<p>Some people call their admission officiers to ask what's wrong with their applications and how they would increase their chances. I'm deaf, so I can't use the phone. However, I still want to contact an admission counselor directly to show that I am not a coward. So, I use an email as an alternative way. But, I feel that it is not as effective as the phone call. I emailed a question to an admission dean at the school that waitlisted me, "Was there any question when my application was read or anything the committee would like to see?" He responded that there wasn't any question. In addition to that response, he said that admission this year was so competitive and the spaces were limited. That was it. Is there a better question, or should I have my school counselor call? I want to know if I have good academic standing or the school is too kind to reject me.</p>
<p>Perhaps there's an instant-message service? Or explain in your email that you're deaf and so you can't call, but you hope to have a real dialogue, etc... say when you'll be online/ready to check email and ask them to email you back so you can discuss it properly.</p>
<p>I would contact the office and request if they have the phones that deaf people use (sorry I can not remember the name). I think the schools should have access to this technology anyway to help students who need it.</p>
<p>I would fax them, and have your counselor call to ask about the equipment, stating they have a student who needs it, because they would like to speak to someone in Real Time.</p>
<p>it is only fair, and for a university to NOT have access to the equipment to me is really sad. </p>
<p>Is the school aware you are deaf?</p>
<p>Yes, the school is aware I am deaf.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I don't have TTY (the phone deaf people uses).</p>
<p>Ask your GC to call; he or she may be able to ferret out a little more information as well as simply bring your name up again. If the wl is ranked, knowing that piece of information would help you determine if it is worth pursuing. </p>
<p>Consider sending an additional rec or two - maybe from one of your EC groups or a community leader. Also, you could send a summary of your recent accomplishments.</p>
<p>Remember, though, that most wl outcomes are not happy - and you will not know until mid to late May at the earliest what the result will be. Best of luck - but pick one of your accepted schools and bond with it.</p>
<p>Is this a joke? or dazedandconfused12 really deaf? if he is, are there courses for deaf people?</p>
<p>No, deaf people are not stupid and don't have different courses than others'. Have you heard of an American Sign Language interpreter? A notetaker? Those are what I use in classrooms (at public high school) to get information hearing people obtain.</p>
<p>This isn't a joke. The school that waitlisted me is my first choice. I want to do everything I can do, even though the odds are against me. I heard of people calling their admission counselors, but this leaves me out because I can't hear on the phone. I tried emailing, but I feel it isn't very effective.</p>
<p>I will ask my guidance counselor to call the school. I already sent in a letter- I think it's quite good because I got a lot of positive feedback on it.</p>
<p>dazed,
I have also heard of teachers calling admissions officers. Do you have someone that would go to bat for you on this?</p>
<p>Have you tried the Sprint IP relay service? It is basically an online TTD to an operator who will read everything you type to the recieving party. Its totally free I think, if you interested just google "Sprint IP Relay" and it should be the first option. Good Luck!</p>
<p>I am sure some libraries have the service and elsewhere in your city...what city are you in...</p>
<p>"Was there any question when my application was read or anything the committee would like to see?" </p>
<p>Is it as same as "What's wrong with my application? How can I improve my chance?"</p>
<p>Dear Dazed - I was waitlisted by my first choice college last year and I approached the situation as if this college was a girlfriend that I wanted to woo back (without seeming like a stalker!!) ... after the standard correspondence (1 phone call, 1 email) i sent my adcom a postcard every week: a picture postcard from my city, with a little personal news, a relevant fortune cookie fortune taped to the postcard, a funny limerick I wrote about sitting by the phone etc. Maybe it was just that the numbers that worked out and my application rose to the top, but I did get accepted after a few weeks. Be sweetly persistant. I also got my advisor to send a letter and my writing coach to send an email in support and offering to send more information. good luck</p>
<p>I think that you should have your GC call and let the college know that it's your first choice. Your GC also can be a strong advocate for you in other ways, something that GCs do in such situations even if students aren't deaf.</p>
<p>You also should send a letter to the college updating them on any achievements/honors since you applied, emphasizing what you have to offer the college and why you want to go there, and letting them know that they are your first choice. Also send an additional letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>Check CC's archives and use Google to find out other information about how you can strengthen your chances of getting off the waitlist.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you!</p>