<p>@woof28 how does one get in contact with an admissions officer?</p>
<p>By the way, they said “nearly” 82% yield</p>
<p>My son is also wait listed at Harvard. We’re happy to have the chance (however slim) of his being accepted there. </p>
<p>His 2nd choice college, to which he was accepted, is located 23 miles away from home. Harvard is 3097 miles away. As a mom, I can’t quite figure out which one to wish for. Luckily it isn’t up to me. And hopefully we’ll all have a definite answer one way or the other soon.</p>
<p>I’d like to commend Harvard Admissions for being so cordial and professional whenever my son contacted them. They were encouraging without giving him false hope about his chances of getting off the wait list. They were quick to respond and friendly. It’s tough to be a wait listed candidate and I appreciate that they were sensitive to that and helpful.</p>
<p>@lfleur I agree that Harvard is incredibly professional in their contact. Out of all of my interviews, Harvard was the most helpful overall. My interviewer continues to check on my college decisions today, sent me articles about the programs at my safety schools, and has overall been a great friend. Even my regional rep has never hesitated to help me in a non-condescending and authentically helpful way. I’m hoping that your son and I are among the lucky who get off the waitlist.</p>
<p>I am grateful for Harvard as well! They have been incredibly helpful and the URMP has kept in contact with me and has answered the multiple questions I have had. I appreciate the help Harvard has given me with the admissions process and for making me fall more in love with them every day. Good luck to us all for the waitlist round! Go Crimson!</p>
<p>Well dam. lol</p>
<p>D committed to Columbia. Doesn’t matter if waitlist is ok or not…she loves NYC!!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how waitlisters are notified if they got in? I know we should receive an email soon about Harvard’s plan for the waitlist, but I’ve heard those who’ve gotten in from previous years have received direct phone calls. </p>
<p>^^ That’s correct; in past years, waitlisters have received a direct phone call from an Admissions Officer.</p>
<p>Thanks gibby, do you know when the calls usually start coming out? I’ve heard June, but don’t know if they’ve been earlier.</p>
<p>In years past students have begun to hear around mid-May and they’ve closed the waitlist by mid to late June.</p>
<p>Do all wlist decisions come around mid-may?rejections and acceptances come at the same time, right? They say “please feel free to send additional information that would be helpful to your candidacy” in the wlist email. Does this encompass having your principal or teacher you’re close with sending in an extra letter of rec to the fileroom?</p>
<p>@laila111, you can but when my guidance counselor called my AO, she said there was no need to (for my case). </p>
<p>Thank you iceblossom! I was thinking of getting my guidance counselor to call my AO, but I wasn’t sure how we could get our AO’s contact. My counselor also said it’s best if the student shows interest vs. having a principal or them call in. What do you think? Do you think your guidance counselor’s call to the AO helped?</p>
<p>Same question! And how does my guidance counselor call my admissions officer? Is that the regional representative?</p>
<p>^^ An applicant that is trying to get off the waitlist should do both – they should demonstrate interest by writing a letter, and also have their guidance counselor follow-up with the appropriate AO. Some GC’s are better at this than others, some GC’s (both in public and private schools) have developed personal relationships with their regional AO’s and are in regular contact throughout the year and will easily be able to pick up the phone and push for specific students. Other GC’s will not feel comfortable pushing for specific students, especially if many students from their school have been waitlisted, as they are then forced to choose which students to push for and which students to cut adrift.</p>
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Many private schools are finished for the year in May and most public schools are done by late June. As college’s need your final transcript from your high school, most Admissions Offices make their waitlist decisions from mid-May to mid-June and then officially close their waitlists by the end of June.</p>
<p>Do second semester grades matter for waitlisted candidates? Our school ends in May, but when I checked with the registrar, she said she doesn’t send out final transcripts til mid-June.</p>
<p>High schools only send your final end of year transcript to the college you are matriculating to, so colleges make waitlist decisions before receiving your second semester grades, which are included in the final high school transcript.</p>
<p>Thanks gibby for all the information!!! You know so much.</p>