DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Title says it all. DC really loved WUSTL and is really bummed. Should they move on and ED2 to their second favorite? Stats are 4.39 GPA, 1470 SAT, 11 APs, captain of two varsity teams, and a decent internship at a hospital last summer. So solid student but not outstanding.

Without higher test scores it’s unclear how strong of a student your kid is. Does the public school inflate grades? Top 10% of the class or not?

Without national awards, your kid is a borderline candidate. Maybe they are looking for first semester grades?

See how you can strengthen app. Maybe hire professional help for RD? A kid with those scores or TO must truly stand out for T25.

[Anonymous]

Move on if the ED2 is a school they’d be happy with and would otherwise most certainly not get into.

The SAT score is likely going to be a liability through the RD round.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Major matters in a deferral though they’ll tell you it doesn’t.

Can’t be premed, business or engineering. No psych or bio either. All are over-subscribed.

Hospital internship hurts her chances?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Move on if the ED2 is a school they’d be happy with and would otherwise most certainly not get into.

The SAT score is likely going to be a liability through the RD round.

Yes. Agree.

What’s the ED2 option? Consider test optional if it’s viable at that school (Midd; Tufts; Vandy)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Major matters in a deferral though they’ll tell you it doesn’t.

Can’t be premed, business or engineering. No psych or bio either. All are over-subscribed.

Hospital internship hurts her chances?

Premed at WashU is a dime a dozen.
College admissions is all about being different/standing out.

What other stuff does this kid have?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:private or public HS?
WUSTL typically "shapes" the class with private full pay from their deferred ED.

I thought WUSTL was need-blind? Wouldn’t that mean they aren’t taking finances into account when making their admissions decisions?

They want to be need blind, but Trump is squeezing them hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:private or public HS?
WUSTL typically "shapes" the class with private full pay from their deferred ED.

This requires deferrals stay viable, meaning the deferrals have to double down on WUSTL, cannot ED2 another school, stay as RD applicants for the enormous amount of uncertainty.

Do they give any hint to the poor full pay souls so they do not use ED2? It's a long wait from December to March ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Move on if the ED2 is a school they’d be happy with and would otherwise most certainly not get into.

The SAT score is likely going to be a liability through the RD round.

Yes. Agree.

What’s the ED2 option? Consider test optional if it’s viable at that school (Midd; Tufts; Vandy)

I wouldn’t submit to Midd or Vandy, but I’d submit to Tufts. Deferred at WUSTL likely to get in at Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Move on if the ED2 is a school they’d be happy with and would otherwise most certainly not get into.

The SAT score is likely going to be a liability through the RD round.

Yes. Agree.

What’s the ED2 option? Consider test optional if it’s viable at that school (Midd; Tufts; Vandy)

I wouldn’t submit to Midd or Vandy, but I’d submit to Tufts. Deferred at WUSTL likely to get in at Tufts.

Not guaranteed with 1470

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you liked a school enough to ED1, it always seemed odd to me to immediately switch to ED2 school. Unless you are just chasing prestige.

Why can’t you love multiple schools. There are so many amazing schools out there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Move on if the ED2 is a school they’d be happy with and would otherwise most certainly not get into.

The SAT score is likely going to be a liability through the RD round.

Yes. Agree.

What’s the ED2 option? Consider test optional if it’s viable at that school (Midd; Tufts; Vandy)

I wouldn’t submit to Midd or Vandy, but I’d submit to Tufts. Deferred at WUSTL likely to get in at Tufts.

Not guaranteed with 1470

Of course it isn’t a guarantee. But 1470 is a much stronger score at Tufts than it is at WUSTL. Also Tufts is strongly encouraging people to submit scores if they are over 1300. With that that GPA and they many APs that is a very solid candidate for Tufts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Title says it all. DC really loved WUSTL and is really bummed. Should they move on and ED2 to their second favorite? Stats are 4.39 GPA, 1470 SAT, 11 APs, captain of two varsity teams, and a decent internship at a hospital last summer. So solid student but not outstanding.

WTH are you talking about? Of course that’s outstanding.

I am certain OP’s kid is lovely, however these stats do not in fact _stand_out_ for this school. aka, “outstanding.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Move on if the ED2 is a school they’d be happy with and would otherwise most certainly not get into.

The SAT score is likely going to be a liability through the RD round.

Yes. Agree.

What’s the ED2 option? Consider test optional if it’s viable at that school (Midd; Tufts; Vandy)

This profile is not compelling for Vandy. Especially pre med.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid was waitlisted (not this year) but in off the waitlist on day 1 when it opened. Do the LOCI if they allow it for a deferral IF you have new info to share. Mine had signficiant updates. Good luck. It’s a great school.

What makes it a great school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid was waitlisted (not this year) but in off the waitlist on day 1 when it opened. Do the LOCI if they allow it for a deferral IF you have new info to share. Mine had signficiant updates. Good luck. It’s a great school.

What makes it a great school?

Very student focused (lots of money poured back into things for students)

Advising is excellent

Dorms excellent

Professors make themselves available

Research available if desired