It's here, on the very first day of my trip in search of ghost towns, that I'm informed by locals that the phrase I'm using is none too popular in the high elevations of Colorado. These may not be flush times for many of the small towns that dot mountain passes, but abandoned they are not.
Average ACT: 33. The average ACT score composite at Washington University in St. Louis is a 33. The 25th percentile ACT score is 32, and the 75th percentile ACT score is 34. In other words, a 32 places you below average, while a 34 will move you up to above average.
Soon after the University of Washingtonâs acceptance letters for undergraduate admission went out in the mail last month, the rumors started flying at local high schools. High-school seniors with top test scores didnât get in. Students who got into more prestigious schools were wait-listed at the UW.