@bssurly yes. the only thing she qualified it with was that there is always a chance at last minute complications that would push back the date, but yes, that’s the target
We visited and interviewed. The question I always wonder is when you meet with a faculty member, how does the admissions office actually know that? I think at most schools they may never know, if you set it up separately. Maybe at WashU they did know because I think it was on our itinerary:) We never do it “to show interest,” because we assumed admissions would not know.
I think the best way to do it would be through an essay but you would have to apply for one of the scholarships to be able to write a customized essay for Wash U. Or you could email your admissions counselor and let them know how much you enjoyed meeting the faculty member (assuming you did).
Hello, I have been reading and enjoying this thread for a while! My daughter is currently a high school junior. She will be attending a 3 week summer program at Wash U this summer (called Pre-Medical Institute). Have any of you attended a summer program at Wash U? She likes to attend something academic each year somewhere, and she found this program and is very excited about it. She will have a chance to interview with an admissions rep. during her time there (this is optional). Just curious if any of you did something like this? I would think it’s definitely showing interest, especially if one interviews while there. Best of luck to you all!
@Winky1 Yes, I attended an institute at Wash U over the summer. I did an interview while I was there. Overall, I had a great experience! She’ll love it.
Good to know. She was already interested in the school before she discovered this program, and we have not visited yet. I am eager for her to experience the school and to see St. Louis.
Although the institutes are mostly focused on the university and the academic program, the RA’s and TA’s try to get the students acquainted with St. Louis too.
@Bullsworth123 You are right, our yields are lower than schools we compete with. There are many reasons for this, most of have to do with being a “destination school”. In other words, not a lot of people want to come to the St. Louis whereas schools like UC and Northwestern have Chicago, Tufts has Boston, etc. Also, we are not Ivy league and it’s a reality of life that Ivies are still the glam children of the college world. No big sports program, a silly name that gets confused with a myriad of other Washingtons, and finally the fact that many people that don’t know colleges are like WashWho? So yeah, yields are lower but I hope that all of you see that the university invests so much in their students and people who are decision makers in graduate schools and business hold a WashU degree in the highest regard. Regarding waitlisting people, sure we do that because the business of colleges dictates that we have full classes, but I don’t think our waitlist is any longer than anyone else’s. We may accept more people off the waitlist because like you alluded to, we have lower yields. But you have to keep in mind that it’s a really hard game to guess how many of your acceptances will actually attend especially at a school like WashU who’s reputation is clearly on the rise. So unfortunately waitlists are a sad fact of life in the admissions process.
@DakAttack Don’t worry about your lack of demonstrated interest at this point. I have to be honest, it’s better to be more laid back about the process than to be one of “those” applicants (or worse yet) that call or write every day (yes that has happened). Your grades, test scores, EC’s are the most important things. And at WashU, your LOR’s are particularly important because all of you would be surprised how honest your teachers and counselors are. We found them much more helpful than supplemental essay questions so that was a big reason why we eliminated the question.
Does signing up for the mailing list, going to a WUSTL presentation at a hotel, and meeting my admissions officer at my high school/attending WUSTL’s presentation at my school count as demonstrating interest?
yes lmao
@universitydude Thanks. Hopefully only few more days before we see the admission decisions.
So are we completely ruling out that decisions are going to be released today?
@jjmama Admissions knows. At least we ask faculty to let us know when they speak to students so we know. To be honest, the interview itself rarely gets you in, but it can screw up your chances if you come out as someone that would not fit. For example, we once had an applicant tell a faculty member that she liked WashU because the “black people seemed white”. That was a non starter for us. And yes, that’s demonstrated interest.
@UofMorMSU Sometimes. It was always difficult to remember everyone during presentations when you get mobbed at the end. School visits tend to be a little more personal and I used to take notes on students that stood out. Back in the day, it was more difficult because we would have to start a file on a student that might not ever apply but now days it is probably easier since it’s all done electronically. So yeah, going to presentations is demonstrated interest.
@universitydude Thanks:)
@universitydude Okay sweet. Thanks!
@theshadow YOU DIVED!
One more day! (hopefully.)
@AznDude525 wait so not today??? 