<p>Pitt seems to be on this list every year. Good school…I know many happy kids there and they are more generous than PSU with aid - even merit aid. </p>
<p>PSU Main gets tons of apps is still more popular but maybe that will change in the future.</p>
<p>I’m confused. Do Lafayette and Smith and top schools like those not use a waitlist? Wouldn’t they fill openings that way?</p>
<p>^^Yup, apparently the Lafayette waitlist is active…not sure about Smith</p>
<p>The schools that have opening and have active waitlists may want types of students who aren’t on the waitlist. This could be, for instance, students who might enter certain majors.</p>
<p>If they aren’t accepted, and aren’t on the waitlist, how would these students even be in the picture? Schools are still accepting applications are they?</p>
<p>Smith is looking for transfers to replace the students transferring out, not for freshman. Lafayette may have overestimated their yield and is willing to look at new full-pay applicants in addition to their waitlist. They probably lose students who come off the waitlists elsewhere and want to be aggressive about getting students without need.</p>
<p>Hamilton is the other biggest surprise (Gtown), and also has two no’s in the first two columns…</p>
<p>Nstar, I suspect that is part of what limited means in some situations. Of course, many students start out undeclared.</p>
<p>I suspect Hamilton and Gtwon were both typso.</p>
<p>No means there’s no space available. Not a surprise for Hamilton…</p>
<p>Then why are they even on list - that was what I meant by typo or input or processing error.</p>
<p>Hamilton and Lafayette are both working off their waitlists as I type this. I suspect there may have been a breakdown in communication.</p>
<p>Can someone explain the meaning of the list to me? Does it mean that there will be no transfer student accepted by Gtown this year?</p>
<p>I think it means that Georgetown has no MORE space for transfer students–they do not intend to accept any more transfer students than they already have.</p>
<p>I suppose this could change if there is a significant “melt away” of students over the summer, but I would definitely make other plans instead of hoping for transfer admission to Georgetown.</p>
<p>The list is intended to show colleges that still have openings for next year (either Freshman or transfer) and who are would like to hear from potential applicants to see if there might be a fit.</p>
<p>Colleges who say “Limited” in terms of openings for freshmen or transfers may have some openings, but probably not many, and may be limited in terms of majors, campuses,…</p>
<p>It doesn’t mean that the school did or didn’t accept transfer students or has or hasn’t exhausted any wait list.</p>
<p>The purpose is to let high school and private college counselors, students, and parents know of possible openings that may be of interest, perhaps for a student who has changed plans, made a late start, or wasn’t happy with the options after the regular decisions were announced in may. There is a contact for each school – usually a specific person to call to obtain more information and discuss options. The application process may be somewhat less formalized so that decisions can be quickly made (perhaps only requiring the common ap, transcript, and not supplementals, perhaps allowing – at least pending a decision-- the high school to report the SAT/ACT results rather than waiting on the College Board/ACT.</p>
<p>It is a great list. There are kids who didn’t approach this process with a lot of clarity in the fall who may now be ready to find a school. There are schools that misjudged the economic climate and who really want some more students to round out the class.</p>
<p>I’d expect the financial aid awards from many of the schools to be less robust than those offered during regular admissions. I’d also expect that some of the schools may be somewhat more flexible in considering upward trends and other other factors that they might not have used in regular admissions. If you’re interested in any of theses schools, your guidance counselor may be able to make some phone calls and work with admissions to see if it might be a fit for you.</p>
<p>The survey is sent out to all NACAC-member colleges. It’s just that: a survey, not a list of schools the definitely have openings. I believe the NACAC reports the results even if there is no space available. There is a PDF with more information available here:
[NACAC</a> Survey: Space and Financial Aid Still Available For Students On College Campuses](<a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/PressRoom/2009/Pages/space09.aspx]NACAC”>http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/PressRoom/2009/Pages/space09.aspx)</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification, arabrab. Click on the pdf file for more info:
<a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/PressRoom/2009/Documents/SASFactSheet2009.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/PressRoom/2009/Documents/SASFactSheet2009.pdf</a>
This seems to be a very fluid list - I just saw a school that wasn’t listed earlier today when I looked. They appear to allow members to add/update info, which is a great.</p>
<p>Does anyone know of anyone who’s actually used this list to find a school? I’ve known about it for years now and never read of one person finding a school through it. . . I’m sure students do, but anecdotal evidence would be nice.</p>
<p>GW definately has a wait list, I met someone who is on it.</p>
<p>Yes, I do remember a student 2 or 3 years ago who posted here who found a college through the survey… I think hewound up at Hendrix.</p>
<p>I think that guidance counselors often use such lists to help students who’ve been rejected everywhere. I’m fairly sure that’s how one of my high school friends got into Gettysburg College after being rejected everywhere because she applied to too many reach schools.</p>