**WUSTL RD 2019 DECISION THREAD**

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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Rejected

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2180
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 750 math 2, 790 US history
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 unweighted, 4.5 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP scores: world hist 4, us hist 5, chem 3, language and comp 4, calc bc 5
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Ap literature, Ap french, Ap psychology, AP environmental science, multivariable calculus, post colonial african history
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): San Diego Cox Conserves Heros, School-wide award, National honors society, french national honors society
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Started and run a successful nonprofit organization, started and run another non-profit like service project in Cambodia , Saturday german school
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Defense attorney intern, intern for professor at UCSD, congressional campaign intern and director of interns
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Essays: Common app 7/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: 7/10, 8/10 (both really liked me)
[ *] Counselor Rec: 8/10 small school so know well
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: small private college prep
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian/White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[ b]Reflection I guess it’s just random. I was a little surprised but college admissions is so unpredictable.
[ *] Strengths: extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: test scores
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure why I was rejected. If someone could give me insight that would really help. Just nervous for the rest of my decisions!
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVa with scholar distinction (accepted), Emory with full-tuition scholarship finalist (accepted), Stanford (Deferred REA), WUSTL (rejected, and waiting on the rest
[ b]General Comments: CONGRATS to those accepted!

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yeah I just don’t want to say which one. It was for ED in December. According to D the girl involved took it very well, was very equanimous about it. Her school has a prominent advising staff, they told <…> that it had better never happen again.

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mmmm @themiah06‌ you sure about those nums? There are about 7500 undergrads total so 1650 sounds a little low to admit. Remember, about 35% of the offers will be accepted, so yeah, probably admitted 5000 resulting in a 15 - 18% admit rate, just off top of my head. That assumes 29k+ applied.

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That’s what it said on my acceptance letter.

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Decision: Accepted CAS

[ list]
[] SAT I: 2300 (790 CR, 790 W, 720 M)
[] ACT: 34 Composite
[] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 790 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP scores: AP World (5), AP Biology (5), AP Psychology (5), AP European History (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Literature (5), AP Language (5), AP Latin (4)
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, Advanced Acting, Organic Chemistry 1 (First Semester, Dual Enrollment), Calculus 3 (First Semester Dual Enrollment), Organic Chemistry 2 (Second Semester Dual Enrollment), Differential Equations (Second Semester, Dual Enrollment)

Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Student Body President, worked on a gubernatorial campaign, Cross Country, Track, Boys State delegate
[] Job/Work Experience: Math tutor at a company, paid worker on the campaign
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteering
[] Essays: I’d say pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent (I’d assume)
[li] Additional Rec: N/A[/li]
Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private, parochial
[] Ethnicity: white, asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): antihook if anything, race
Reflection

[list]
[] Strengths: my academics were very good I think. Also leadership was very good.
[] Weaknesses: I think that my “standout factors” were very typical standout factors if that makes any sense.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Relatively high test scores, WashU is known for focusing a lot on scores and GPA if I’m not mistaken
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UF so far. Waiting on the rest.[/li]General Comments:
Excited for the acceptance, no doubt. A little wary, however, on my prospects at the big name schools, again because of my relatively generic standout factors, but we’ll see. I would have no reservations going to WashU!

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@Jimkingwood‌ @aydee115‌ @Marisa58‌ @slights32‌ That’s what it said on my acceptance letter.

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Well that’s not what is said on anyone elses…

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@slights32 Is there a way to post pictures on here?

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Decision: S Accepted CAS (not 1st choice)

Objective:
SAT I: 2320
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math 2=800, Physics 800, Chemistry 790

AP scores: AP Physics B 5, AP Physics C 5, AP Chemistry 5, AP World History 4, AP Calculus 1=5, AP Calculus 2= 5, AP English 3 5, Taking AP Stats, AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology this year.

Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations-Independent Study, AP Economics, AP Eng Lit, AP Biology, AP Statistics, Engineering Design&Development, Architecture, Spanish III Dual Enrollment, AP Government

Interview: Discovery weekend interview with student, part of Rodriguez Scholars-not a finalist

State (if domestic applicant): TX

School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM?

