<p>WUSTL actually has recruiting events in the fall for targeted students to get them to apply. Some, not all, are offered free flights to which my daughter availed herself. She had a couple of other schools that offered her flights. She was not interested and did not accept those offers. WUSTL actually offered her a second free trip for admitted students days, but by then she decided on another school. She was not an athlete, URM, or any other “hooked” candidate, just a top student like many here on cc. I took it that these offers were to attract students that would otherwise be looking just at HYPS.</p>