<p>Hi everyone, I'm an international student who applied RD to Rochester, and was put on the alternate list. The email said only 3% of all applicants are put on this list, so I am slightly confused! Is this the same as being waitlisted? 3% sounds like a very small percentage of people to put on a waitlist!</p>
<p>From reading past threads, I'm aware that my chances of being taken off of the waitlist and being accepted are slim, but I can keep hope I guess! Anyone else here been put on the 'alternate list'? Anyone have any knowledge of this list?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Yes, being an alternate is the same as being waitlisted. Historically UR takes only a few students off the waitlist. The exact number varies from year to year.</p>
<p>UR is need aware when taking alternates off the waitlist. </p>
<p>Time to move on, OP. Focus on the alternatives to URoc. That plane has flown.</p>
<p>Let’s say they had 16,000 applicants and admitted 5,800 of them for a 36% admit rate. But they will only enroll about 1300 for a 22.5% yield. Well if they wait list 3% of 16,000, that is another 500 or so students (3% of original number of applicants, not 3% of spots). Their yield would have to be lower than 22.5% to get into the wait list, and as I understand, they over-enrolled the past couple of years, so they may just let it go if they end up a little under this time. And I am glad you two made up, by the way ;-)</p>
<p>Funny, all that back and forth btw me and the OP has been elided. Is that you, Big Brother?</p>
<p>perhaps I should have said redacted.</p>