<p>I’m in the same situation as the OP–waitlisted at so many schools. It’s actually absurd…</p>
<p>According to this article, 1,231 applicants were waitlisted one year and none were accepted off it. I can’t find when this was written, but Midd themselves said they had a year when they accepted no one so if they waitlisted anything close to this number this year then our chances don’t look too good 
[Waitlists:</a> What to Do if You’ve Been Placed on a Waitlist](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/theartofgettingaccepted/f/waitlist_faq.htm]Waitlists:”>What to Do if You've Been Placed on a College Waitlist)</p>
<p>Oh wow, that’s a lot of people! I guess I completely forgot that not all waitlisted applicants accept their position on the list. Hmm. Thanks for the link.</p>
<p>Do we have to do anything if we decide to not accept the position on the waitlist?</p>
<p>^Yes, just fill up the same form that waitlisters do and indicate that you will not be staying on the list.</p>
<p>After 3 waitlists, here comes a tiny envelope from Carleton.</p>
<p>My 4th waitlist.</p>
<p>i was wait listed 4x too drelnis…it sucks :(</p>
<p>Yeah wait listed.
Only one person from my school has ever gotten in, ever.
Apparently one year our valedictorian of our school got rejected, too. So I think getting in is really up to chance, as everyone’s saying.</p>
<p>Question: (sorry if it’s stupid but I really don’t know) is it first come first serve(the earlier you put your name on the list, the higher on it you are)? Or do they do a similar admission process to the letters? This is all assuming of course that there are actual spots available come May/June.</p>
<p>wait listed at my top three schools 
if the wait list is need-aware, does that mean it’s pretty much impossible to get in off it if you have a lot of need?</p>
<p>Waitlisted
Did anyone else notice that they made a typo on the online letter?
It said “if we can answer any questions, please call your office” instead of “our office”
haha I thought it was pretty funny. Then they changed it for the hard copy…</p>
<p>Waitlisted as well. It sucks. I’ve been waitlisted at Midd, Tufts, and W&M. I know that it’s a futile dream, but I can’t help but picture myself getting that e-mail sometime early May: “. . . a position has opened up . . .”</p>
<p>If only.</p>
<p>right there with ya :/</p>
<p>Waitlisted at Midd, Bowdoin, Amherst, and Brown.
Middlebury definitely had the nicest letter.</p>
<p>I agree! Midd’s wait list letter still managed to make me feel special about my accomplishments, even if I do know I’m in a group of about 1,000 wait listers. Oh well. Fingers are crossed!</p>
<p>Funny about those last two comments. I felt the the two recent letters pre-release of decisions, one to the applicants and one to the parents, also were very well-written, and notably so, to the point that I actually mentioned it to a few people.</p>
<p>This speaks well of the school. I’m not sure what it says, but it speaks well. ;-)</p>
<p>Waitlisted as well :/</p>
<p>golden eyes, exact same three waitlists here!</p>
<p>DS was waitlisted at Middlebury and Wesleyan. Not sure if he will want to wait, or will just decide to go to Tufts or Macalester… We agree that the Middlebury letters were very kind and thoughtful!</p>
<p>So this sounds Soooo like last year-Modadunn researched and found the average number off the waitlist most years was 40-ish. My son was one of the lucky ones 2 years ago-and to help some of you feel better, he was wait-listed EVERYWHERE-Amherst, Dartmouth, Midd, Tufts, Harvard.He was heartbroken, and we had a very tough month of April.</p>
<p>Important things to remember:You are all QUALIFIED-or you would not be on the list. The wait list is NOT need-blind, but my son qualified for, and received, financial aid. Internationals have been accepted as well. EVERY slot is individually evaluated, and EVERY acceptance goes thru the entire committee. So you need to get the attention of someone. The wait list won’t be evaluated until May, because Midd needs to see how many students accepted send in deposits, and then they send out the wait-list acceptances in a few waves, about a week at a time. You have 24 hours to accept a wait-list spot. When they are all done, they send a “Thanks, but no thanks letter”(as does Harvard and Amherst)</p>
<p>How my son got in: he sent a new letter expressing his continued interest in Midd, and why he would be an asset to the student body;he got a college professor with whom he had done political work to write a new letter describing his virtues; he had a person in admissions call Midd admissions and ask if anything was lacking, express regret and emphasize his continued interest. Midd Admissions told this person my son had an excellent application and nothing was lacking-just “too many qualified people” . He sent a larger packet of his written work-he had just sent the required essays and a list of his awards initially-this time he sent copies of all his award-winning writing. He sent these things with an updated transcript showing his continued excellent grades in a packet. He called to make sure the packet was received, and again end of April to express continued interest. His father and I did not call.</p>
<p>So don’t despair, good luck, and remember YOU ARE ALL QUALIFIED. There are just too many students to choose from.</p>
<p>Not to be the bearer of bad news, but the waitlist might not move as much as in the past due to the increased acceptance rate. Will be interesting to see… </p>
<p>[The</a> Middlebury Campus Blog Archive 1,675 applicants join class of 2015](<a href=“http://www.middleburycampus.com/2011/04/13/1675-applicants-join-class-of-2015/]The”>http://www.middleburycampus.com/2011/04/13/1675-applicants-join-class-of-2015/)</p>