Where else admitted: MIT, UT-Austin, waiting on Rice, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, JHU

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Decision: Waitlisted Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts - Architecture

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: n/a
[] ACT: 33 (E: 35, M: 31, R: 33, S, 33, W: 10)
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP scores: Just a 5 in AP Lang
[] IB scores: n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Enviro, AP Euro, Calc Honors, Architecture Studio II
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Second Place, National High School Architecture Competition[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars:
-Activities Board within the Architecture Academy at my school (President - 2 years)
-Schoolwide Student Council (Officer - 4 years)
-Slam Poetry/Spoken Word Club (Founding Member - 3 years)
-Forum for Social Awareness (Founder - 1 year)
-Consumer Bowl (Co-Captain - 2 years)
-National Honor Society (elections TBA - 1 year)
-National Japanese Honor Society (3 years)
-Urban Agriculture Club (2 years)
-Junior State of America (3 years)
[] Job/Work Experience:
-Intern/Teacher’s Assistant for my school’s health teacher.
-Held two part-time sales associate positions since the end of my sophomore year (20 hrs/week).
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
[] Essays: Just my Common App essay, which I give an 8/10 at the least
[] Teacher Recommendations: Pretty darn good, I read them and didn’t have any complaints
[] Counselor Rec: Run-of-the-mill, but all of his recs are so there wasn’t much escaping that
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: It happened, but it was pretty lackluster. I didn’t really connect with my interviewer and he didn’t have many answers to my questions. [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <70,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, huge interest and achievement in architecture, extracurriculars, GPA, essay
[] Weaknesses: Total lack of demonstrated interest (no visits, an email here or there but nothing significant), didn’t take the time to submit scholarships, lackluster interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the lack of demonstrated interest really killed my chances
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve only heard from NJIT and IIT so far [/ul]
General Comments:

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Decision: wait listed
[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2330 (800 math, 800 writing, 730 reading)
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] SAT II: 800 math 2, 790 Spanish with listening, 730 bio ecologicap
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[ *] AP scores: 5 Calc ab, 5 English language, 5 Spanish, 4 bio, 4 microeconomics, 4 world history
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP English literature, AP physics 1, AP Calc BC
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist?[/list]
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: tennis (4 years), speech team (3 years), drama (4 years), math team (3 years), choir (4 years), president of Spanish club (1 year)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: summer job teaching at a yacht club
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at the yacht club (300 hours), tutoring (50), coaching speeches (50)
[ *] Essays: pretty good I think
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: 1 wonderful, other good I think?
[ *] Counselor Rec: good, I know her really well
[ ] Additional Rec: great
[ ] Interview:[/list] had one when I visited and I thought it was good
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ ] Income Bracket: 300k +
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really anything [/list]
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars, grades/scores
[ *] Weaknesses: essays
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably essays? Also I feel like wash u has kinda weird admissions in general
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to UW-Madison, haven’t heard from anywhere else yet [/list]

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Decision: Waitlisted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: CR 700 M 670 W 800 COMP 2170
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/600
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, AP Bio, Spanish IV, Honors Calc, Honors English, Honors World Affairs
Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Class Treasurer, NHS, Writing Tutor, JV Soccer, Science League, nothing that really stands out
[] Job/Work Experience: Manager at ice cream place; baby sitter
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours through school organization
[] Essays: Common app essay was great
[] Teacher Recommendations: Eh
[] Counselor Rec: I assume very good; we’re close
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, essay
[] Weaknesses: class rank, lack of unique extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t demonstrate much interest?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Miami, University of Tampa, Florida Southern College; waiting for Vandy & Duke[/ul]
**General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in!! I’m not too disappointed, I didn’t really know what to expect. Good luck to fellow waitlisters! **

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@unowen2015 My D had same results as you. Very very similar stats, scores, IB, etc - same ChemE. I read a great article about the new waitlisting game being played by colleges. We might see you at UT too.

