<p>Waitlisted, 2220 SAT, near 800’s on three subject tests, 116 TOEFL (I’m international)</p>
<p>Not a huge surprise, spent about two weeks on the college app process total…P: that dang common app wouldn’t get written</p>
<p>How do you indicate interest AFTER the decision?</p>
<p>I applied to financial aid…and I was wait listed. I was wondering if I could cancel my financial aid request…will that possibly help me?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I kind of feel guilty that I was accepted when so many people were rejected/waitlisted. I am sure you will all end up at great schools when this process is over.</p>
<p>Thanks Leia. It’s nice of you to say that. I feel kinda guilty even though I was only waitlisted! Haha it doesn’t really make sense but idk. What you said about everyone else going to great schools is totally true : )</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone all the same.</p>
<p>I agree that WashU is an easy app to throw in- that’s what I did and while I like the school it wasn’t my top choice and wouldn’t be ranked high on my list if not for it’s prestige… I was only W/L but congrats to everyone who was accepted! I was convinced that I would be rejected so a W/L isn’t too bad. I’ll most likely be attending a school that I love that offered me a full scholarship. Even if you were w/l or rejected remember: you’re very talented and the fact that you were competitive for admission to such
A selective school is an achievement in and of itself. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Waitlisted, as well.</p>
<p>I sent in the application right before the deadline, as I realised they don’t have a supplement. Showed zero demonstrated interest, and I was expecting a straight rejection.</p>
<p>Not sure on whether it makes any sense to show interest now since WashU is notoriously famous for its large waiting lists anyway!</p>
<p>I too spent 10 minutes on my application, on January 15. Probably shouldn’t have done that. There goes $65…</p>
<p>It seems that a bunch of people were waitlisted. Could anyone estimate about how many? How many have they done in the past? Also, I’m kinda worried that getting waitlisted is just a nice rejection. So, does anyone know about how many they take from the waitlist?</p>
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<p>I believe WashU experiences the ‘Tufts Syndrome’ as well and really wants to improve its yield. Thats the reason they wait list a large number of people, rather than accepting more than their class size.
Although I don’t believe it, I read somewhere they wait list up to 10,000 kids a year.
Worst part is they dont even release their wait-list statistics!</p>
<p>If CC is a decent sample size of the entire applicants, I think it is certainly possible that they waitlist 10k people.</p>
<p>Holy cow… Waitlist of up to 10K applicants?
That stat is mind-blowing to say the least…</p>
<p>I didn’t feel so bad about being waitlisted since I showed little interest and applied for FA as an international, but that stat helps me get over the sting a little bit too!
Thanks</p>
<p>anddd waitlisted. ugh. I got a likely from Penn yesterday, which softens the blow but it’s still not fun. I didn’t visit or apply for scholarships due to time constraints and whatnot, but I attended an info session at my school and am on their mailing list. Oh well. for everyone wait listed and rejected, you are all amazing people and it’s WashU’s loss.</p>
<p>^ @luv2dance1995, I think that goes to show how weird the college admissions process can be. Logically thinking, I would expect getting a likely letter from Penn would also mean you have pretty darn good chances at WUSTL. </p>
<p>As for me, I got accepted with a 2190 SAT and no shown interest (I never visited, applied for scholarships, ect.). Granted, though I am still amazingly thankful for the result, I am humbled by those who were wait-listed or rejected who, speaking frankly, have much better stats than I do. Regardless, congrats on the likely from Penn.</p>
<p>For all of those who did not get the desired admission result, keep your heads up. I am sure you will thrive wherever you end up. Remember, college is not success in itself – it is little but a path to attaining success. Make the most of wherever you go, and you will become successful.</p>
<p>@ Adodie, thanks for the kind words 
I know a few other highly qualified people from my school who were waitlisted or rejected by WashU and I don’t get it. But who knows how they decide? Anyway, congratulations to you! And I’m sure we will all end up where we’re meant to be.</p>
<p>Seeing highly qualified people get waitlisted/rejected is a comfort, at least. I just hope this isn’t a precursor for the rest of my schools.</p>
<p>As I posted elsewhere, I was accepted at MIT and Caltech but waitlisted here. I would bet you all are highly qualified applicants, just because one school says no (or maybe), doesnt mean other schools will think the same. I doubt this will be a precursor, as you put it, Juvenis</p>
<p>Hopefully other college decisions won’t follow suit of this one… denied :(</p>
<p>Yet another rejection has really thrown me for a loop though. The first time I was rejected back in the fall from Stanford, I panicked and added another school to my list that I hadn’t intended on applying to at all… Now I’m thinking, god, another rejection, I should apply to more schools.</p>
<p>It’s an easy mindset to fall into when you’ve been rejected…</p>
<p>I’ve been rejected. I feel dejected. </p>
<p>But seriously though, I’ve applied to 25 universities and most of the time I can’t recall all of the names unless I write them down and make a list. My lack of demonstrated interest and comparatively weaker SAT scores were probably the reason. </p>
<p>This was my first rejection. I’ve consumed 4 chocolate bars since. God, let there be no more rejections (though I highly doubt that). My body can’t handle all that chocolate :/</p>
<p>It’s a roller-coaster. After some time I feel sad, then I think oh well, time to move on but then I get angry, then sad again. It will pass though and life will go on.</p>
<p>Congrats to all those accepted! and best wishes for those who were waitlisted or rejected. Here’s to better prospects!</p>