<p>Stanford has a reputation for not putting too many people on the wait list, but this year that have 3%. Any thoughts from previous experience on </p>
<p>1) Is this 3% much higher than normal?
2) What is the range of people that get off the wait list and get an offer?</p>
<p>Appreciate any insights.</p>
<p>It really depends on out of the accepted pool of applicants, how many of those actually commit to the school. Each year that rate varies due to a number of factors. The only time people will be taken off the waitlist is if not enough people commit so that they are unable to hit the target number of students for the freshman class, so it’s really hard to gauge exactly how many people will be taken off because it varies. I think last year they took an unprecedented number of the waitlist (100+ i think, not exactly sure) but they have also been trying to increase the number of people on the waitlist so that they can control the way they reach their target number.</p>
<p>what does waitlist letter say?</p>
<p>We have just completed our evaluation and selection process, and I am writing to offer you a place on our waitlist. While we cannot offer you admission at this time, you should know that students offered a place on our waitlist are among our strongest applicants. Your application demonstrated great promise and you are among a select group that will be re-evaluated by the admission committee should space become available in the freshman class.</p>
<p>It is impossible to predict at this time how many, if any, waitlisted students will be offered admission. Typically, we fill the final spots in our class through the waitlist but we will not know for some time how many admitted students will accept our offer of admission. You should be aware that we do not rank students on our waitlist. When we know whether we will make additional offers of admission, we will review all waitlisted applicants again. Although we are unable to meet with you or address questions individually, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the waitlist, here.</p>
<p>If you wish to continue to be considered for admission, you must accept your place on our waitlist by visiting [Waitlist</a> Response : Stanford University](<a href=“Page Not Found : Stanford University”>Page Not Found : Stanford University) before May 1, 2010, and providing the requested information. Should you choose not to accept a place on the waitlist, please use the same link to decline your spot so we may consider other applicants. After accepting your place on our waitlist, we will send you an update regarding your status sometime after May 7. A very small group may remain under consideration through July 1. We realize that you must respond to offers of admission at other colleges by May 1, and we advise you to secure a place in the freshman class at one of those colleges by that deadline. The college to which you commit at this time will understand if you are later offered admission to Stanford from the waitlist.</p>
<p>More than 32,000 students applied this year for admission to a freshman class of 1,675. Our decision to admit applicants from the waitlist will depend entirely on the response rate to our initial offers of admission. We appreciate your patience with this process and your willingness to be flexible. I hope you understand how impressed we were with your application and how much we value your interest in Stanford.</p>
<p>With best wishes,
Richard H. Shaw
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid</p>
<p>i have a question tho, if i put my name on the witlist and end up being offered a spot, do i HAVE to take it?</p>
<p>Nope, but sometimes, <em>if</em> there is space in the freshman class, the admissions counselors will call/email you and your school counselor to ask if they can re-present your case in front of the admissions committee and gauge your interest. They will only do this for a small number of people from the waitlist and there is no guarantee that even with the contact that you will be given acceptance.</p>
<p>[Admission</a> News : Stanford University](<a href=“Page Not Found : Stanford University”>Page Not Found : Stanford University)
Here are all the admissions office bulletins from this year and last year. Last year they admitted 127 students off of the waitlist, and it looks like you get 10 days to decide once they admit you.
[Stanford</a> University: Common Data Set 2009-2010](<a href=“http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/cds_2009.html#admission]Stanford”>http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/cds_2009.html#admission)
Some more statistics from last year, 13.6% admission rate off the waitlist (pretty good!)</p>