<p>Another parent of a daughter who had numerous waitlists to super-selectives (mostly ivies)…like others who have posted, I would say it’s sheer agony! Most of her friends were flat out rejected, so I suppose it gives top qualified applicants at least a bit of an ego boost; however, for those that accrue several WL, it gives nothing but false hope. Yes, she had incredible acceptances and is very happy, but the summer before her freshman year she was constantly on the computer: How many had Princeton called? Had Dartmouth closed their list? Did Penn take any A&S in this round? When will Brown send letters to waitlistees? You get the jist. It’s easy to say move on when you receive one or two, but when a kid gets numerous waitlists, it’s a bit more unsettling. I’m praying our son will not be waitlisted anywhere but rather accepted or rejected.</p>