<p>haha i love it when newbies come on the board asking "HEY HOW DO I DO ONE OF THOSE IGGLY WIGGLY SMILEYS???"</p>
<p>Hey, guys will u tell what is written in one WAITLIST LETTER?
Sorry, I confess I don't know it exactly.
Please help.</p>
<p>it says that ur as competitive as any other acceptee bu dur to li mited seats, ur on the waitlist...our yeild falls low...we'll take u in</p>
<p>it also says that you will definately have a great future at a place you want (yeah right) and that they are sorry to be the bearers of such news (yeah right again)</p>
<p>Because I'm sadistic, I'll copy and paste my Carleton letter.</p>
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Dear Izzy:</p>
<p>Your application has been carefully reviewed by the members of the Admissions Committee. While we were very favorably impressed by your fine academic qualifications and many personal strengths, I am sorry to tell you that we cannot offer you admission at this time. We would like to offer you a place on our Waiting List in the hope that a place in next years entering class will open up for you later on this spring.</p>
<p>I am truly sorry that this is not a letter of admission. Like most other highly selective colleges, Carleton receives a far greater number of applications from highly qualified students than it can possibly accept. This has been once again an extremely competitive year. Many students, like yourself, who might well have been admitted to Carleton in previous years, must now wait for an available space. At this time of year, the Colleges small size, one of its great strengths, is my greatest frustration.</p>
<pre><code>While we believe you should not be on a Waiting List, here or anywhere else, it is the best we can offer you at this time. In the event that we have space in the Class of 2010 later this spring, a member of my staff will immediately call some students who expressed a desire to remain on our Waiting List. In order to hold a place on the Waiting List, you should send us a written request indicating your interest by May 1.
I suspect that crystal ball gazing might be as effective as statistical calculation in predicting the outcome of our April admission offers. On the one hand, we fully anticipate (and will be delighted) to admit at least some of our wait-listed students; over the past six years, we have admitted only a few and as many as 50. On the other hand, we simply cannot predict with precision how many students will accept our offer of admission. If your interest in attending Carleton continues, I sincerely hope we will be able to offer you admissions.
Whatever your decision regarding the Waiting List, I do want you to know that we appreciate your interest in Carleton and the care and time you have spent completing your application. We are confident that you will be a very successful college student, and we wish you well as you continue your studies.
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<p>Sincerely yours,</p>
<hr>
<p>Dean of Admissions
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<p>Can't say I'm happy they decided to capitalize "Wait List" and put it into two words. :( Seems to give it more emphasis. I'm also not that happy they said if I had applied a few years ago, I probably would've gotten in, but now it's the waitlist.</p>
<p>Gee...sorry...can't help the year I'm born in and that I'm no genius, so I can't go skipping grades...</p>
<p><em>wails</em></p>
<p>P.S. I typed this from the letter I got in the mail so if there are typos, it's my fault.</p>
<p>Banedon - Yeah, I totally remember how we did the whole smiley "practice" in the other thread. (Thanks for starting it, btw!) :D Good memories.</p>
<p>acceptance - <em>HUGS YOU</em> From what I heard, Vassar isn't as lethal with the waiting list as WUStL is, for instance. <em>HUGS YOU AGAIN</em> You got a foot in the door, at least...</p>
<p>"I suspect that crystal ball gazing might be as effective as statistical calculation in predicting the outcome of our April admission offers."</p>
<p>The line that I have not read in any other waitlist/rejection letter. Seems like an original line ! I appreciate this originality. <em>thumbs up</em></p>
<p>blah</p>
<p>Sorry about swat Ronty ! :( I sure wish you Good Luck with your other colleges !!!:D
Izzy, that wait list sounds promissing ! I sure hope u still get in !Thanks for struggling to type that mail for us :)
I think tomorrow I will find out about Smith and Mount Holyoke !! I am dead worried !!</p>
<p>just got email from Emory saying they can't let me know the result by email or phone. But how the heck some ppl here already found out by email? so disappointed........... :(</p>
<p>waiting for Vandy admission and already worn out; gotta go to bed soon cuz I have this big Spanish test tommorow morning. (sigh) still wandering btw forums, though :)</p>
<p>thanks for those wishes, Elisa :) and good luck!</p>
<p>Good luck to ya, elisa! You will get a good news from both of them!</p>
<p>Ronty, where did you apply? just curious..</p>
<p>izzy what is your most number 1 college?</p>
<p>I have applied to 13 colleges. I am waiting for decisions from Duke, JHU, Vanderbilt, and all Ivies except Yale. What about you?</p>
<p>Wow! see, you have still many to go! don't worry about rejections anymore.</p>
<p><em>Bigbird hug</em></p>
<p>!ellen, buena suerte, chica! Estoy..hmmm...seguro...que tu vas hacer bien...</p>
<p>God, I hate Spanish. (That's suppose to mean "Ellen, good luck, girl! I'm sure that you will do fine." or...somewhere among those lines...)</p>
<p>banedon - <em>hugs you</em> I missss youuu.... My MOST number 1? It changes...out of those I've been accepted to, I think Beloit...
Out of those I'm still awaiting...don't know...
Out of those I've been waitlisted to, tied.
Out of overall: No clue!</p>
<p>whats a bigbird hug??</p>
<p><strong><em>a bear hug for u</em></strong> :D</p>
<p>I just made up :)</p>
<p>you know this big huge yellowish bird from Sesame Street, one of those US TV shows for little kids.</p>
<p>thanks! Izzy, it's already 1 am here. ;(
I'm getting sleepy......... I hate Vandy adcoms! they didn't keep their promise!</p>
<p>De nada, Ellen. ("You're welcome/No problem")</p>
<p>Just keep hitting that refresh button, baby! We'll try to keep you awake!</p>