<p>The school D is hoping to attend has the acceptance deadline of May 1 just like most everywhere else. She of course sent her deposit to #2 school to be safe, but in your experience about how long does it take for schools to decide if they're taking anybody off the waitlist?</p>
<p>My D is in the same situation--she told me that she could hear as early as May 15th---and as late as July 01---I have heard from other parents that they heard as late as the end of August--does that help???</p>
<p>August would be such a shame... aren't dorm requests/assignments done by June or so and classes registered for earlier in summer too?</p>
<p>I would also be interested in hearing about this- I have also heard that colleges start letting people know around the 15th of May, but that descisions don't all go out at once (kind of a rolling thing). </p>
<p>Anybody else have input?</p>
<p>My D is on one for her 1st choice also. We heard it's sort of rolling thru mid - end of May. Someone posted on CC that this school also gives kids the option of a 'summer waitlist'. We have set a 6/1 deadline. If she doesn't hear by then it's not worth it. I agree kids picked up in the summer would have a difficult time with housing, orientation and pre-registration. At some point they need to move on, and D has started to emotionally invest in #2, which makes us happy.</p>
<p>At both of the schools that I have been waitlisted at--Brown and Columbia--the official policy is this: "You will not hear before May 15th" (they need to figure out if they can take any people, period), which I think is probably pretty standard for most schools, and "You will hear by July 1st". This may not be standard, but is very merciful--they will not string you along for the entire summer. Some schools may, though, and obviously I do not know the policy of every school or which schools in particular you are wondering about. </p>
<p>People do hear as late as August--waaaaay back in the day (1969), my father did not hear until right before he left for Princeton that he was not going to get off the waitlist at Yale, which had been his first choice. As you can well imagine, he neither cared or even remembered by that point!!! Unless you really were unhappy with the school that you had decided to attend, I can't really imagine that anyone would want to go to a school that didn't accept them until August, but I'm sure it happens.</p>
<p>At top schools, forget you're on the waitlist and let it be a nice surprise if they call. The ivies have huge waitlists and very few ever get off.</p>
<p>Schools usually begin working their waitlist about the middle of May, since it takes a while for them to compile a list of students that sent in deposits. It is a rolling process since they have to wait for answers from WL people that they offer admission to. They are still in the final phase of building a class - so it all depends on who accepts their offer to come off the WL. Obviously, the further you get from the middle of May, the less your chances become.</p>
<p>People have been finding out this week- seems a bit early. Anybody know why?</p>
<p>I found out that I got into Williams this week (Friday)--and yeah, I took the approach of ignoring the fact that I was on my waitlists and letting it be a surprise. It definitely came as a surprise, since my GC said I wouldn't hear back from any of my four waitlist schools until mid-May. Williams may be different, though, since it's significantly smaller and has fewer people to sift through on the waitlist.</p>
<p>Nice- so you didn't submit any additional information or contact the admissions office? I am currently on the waitlist at Grinnell, and I haven't heardd anything yet</p>
<p>If any of the top schools really blew yield predictions, we'd know by now.</p>
<p>I sent in a letter last Monday reiterating my interest in Williams and letting them know of a few things that've happened since January. I didn't call at all, though.</p>
<p>And I doubt any of the top schools "really blew yield predictions," but I think they all usually turn to their waitlist to fill in anywhere from 100 to 5 spots, so there's still a chance for everyone waiting.</p>
<p>Duke started calling last Thu. My daughter's GC got a call from Cornell on Fri. What's interesting is that many schools want your committment right away. You don't get to a week or two to make a decision. </p>
<p>After my daughter was waitlisted, she sent a short email, a more formal letter. Her GC sent in her interim grades, another teacher's recommednation letter, called a few times. Both my daughter and GC came very close to say she would attend if she's off the waitlist. I don't know if all that helped her off the waitlist. </p>
<p>My daughter is turning down a very good school for Cornell. I heard that school is not going to its waitlist right now, but when my daughter notifies them next week, they will have one more opening (maybe someone from their waitlist will get that spot). I imagine this is what's going to happen from now til Aug. I think waitlist notification is going to be more like a rolling admission.</p>
<p>Those will most likely get off the waitlist have 1) already have heard or 2) will hear soon after may 8th.</p>