<p>yikes.. i got waitlisted to emory too. wow, so my life is going down the drain. waitlisted at washu, emory, upenn, and brown.</p>
<p>well i’m visiting BC next week and then i’ll decide between BC and tulane, i guess. i will definitely keep this updated, though, with any news about the waitlists.</p>
<p>waitlisted at emory with those stats? thats tough to believe man..ouch</p>
<p>trackie! at least you got waitlisted at brown! they flat out rejected me!!! got full ride to bowdoin though</p>
<p>thats awesome! bowdoin is a really great school - you don’t even have to think about brown now.</p>
<p>i really really really hate waitlists at this moment.</p>
<p>I really feel so indifferent about the schools that I did get into that I can’t really be bothered to care. Sure, I’ll drive to Miami for the open house. Sure, they’ll get my deposit against my will. But I’m not going to like a second of it.</p>
<p>I’m just so in love with Barnard and Emory, which was my last realistic hope for escaping this state. Emory only wants the waitlist notice back and perhaps a letter, no new recs, nothing! It’s ridiculous.</p>
<p>Waitlisted at Dickinson (match), American (safety), Pitzer (Match), Connecticut College (low reach), and Skidmore (match). </p>
<p>Accepted at UPitt (safety), St. Marys College of MD (safety), and Bard College (low reach). </p>
<p>Of course, after this years admissions numbers those matches and low reaches are probably considered reaches for me. I just wish I had known…</p>
<p>I want nothing more in the world than to get into Pitzer :(</p>
<p>if that’s what you want, mairoula, go for it!!!</p>
<p>i think i would do ANYTHING to get into washu, penn, or brown. anything.</p>
<p>i love tulane, and i love bc, but to go to washu or penn… oh. :)</p>
<p>i’m sorry you were waitlisted, trackie! i was waitlisted at cornell and penn. is it acceptable to send a letter of interest and updated information to both schools? i definitely prefer penn and i’m not sure it’s right to tell cornell that i would accept an offer of admission when i would actually go to penn should they accept me as well. advice?</p>
<p>Trackie10x,
Supports!! Been following your thread and cheering you on.
Got waitlisted at 3 LACs myself 
Reading your thread has been inspiring and helpful for me to face my own waitlist dilemmas.</p>
<p>zlh, DEFINITELY send information to both schools. i would say you have to reserve your “i would absolutely go here if accepted” for penn, but tell cornell “cornell is one of my top schools and would be given preference when choosing my school” or something along those lines. let them know you want them, but save your end-all-be-all for penn.</p>
<p>thank you, skygirl! good luck with your LACs and don’t give up!!</p>
<p>okay i’m going to share a quote with you guys - it’s from grey’s anatomy, which i LOVE:</p>
<p>“if there’s just one piece of advice i can give you, it’s this - when there’s something you really want, fight for it, don’t give up no matter how hopeless it seems. and when you’ve lost hope, ask yourself if ten years from now, will you wish you gave it one more shot? because the best things in life, they don’t come free.”</p>
<p>if you want it, let them know. i guess i feel like i should be letting washu know EXACTLY how much i love them because i’m such a passionate person, i think. i’m all or nothing. so give it your all. :)</p>
<p>Tulane waitlisted me too; it was DEFINITELY a safety for me. I don’t even know what to say.</p>
<p>What a great quote, trackie! Best of luck to the both of us. :)</p>
<p>oh no, bartlet! did you apply regular decision to tulane? i bet if you did, it was because of that - they had so many applicants they had to waitlist TONS of them just because they didn’t know how the yield would turn out with the big increase in applications. where did you get in, and where do you think you’ll end up?</p>
<p>this is definitely “the year of the waitlist.”</p>
<p>Yeah, I applied RD to Tulane… It was just a massive shock for me. I got into NYU, Miami, Wisconsin, Brandeis, Syracuse, BU, Binghamton, and Stony Brook. NYU’s my dream school, but the financial aid was horrible. I guess I’ll be submitting a deposit to Miami (my tuition’s completely covered by scholarships) and start praying that Barnard or Emory take me off the list. I’d care a little more about Tulane if my allergies weren’t triggered by simply being in New Orleans.</p>
<p>If, God forbid, WashU or any of your other waitlist schools don’t work out, which school is getting your deposit?</p>
<p>i really don’t know which school i’ll choose yet… i’m visiting bc again next week and i was just down at tulane. it’s between those two, so i guess i’ll make my decision after i visit bc.</p>
<p>I was waitlisted at Cornell. I have no “connections” (ie legacy) in any way. I’m hoping this is not a case of “courtesy waitlisting”, because I dearly hope to go to Cornell. To which kinds of people does “courtesy waitlisting” apply to?</p>
<p>When I began the application process, I admit I did not research/visit enough, and made some rookie mistakes. I didn’t start looking soon enough, should have picked a better list of schools etc;
I fell in love with 2 reaches and 2 matches, and though I had a good chance, talking w/my gc, internet etc;/ I applied to a few schools as safties/matches just in case, without much interest. 4/1 rolls around, I got rejected form my top 6. I was upset and angry, because I got into 4 other schools. I know I made mistakes in this process, but I’m just looking ahead.
I started to look more at other schools I applied to, and fell in love with Tulane. I thought I would get in easily with a nice merit scholarship, but got waitlisted(record apps this year-stopped accepting). I didn’t interview or visit, but a friends brother goes there so I pretty much know everything about the school.
Anyways, I got into Case but my heart is set Tulane now. I really want to get off the waitlist, but need a gaurentee of good aid(people w/similiar stats got honors and 17,000-24,000 scholarships) but they applied early.
Basically, any advice how to salvage the situation? Is emailing updated achievments and calling enough? I don’t want to be too pushy</p>
<p>definitely call them… tulane is looking for the top students to boost its rankings, and if you’re one, i’m sure you can get off the waitlist easily</p>
<p>Thanks. I’ve emailed them my activities since the app and called. However, my conselot hasn’t returned my emails or calls yet, but will be away until monday I am a bit worried my financial aid needs may be a hindrance…</p>
<p>i visited BC yesterday, and i decided i’m going to go to tulane.</p>
<p>unless i get that lucky phone call from washu/penn/brown, it’s tulane 2012 for me!</p>