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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter's a freshman at WashU.  1490 SAT, 4.6 wgpa from MCPS. Admitted RD to the school of art.  She had an interesting and unique portfolio (IMHO), and we visited the school and met the school of art's admissions person.  She was nice enough to give us a tour of the art school.[/quote]

I've heard similar from architecture and engineering. It really depends on the school. Also, most take ACT, not SAT.

Olin Business is apparently the toughest in terms of stats because there's no real way to differentiate beyond that. Our DC seemed set on Olin, but we were advised by several WashU contacts to apply to Arts & Sciences because of fairly unique ECs that make them stand out.  
 
ED2 isn't really a thing. Several said it wouldn't make a real difference. They've probably used up most of ED slots with recruited athletes, art, architecture, QuestBridge Scholars (stellar FGLI URM students), and rural midwest initiative applicants.

WashU is really committed to inclusion and trying really hard not to use demonstrated interest (biased toward privilege). They've seriously upped Pell Grant recipients and strategically built streamlined 3 tier pay structure. They're not desperate for full pay.

Good luck to all. And remember, the whole admissions process is opaque and imperfect. There is no way to game a system that has no rules and no referees.

Our kids shouldn't take any of this personally. It's just where the higher ed industry -- yes, it's a business -- finds itself. Partly by their own design.

If you're on here, your kids will likely be fine in life no matter where they go undergrad because you are an engaged and supportive parent. 
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