Official List of Waitlisters

[kyoonz]

<p>wait listed too =(
i hope i get in because emory is my first choice.</p>

[cwcollege]

<p>yeah same here. emory was my first choice and i got waitlisted.</p>

[chicago10]

<p>what makes everyone think that so many people got waitlisted this year? Ive read a few people saying that and I am wondering where they got that from… </p>

<p>Also is there anyway to find out for sure how many people were? Like can someone call or something and ask?</p>

[mojay]

<p>@MarzenAmber - Where did it say it is good for a full year? can you post the link? I would be very happy in case I don’t get in now or into any other schools I like.</p>

[impaulzhy]

<p>both WL by BC & emory, anyone knows when the decision will come out if i just transferred my app to oxford college…?</p>

[Colleges00701]

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just looked it up last year 1500 offered a place on waitlist, 800 accept, then they admitted 147

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<p>I was in a similar situation last year, but I got off the waiting list, 2 weeks after decisions came out. I was accepted to Emory on like April 18th or something last year. There are things you can do to help you stand out, and get accepted. </p>

<p>Write a letter of interest to Emory. Email to adcom that is in charge of your file, and send a letter through mail. Visit if possible. Email one of the deans in charge of undergrad admissions as well, and explain your situation, and in the email ask questions about academic programs at Emory (be very specific about these programs). Send in updated grades from senior year, and send in letters of recommendation from your senior year teachers.</p>

<p>Being waitlisted sucks, I had a 1500/1600 and a 2200/2400 3.8/4.0 unweighted, and was waitlisted. But if you do what I did, you should have a good chance of getting in off the waiting list.</p>

[jackdaniels]

<p>^ I saw some of your posts from last year, and that’s probably what I’m going to do. When did you send in these emails? Like the first week of April?
And on the waitlist form they emailed us, what do I have to put for the “last date I want to be considered for the waitlist” and do I have to submit extracurricular activites on that form or can I just send in updates in my letter of intent?</p>

[sprevite]

<p>waitlisted:( bahhh</p>

[Colleges00701]

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^ I saw some of your posts from last year, and that’s probably what I’m going to do. When did you send in these emails? Like the first week of April?
And on the waitlist form they emailed us, what do I have to put for the “last date I want to be considered for the waitlist” and do I have to submit extracurricular activites on that form or can I just send in updates in my letter of intent?

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<p>^^^ I sent them ASAP, which helped me get accepted pretty quickly off the waiting list. For the “last date that I want to be considered” I put the last day of summer lol. I submitted my senior year grades/updated resume (with updated ECs). Emailing the adcoms/deans really helped, because I was able to communicate to them the programs at Emory that I was really interested in. I did this, by asking detailed questions about the programs that I was interested in at Emory. After I was accepted, I sent an email thanking the dean that I had emailed with questions. The dean responded by saying “I knew your file was going to be pulled in a couple of days.” rofl.</p>

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How does one find out the admissions committee in charge of one’s application? Thanks in advance!

Call Emory and find out.</p>

[sweetcakee]

<p>The e-mail said something about a “Conditional Transfer Admission.” Does that apply to every wait list decision? Or is it possible to be admitted for Fall 2010 as opposed to Fall 2011?</p>

[jackdaniels]

<p>Colleges00701,
i’m really confused. did you email the dead in charge of your application? Or just the heads of random programs you were interested in? How did you work your emails? Was it just “Hey, I was waitlisted” or did you not even say you were waitlisted and just ask for more information?</p>

<p>Sorry for all the questions, but i REALLY want to get off the waitlist! and you seem the most educated on how to do so (:</p>

[rodney]

<p>Jack: Emory assigns waitlist acceptees to specific admission counselors (unlike regular apps which are read randomly)…if you call, they will tell you who your waitlist app is assigned to.</p>

[sweetcakee]

<p>I can write a letter to Undergraduate Admissions, right? And what do you specifically mean by, “explain your situation?”</p>

