<p>Hello All,</p>
<p>Today I got off of the wait list at Reed! </p>
<p>I am soooooooooooooo happy and surprised, dude. This is completely rediculous. Completely. Rediculous.</p>
<p>heeeey congrats! Happy for you. Join us on facebook - Reed College Class of 2011 :)</p>
<p>tennisdude, what did you do after you got waitlisted? did you send in anything extra?</p>
<p>Okay, lets see...</p>
<p>RIGHT after I got wait listed, I emailed my admissions guy from spring break in Sri Lanka, saying that I'd be back on the 15'th, I'm really interested in Reed, etc etc.</p>
<p>Then I got back, emailed him and asked how best to send additional writing / teacher recs. He said to send it all in one package.</p>
<p>So, like, last week, I sent in a package with a cover letter describing what I had done since the initial decision (academically), and expressing how I like Reed. It was short, but showed that I knew things about the school. (This is how all my wait list contact with Reed was, actually. Short, love-showing, and always with a joke.)</p>
<p>Anyway, the package was this cover letter, a teacher rec, a piece of writing about the best course I've ever taken, and a piece of writing about five of my favorite books (approx 1 page each).</p>
<p>I then sent him another one of those short love-showing emails to tell him that I sent the package, and I hope that he had recieved it.</p>
<p>Then, he called, and I was shocked. He said, "I got your package... You have some good books on that list..." I was so excited! Yup, I joined the facebook group!</p>
<p>thanks for that.</p>
<p>Are you an international? (Sri Lanka gave me the idea)</p>
<p>Nope, I'm not international. I just happened to be out of the country for spring break.</p>