<p>So far, I've gotten accepted into UW-Madison and Michigan St., and been waitlisted from Caltech, MIT, WashU, and UChicago. Would I have been better off getting a rejection already (just to get it over with), or is there something that makes colleges obligated to keep me on the radar without being really impressed? </p>
<p>I'm fully expecting more waitlists and rejections at this point if even UChicago didn't take me right away. Any helpful tips that might help me get off a waitlist off of a particular school (Stanford is my #1, but I'm looking at MIT too)?</p>
<p>Any help is greatly appreciated. I really don't feel like getting hammered with 10 rejections without being able to handle it.</p>
<p>Getting waitlisted by Caltech, MIT, WashU, and UChicago is relatively impressive, although no consolation I’m sure. These outcomes probably bode well, not poorly, for your decisions coming in the next week or two. And if they do not go as hoped, then UW Madison is an excellent school, and it’s just undergrad anyway.</p>
<p>Update: I’ve also been waitlisted by Rice and Northwestern.</p>
<p>(I did have a bit of dip in performance, as I got 2 Bs 1st semester. Is that possibly playing a role in this?)</p>
<p>Waitlisted by Caltech, MIT, WashU, UChicago, Rice, and Northwestern? Talk about always a bridesmaid…</p>
<p>I’m not sure how many barrels you have left, but you are certainly due for a geniune proposal soon. And if not - UW Madison is a stellar education.</p>