<p>i was recently browsing around at statistics of the wait list over the past few years and how many people they accept. its seems to be different then the info they gave us that “2000 people accept the wait list and they admit around 200”. over the past few years it has been way more than 200 that they admit. according to statistics online. </p>
<p>i find this weird? does anyone really know?</p>
<p>Don’t really know; just speculating. That statement is fairly representative of what happened last year. If they anticipate this year being similar to last year, then it’s a reasonable thing to say on their website.</p>
<p>Besides, most schools that use a waitlist tend to downplay it until they know their actual yield so they don’t inflate people’s expectations.</p>
<p>offered/accepted/admitted
2008: 981 / 357 / 260 </p>
<p>was that the correct statistics for last year?</p>
<p>That’s what I posted. I also posted the link so people could check it themselves if they wished.</p>
<p>It occurs to me also that they must have removed the Blinn TEAM admits from those statistics. Although they don’t post the actual numbers of Blinn TEAM accepts, I think it’s a reasonable assumption that most people who accepted Blinn TEAM consideration also accepted the waitlist (I doubt the converse is true). They say they admitted around 800 to Blinn TEAM to get around 500 enrollments. If that assumption is correct, it would imply the ‘accepted’ should be greater than 800, not 357.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the number of folks ultimately admitted from the wait list is variable. It could be zero up to several hundred. The target size of the Fall, 2009 class is 8,100 students. Apparently, they’ve given 12,000+ offers of admission already. If 8,100 or more accept, I would surmise that there will be zero admitted from the wait list. That’s probably unlikely, but it does emphasize the important point: there are no guarantees on the wait list. Hopefully fate smiles on all wait listers, but make sure you have other plans or you could be really disappointed. I’m not certain, but I don’t think the Blinn team admits are included in the A&M admits stats, since Blinn admits are not fully admitted to A&M. They must apply to A&M again after attending Blinn.</p>
<p>Obviously, the waitlist is just a tool that lets the university completely fill the freshman class with no danger of ending up with more students than they can handle. So, ultimately, it’s a benefit to everyone. It’s just pure agony for the kids waiting to find out.</p>
<p>I agree that Blinn TEAM admits aren’t counted in the regular admits since they (Blinn TEAM) are not full-time TAMU students.</p>
<p>Aggie-ny is probably about right for most! Sorry, couldn’t resist. 
One other tidbit. Wasn’t the initial messaging that all of the wait list / Blinn admits would know their decision by mid- June? The A&M site now says no later than the End of June. By the way, I certainly do not envy their task. It must be equally arduous for the Admissions committee to do all they need to do to reach their final decisions.</p>
<p>yes. it did say mid june before. and now it say end of june. i understand its a tough process in the admissions office. but its still hard for the students waiting to hear. and need to make accommodations for the year ahead. especially for me being out of state. and housing and stuff is an issue. </p>
<p>a lot of schools have a pre-ranked wait list. and get most of there decisions out by the end of may.</p>
<p>i understand how tough it is, but its just as tough on the students waiting to hear. </p>
<p>do you think after may 1st. that A&M will release the number of people who accepted wait list?</p>
<p>My bet is they won’t release any statistics until they’re done filling all of the slots from the waitlist. Which begs another question - how long do the wait list admits have to accept/decline? I bet it won’t be very long from the time they find out! </p>
<p>Initially, I didn’t fully grasp why so many choose to not accept a spot on the wait list. It really is a tough ask both ways, but it’s becoming clearer now. Even if you’re ultimately successful in landing a wait list spot, you basically come in with no on campus housing options. The A&M housing person my wife talked with today said they’ll almost certainly all be full by the time any wait listers are admitted. You’re probably way behind the curve in registering for classes. Financial aid would likely be as well. And oh yeah, you find out very late in the process leaving very little time to replan, adjust, and so on. Likely, you’ve had to put up some serious $ at another institution as your primary/backup option and be prepared to lose much/all of that, etc. In short, you gotta r-e-e-e-a-a-a-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-y-y-y want to go to A&M to follow the wait list thing through. I admire all those who persevere and see it through. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>how many of y’all were wait listed. and what were you stats. lets share.</p>
<p>well i was waitlisted. My unweighted gpa is a 3.5 and i got an 1170 on my SAT. my resume was pretty good too. Anyone else?</p>
<p>3.8 gpa</p>
<p>1250/1880 sat</p>
<p>“You’re probably way behind the curve in registering for classes.”</p>
<p>Is that true? I thought everyone registered around the same time (I’m the mom of a junior, so just trying to understand this stuff early). Whate is the process at A&M?</p>
<p>3.46/4.0 unweighted
6.11/7.0 weighted
74/556 top 13%</p>
<p>1120/1600
1690/2400
SAT scores i knowww very sucky.</p>
<p>Wow dchipponeri - you didn’t get in with a 1250? That’s surprising - I think it’s above the average. What was your class rank, if you don’t mind me asking?</p>
<p>BTW - a friend of my daughters did not get in and she’s in the top 9% of her class. Should be an automatic admit. Yep she did take the SAT. Must be a mistake of some sort. Anyone ever heard of that?</p>
<p>i was waitlisted last year with a 1250, 20%</p>
<p>its gonna be a tough year. i heard a ton of people got wait listed. i wonder if people will accept or give up because its a long waiting process.</p>
<p>also i wonder how many people who have been accepted. will decide not to come?</p>
<p>toast11 & dchipponeri: I have a hard time believing you guys were waitlisted. All of the kids from my school with the same stats or worse that applied to A&M, got in. </p>
<p>With A&M’s rolling admissions, you guys probably applied too late and maybe that’s why y’all were waitlisted…</p>
<p>i also think i applied too late</p>
<p>You are exactly right, i applied at the beginning of January. And not placing blame, but my college guidance counselor told me to take my time with my application as i should get in no problem with my gpa and sat. I still can’t believe I got waitlisted, I’m only worried that because so many people did get offered wait list, that maybe they might not admit as many this year, there is a higher probability of not getting in… I’ll be fine with Blinn TEAM anyway</p>
<p>Also, I attend a small private school in Houston, and our senior class is 83 students. There is no class rank; however, we do have a top 10% of 8 students and you are considered in the top quartile with a 3.5 gpa or higher</p>