist letter before! Haha Washu <3</p>

<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2250 (680CR, 770M, 800W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 780 Bio, 750 Physics
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank:1/295
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good, i guess? my AP Lang teacher liked it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good, from phys and lang teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good i suppose
[</em>] Hook (if any):uhhhhh, none that I know of
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Good Ol' Washington
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: erm, drama involvement, 7 APs senior year
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: hrmmmmm.... no clue
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone!!!! Hopefully this entails a brighter outlook for the other colleges I applied to.</p>

<p>Here's the format: </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800CR/800M/720(or730sc)W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 in USHistory, Math IIC, Chem, Latin, 790 in Bio M
[<em>] ACT: 36
[</em>] GPA: ~4.5
[<em>] Rank: 1/688
[</em>] Other stats: USAMO, National HS Honors Orchestra, All-American at Panasonic Academic Challenge, 4 Perfect National Latin Exams, Mentor to local Mathcounts team, created a couple websites.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Scholarship Essays were good. It got me somewhere. :)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My two teachers loved me. One is very very eloquent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not as good as teachers' but still good.
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Academic Achievements, Extracurriculars, well-rounded. Weakness was leadership.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: WashU knows how to make someone happy. :)
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to all who got in!</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>SAT: 2280 (780CR, 760W, 740M)
SATIIs: 780 Lit, 750 Bio, 680 Spanish
ACT: 35
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1/447</p>

<p>Essays: Well-reviewed
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Recs: I have a solid relationship with my counselor--should be wonderful
Hook: Work as intern at congressional office?</p>

<p>State: Iowa
School: Public
Ethnicity: Biracial (Chinese/White)
Gender: F
Strengths/Weaknesses: Hold 2-3 jobs at once, tons of ECs, twoyears of university classes,....but, not president of any clubs and didn't take math senior yr (did calc last yr)
Why waitlisted: too many kids from school already accepted?</p>

<p>General comments: Congrats to everyone who did get accepted! You should feel super proud!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted! (engineering)</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: almost 4.0
[<em>] Rank: doesn't rank (small class, but top)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty much poured out my heart and soul... my main essay was like my child this past year.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: waived rights (but I'd assume good)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: same as above
[<em>] Hook (if any): interesting background?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Louisiana
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: math/science nerd
[/ul]Other Factors: lots of community service, Katrina kid (10th grade year in another school up in New York); showed a lot of interest when my adrep visited, listed WashU as #1 via national merit (finalist)
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all who got in!</p>

<p>*Decision:ACCEPTED! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:2190: 790 CR 700 M 700 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Lit 690 Spanish 670 MathII
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 3.86
[<em>] Rank: 35/600
[</em>] Other stats:National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Everyone thinks they have good essays lol, I loved mine.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably good, didn't read
[</em>] Hook (if any): Spent semester abroad?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Arizona
[</em>] School Type: competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Jewish
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Lots of interest in international relations
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: LOTS of interest shown
[/ul]Other Factors: Had letter of rec from someone on admissions board
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I AM SO EXCITED! Totally thought I'd be waitlisted... Most likely attending :)</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 1890
[ *] SAT IIs: 740 US History, 720 Literature
[ *] ACT 28
[ *] GPA: 4.4/3.5
[ *] Rank: 20/504
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: alice walker liked it
[ *] Teacher Recs: one of top few, top 5%
[ *] Counselor Rec: alright
[ *] Hook (if any): URM, first gen, less than 40,000
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:CA
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:Public
[ *] Gender:Black
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: essay + extra ciriculars/leadership weaknesses- SAT 1 and grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Honestly don't know probably a mixture of mid year grades and lack of demonstrated in. ?
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
Not accepting my spot on the waitlist and congrats to all who got in!!</p>

<ul>
<li>HAHAHA I see why I was Waitlisted- can't even format correctly! lol</li>
</ul>

<p>My DS was thrilled to get accepted to Arts & Sciences.</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!</p>

<p>I wonder what the admit rate is, hmm... Though they do waitlist EVERYBODY. Some of the waitlisted people on here are truly INCREDIBLE and I don't understand their admissions policies haha</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTEDACCEPTEDACCEPTED</p>

<p>STATS:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 760 M // 740 CR // 800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 Math 1C // 680 Spanish w/Listening <a href="but%20I%20actually%20am%20good%20at%20Spanish,%20I%20swear,%20I%20just%20effed%20up%20the%20test">i</a> *
[<em>] ACT: 33 Composite (don't remember different sections)
[</em>] GPA: 3.65 UW // 4.45 W
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank but gives a general +/- 5% range, I estimated that I'm like top 12 or 13%
[</em>] Other stats: I have like a bagazillion extracurrics on both natl and local levels... I've done some pretty interesting things with my life. I'm too excited right now too list them...but I really don't think they're THAT much more spectacular than anything the average admitted student has done.
[/ul]
SUBJECTIVE:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I guess that it was good...I spent a really long time on it and got lots of positive reviews from CC people. I liked it but I didn't know if the admissions committee would
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Physics & English teacher...My physics teacher is really tight (he participated in some of the same ECs that I did when he was in high school) and everyone loves him. The schools that I didn't have him write my letters for I didnt' get into and the ones I DID have him write a rec for I have all gotten into...hmm...oh, and my 11th grade english teacher, he doesn't teach at my school anymore but I suppose he must have written me good recs if i got in!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me. She's also the head of counseling at my (kinda big) school...maybe that gave me extra cred? IDK
[</em>] Hook (if any): Legacy...but my anti-hook is that my mom has never given them money & I've never visited campus.
[/ul]LOCATION/PERSONAL:
[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MD all the wayyy
[</em>] School Type: public (but I'm in full IB)
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: gosh i don't know. I assume my essay was a strength.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I guess legacy...I NEVER expected to get in b/c I'm not in the top 10% of my class. Washu was a SUPER reach. I really hope that someone who isn't in the top 10% reads this post next year and feels really encouraged to apply to WashU! I'm so excited right now ahhhhhh! I've already called like everyone I know! Oh and to the people who got referred or dejected (huh?) I'm really sorry and I hope it all works out in the end...I got flat-out rejected from my ED school but I've <em>mostly</em> moved on with my life [/ul]
CONGRATS CLASS OF 2012!!
I want to go find somewhere in MD or DC this weekend that sells WashU t-shirts and wear it to school next week!!</p>

<p>Oh, and if you happen to read this and you live in Montgomery County or DC, we should plan a WashU party sometime ;)</p>

<p>wow no rejections</p>

<p>I cannot imagine that they waitlist 15,000 people, but who knows....</p>

<p>Although only few, but there are rejections posted on this thread.</p>