<p>"It was just announced that the class of 2009 at WashU has the 2nd best test scores (behind MIT) in the nation."</p>
<p>link?</p>
<p>Half of the students at WashU are Bio/Pre-med majors anyway. Good thing they didnt get into Harvard Law - no one here wants to go there.</p>
<p>I'm applying to WUSL for Biology/Pre-med. I've read nothing but good things about it from students (not the college itself). People have probably never heard of it because it's in Missouri, not the East Coast like all the others. If it's not abominably cold, people don't pay attention :)</p>
<p>Kjoodles,
I find it difficult to seriously consider comments from someone who relies on a anonymous uncle as a source. Any teacher with any integrity would not remain at a school that they did not respect. Regarding TAs yes there are some courses taught by TAs but fewer than at most top schools. Almost all classes that I am aware of are taught by professors. Class size compares favorably with other top schools with 74% of the classes having less than 20 students and only 8% having more than 50 students. </p>
<p>If you have good SATs and are in the top 10% of your class you have a better chance at most top schools. So yes, stats do play a roll, but that is true in the entire admission process. However most of the admitted students at WashU have a resume which includes extensive ECs and community service. It might be prudent for you to visit and meet some of the students before you make unsubstantiated statements.</p>
<p>College2go I dont understand why you would want to use WashU as your safety, if you think so poorly of it. Why even apply to a school, that in your opinion does not meet your standards? It would probably be best for both you and WashU if you chose an alternative safety. </p>
<p>The students at WashU seem to be very happy with their choice. Many of them turned down "more prestigious" schools to attend WashU. Princeton Review ranks it #6 in Best Quality of Campus Life and #11 in Toughest to get Into. But then again, why be bitter and negative - everyone has the opportunity to make their own choice. One can only hope that it is an informed choice.</p>
<p>I see your point GoBot, I was just merely explaining what I have heard about the school. I hear the parties are great there ... I'm sure those who are there are having the times of their lives ...</p>
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<p>Well, you can't deny the fact WashU gives out a lot of merit-based scholarships. I thought I read that the % of students receiving merit-based $ is like 14%. Most of the "more prestigious" schools only give need-based one.</p>
<p>:: Don't get offensive missmolly.
One non-orthodox way to measure how successful one school is the number of students admitted to the Harvard Law School. Harvard 237, Yale 107, Princeton 72, Cornell 44, Chicago 16, WashU 2.
I hope you are not thinking to apply there.::</p>
<p>Hmm okay. Harvard law school is ranked #2. I unfortunately couldn't find statistics on its admissions. However, I did find statistics on the Yale Law School, which is ranked #1. </p>
<p>Okay, so, let's see here. 11 of the 20 WashU students who applied (55%) were accepted. That is a higher percentage than Columbia, Cornell, Duke, NYU, Emory, Harvard, Northwestern, Stanfard, UC Berkley, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, Yale, and lots more.</p>
<p>So through the "non-orthodox" method you described, WashU is better than all those schools.</p>
<p>Sam Lee</p>
<p>Not only would I not deny it I applaud the fact that WashU offers a liberal number of merit based scholarships. I have never seen an actual percentage, so I am curious as to your source. I certainly hope it is not hearsay. My question would be does the fact that these students accept merit based awards make these students any less qualified. If not, then I believe that WashU has accomplished its aim of attracting the best candidates possible. As a result of attracting such candidates the academic level of the entire student body is raised thus attracting more and more attractive candidates. Seems like a good formula to me.</p>
<p>i'm afraid you've completely misunderstood that yale PDF, mavin. just look at the title: STATISTICS FOR <em>YALE GRADUATES</em> ENTERING LAW SCHOOL IN FALL 2004. what it shows is that 20 yalies applied to wash u's law school for the fall of 2004, and of those 11 were admitted (55% acceptance rate), but only one enrolled (9% yield). HTH.</p>
<p>LOL. thats quite funny. I didn't realise that point either although I was impressed when I did think 55% acceptance rate for Wash students at Yale ...</p>
<p>i knew it had to be wrong, so i looked closer.</p>
<p>D has been at WashU for 2 weeks now. I don't know about any of the other colleges, but the Engineering school has had the kids involved in mulitple social get togethers - including a BBQ, team building a catapult with water balloons and Eng. scavenger hunt - already!! They are going to be socialized no matter what and with engineer types that is not always easy!! She also participated in a community service project painting at local elementary schools last Saturday morning. A freshman class project I believe. </p>
<p>Her impressions from her pre-admissions visits have all been reinforced. Friendly kids, professors who know what they're doing and want to pass it on to their students, helpful academic advisors and beautiful surroundings. </p>
<p>If I ever doubted the claims in the mass mailings (and I mean MASS - you all know what I mean - that 4 lb. stack sitting in the corner at all of your houses!) I don't now. The school is living up to them. I was expecting to be more emotional (sad) with her half-way across the country, but knowing absolutely that she is at the right school for her has made all the difference.</p>
<p>I try to understand where someone like College2Go is coming from when they're so adamant with an opinion. Often criticism is based on some real experience and it's good to know both sides of an issue. I've read all of his previous posts and have discovered only that he is from MO (he's waiting to hear about NMSF stats for MO) and is just generally negative in many of his other posts with no examples to back up any of his comments ie. a student asked 'do I have a chance at Yale? His response was "NO. Happy?" - so don't take him too seriously.</p>
<p>haha oops! I asked a friend (who's at Yale undergrad) to find me that PDF, and he gave me the wrong one, and I didn't bother to look it over thoroughly</p>
<p>And try as I may, I can't seem to find any source that provides the number of WashU students who applied to the Harvard law school, only the number of accepted students, which alone is meaningless...</p>
<p>hahaa... GoBot... ditto, ditto, and ditto.</p>
<p>so what if washu is all about stats? the whole college admissions process is a game anyway. and the mailings work... otherwise who would go to MO? in the end, washu has a great community, a top-notch education, and pretty much everyone there <em>loves</em> it... isn't that what matters?</p>
<p>and on the topic of how the non-med programs compare at washu... they're all great (yeah, so eng is a little lower...), and what really matters is how you do in the program, work you do outside of class, etc... it really surprises me that people try to base college decisions on a few notches on the rankings. so opportunities for networking, research, projects, etc are really what should set a school apart from the other top-ranked schools. i graduated from the "lower ranked" eng program, and was accepted to a top 10 graduate program, so obviously you can get where you need to go with washu's resources.</p>
<p>yeah lower ranked... 41st and tied with yale... wash u is awful isnt it?</p>
<p>GoBot,</p>
<p>No, it doesn't make them less qualified and it's obvious the ones receiving merit-based $ are among the most qualified. I have no problem with merit-based scholarships either as long as it doesn't take away the funds otherwise available for the need-based ones. I think WashU does meet 100% of the needs though I am not 100% positive. I was just pointing out maybe many of those who turned down more prestigious schools did so for the money.</p>
<p>Why can't I find any stats as to how many students were accepted ED I know they have ED ! and ED 2 but I cannot find any stats.</p>
<p>Any ideas.</p>
<p>how 'bout that link, baseballstud?</p>
<p>i didnt find it online sir. i dont live on the computer. it was on a flyer</p>