[mojay]

<p>can you change these:</p>

<p>Please indicate the latest date on which you’d like to be considered for admission to Emory University:</p>

<p>Please use the space below for updates to your scholastic profile. These include grade updates, new academic honors, participation in clubs, activities, etc.</p>

<p>after you apply for position on the Waitlist</p>

[sweetcakee]

<p>yeah, just click on the link given in your e-mail & you can change it again.</p>

[lachata]

<p>Although I’m already admitted to Emory College, I think you guys need to see this.
(Emory waitlist stats in 2009)</p>

<p>Fall 2009
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list… 4585
Number accepting a place on the waiting list …2531
Number of wait-listed students admitted …140
Percent of Wait List Admitted 5.5%</p>

<p>But it’s still higher than Northwestern’s, and Notredame which was about 3%.(2009)
On the other hand, Carnegie Mellon admitted 40 % of the waitlist in 2008(PR). (<<somewhat unsure)</p>

[Colleges00701]

<p>After I was waitlisted, I followed this article TO THE LINE. Scroll down to the waitlist part. </p>

<p>[Class</a> Struggle - Five Ways to Survive the April College Crunch](<a href=“http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2009/03/five_ways_to_survive_the_april.html]Class”>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2009/03/five_ways_to_survive_the_april.html)</p>

<p>THIS IS THE ARTICLE IF THE LINK DOES NOT WORK:

4. How to get off the waiting list: The best method, gleaned from conversations with many college admissions officers, is pretty simple, and seems to work. Two children of friends followed my instructions to the letter and got into selective schools that had wait-listed them. It’s not as hard as it seems. Remember, many of the wait-listed students already got into a college they like better, so they are not part of your competition. The most important thing to keep in mind is that you, the student, have to do all of this yourself. If your parents or counselor make these calls or send these e-mails, you are going to be labeled a wimp and left on the wait-list forever. First, call the admissions office to get the e-mail address of, and maybe speak to, the officer who handled applications from your high school. Tell that person who you are and what high school you attend so she can pull up your file. Say you were very happy to get the wait-list letter because it means you still have a chance to go to this college. Tell the officer that her school remains your first choice, by far, and that you do not mind losing the deposit you will put down May 1 on your second-choice school if she eventually has good news for you. Tell her you will be sending her a letter soon making your case. Then write that letter, and send by both e-mail and snail mail. In the letter, reiterate what you said about this being your first choice, and about being happy to lose your deposit at Second Choice University. Tell her three of your talents or interests that you think would add value to her campus, like experience in tutoring disadvantaged students, or a talent for flower arrangement, or a gift for organizing debates. Tell her three aspects of her campus that would add value to your life, such as the entrepreneurs club, the world famous chemistry department, the study abroad program. Throw in a self-deprecating joke, like: “All of the businesses I have started in high school, such as my Missing Sock Detective Agency, have been failures, so I think I could learn a great deal from your student start-up experts.” Then send it off and pray.

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<p>When I was waitlisted from WashU, a poster on the forum there recommended the above article and gave this advice as well.</p>

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Also, when you access that article I mentioned, be sure to look at the comments. There was an interesting one from a guy that apparently wrote a book or something about this stuff, and he suggests some even more aggresive tactics. Use your instincts though, because sometimes if this stuff is completely against your personality it can backfire. At the same time, realize that you have little to lose as long as you act positive and mature. Again, good luck!

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<p>Let me know if you guys have any other questions.</p>

<p>Oh and the whole email the dean of undergraduate admissions part, I did that on my own because I wanted to use more “aggressive tactics” to get in. I emailed the dean, asking questions about some academic programs I was interested in. This made the dean retake a look at my file, which I think I had a major effect on me getting off the waiting list. I also think that because I had scored a 1500/1600 and a 2200/2400, which was higher than 75 percent of the students at Emory, it helped my file get pulled off the waiting list.</p>