WashU and 30 other elite universities were named defendants in a class action lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court. The complaint alleges that these institutions’ use of “Early Decision” (ED) in admissions is misleading and allows the schools to price-fix in violation of federal antitrust laws.
The suit — filed in the District Court of Massachusetts — lists Alayna D’Amico, Max Miller, Bella Robinson, and Bram Silbert as plaintiffs. All are current and former university students of Wesleyan University, Vassar College, and WashU.
Miller is the plaintiff associated with WashU and will be a senior this coming school year. The filing says that he applied and was accepted to WashU in the regular decision cycle (RD). He has not responded to Student Life’s request for comment as of the date of publication…