How to get in off the wait list?

Applying to College
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<p>What are the best ways to increase your chances of getting into a school from the wait list?</p>

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<p>I am also curious. Is there anything beyond the standard letter/phonecall that could do the trick?</p>

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<p>I second the question. How do we even begin?</p>

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<p>Come on...anyone?</p>

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<p>Well, at some schools being able to pay fulll price is a big plus.</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>If price is not an issue, howwww?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_admissions/deferral.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_admissions/deferral.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>If the school is not need blind, saying yu will need no financial aid is the number 1 way to get off the waitlist. It helps at need blind schools, too. Otherwise, make sure they know of any recent accomplishments, did around for people with connections to the school and have them write letters, have your counselor call to say how badly you want the school, beg.....</p>

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<p>From Nick Zhao.
The only stupid thing I did was that I requested financial aid from Johns Hopkins, in which they waitlisted me. My parents are rich. I have a billionaire uncle. So why the **** would I ****ing do that when I did not even make an attempt at apply any Scholarship?
Anyway, I hope this same concept would help to get me into WUSTL since I did not request financial aid.
Also, the WUSTL waitlist letter explicitly said that they pick waitlist based on the needs from specific departments. For example, if the math department at WUSTL is not quite satisfied, it would ask for students on the waiting list with math as undeclared or even declared major. This is second way they are going to determine the "lucky ones'
Also, we must acknowledge that to be on the waiting list is under the assumption that we all have similar stats. If we were a little better, we would have been accepted. If we were a little worse, we would say adios to the schools. So, I do not think that they pick people from the waitlist much based on stats anymore. However, I do think additional materials sent after the waitlist including an appeal would certainly convince them that we are still interested.
My email is <a href="mailto:nckzhao@yahoo.com">nckzhao@yahoo.com</a>, welcome to send me your opinions.</p>