<p>hi, i got waitlisted by Harvard. i am not so sure that whether it means that i shall at this moment accept an offer from another college-say the reply date is no later than May 1. then even if when i got admission(if possible, god bless me!), i can withdraw my enrollment from the other college and go to Harvard? is it necessary for me to tell the other college in advance about my waitlist situation? </p>
<p>And when is the waitlist decision date around in the past? does anyone have some idea? in Harvard's decision email, it said that the decisions would be made at the end of May. Sooo long..</p>
<p>thx so much!</p>
<p>You can accept another college and then withdraw from it if you get off Harvard's waitlist. The only penalty that the other college will impose is that you will lose your acceptance deposit. You do not have to tell the college that you're on other colleges' waitlists.</p>
<p>It's not considered unethical to back out of a college acceptance like this. It is, though, considered unethical to accept more than 1 college at the same time because you can't make up your mind. Some students recently have been doing this and have lost their acceptances to both colleges because the colleges learned what they did.</p>
<p>I know that you are not thinking of doing this, but I added that info just in case some others may be considering doing something like that.</p>
<p>Harvard says most waitlist decisions are made by the end of May. All are completed by June 30. Good luck!</p>
<p>Many thanks, Northstarmom. ur reply is clear enough!:)</p>
<p>I recall reading somewhere that Harvard put about 200 people on the waiting list(I'm on it too). This makes no sense though because 5 people at our school got waitlisted as well as many more on this forum. I'm thinking they put at least a couple thousand on it. IF this is the case, noone has any chance of getting in. Could someone clear this up for me so I can decide whether or not to continue pursuing admission to Harvard?</p>
<p>You could try calling Harvard and asking how many students are on the waitlist. I don't see any evidence that Harvard has published that info, but they might tell you over the phone.</p>
<p>Since the waitlist is not ranked, and since in past years, the # of students taken from it ranged from 0->100, always consider it a longshot.</p>
<p>I'm a little bit confused, NSM. Would you mind explaining how they choose who gets in off the waitlist, if it isn't ranked? Is it random or something?</p>
<p>Just curious. :) Thanks</p>
<p>They choose people who'll help create a well rounded class. Thus, if the class is low on students from the Pacific NW, those students on the waitlist would have an advantage. If it's low on students who appear headed for humanities majors, that's who'll get the nod.</p>
<p>i would think that the number waitlisted is around 600</p>
<p>my two friends BOTH got in from the harvard waitlist last year...so that gives me hope</p>
<p>they got their phone calls May 3. Mark your calendars and pray!</p>
<p>If i call them, is it possible that they will tell out the number of students on the waitlist? on Williams college's website, all the past statistics abou the waitlist numbers are indicated as NA.</p>
<p>So, then, anyone from California (huge state for them) who is a prospective biology major (all too popular) is essentially screwed, correct?</p>
<p>Not necessarily... it all depends on the way the class is shaping up.</p>