<p>Does anyone in the know (ie. admissions officers or related folks) have any suggestions as to the best things to do to enhance your chances of getting off the Wait List?</p>
<p>I know sending a letter expressing interest is helpful, of course, but anything else to recommend?</p>
<p>I had who was waitlisted to MIT last year and although MIT and Harvard are not the same school they are on the same level. She sent a postcard everyday listing her intentions of going to MIT. She visited the campus six times I think and met with the same admissions officer multiple times creating a strong relationship. She updated them with e-mails and pictures and sent them passages from her online blogs. In the end she was one of 30 students admitted from the MIT waitlist. Good luck.</p>
<p>On a similar vein I know a kid who also was put on the waitlist for MIT. He went out and bought clothes and visited the college he thought he was going to (Cornell), and then he magically was one of 30 students taken off the waitlist.</p>
<p>In other words, I've never heard of a formula for getting off the waitlist, so do what you feel is worth doing, but don't think you'll fail by not doing anything. Good luck.</p>
<p>LOL</p>
<p>nice fairy tales guys.</p>
<p>Don't pester the admission hundreds of letters/postcards/visits, for goodness sakes.</p>
<p>I know this kid who once won the lottery. He just walked into the store one day and bought one ticket, and he won!</p>
<p>haha. Perfect analogy! I've been using it to explain waitlisting to people who think it's a good sign.</p>
<p>I am CONFIDENT that I will either win the lottery OR get off the waitlist at both Harvard! :)</p>