<p>My D has gotten into NYU and Wash U. Leaning toward NYU right now. She is lwaning toward Stern NYU right now. She has also been waitlisted at Northwestern, Rice And Georgetown. </p>
<p>Question:</p>
<p>Should she apply to the waitlist.
Is it too late
what goes on the waitlist request. Does it need an essay.</p>
<p>Please help quick as you know now too much time left!!</p>
<p>If she is leaning towards NYU right now, this is what you do:</p>
<p>Send in the deposit to NYU to secure her spot in the class of 2010.</p>
<p>Now, send letters to whatever schools she still wants to investigate for wait-list status. Should mention her desire and interest in that school as well as some updates for her application. Wait-lists are generally unranked (I think) and I think most colleges, if they choose to take off the list, will base their decision on applicant's interest level.</p>
<p>If your D does get accepted off the waitlist and then chooses to attend, Rice for example, she would have to contact NYU and tell them that she will be attending Rice instead of NYU. NYU would still keep your non-refundable deposit and you would just send a deposit to Rice to secure her place there.</p>
<p>Thanks, but she is resisting applying to waitlist because it requires another essay and she has just about had it. It is me trying to convince her to try as they are all great schools. Can you apply to more than one waitlist school?</p>
<p>Anybody can help me?</p>
<p>Have her just send in the waitlist card and/or email admissions indicating her continued interest and why- ie best fit. She doesn't need to write another essay. If she has won any awards since the original app or updated grades send those in. Then concentrate on NYU, and if she gets off the waitlist at one of the others she can decide then.</p>
<p>If your daughter has been accepted to some very good schools that she is interested in, why would you try to convince her to go elsewhere?</p>
<p>I assume that she has seen the campuses of the ones she got into, and has a solid basis for leanikng to NYU. You could do a lot worse.</p>
<p>I thnik at this stage, it is wise to allow her to make her own choice, so long as it is well considered.</p>
<p>Resist the temptation to try to influence her to go where you would want to go if in her shoes.</p>
<p>Prior Year Wait List Stats</p>
<p>Northwestern University Fall 2004 <a href="http://ugadm.northwestern.edu/commondata/2004-05/c.htm%5B/url%5D">http://ugadm.northwestern.edu/commondata/2004-05/c.htm</a>
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 1199
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 643
Number of wait-listed students admitted 155</p>
<p>Rice University
Rice doesn't seem to have the CDS Posted on their web site.
US News reports for Fall 2004
Qualified applicants placed on waiting list: N/A
Applicants accepting a place on waiting list: 514
Students enrolled from waiting list: 40</p>
<p>Georgetown University
US News Reports for the Class entering 2004
Qualified applicants placed on waiting list: 1,901
Applicants accepting a place on waiting list: 1,161
Students enrolled from waiting list: 15 </p>
<p>Of course the use of the Wait list varies from year to year depending on the Colleges Yield of Accepted Students.</p>
<p>Good Luck :)</p>
<p>Oh well, I guess you are right Duke pond parent. I should just back off. I just felt she had a chance even remote to get into one of those schools thenwhy not</p>
<p>Thank you</p>