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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. To be clear I don't think Wash U is settling in that sense. It's a great school. I just know my child is making a very sensible decision based on perceived probabilities. I would rather have seen exploration of East Coast schools (closer to home) that have a more strongly liberal artsy student body. (Versus skewing more pre-professional). I don't want to start naming names because then I'll be shot down because of the merits and demerits of whichever school I name. In any case, I own that this is my problem. It's not a WashU problem. Just figured at least some parents on this board are feeling a similar pang with the ED choices being completely out of their parental hands. [/quote]

Given how weird and mystifying college acceptances are at the very top schools, I think your daughter is making a very sensible decision. I've seen it many times at our high school. A totally qualified student applies ED to Duke or Penn. Gets rejected in the early round, which is the likely result for everyone. And then is consigned to the mayhem of regular decision and ends up at Tulane. No offense to Tulane.

The important thing is that it's your daughter's decision. She owns it, and therefore she's far more likely to enter college with a positive and enthusiastic attitude. And WashU is a great school. It's a very appealing campus  located across from Forest Park. The surrounding neighborhood is totally pleasant. And when we visited, we were struck by how nice the students seemed. Midwestern nice is a thing. It may have a pre-professional vibe - which is not a bad thing - but I'm sure there are lots of very interesting students who made the same decision your daughter did. A lot of smart kids are not even bothering with Harvard and Stanford and the like anymore. And they apply to schools like WashU instead. I'm sure she'll feel totally at home there.[/quote]

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