help out a fellow wellesley college lover

<p>im waitlisted :(
anyone who was accepted but is declining?
i need some hope :O</p>

<p>Keep in contact with the admissions office! I was a "possible" during the EE round, and I'm almost positive that my keeping in touch with the AO demonstrated my interest in the school and helped push me into the admit pool.</p>

<p>Send them a brief note (whether through snail mail or email) about how you're still interested in the school and -- if it is your first choice -- that it is your first choice. Make sure you don't come across as whiny.</p>

<p>That being said, don't pin your hopes on getting in. I mean that in the nicest way possible -- being waitlisted really stinks, but you need to find your next best choice and get excited about it!</p>

<p>(And to answer your question -- while Wellesley is hands-down my top choice, if my parents decide it's too much money, I may end up going to my state school.)</p>

<p>Last year, 59% of those accepted turned Wellesley down, so even if it looks like most people here are attending, don't give up hope!</p>

<p>As roxxy said, write them a letter telling them why you love them, stressing everything you'd bring to a school and making it crystal clear that, if you're accepted, you'll attend. It'd probably be appropriate for your counselor to do the same.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>i was a possible too..
and wellesley is a top choice :O
thanks for the advice! i will definitely contact the ao!</p>

<p>wow only 59%? so a yield of 41%? that's not bad at all.</p>

<p>i may possibly turn Wellesley down for Smith, HMC, or Wesleyan. we'll see.</p>

<p>Don't give up hope! Like other said, write a letter to update them on what you've been doing this year (ECs, awards and such), and that it's your first choice, etc, etc. </p>

<p>You still have 3/31 (I'm guessing you applied to schools that release decisions that day) and the rest of next week to hear good news. </p>

<p>I'm still waiting for 3/31 to hear from my top-choices, but even then, I'm pretty sure I'll be turning down Wellesley. Good luck to you! :)</p>

<p>I'm probably not going there either if it makes you feel any better.
:)</p>

<p>ok Wellesley has just been ruled out for me. amount my parents would have to pay at Wesleyan: $7000. amount my parents would have to pay at Wellesley: $19000. bai-bai Wellesley.</p>

<p>gl with admissions.</p>