<p>I'm an out-of state student who was deffered and recently learned that I have been waitlisted. When I read my letter online, there was a link to a page containing frequently asked questions about the waitlist. One of the questions was "what are my chances of being admitted from the waitlist?" It went on to say that waitlist statistics vary from year to year. Two years ago, one student out of 925 was admitted. Last year, 226 out of 934 students was admitted. This year, 500 in-state students and 400 out-of-state students are expected to accept a place on the waitlist. After being given this information, I have two questions. 1. Of the 226 students admitted off of the waitlist last year, how many were out-of-state? I know that UNC must enroll no more than 18% of its incoming freshman class from out-of-state, so I'm thinking that most of the waitlistees who are admitted are from in-state. 2. What are the chances of UNC again admitting roughly 25% (based off of last year's statistics) of the students on the waitlist. Taking into account the fact that more and more prestigious schools are under-enrolling and then utilizing the waitlist more than in years past, is it unrealistic to think that UNC will admit waitlistees at such a relatively high rate (maybe even higher than last year)?
I know that no one (except possibly employees in the UNC admission office) knows the exact answers to my questions, but any advice would be much appreciated. At this point, I have accepted that I will most likely not be attending UNC next year, but it will remain my number one choice. I will now plan on attending the University of Michigan (I feel luck enough to have been accepted at U Mich), but if I were to somehow be accepted off of the waitlist, I would consider it one of the best things to ever happen to me.</p>
<p>I say this kind of thing all the time, but why not try emailing or calling the admissions office? I have no idea about any of your answers, but I've always thought that when in doubt, that's the best thing to do. I would also make sure to stress your very last sentence. If I were in your position, I would have my counselor call up the institution, send them a letter, call them, email them, basically harass them, that way, I'd know at the end of the day I didn't get rejected because they didn't think I wanted it badly enough.</p>
<p>Good luck to you, and I'm very sorry. But do not underestimate the acceptance to U Mich - that's an incredibly difficult school to get accepted into and says loads about your success in high school! Don't give up, though. Don't stop fighting!!</p>
<p>i like your username</p>
<p>thanks for the advice cloying. I want to let UNC know that I am still very interested, but I don't want them to think of me as overbearing or annoying. Should I still E-mail them with my questions?</p>