<p>generally speaking…</p>
<p>You can find more recent stats online, but a couple of years ago there were 2,677 that accepted a place on the waiting list, and 15% (400) did later get in. Numbers are hard to predict because there’s no way to know how many of those originally accepted will enroll.</p>
<p>Are waitlisted students offered a fair financial aid package if they are later accepted?</p>
<p>I’m a BC freshman who was admitted in off the wait list last year.
The amount of people they admit off the wait list all depends on how many people accept spots in the class of 2016. If a lot more people enroll than expected then few wait listed applicants will be offered admission, and if less enroll then expected it they will offer more wait listed applicants spots. This means they really won’t have an idea of how they are going to use the wait list until after the reply date (May 1st?). </p>
<p>On the financial aid note, I can say that if you are wait listed and do not need financial aid, then definitely let BC know this. I wrote them a letter last year, and in it I cleared stated that I did not need financial aid. </p>
<p>From experience, all I can say is that if you have your heart set on BC, let admissions know. I sent additional letters of recommendations, wrote personal letters, made phone calls, and talked with BC admissions counselors. I probably really annoyed them. but it all payed off in the end.</p>
<p>I think in my year (2014) it was +/- 2800 students on the wait list and around 100 got in. I’d have to double check to be sure but I believe that’s what the letter I received said when the wait list closed.</p>
<p>Our D was admitted off of the waitlist last summer. I don’t know how many were admitted from the WL. BC did give her a nice grant/scholarship. We were very pleased.</p>
<p>Some schools give out all of their $ to initial students admitted and there is no $ left for waitlist candidates. This includes many big name NESCAC schools. Ability to pay full freight is definitely a factor for many schools re: WL admission. </p>
<p>If you don’t need aid, then confirm it with admissions. It can’t hurt. If you do need it and you are admitted and qualify, you will get aid.</p>
<p>It is torture being on a WL. D was on 4 WL last year. Be sure you make a deposit at a school that you would attend if you don’t get in off of the WL and if BC is your Top Choice find out who your admissions person is for your region and let them know it. Also, if you have new info. or achievements that you can share (honors, awards, other accomplishments) let them know that too. </p>
<p>Good Luck and try not to go crazy while you wait this thing out on the sidelines! Kids do really get on off of BC’s WL!</p>
<p>@georgie3 The website specifically said do not send in any additional letters of recommendations but should we still try to send in additional recommendations</p>
<p>Students are not encouraged to send additional letters of recommendation or make calls to the institution to check on their waiting list status.
-BC Tips on the waiting list</p>
<p>Yeah I was wondering the same thing as Bathfume. The website says that they discourage additional letters of rec. and calling the admissions office. I think im gunna do both of those things anyway. lol</p>
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<p>When an office staff has spent months working long hours swimming in the paperwork from 34,000+ applications, and they tell you what limited additional info they want from you, and they are the ones to make the low probability decision to take you off the waitlist, why would you want to ignore their advice?</p>
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<p>You calling is a waste of time (and not following directions); ask your GC to call instead and discretely inquire what your ‘weakness’ was in your app. Then you can address it in a follow-up essay/letter of continued interest. If your weakness was a rec, then by all means send another one, but only if it says you can walk on water. But if your recs were already outstanding, don’t waste the paper.</p>