My son was waitis waitlisted. 36ACT 4.0 UW GPA, 4.6 Weight GPA. No demonstrated interest at all. Good recomdation letters. National Merit Finalist, Extra Curriculars relate to Ballroom dance. He is a nationally competitive ballroom dancer and has won 3 National Championships. My guess is demonstrated interest is really important and if you have none it can make it difficult to get in. Wash U wasn’t one of his top choices and so he will not accept a place on the waitlist but good luck and congrats to all those who were accepted.
Does anyone know if there is a chat for accepted students??
waitlisted – 35 ACT, 6/730, 800s on 2 subject tests, 4.0 UW, 4.45 W, ECs were fine – nothing too special except for stem cell research and 2-year captain of 2 varsity sports (which is still pretty average)
Kinda bummed out bc i did a 2-week program at WashU, which I feel is a good way to express interest lol
Nervous about what’s to come in the next few weeks.
Accepted in College of Architecture. SAT 1550, 4.77 Weighted GPA, SAT II Math 2 800.
Accepted, from India, but won’t attend.
@singingbear thanks!! in terms of interest, i did a summer institute at WashU right before senior year, attended an information session + tour, and opted-in for an interview (although they cancelled it due to inclement weather). interest helps in my opinion, as my stats are otherwise on par with those i’m reading that were denied/waitlisted (number-wise, i’m nothing extraordinary: 34 ACT, 4.5/5 GPA, 8 APs, NMF).
what i think helped me to stand out aside from demonstrated interest were my essays, which were an honest representation of my life and way of thinking. i also started a nonprofit at my school that aligns with my passions and persisted in a varsity sport for four years.
moral of the story… interest matters, but also won’t make up for anything shoddy
How many undergraduate Wahu wait list
Do they share the list with students waitlisted
Accepted with a 95 Gpa and a 1450 Sat. Very good extracurricular. I’m honestly so shook because I didn’t even visit. Sorry to all who did not get in.
@efang16 Your parents must be very proud of you!!! I bet your future will be bright 
Here are my stats for anyone looking for a reference.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): October SAT: 1450 (700 math, 750 EBRW)
ACT (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: 750 - World History 770- US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA: My school does out of 100. 95 Gpa. Have a few Bs (86-88)- Don’t be discouraged!
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5) APUSH(5), APES(5) , AP Lang(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Lit, Ap Gov, Ap Stats, Syracuse University Dual enrollment forensics, Web Journalism, Public Speaking, French , Econ.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
United States Senate Page; Summer 2018 sponsored by Schumer.
(Deputy Climate Smart Coordinator)Town Government. Helped local gov to found sustainability committee.
Intern NY state Dems
Intern on 2 other political campaigns in HS.
(Senior editor) of newspaper.
(Co-President) of Gender Equality Club.
(Vice President) of Model UN
(Secretary) of student council.
Job/Work Experience: I got paid to be a senate Page.
Volunteer/Community service:
Work as a volunteer at a historical museum.
Summer Activities:
US Senate Page (Senior year)
Intern at Town Government ( Junior year/ sophomore)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common app: Wrote about reaching my 50th state and then goes that into my experiences in the senate, my growing love of politics and the loss of my dad.
Additional Essay: Wrote about my love of Twitter and tied it into my love of politics.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: APES teacher. It was a very small class and so we grew very close personally . She said that my letter would totally talk about how political I am. 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: Ap Lang teacher. He really likes me as a student probably 9/10
Counselor Rec: New Counselor- likely very generic letter. 7/10
Additional Rec: Form letter from the democratic US Senate Secretary.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Top 100 public HS in the country ( Very Competitive lots of kids applied
Ethnicity: Technically Latina because my grandfather is Brazilian.
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 125,000 (Dad is deceased)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
I’m honestly so shook. I really never thought that u could go there, especially since I didn’t have the chance to visit. I still can’t belive that I got in.
Strengths: Activities, Hooks, I focused on one field
Weaknesses:Grades and GPA. I also did not have the most rigorous curriculum.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted:
Georgetown: Deferred
Michigan: Accepted
UT Austin: Rejected
General comments
My grades weren’t perfect. I had lots of high 80’s/ low 90’s. However, I showed them that I am different and that’s what matters!
I could be wrong… but looking at stats, it seems that WashU waitlisted many well qualified applicants whom WashU believes they wouldn’t attend. This practice has become more common so colleges can protect their reputation and yield rate. In the past, yield rate can affect colleges’ rankings, not so sure if it is still being factored in. Anyway, low yield rate is bad for colleges. This practice is not fair for applicants, but good for colleges.
My son was rejected, RD for Engineering
We visited over the summer at an Engineering Days. Loved the school. I didn’t know to schedule an interview, so my bad. No time to revisit to interview.
ACT: 34, took once
SAT: 1500, took once, to verify for NMSC
GPA: 3.78, 4.0 scale, no weighting, no ranking
Award: Honors/AP classes, Gold Presidential Service Award 2 yrs (250+ service hrs per yr),
EC: 4 yrs varsity letter in Football and Lacrosse. Captain of both teams Sr. Yr., HS Musical, great roles through HS
Essays strong - he writes very well
Cornell Transcript - took 2 classes last summer, earning 6 credits and 4.0
Only 2 B’s in Spanish, the rest A’s A- at a tough NJ Prep school
Am I the only one annoyed at the kids here who say accepted but won’t attend?
D Denied:
34 ACT
4.0 UW / 4.46 W
ranked 8/331
11 APs
5 Clubs - President of Mu Alpha Theta and HOSA
Varsity Tennis all 4 years (Captain) (All Region selection twice)
Top 100 player in state for tennis as well
75+ hours volunteering at hospital
Internship at 2 different hospitals- ER, OR, floor and radiology
AP Scholar
Youth Leadership participant in county
Visited, did interview, went to local info session and emailed with AO
We were a bit surprised!
Waitlisted here!
ACT: 34 (35 superscore)
GPA: 4.0 UW
Demonstrated Interest: Attended WashU Preview
Thoughts: Honestly I didn’t vibe with the school when I visited so I’m not too disappointed. Declined my spot on the WL so hopefully someone else can be bumped up later on!!
@homerdog ya I can see how that can be annoying. I’m sorry for not being as considerate as I could have been. I am extremely grateful for my offer, it’s just financially out of reach.
@homerdog Sorry. Perhaps that’s insensitive and too soon. I don’t know what their waitlist practices are myself, but some (like us) probably knew a few weeks ago when the merit was announced that it wasn’t an option.
It’s just too bad. S19 didn’t apply but he had friends that did. Full pay friends who were way at the top of the class with NMF, big ECs, the whole nine yards. Wash U usually takes 15 or so from out school but not his year. And these kids would have gone. Wash U’s loss.
Is Wash U that bad with financial aid? I don’t ever see other threads where kids get their decisions and on the same day say they aren’t going.
I’m sorry but one more thing. Are you all saying that their big scholarship was announced weeks ago and then kids kept their apps there knowing they wouldn’t go? Davidson has a big full scholarship and they do the right thing. They send an email out to the kids who didn’t get it and ask them to be honest and withdraw their app is they won’t be able to attend without the merit. Wash U should do the same thing.