<p>So I've just received an email from a school I'm waitlisted at. </p>
<p>It's from the director of admission who told me that the school is now digging into the alternate list and asked "If admitted to ________ at this time, would you definitely enroll given sufficient financial aid?"</p>
<p>Does this mean they are considering taking me off the waitlist or is it just a routine email send out to all waitlisted applicants??</p>
<p>I'm so anxious right now. Someone please tell me what are the chances that this is a really good sign.</p>
<p>I have no idea if Im sure. I have gotten that type of email from a college and my feelings was that I was pre selected and I will indeed be taken off the waitlist. I will say that you are being taken off.</p>
<p>Yeah, I immediately replied affirmative. Yet, what I want to know is if it is something worth getting my hope up. Is the email sent to every waitlisted applicants or only those they intend to pick for this first round?</p>
<p>After I applied on Oct 25, sent a few updates + letter of interest and months of waiting and heartache, my admission counselor said a short brief e-mail last Thursday that literally said, “Thank you for your continued interest in Chicago. We hope that your senior year is going well.” </p>
<p>I wanted to die right then and there. They have no idea how much it hurts to be WL’ed, especially after waiting so long. Even now, I’d be perfectly fine with rejections (I’ve had 4 out of 6), and I’ll deal with it perfectly fine, because at least I have somewhere to go. It just hurts that I put the time into shipping the app out early, and they haven’t made a final decision on me yet. It’s like turning in your homework 6 months late, except they don’t get punished for it. </p>
<p>But don’t worry! All of us waitlistees are on the same boat. (I know, it sucks)</p>
<p>^Yeah. Well, at least now I know not to anticipate too much for a phone call or an email or something of that sort. Thanks.</p>
<p>ab2013, I know it may seems cruel. I definitely know your frustration. But I kinda understand that this anxiety and long wait is what I signed up for when I decided to stay on the waitlist. I know colleges don’t intentionally try to torment us, but they have to do what is best for them.</p>
<p>ab2013: My daughter applied to colleges this year and it did feel like the schools that wait listed her didn’t care about her. I know that sounds silly. I think she became very attached to the idea of attending one school in particular and it became this very emotional thing. On the other hand for the schools this is a business and they go through this every year.</p>
<p>This year was particularly rough, the colleges are all saying that the applicant pool is one of the strongest they have seen in years. If we had to do it all over again I would caution my daughter to try to keep her emotions out of it a little more. The rejections and offers to be put on waiting lists weren’t personal, the top schools had more qualified applicants than they could accept.</p>
<p>Ntk_124, just to cheer you up: I’m also on Grinnell’s waitlist, but I did not receive such an e-mail… so I guess it is not sent to everyone, after all.</p>
<p>Still, I find it rather strange that they ask once again if you would enroll or not. Wasn’t this same question asked online in the alternate reply form?</p>
<p>If the college is your first choice you should do more than just return a card. Write a letter to the dean of admissions stating that it is your first choice and why. If you interviewed, write to the person who interviewed you. Send an updated resume. There have been several articles on CC regarding this subject.</p>
<p>In the Grinnell forum somebody said they knew a girl with a similar emial a few weeks ago that shortly after replying, was admitted off the waitlist.</p>
<p>I think its good news you got it no matter what :D</p>
<p>No, it is not something they send to everyone. They are ready to act, they want to know who would definitely accept before they send out a formal acceptance email/letter. If you want to go, you should tell them absolutely yes you would go.</p>
<p>Please don’t just say things like that unless you are 100% positive. To people on a waitlist that got such message setting them up for possible dissapointment like that will drive us insane.</p>
<p>Then again if you are positive OMG LIKE HALLELUJAH!!!AHHHHHHHH</p>
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