Anonymous
12/15/2025 14:28
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Emory
Same test score range and WashU.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 12:17
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Seeing a lot of test optional ED1 success stories to Rice on Reddit. Something to explore?
Some are surprising
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:50
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
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.
My DC had a similar profile - same # of APs, varsity sports all year, captain of 1, higher SAT, higher GPA (4.7ish in MCPS), Capitol Hill internship in HS. Was waitlisted in RD and didn’t get off the WL.
Where did your kid end up?
Did your kid do all the optional WUSTL stuff (glimpse video, bear chat, engagement) to show demonstrated interest?
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:34
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
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.
My DC had a similar profile - same # of APs, varsity sports all year, captain of 1, higher SAT, higher GPA (4.7ish in MCPS), Capitol Hill internship in HS. Was waitlisted in RD and didn’t get off the WL.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:22
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is she willing to look at St. Louis University in St. Louis? If she likes an urban campus, Butler University in Indianapolis might be a good fit, too.
The population hoping for a T25 is not going to St Louis U
Are you stupid St Louis is in MO no DD should be going to college in MO none!
They are already changing their laws you fool.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:21
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Public but full pay.
Public full pay is different than private full pay. Sadly.
I'd ED2 to your 2nd choice.
No it is not
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:21
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
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.
My DS applied to 2 very similar schools ED1 and ED2, the differences in them in terms of what he wanted in a school were minor.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:20
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Is she willing to look at St. Louis University in St. Louis? If she likes an urban campus, Butler University in Indianapolis might be a good fit, too.
The population hoping for a T25 is not going to St Louis U
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:12
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Seeing a lot of test optional ED1 success stories to Rice on Reddit. Something to explore?
Anonymous
12/14/2025 11:10
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hire a firm to help with loci and DI strategy. You need real updates though and need to show academic momentum.
A good loci is not what you see online.
Money down the drain, lost cause, not within WashU expected test/GPA range.
Move on to T-70 schools, e.g. Brandeis, Tufts and other excellent schools
My kid was deferred from a similar T20 school - didn’t ED2 - got professional help on loci (as well as RD apps) and was admitted in RD to the original school and several others.
Similar stats if not worse.
I found the professional help here. GL!
Do you still have the link to your original thread? TIA
Anonymous
12/14/2025 10:44
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
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.
Send LOCI now, send another update at the end of February with any new accomplishments, make sure the RD list is well rounded, focus on what they love about each, do not ED2 anywhere unless they are 100% sure they like it as much as washU and won't regret not knowing
Agree though I’d wait on loci. We send in early January. It needs to be really thoughtful/memorable.
Another update at end of Feb.
Agree don’t jump the gun in ED2.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 10:43
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hire a firm to help with loci and DI strategy. You need real updates though and need to show academic momentum.
A good loci is not what you see online.
Money down the drain, lost cause, not within WashU expected test/GPA range.
Move on to T-70 schools, e.g. Brandeis, Tufts and other excellent schools
My kid was deferred from a similar T20 school - didn’t ED2 - got professional help on loci (as well as RD apps) and was admitted in RD to the original school and several others.
Similar stats if not worse.
I found the professional help here. GL!
Bullshit
Huh? What’s bs? It’s my experience. Yvmv
There’s more than one way.
This place used to be so much more helpful - without trolls like you.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 10:40
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
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.
Send LOCI now, send another update at the end of February with any new accomplishments, make sure the RD list is well rounded, focus on what they love about each, do not ED2 anywhere unless they are 100% sure they like it as much as washU and won't regret not knowing
Anonymous
12/14/2025 10:36
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:private or public HS?
WUSTL typically "shapes" the class with private full pay from their deferred ED.
What other colleges have this practice?
They dont. PP does not know what they are talking about
Anonymous
12/14/2025 10:35
Subject: DC Deferred at WUSTL - Move on?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hire a firm to help with loci and DI strategy. You need real updates though and need to show academic momentum.
A good loci is not what you see online.
Money down the drain, lost cause, not within WashU expected test/GPA range.
Move on to T-70 schools, e.g. Brandeis, Tufts and other excellent schools
My kid was deferred from a similar T20 school - didn’t ED2 - got professional help on loci (as well as RD apps) and was admitted in RD to the original school and several others.
Similar stats if not worse.
I found the professional help here. GL!
Bullshit