<p>Don’t know how or why, just know that she was accepted off the wait list last week…</p>
<p>That doesn’t make sense. Are you sure?</p>
<p>Does anyone know how large the Vassar waitlist is? I’ve heard estimates ranging from 5% of the applicant pool to 100 applicants, but don’t think any of those were Vassar-specific. Thanks.</p>
<p>I don’t think those details have been released.</p>
<p>So, I asked my daughter, and yes the girl from her school was accepted from the wait list.</p>
<p>HonestJoseph - humorous! Somehow, I don’t think my daughter cares enough to do that.</p>
<p>A friend’s son was notified that he’d been accepted off the waitlist this morning, but has fallen in love with the school he enrolled at (Reed) and will not be attending. I can’t say for sure, but based on this it looks like they might be doing a rolling waitlist process that would end in June. </p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Yeah, my guidance counselor called today. Mary2892 is right. Everyone for the waitlist should be notified by the first week of June. </p>
<p>I don’t think I’ll make it off due to the financial situation -_- Vassar’s need-sensitive for waitlist, which seems slightly unfair.</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you who are waiting to hear. I have been out of pocket for the past two weeks and unable to view this website. In response to Danielise’s question, my daughter found out around May 15 two years ago. But I think Vassar started pulling from the wait list earlier then than they are doing this year. And they did notify people over a period of time. But I don’t remember what the time frame was. </p>
<p>I don’t know how big the wait list is. But I’m pretty sure the only people on it whose applications are still being considered are the ones who sent back the reply card (or email) indicating they still want to be considered. So that will shrink the original pool a good bit, I think. If you think about it, that makes sense. Why would Vassar or any school spend time reconsidering waitlisted applicants who don’t express any interest in keeping their applications active? </p>
<p>Regarding being need sensitive, two years ago (which was the year following the stock market implosion that pulverized a lot of private school endowments), Vassar said it had to depart from its usual need blind review when it looked at wait list applicants that year. I am not surprised to hear they are doing that again, given the fact that their endowment hasn’t fully rebounded. </p>
<p>I don’t know what all of your second choices are, but I wish all of you be best of luck and hope you all get the call you are waiting on!</p>
<p>Has anyone else heard from Vassar yet? Do you think they’d be willing to overlook financial need if the student is obviously interested in Vassar and has been sending them awards and information of their accomplishments? It would just be really lame if financial need is what kept Vassar from saying yes to a qualified and interested student.</p>
<p>Every school’s Financial Aid office has a finite budget, and it has to cover both incoming freshmen and returning students. When it runs out, it’s gone.</p>
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<p>They’d still be saying yes to a qualified and interested student…it’s just that it would be a different qualified and interested student. One that has less financial need.</p>
<p>Possibly.</p>
<p>Remember: they’re need-aware, which is not need-driven. It doesn’t mean that they’re ranking the wait-list pool by EFC. But to the extent that need plays a role at this point, they’re not in a position where they’re turning to a pool of applicants who are unqualified and/or uninterested.</p>
<p>Tired of waiting. Wish it would just be over one way or the other so my daughter can start making plans… And so I can move on, too!</p>
<p>Has anybody been released off the waiting list - I mean told they are no longer being considered? My daughter still hasn’t heard anything one way or the other.</p>
<p>Friend called and they said they’d still be giving out results 'till the second week of June. Sure enough, they’ll probably extend that too. This is becoming slightly cruel in my eyes.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update, gendez. I felt like I couldn’t call Vassar again because I had called them too many times already, but I was very curious about the status of their waiting list. </p>
<p>I think waiting lists are slightly cruel by their very nature. Although, on the positive side, at least we know that they haven’t already contacted everyone they’re planning on taking off yet.</p>
<p>I wish they would just give a verdict though. Senior is winding down, summer is coming soon, and it gets more and more likely that nothing is going to change. I’m wondering if they’re giving any more “yes’s” or if they just don’t know how to break us the bad news.</p>
<p>Called today and was told that the process may drag out until July 1st. Their explanation was that they are being very thorough and reviewing all applications from scratch, although the indication was that virtually all spots have already been filled. </p>
<p>They also said that part of the delay is a few students who have received waitlist letters have not yet told Vassar whether they plan to attend, and they won’t assume either way until they hear back from them.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s exactly how I feel, gendez. I think I may lose my sanity if it really goes until July 1. I guess it’s good they’re being thorough though.</p>
<p>With financial need of $40,000 basically, I’ve given up on Vassar. Although I’d be happily surprised if I heard from them within the next 3 weeks.</p>
<p>Got a letter today informing me that I will not be admitted. Not sure if that means they’re done admitting students or not. </p>
<p>In either case, I’m off to Hamilton. Best of luck to everyone else.</p>