<p>My daughter was waitlisted at Elon. I guess we're just trying to figure out if there is something we missed. </p>
<p>She has a 4.1 GPA and is in 4 AP courses her senior with no easy classes or early dismissal. She is in the top 10% of her class and has great extracurricular activities. She also was very clear with them that Elon was her top choice. Her SAT scores are on the lower end. They definitely say that they look most at your academic record and desire to attend.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if this is typical. Based on last year's statistics, we really thought she would get in; however, maybe Elon's criteria went up a lot this year. Have other people gotten in with lower GPA's? Does something seem out of the ordinary? I think we're just hoping to understand it better for our future kids and to explain it to my daughter. </p>
<p>Thanks for any input!</p>
<p>Sounds to me like a Tufts Syndrome waitlist – that is, your stats are actually too good for Elon and they think you’ll reject them, they want to protect “yield,” so they waitlist you to see if you come back at them with the “I love you and you’re my first choice” letter. Definitely let them know you are committed to them and will attend if accepted.</p>
<p>Like placido says, she needs to let them know she’s still interested and would attend. I suspect that your right about the criteria going up. I have absolutely nothing to point to for support but my impression from reading stuff here and else where is that Elon is becoming a more popular school. According to US News, their acceptance rate is listed at less than 50% and it looks their gender mix is tipping too far female which could be a factor as well. I could see where being female, from North Carolina (if that’s the case), and lower SAT scores kept her out as they had more student to choose from to improve their “stats.” Hope they change their mind for your daughter.</p>