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Decision: Waitlisted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I:2320
[] ACT:36
[] SAT II:Math 2 800 - Chem 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.8w)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500 u (6/500 w)
[] AP scores: 5s in Calc BC, Chem, USH, English
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Stats, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP English, AP Music Theory, orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Science Olympiad - national medal winner, National Merit Finalist
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Orchestra, Boy Scouts, Math club, Science Olympiad
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scout Camp Counselor, 1 year PresidentialService gold award
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendations:Did not see. Should of been very good.
[] Counselor Rec:Did not see.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):Midwest
[] School Type:Large public
[] Ethnicity:W
[] Gender:M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection Visited twice and applied for scholarships. Not totally surprised, but still hard to believe with the stats.

[list]
[li] Strengths: Grades, test scores[/li][] Weaknesses: Essays? Grades/test scores?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Protect their yield[/li]General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: Didn’t Take
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Didn’t Take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/298
[] AP scores: None yet.
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish IV (H), Ancient History (H), Honors Psych, AP Biology, Trig/Precalc, English IV (H)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS [/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Mascot (Senior Year), Piano (2 1/2 yrs.), Student Council, Spanish Club
[] Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s Crew member (13 hrs per week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Ozarks Food Harvest (3 times/month)
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendations: I’m assuming they were fantastic because one of them was from my former English teacher (who is a superior wordsmith) and the other was from my awesome biology teacher that went to grad school at WashU.
[] Counselor Rec: I guess it was good, the only thing that I know is that she brought up how I only did tennis for one year so idk.[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:40,000?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Daughter of two Cameroonian immigrants.[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: (See Hooks) I think my common app essay was pretty good.
[] Weaknesses: I spelled a word wrong on the common app, not alot of community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my letters of rec really worked in my favor
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UT Austin, Saint Louis University, Mizzou, Missouri State
General Comments:
I was honestly surprised that I got in. I almost feel like they made a mistake.
Who’s going to the multicultural weekend?[/ul]

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Decision: Waitlisted SEAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT: 34 (34 M, 34 E, 35 R, 33 S)
[] SAT II: 740 (Math II)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but top 1 or 2 in class
[] IB scores: Diploma Candidate (Testing in May, but so far I have gotten 7’s on all my internal assessments and assignments so I’m hoping that is a good sign…)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Higher Level Mathematics, IB Higher Level Physics, IB Higher Level History of the Americas, IB Higher Level Literature, IB Standard Level Visual Arts A, IB Standard Level Spanish B
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few class awards (History, English, Design Technology), Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key (Poetry) and American Voice & Vision Nominee, Harvard Book Award, George Eastman’s Young Leaders Award, Published poet in an international writing magazine, some other minor things…[/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Orienteering Club (takes up a majority of my time, very committed), Varsity Soccer, 2 Bands, Academic Decathlon, Poetry (High Leadership Positions in Each), some other things for fun :slight_smile:
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid performer with band
[] Volunteer/Community service: Athletic leadership, Coaching for orienteering and youth soccer
[] Essays: I loved my Common App essay personally, but who knows… Writing is my strength, however
[] Teacher Recommendations: History Teacher (11/10, Said I was his best student in all his 13+ years of teaching), Mathematics Teacher (10/10, I did very well in Math, and was one of 3 students in his class so we were pretty close. He also had me for physics so it was like 2 recommendations in one)
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10 (Also my English teacher, so had dual benefits in terms of the recommendation. Very small school, and she’s given me class awards and we hang out and talk a lot, so we’re very close)
[li] Interview: I asked for one but never got a reply…[/ul][/li]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
[] School Type: Private IB
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, Strong academics (almost all A’s in extremely rigorous IB coursework with 4 Higher Levels), Recommendations for sure
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t get to show more writing in essays since there was no supplement, no demonstrated interest.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: For sure a mix of a very strong applicant pool and not showing enough interest. Besides requesting an interview (without reply from the school), showed absolutely no interest in the school (not that I wasn’t interest because I very much was). My mistake.
[] Where else were you accepted: Accepted to: University of Southern California (Presidential Scholarship Finalist, Selected for Honors in Engineering), University of Texas Austin (Biomedical Engineering and Plan II Honors), California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo (Biomedical Engineering, Out of State Scholarship Winner). Waiting for remaining regular decision applications[/ul]

General Comments:
I’m bummed out because now I wish I would have been more vocal about my interest in the school, but that’s my mistake. For now, I’m just going to move on and pursue my other great choices. Good job to everybody who got in, you deserve it. And for everyone that didn’t, you’re all still amazing and will have fantastic opportunities in the future!

