How to get off Waitlist in 4 schools?

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<p>I got waitlisted at Harvard, Columbia, Wharton, and Princeton today. I assume that I'm going to need to be sending these schools a letter reaffirming my interest. What else do I send? An updated copy of my resume? An additional letter of recommendation? </p>

<p>I've heard from various sources that becoming a finalist for the Presidential Scholars competition will guarantee you getting off the waitlists. Can anybody confirm or reject this?</p>

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<p>I got waitlisted by princeton, upenn wharton, columbia, and duke. so I’m in a similar position as OP</p>

<p>love to hear any advice</p>

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<p>waitlisted by harvard, mit
i need some advice too!
do final grades matter at all? because mine are kind of slipping…</p>

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<p>^^ check out the main CC site (not the forum, the other one). They have great advice for getting off waitlists.</p>

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<p>Same boat as everyone else and would like some advice.
Waitlisted at:
Williams
Amherst
Swarthmore
Middlebury
UPenn</p>

<p>…</p>

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<p>waitlisted at washU, Duke, UPenn, and Cornell</p>

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<p>Waitlisted at Yale.</p>

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<p>Enough posting where you got waitlisted. This thread is for suggestions to get off the waitlist and into the school. I would love if these questions are answered/explained in detail, as I too have been waitlisted by a handful of schools.</p>

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<p>hello everyone, im an intl waitlistee for Wharton.</p>

<p>CC articles/forums mentioned about writing emails to regional rep to update them about latst grades/achievements but because I’m intl, I have finished my national exams and sent them way back in Dec and my new ec and achievements mostly revolve about the university I’m currently attending in my native country - so should I mention these (despite upenn being my 1st choice) any suggestion as to what I should write besides describing why i am a match for the school? TIA!</p>

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<p>Fine.
US News wrote something about a girl who was waitlisted—>accepted at H in 08 from my school.</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure the “she’d definitely go if she got in” part was a little untrue, as I heard directly from her that she was unsure, and because she says so in the video US News also recorded.
She won a rather significant community service award about which she was able to notify Harvard, IIRC.</p>