Colgate Waitlist

<p>Today while walking to mail a package I met a girl who had just gotten in off the waitlist. The Admissions Office wasn't giving tours so since I'm a tour guide I gave her an ad hoc tour...good luck to all of you! Hope to see you next year-</p>

<p>Thanks for that piece of info TerrarumOrbis. Do you happen to know where she was from?</p>

<p>While I agree that Dartmouth, Bowdoin and Williams would make more sense if accepted at Colgate and holding out for the WLs of the other three, I think the CAS at Cornell is pretty similar to Colgate and is itself not that much larger with many other similarities, so I think the overlap makes sense.</p>

<p>Seems rather fast to know you have gotten in off the waitlist. After all, the postmark on your acceptance needed to be May 1, it is May 5th, but that is still pretty quick to hear on get yourself on campus. Any idea how many will get in off the waitlist? How do people on the waitlist hear they are in? Phone call? E-Mail? Letter?</p>

<p>Probably phone call momstl4. I know Williams was calling waitlist students yesterday.</p>

<p>skiitifucan- "and the fact many more women apply than men" is this really true? I always thought it was equal considering the female-male ratio is always around 50-50.</p>

<p>Skiitifucan was correct in saying that - I am not sure I would say many more women than men, but last year, the admitted class was 51%women and 49% men.</p>

<p>i just decided not to go so theres one more spot. good luck guys</p>

<p>Decided not to go to Colgate? Where are you going instead ihubecon?</p>

<p>Also - gellino, try to convince a student at Cornell CAS or Colgate that they are at all similar and they will give you a look of disgust! The academics offered at Cornell CAS may be similar [although students there take 5 classes and have different requirments] but that does not change the fact that it sits among 4 or so other undergraduate colleges plus huge graduate programs. Students come to Colgate for the environment, not just the actual academic programs.</p>

<p>I think students take five classes in only half the semesters at Cornell. However, in terms of geography, strong academics, social structure, sports level and even the sound of the name, the two share many similarities. From what I saw from people at Colgate, more students there had also applied to Cornell than any other school except for Dartmouth; which publications like princeton review confirm.</p>

<p>Has anyone heard yet of any movement on the Colgate Waitlist?</p>

<p>I know a kid who got off this week. But he's not going.</p>

<p>Gellino - I don't want to make this into an argument - but I think you are wrong. CAS at Cornell as a singular entity might be similar to Colgate, but when you put it in context it is completely different. Cornell is one of the most diverse schools in New York State, is a major research university, has portions which are publically funded not to mention one of the largest student bodies in the Ivy League. Additionally, Cornell is in a small regional city - Hamilton can only pale in comparision to Ithaca. Colgate's largest crossover schools are actually BC and Dartmouth - while some do apply to Cornell, it does not seem to be that prevelant as the schools really could not be more different.</p>

<p>Also, the Princeton Review notes where students preferred - and, that information is not factual, it is just the opionion of students.</p>

<p>I'm not saying that Cornell and Colgate are that similar, just pointing out how people who want a strong academic, non-urban environment could come to consider the two, not to mention what plays out in practice. </p>

<p>The PR online thing I was looking at doesn't mention the concept of preferring schools, just "Students Who Apply to Colgate Also Apply To
Dartmouth College , Cornell University , Middlebury College , Williams College , Boston College , Tufts University"</p>

<p>From what I've seen is that this was accurate, except there were more from Bowdoin, Amherst, Colby than BC. Perhaps, this has changed as BC has improved academically.</p>

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<p>Actually, in the Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges Guide, I believe it says that information on overlaps/preference comes from the colleges themselves, not their surveys of students.</p>

<p>D asked me to call Colgate today to see where they stand on their waitlist. They said they have taken a few, and only anticipate a couple more. Bleh.</p>

<p>My Dau got a voicemail at 4:45 today asking her to admissions
to discuss her waitlist application. Does this mean she is off the waitlist?</p>

<p>I'm sure it does - can't imagine why else they'd be calling. Congrats to your D!</p>

<p>brucekane- yup, they are! One of my high school classmate got a similar wording voice mail from Amherst- definitely means your D is in!</p>

<p>Where are you from brucekane?</p>