<p>Right now, I'm on the waiting list at Cornell, Vassar, and Wesleyan, but Vassar is without a doubt my first choice. I know the odds aren't good, but I am really intent on getting off the waiting list.</p>
<p>Up to this point, I have done the following:
--Accepted my spot on the waiting list.
--Contacted my alumni interviewer, and he sent a letter expressing my interest and how I was a good fit for the school.
--Talked to the admissions representative for my geographic area, but I was only given the standard speech that it was a competitive year, which doesn't really help me or make me feel any better. My guidance counselor also called and was told similar information.
--Sent a letter expressing that Vassar was my first choice, informing the school of a few honors and a major award I had received since applying, and reiterating why I am a great fit for the school. </p>
<p>Besides keeping up my grades and making sure they're sent at the end of the year, is there anything else I could possibly do at this point to improve my chances? Would visiting the school again be worth it? </p>
<p>I have heard in a few cases of people being able to speak to their area representatives when visiting and on the waiting list, but I don't know how to go about that or if that would help. An article I read on Forbes.com also mentioned revisiting and writing a letter about that visit, but I don't know if that would help at this point either. </p>
<p>Any ideas, advice, or help of any kind at this point would be very greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>haha idk if this helps, but you can have my spot… checked out VC and loved the campus and feel but didnt really like the people… I’ll have to pursue my education elsewhere</p>
<p>lol thanks. i guess every little bit helps. i think you still have time to start writing letters. i would give it a shot as long as you can get it in by may 1.</p>
<p>Well if your male and want to go there just know that the type of kid that goes there is a little fruity…just so you know and growing up in Po-Town you come to refer to Vassar as the “■■■” school so dont expect to be loved by all the townies, sorry if that sounded harsh</p>
<p>GAHHH, i don’t know what to do either! I did all those things too, but I couldn’t talk with an interviewer, well, cause i didn’t get one haha. But I am wondering too, is there anything else watilisters can do? because i know it’s called a wait list for a reason, but im tired of waiting. I want to do SOMETHING! lol</p>
<p>I talked to admissions yesterday at Vassar and they will be accepting a small amount from the waitlist. If anyone hears from them, please post on here. </p>
<p>I’m also reelly curious as to if they’re going to be taking financial need into account… if that is the case, I’m screwed lol.</p>
<p>Same. I’ve asked them twice if they’ll be taking financial need into account, and they said they don’t know…and I’m not sure if that means that the school as a whole hasn’t decided yet or if the person in the admissions office just has no idea if that’s even a debate. They do say they’re “need blind,” but I’m not sure if that applies to the waitlist or not… </p>
<p>Let’s hope for the best. Good luck to both of us! </p>
<p>They also said that we wouldn’t know until early June…but two years ago, people found out around the 16th/17th of May… so you never know… They may just be saying June so people don’t call every single day next week lol.</p>
<p>Good luck to you, Amory112. Excuse the verbosity. I am not blessed with the talent of economy with words. LOL. My D got in from the wait list two years ago and was ecstatic. Last year, they took no one from the wait list. So it is great news that the wait list option is available this year. It sounds like you have done everything right so far. The only thing i can add is that your goal is to get your area representative to move your application to the top of his/her list and to want to become your “advocate” to the admissions committee. They want to hear that Vassar is your first choice and why. It is hard to know what is “too much” in this regard. But I think the admissions reps are impressed by people who express a passionate desire to go to Vassar (as their FIRST choice) and tie that passion to something special that Vassar offers vs. other schools. You are your own unique person. So think about what makes you unique, and what you might be able to add to your file via an email, snail mail submission, or phone call. Sometimes the people who answer the phones in admissions will kind of blow you off and not want to put you through to the rep because they get so many calls from wait listed students who want to know “when they will hear something”. Do not be discouraged by this, but don’t let the timing question be the sole purpose of your contact with that office, either. My D sent an updated submission in via snail mail, then called the rep to see that he got it. Each time she contacted him, she made sure to tell him that Vassar was her FIRST choice and that she would immediately accept if she was fortunate enough to get an offer. She has absolutely loved Vassar in every respect, and I think it is because the school really is the perfect fit for who she is and what she wants to do with her life. Good luck! I hope you get in!</p>
<p>My daughter is also on the wait list for Vassar. Another girl from her school was accepted off of Vassar’s wait list last week. Don’t know if that bodes well for my daughter’s chances or not…</p>
<p>Are you serious? That’s so odd. They hadn’t seemed like they had come to any conclusions as of yet in regards to the wait list, and I’ve called just about every other day the past two weeks. Sounds like a bad sign… </p>
<p>And by the way, amory122, vassar admissions finally responded to my e-mail tuesday, saying they were need-sensitive for the wait list. </p>
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