<p>I feel very badly for those that are waitlisted and wish you luck if you pursue the waitlist.</p>
<p>Elon is a wonderful campus that has been discovered by the masses judging by this years admission results. Quite a change in academic profile in a very short time.</p>
<p>My D got wait listed too. I agree with what justwonderful said. I have done a lot of research on this and it varies greatly school by school but Elon is one of those schools where applying early gives you a big advantage. They also seem to put a lot of well qualified people on the waitlist. I remember reading about some of the excellent stats of people who were deferred from the EA ED pool as well. We did visit campus and loved it but I think we’re in the it wasn’t meant to be group at this point. Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Just want to note that the girls seem to get shortchanged here. I know of several girls who were deferred in the early round and then waitlisted - but no boys. That probably doesn’t make you or your daughters feel any better, but it seems to be more demographics than weak applicants.</p>
<p>My son was accepted EA. He will be declining the admission any minute now. I hope that opens up a slot for one of the waitlisted applicants here. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>My son was waitlisted this time after deferral EA. He was accepted EA at several other schools and has fallen in love with one of those, although originally Elon was a first choice. So no big deal for him. Sorry for the heartache. I hope everyone considered other schools that would love to have them. Elon has gotten some great press in the past few years, but there are sooo many fine schools to choose from around the country. It may not be too late to show some others some love!</p>
<p>My friend who was waitlisted had visited Elon four times prior to applying. She had really good stats too, so I’m trying to figure out what happened. :|</p>
<p>Good point, eatonl. Elon probably wouldn’t have won out for my D anyway, as another school has been showing her the love. The caliber of student not getting into Elon is still amazing to me!</p>
<p>When the dust finally settles I think Elon will record one of the most accomplished incoming classes in the Universitys history. I also believe its yield or number of students who say yes to an acceptance offer will also be historically high. There are several factors that are contributing to this. First, Elon is an institution that is on an upward trajectory and it is clearly doing a lot of things right. Under President Leo Lamberts guidance, Elon has a very clearly defined vision of what it wants to be both today and into the future. Great universities are generally going to require three things, an accomplished and diverse student body, excellent faculty and instruction and strong administrative support. The administrative side is particularly important because these are the people who make things work on a day to day basis. When I visit other campuses I usually refer to the restroom test, meaning if the restrooms are clean it tells you a lot about how the rest of the university will be run. It takes active management to hold people accountable for their responsibilities and Elon does a superior job at this judging the overall condition of the campus. Second, as we are experiencing an economic downturn students and parents are going to be looking at educational value now more than ever. What you get for your investment is going to weigh heavily in the enrollment decision and Elon is very well positioned in this regard. Recent history suggests that Elon will dip into 7% of its waitlist pool. I wouldnt be at all surprised that this years number will match or come in lower. As for previous comments that the admissions process is random I would suggest that it is not random at all, it is a very well thought out process to which great effort is applied. Unfortunately for many, this year Elon has an embarrassment of riches, meaning many highly qualified applicants (9,000+) for too few spaces (1,200 or so).</p>
<p>Ivy Tower
You have made one of the most excellent comments about Elon I have read so far. I agree with you completely. My oldest Son went to Elon and graduated in 2008. My youngest son just got accepted and I cannot be more thrilled. The school is fabulous. It has matured and aged ecellently under Leo Lambert’s direction. I sure hope my youngest son chooses this school.
For those who are unsure believe me when I tell you this school is a real gem. As far as Academics my oldest easily passed his CPA , and now is off to Law School most probably Boston College.</p>
<p>If she really wants to go there…write a letter, be persistent and positive.</p>
<p>sorry for those of you who are waitlisted. I applied ea and was shocked to find out I was deferred… After a call from my guidance counselor, a 2nd campus visit, and many emails with my admissions counselor, I got accepted RD. I’m sure that some spots will open up as people start declining their admission offers. good luck!</p>
<p>i got waitlisted too…i really liked elon, but i got over it pretty fast. i got into other schools with scholarships, so whatever…guess it wasn’t meant to be!</p>
<p>Post #38 gave some waitlist data - that is from the class that entered fall of 2008. The most recent Common Data Set is now available - from the class that just entered in the fall of 2009. </p>
<p>Offered a place on waiting list 2810
Accepting place on WL 1159
Admitted off WL 148</p>
<p>So, 148 is better than the previous year which was 90. Good luck to all of you on the WL.</p>
<p>If I recall correctly there were about 9,000 applicants in 2009. That means that about 1/3 of them were placed on the waiting list.</p>
<p>i was waitlisted, but ive gotten into better schools that are closer to home, so i’m not extremely disappointed.</p>
<p>I wonder if the size of the waitlist has anything to do with protecting Elon’s yield? If they accept a bunch of people like those who were going to say no (like the people who are writing saying their stats were good, but they were waitlisted, but they had other schools they liked anyway), then their yield goes down. Presumably, the people who want to be on the waitlist are still interested in the school. I wonder if the yield includes the waitlist, because if it doesn’t, that’s a good way to get people into the school that are psyched for it and also protect their numbers. I have no idea if that’s the thinking, but if it is, it should make you well-qualified waitlisters feel a little bit better.</p>
<p>I think you are correct about protecting the yield and increasing selectivity. Those who apply ED must attend and those who apply EA are very interested. Usually with the wait list the school will call the student and ask them if they would attend if admitted, if they say yes then they are admitted and this keeps the yield high because if they say no then they are not technically admitted.</p>
<p>The only reason they care about “yield” is for predictability of the class size. The waitlist is used to manage that variability. The average Elon applicant applied to over 10 schools, and were probably admitted to many of them. Given that uncertainty, the waitlist is necessary to allow Elon to get the specific class size they want for incoming Freshmen.</p>