Can we get a thread going about waitlisting?

<p>Anyone have any info share about getting waitlisted? Stats from former years, info from students, etc. I'd really like to more about the situation besides what they told me.</p>

<p>last year 29 students in WL are later offered the admission to CC..</p>

<p>ahha...great...any idea of how many committed to the waitlist?</p>

<p>so i was waitlisted at Columbia, UPenn, Brown, and Dartmouth</p>

<p>all 4 of them!
it feels
very
bizarre</p>

<p>Yep, waitlisted for Fu SEAS =/
Ah well...looking forward to spending time at Berkeley over Spring Break :)</p>

<p>I think I'll take the spot in Columbia and Duke. Que sera sera!</p>

<p>I guess I'll waitlist myself for Columbia, Stanford, and Harvard. =]</p>

<p>anyone know the past statistic on how many are waitlisted/how many are taken off the waitlist?</p>

<p>I was waitlisted last year for SEAS, but I got in. I got an acceptance email on May 17th, and the acceptance letter I got was exactly the same as the RD acceptance letter. I also got my DHL package a few days later.</p>

<p>Just an fyi, make sure that you know whether or not you would go to Columbia if you choose to remain on the waitlist. They give you exactly a week to send in a deposit AND send in your housing survey.</p>

<p>By the way, if any of you have any question about the waitlist or Columbia in general, feel free to PM me. :)</p>

<p>Did you make a deposit at another school?</p>

<p>lol i got waitlisted at Fu...im an international not asking for aid, will that help ? :(
also, i got an email saying that i will hear between May 15th to June 1st, that doesnt make sense, because by that time, you would have decided to enroll somewhere right?</p>

<p>of course..that's why they need a waiting list..</p>

<p>Yes, I had made a deposit to CMU. You'll end up sending a deposit to another school, and you'll have to make yet another deposit to Columbia if you are accepted.</p>

<p>Did you right a supplementary essay for your waitlisted? If so, was it like a college essay or was it a list of things?</p>

<p>you can turn in supplementary essays?</p>

<p>oooppps.....I meant write*......xD</p>

<p>Do people who get off the waitlist have the last pick of housing/classes?</p>

<p>I submitted my art portfolio and a recommendation from a family friend I knew really well (a Columbia Business School alum) after I got waitlisted.</p>

<p>And no, I got the most popular freshman dorm -- Carman. All housing decisions are given out on the same day (early June), regardless of when you applied/didn't apply. Also, my friend has the smallest dorm on the floor and she is a John Jay Scholar (top 25-30 applicants in the class).</p>

<p>Really? Did last year allow you to submit letters of recommendations? This time, my letter says that they do not want me to do that. x_X</p>

<p>I did anyway, but I knew him really well. I wouldn't recommend it unless this Columbia alum knows you well enough to write a GOOD recommendation.</p>

<p>In any case, submit a good letter.</p>

<p>Son signed the waitlist. As far as a deposit to another school, he will have to choose between UCLA with $4500 loans /$2200 work study or full ride to Rice plus benefits. (I think he'll choose UCLA)</p>