BREAKING: WashU is now need blind

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Anonymous wrote:I hate when people use "BREAKING" in threads in this forum as if immediate action is required.

Same. Wasn't there another "Breaking" thread about Northwestern getting a huge donation? Neither of these stories probably effects 95% of DCUMers--at least not to the point where we need to drop everything and read.

You mean affects. The stories don't AFFECT readers.

Ugh yes, you are right. I really do know the difference/right words to use (also with they're/their/there and too/to/two, etc.) but lately I've been catching myself posting a lot of those types of mistakes. Old age maybe.

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I hope this will change their reputation for being a "safety school".

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this will change their reputation for being a "safety school".

Well, by becoming need blind, it's not really raising its reputation, it's just catching up to all the other schools its considers its peers.

It also doesn't really have any stand-out programs, so it'll need to improve its offerings quite significantly if it'd like to play in the big leagues.

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Anonymous wrote:There are still competitive colleges that are NOT need blind in admissions?!

This is a legit question.

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Anonymous wrote:There are still competitive colleges that are NOT need blind in admissions?!

This is a legit question.

Looking at the list, I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but “need blind” isn’t that big of a deal if they don’t also commit to meet financial aid needs. “Congratulations! You’re in! Now you just need to come up with $320,000. If you can’t, we’ll go to the full pay kids on the wait list.”

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Anonymous wrote:I had several siblings who went to WashU in the 80’s and they were each given a free ride — my parents had no money. Since when did WashU stop offering generous financial aid packages?

Ps. None of my siblings applied to Ivies so they were not Ivy rejects.

Probably around the same time that college got much more expensive everywhere, the 80s are ancient history. The sort of generosity I've heard of from WashU was wooing an admitted student by paying airfare and hotel for student and parents. Of course they knew full well the family didn't need assistance, the school just suspected the trip wouldn't happen otherwise. PPs are correct, being need blind without a promise to meet demonstrated need, is mostly PR. And, this was a well rounded student with math and music awards, who was rejected by Ivys, but is now very happy at school with a top math program.

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Anonymous wrote:WashU boosters are the most hilarious. What is it with all those people who went to midwestern schools (Northwestern, WashU, UChicago) that they have to constantly blow their own horns for attention on DCUM? Didn't someone just post a BREAKING news thread about Northwestern a few days ago?

Back to College Confidential for you, triggery angry man troll!

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Anonymous wrote:Won't change the fact that it's full of ivy rejects.

Just like every non-Ivy school.

Where did you and your spouse and kids go to college?

Stanford and MIT are not. They beat most of the ivies in cross-admits except Harvard or Yale. Then there's Caltech competing with Princeton and Columbia, followed by another drop-off in student caliber at Duke and Chicago where they have to compete for kids from places like UPenn (and usually loses to the latter) and Dartmouth. Northwestern, JHU and WashU are the true schools for ivy rejects.

Where did you, your spouse, and your kids go to college?

Princeton. Husband went to Dartmouth. Kids are at Yale and Columbia. I was originally from St. Louis so I know it pretty well.

You’re not making Princeton look good.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this will change their reputation for being a "safety school".

Well, by becoming need blind, it's not really raising its reputation, it's just catching up to all the other schools its considers its peers.

It also doesn't really have any stand-out programs, so it'll need to improve its offerings quite significantly if it'd like to play in the big leagues.

If you have a kid who’s getting ready to apply to college, hire an admissions consultant. You don’t know enough about the U.S.higher education system to help.

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Anonymous wrote:Won't change the fact that it's full of ivy rejects.

Just like every non-Ivy school.

Where did you and your spouse and kids go to college?

Stanford and MIT are not. They beat most of the ivies in cross-admits except Harvard or Yale. Then there's Caltech competing with Princeton and Columbia, followed by another drop-off in student caliber at Duke and Chicago where they have to compete for kids from places like UPenn (and usually loses to the latter) and Dartmouth. Northwestern, JHU and WashU are the true schools for ivy rejects.

Where did you, your spouse, and your kids go to college?

Princeton. Husband went to Dartmouth. Kids are at Yale and Columbia. I was originally from St. Louis so I know it pretty well.

You’re not making Princeton look good.

Not like we ever cared.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Won't change the fact that it's full of ivy rejects.

Just like every non-Ivy school.

Where did you and your spouse and kids go to college?

Stanford and MIT are not. They beat most of the ivies in cross-admits except Harvard or Yale. Then there's Caltech competing with Princeton and Columbia, followed by another drop-off in student caliber at Duke and Chicago where they have to compete for kids from places like UPenn (and usually loses to the latter) and Dartmouth. Northwestern, JHU and WashU are the true schools for ivy rejects.

Where did you, your spouse, and your kids go to college?

Princeton. Husband went to Dartmouth. Kids are at Yale and Columbia. I was originally from St. Louis so I know it pretty well.

You’re not making Princeton look good.

+1. Yikes. What a nasty soul.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate when people use "BREAKING" in threads in this forum as if immediate action is required.

Same. Wasn't there another "Breaking" thread about Northwestern getting a huge donation? Neither of these stories probably effects 95% of DCUMers--at least not to the point where we need to drop everything and read.

You mean affects. The stories don't AFFECT readers.

Ugh yes, you are right. I really do know the difference/right words to use (also with they're/their/there and too/to/two, etc.) but lately I've been catching myself posting a lot of those types of mistakes. Old age maybe.

DP: I find I do it when I haven't had enough sleep--make errors with homophones. Sort of interests me.

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University of Washington?

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Anonymous wrote:University of Washington?

lol

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Anonymous wrote:Won't change the fact that it's full of ivy rejects.

Just like every non-Ivy school.

Where did you and your spouse and kids go to college?

Stanford and MIT are not. They beat most of the ivies in cross-admits except Harvard or Yale. Then there's Caltech competing with Princeton and Columbia, followed by another drop-off in student caliber at Duke and Chicago where they have to compete for kids from places like UPenn (and usually loses to the latter) and Dartmouth. Northwestern, JHU and WashU are the true schools for ivy rejects.

Where did you, your spouse, and your kids go to college?

Princeton. Husband went to Dartmouth. Kids are at Yale and Columbia. I was originally from St. Louis so I know it pretty well.

You’re not making Princeton look good.

+1. Yikes. What a nasty soul.

I guess I was too nasty back, but I think the idea that there’s anything wrong with being an “Ivy reject” these days is absurd. Most people who teach at Ivy League schools now would have a hard time using their original applications to get into Ivy League undergraduate programs today.