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Decision: Accepted Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2100- CR: 770, Math: 660, Wrt: 670
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: U.S History: 780, Literature: 690
[] Unweighted GPA out of 4.0: 3.5
[] Rank: Percentile and rank unavailable
[] AP scores- Language and composition: 4, U.S History: 5
[] IB scores: None
[] Senior year course load: AP European History, AP Literature and composition, AP Environmental Science
[li] Major awards: Excellence in art (2014):[/ul][/li]
subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Art club member, volunteer at local rec. center, art classes at art center
[] Job/work experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some overlap: At arboretum, arts center, habitat for humanity, others…
[] Essays: I’d say my common app essay was pretty strong. I honed it quite a lot.
[] Teacher recommendations: I have confidence that my teachers wrote good recommendations
[] Counselor rec: Couldn’t read it but I assume it was positive.
[] Additional rec: none
[] Interview: none [/ul]

Other:

[ul]
[] State: New Jersey
[] Country: N/A
[] School type: Public high school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket: <500,000
[li] Hooks: Was homeschooled until 6th grade:[/ul][/li]
Reflection:

[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong essay. Upward trending grades throughout high school. Decent test scores for an art applicant. Very strong art portfolio. Strong recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: Not very many extracurriculars. Not the strongest GPA (3.5/4.0)
[] Why I think I was accepted: A strong art portfolio with a variety of mediums (Drawing, sculpture, painting, woodworking, film.) I portrayed myself positively and honestly in my essays. Also, I’m in a higher income bracket and I know WashU is not need-blind. Overall, I showed a variety of art-related talents.
[] Where else was I accepted/wait-listed/rejected: Only 1 other notification, an admission to Rutgers University: [/ul]

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Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2240 (790M, 730R, 720W)
[] ACT: 34 (34M, 34R, 34E, 32S, 10 Essay)
[] SAT II: Math-2 (790) Biology E (750) Literature (750)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 35%
[] AP scores: AP Biology (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Computer Science (3), AP Language and Composition (5)
[] IB scores: None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Statistics, AP Government, Journalism, IS: STEM
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier (Scored 4), Published a research paper in a journal [/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Speech and Debate (4 years, President and minor awards), School Paper (3 years, Opinion Writer), Science Fair (3 years, minor awards), Academic Journal (Founder and Editor-in-chief),
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Intern (1 year, published a paper), Software Intern (1 summer)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Shift Leader @ Kaiser Permanente (3 years, 3 hrs/week)
[] Essays: I put my soul into my common app essay and I guess it worked out
[] Teacher Recommendations: Teacher 1 10/10 Teacher 2 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: 7/10?
[] Additional Rec: Research Mentor 10/10
[] Interview:[/ul] went really well…interviewed on campus
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 350k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/ul] none that i can think of…i’m pretty ordinary guy…I wrote a lot about social justice which is kind of uncommon from my area??
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Course Load (as heavy as it could be), huge upward trend with grades (the numbers arent reflective)
[] Weaknesses: GPA, test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: LOTS of demonstrated interest (visited the school, interviewed, emailed hella, went to school presentation etc.)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Rejected from Johns Hopkins ED, Accepted at UMinnesota, UMichigan, and Emory
General Comments: WUSTL seems to care a lot about demonstrated interest and also they want people with personality and definitely well-rounded people so it seems…good luck to the following classes

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Did anyone else who got accepted get invited to the all-expense paid Multicultural Weekend?

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@thoughtbubbles I did, despite not having applied for financial aid! So nice of WashU and definitely an incentive to visit!