What is WashU trying to accomplish by adding EA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Case, Rochester, and Tufts arent in that tier. They're 1.5- 2 tiers below.

This is silly and verifiably false. These schools are peer schools

They might not be exactly the same, but anyone looking for a good, midsize research university in a city would consider them.

I wish people would talk more about any universities that are less selective but have a similar serious but mostly friendly approach.

The problem isn’t whether WashU is a little more or less selective than Emory.

The issue is that all great, high-stats students who want a WashU-like education in a pleasant setting should be able to get it.

It’s terrible to think that serious, motivated students with SATs over about 1400 and GPAs over about 3.8, adjusted for difficulty, have to jump through hoops just to get a solid education in a place with decent food and nice buildings.

A 1400 is a low score even before test-optional.

No, it’s not. It’s 93rd percentile

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Case, Rochester, and Tufts arent in that tier. They're 1.5- 2 tiers below.

This is silly and verifiably false. These schools are peer schools

They might not be exactly the same, but anyone looking for a good, midsize research university in a city would consider them.

I wish people would talk more about any universities that are less selective but have a similar serious but mostly friendly approach.

The problem isn’t whether WashU is a little more or less selective than Emory.

The issue is that all great, high-stats students who want a WashU-like education in a pleasant setting should be able to get it.

It’s terrible to think that serious, motivated students with SATs over about 1400 and GPAs over about 3.8, adjusted for difficulty, have to jump through hoops just to get a solid education in a place with decent food and nice buildings.

A 1400 is a low score even before test-optional.

No, it’s not. It’s 93rd percentile

A 1400 was below the 25th percentile at Emory ( a school you all think isn’t selective for ED) in 2019. So unless urm, athlete, or some other developmental admit its a low score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Case, Rochester, and Tufts arent in that tier. They're 1.5- 2 tiers below.

This is silly and verifiably false. These schools are peer schools

They might not be exactly the same, but anyone looking for a good, midsize research university in a city would consider them.

I wish people would talk more about any universities that are less selective but have a similar serious but mostly friendly approach.

The problem isn’t whether WashU is a little more or less selective than Emory.

The issue is that all great, high-stats students who want a WashU-like education in a pleasant setting should be able to get it.

It’s terrible to think that serious, motivated students with SATs over about 1400 and GPAs over about 3.8, adjusted for difficulty, have to jump through hoops just to get a solid education in a place with decent food and nice buildings.

A 1400 is a low score even before test-optional.

No, it’s not. It’s 93rd percentile

A 1400 was below the 25th percentile at Emory ( a school you all think isn’t selective for ED) in 2019. So unless urm, athlete, or some other developmental admit its a low score.

The ‘low score’ comment was in response to a post that was not about admission to Emory. It was wishing there was more discussion about less selective but strong schools. 1400 is not a low score for 99+% of colleges.