"Learning that you are waitlisted for your top-choice school can feel like a defeat, but it means you still have a chance of gaining admittance. The admissions officers liked you, but there just was not enough room in their admission class to accept you at this time.
Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that you will get into your school of choice. U.S. News surveyed 91 ranked colleges that reported they admitted anywhere from zero to 100% of wait-listed applications. However, the data did show that the average was about 1 in 5 admitted." …