<p>So, I was taken off the last week by some other school, but it was my third choice school, and I was already accepted to my second choice school, BUT Wesleyan is my first choice school. SO...since it is past May 1, I was curious if any others have been taken off of Wesleyan's waitlist. I know of a couple of students who were accepted to Wesleyan from my school but who declined the admission, so I'm hoping that would help me out.</p>
<p>According to other posters they usually begin calls to the top ranked students by now. We have a family member on that waiting list, with equal or superior stats to the reported class of 2012 admits. So far no news, but we are quite realistic that the great need for financial aid will play a part in eventual bad news. All these smaller colleges are competing for good students with the new "no loan" moniker. The money is now most likely gone for other deserving students and they will admit only wealthy waiting list students.</p>
<p>oldyale: Wesleyan has a strong commitment to need-blind admissions, despite its small endowment. It's one of the few things the student body, alums, the board of trustees, and the administration all agree on. :)</p>
<p>Oldyale,</p>
<p>I am in great need of financial aid too, but I was still taken off the waitlist of another school that has an endowment of about $50 million less than that of Wesleyan. So I don't think financial need is going to be a factor at all, especially because that school that took me off of their waitlist gave me a very, very generous financial package (the second best I've had). </p>
<p>Anyways, I'm still hoping for Wesleyan. I wish there was something I could do to differentiate myself from the other waitlisted hopefuls.</p>
<p>So...any more news today?</p>
<p>I still haven't heard from the Amherst wait-list, but if I do, my spot is open.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I've heard that many other liberal arts colleges this year have stated that they have seen an overenrollment and are taking less off the waitlist. Does anyone know if this is true for Wesleyan?</p>
<p>considering Wes accepting 250 more students this year than last year... I wouldn't be surprised...</p>
<p>^Wow, that's worse than I thought.</p>
<p>I contacted the admissions office, and they didn't give me any indication that they stopped taking students from the waitlist, or even started for that matter. Hopefully that's a good sign, but that might just mean that they're being conservative and waiting on enrolled students who might switch out to other schools because of being accepted from other waitlists. </p>
<p>SOOoooo...nobody still takin off the waitlist??? This kind of sucks, Wesleyan is the only school that I've been hearing from that hasn't had any waitlist activity.</p>
<p>Well, perhaps you should consider the reality of posting here. Most interested folks have posted, viewed, etc. They are in. They are posting on other threads (accepted) now. The waitlist is being harvested even now, but they are not posting on this site.</p>
<p>There is an article in today's NY Times about waitlists starting to move this week and and the "trickle-down" effect.</p>
<p>Nothing to do with waitlists, but great screen name: Frida</a> Kahlo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>WedDad:
One of my favorite artists...and married to another of my favorite artists (Diego Rivera). I became interested in them when I was in college (a generation ago). If you haven't seen "Cradle Will Rock" (not to be confused with the horror movie The Hand that Rocked the Cradle) it is a great homage to that era, the WPA, etc. The film stars Tim Robbins (I think he also wrote it), Susan Sarandon, Bob Balaban, the Cusacks, Bill Murray (as an aging vaudevillian), and Ruben Blades, among others. Many real-life personalities were portrayed including Orson Wells, John Housman, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Harry Hopkins and Nelson Rockefeller. It takes place during the 1930's and is about the attempt to produce a leftist musical. Obviously, I recommend it.</p>
<p>^I love Bill Murray. </p>
<p>Anyway, so no news today either. Some other schools have already declared that they are done taking students off the waitlist, so I'm surprised nothing still yet from Wesleyan.</p>
<p>My guess is that they're waiting to make any official announcement until they see how affected the class is by the Ivy waitlists -- I mean, if you combine Harvard, Yale, Penn, and Princeton, that's around 270 kids, some of which could definitely be from Wesleyan. Who knows.</p>
<p>I guess it's a good thing that they haven't said they're not using it... but this is still so stressful!</p>
<p>I called Wesleyan Admissions yesterday and they confirmed they will be going to their waitlist but do not know when. I spoke to the receptionist and he could not confirm the numbers. They're probably waiting for the summer melt like the rest of the colleges.</p>
<p>After emailing admissions last week it has been learned that yes, in fact, Wesleyan is planning on some waiting list activity in the next few days and weeks. As you may know Harvard is taking 150 (at least) from their waiting list, Penn is taking 90, etc. This is all extremely Darwinian at this point and it may take some time before waiting list offers come from Wes. They do not rank their list, but rather pick from it based upon the needs of the class they want to build. Our sense is that people may begin hearing this week once and that process will go on into the summer. Normally about 5% of the incoming class is from the waiting list, or about 40 people. Good luck to everyone who is hanging in there.</p>
<p>Looks like the waitlist is active. Please refer to thread entitled, "a few questions." The poster is international so I'm not sure if the waitlist is active for internationals for now.</p>
<p>Check this out: Wesleying:</a> Meet the Class of 2012 (Pending Waitlist) .</p>
<p>In the comments section, the first comment is someone who stated confidently that Wesleyan won't be using the waitlist this year, and that person also did not deny whether or not he/she is on the admissions committee. This might mean that they are either taking a very small number of people (less than 10) or none at all.</p>
<p>Yep, I'm an international student, and my case is probably a little different from y'all. It's a long story. But good luck to everyone on the waitlist!</p>