Washington U in STL Hard Sell
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Anonymous
| My DC has been receiving both email and snail mail brochures almost everyday since the beginning of the year. We may relent and apply. 3.6 UW, 1520 SAT. Do they really want him or is this a way to increase yield? |
Anonymous
| marketing opt out of it you will be saving a few trees |
Anonymous
What do you think? Those stats are good but unremarkable relative to admitted students profile. Why would you succumb to direct marketing? |
Anonymous
| You might have a small chance if you ED1 |
Anonymous
| They send those to a lot of people, whether or not they want them. (And I can tell you that they DON'T want my 3.5, 28 ACT kid lol. But we still get alllll the mail.) But it really is a great school, not sure if a 3.6 is going to cut it though. |
Anonymous
| If your kid is interested, they should EDI/EDII. Otherwise, it is a total crapshoot. |
Anonymous
DC is a senior and has a few older friends at Wash U - her take: Wash U prefers stronger grades over course rigor so is popular at her school for kids who are outstanding in humanities/languages, but an A-/A student in regular math/science classes. |
Anonymous
| a 3.6 GPA is not gonna get your kid in |
Anonymous
OP, is your DC a junior? if not, then seems like EDII is only option. |
Anonymous
| They want your kid to apply so they can turn him down. This is all about selectivity numbers and marketing. |
Anonymous
That all depends on the school, courseload, etc. |
Anonymous
Proof that all that mail actually works. While we don't know exactly what's on your kid's transcript, a 3.6 doesn't point to there being the kind of rigor and grades that get one into a school as competitive as Wash U. Amazing that being bombarded with mail overrides objective data that says the application probably won't be successful. WashU has a 16% acceptance rate. 86% were in the top decile of their class 67% had a 4.0 GPA Average HS GPA: 4.21 |
Anonymous
| Wash U has been famous for a long time for spamming HS students. It's understood that it's not legitimate outreach, but simply an effort to reduce its admissions rate. No need to indulge this second-tier school. |
Anonymous
| DS got a ton from them and U of Chicago. He knew it was $ grab for the app fee and he was unlikely to get in. |
Anonymous
| 3.6 from a private school is very competitive for Wash U. At our Big 3, the average admitted GPA was 3.5. |