<p>I got into a bunch of good schools that I like a lot but I also like Vandy a lot- I have no clear favorite. </p>
<p>Should I stay on the waitlist for Vandy- if I stay on I'm not sure if I'll end up going though- so should I still stay on? I don't like Vandy more than the others but I do like Vandy a lot</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by staying on the vandy waitlist :)</p>
<p>This post supports my premise that too indecisive many fence straddling applicants compromise the entire admission process for the Hilsa’s of this world by over applying to multiple institutions.</p>
<p>Any discussion about this premise is welcome.</p>
<p>I’m guessing that the people who post here as “vandyadmissions” are trying to translate Wneckid99 into an actual name so they don’t waste their time offering admission to someone who doesn’t really want to be taken off the waitlist.</p>
<p>“This post supports my premise that too indecisive many fence straddling applicants compromise the entire admission process for the Hilsa’s of this world by over applying to multiple institutions.”</p>
<p>Give the kid a break. He’s trying to make a difficult decision. He didn’t say he applied on a lark and joined the waitlist having no intention of accepting an offer. It’s also quite possible that he didn’t get some of his acceptances until after the Vanderbilt decisions. In any case, he’s not compromising the admissions process for anyone. Colleges account for drop-offs in their yield calculations, both when determining the number of students to accept and the number to put on the waitlist.</p>
<p>Midmo,</p>
<p>This is completely untrue. We have a presence on College Confidential to help students and families understand the admissions process. We never tie anonymous usernames to student applications or make any admissions decisions based on the content seen here.</p>
<p>–Brad</p>
<p>Mi Padre: No breaks are warranted where none are deserved. It is people like this indecisive fence sraddling poster who clog the system. We know the schools use yields and happily take the appilcation dinero. However it is the honest passionate applicant who suffers due to the actions of these out of control serial appliers.</p>
<p>vandyadmissions, I apologize for not being clearer that I was joking! </p>
<p>I find your presence on this forum to be extremely valuable.</p>
<p>Padre: The fact that you engage in this discussion is a positive one.</p>
<p>If it were up to me there would be a mandatory ceiling of six total applications per student. Six is more than reasonable or even necessary for anyone who does his or her research before applying. One safety and one reach for sure out of that allotment. The rest can be studied decisions. This propoal can be enforceable through the reporting services; SAT and ACT. No more than six scores sent out per applicant.</p>
<p>Also I would encourage ED’S as this option separates the wheat from the chaff.</p>
<p>If the above were done than the system might unclog itself a bit. I hate to see the passionate few battling the can’t decide which socks to wear fence straddlers for a bed in the Commons.</p>
<p>Your move Padre!</p>
<p>I’d suggest staying on if it’s one of your top choices.</p>
<p>There will be so many kids that get wait list offers, you should definitely sign up for it.</p>
<p>actually, hurley29, Vandy was my #1 choice until I got waitlisted</p>
<p>it’s tough to commit to a school and send in a 500$ deposit and then not even care about that school…
im gonna feel a connection to whatever school i end up sending a deposit to (as it cant be vandy), so it’s tough to get that connection and then all of a sudden say screw “x” school</p>
<p>If you stay on, are selected, then decline, won’t that reflect
poorly on your sincerity? Might PO your school’s counselors.</p>
<p>Hi Wnecki99! My son has been waitlisted at Vandy too. And we understand having a connection with the school you put the deposit down at; fortunately, our deposit is only $100 (UC Santa Barbara) so if we lose it, it’s not TOO much. For my son, Vanderbilt is #1, and if offered the position - he would immediately accept. After going to the Open House at UCSB, signing up for intramural basketball, and having good friends going there - he’s already getting ‘connected.’ SO, while it would be a little tough just tossing UCSB out the window, it wouldn’t be that tough… to him, to have the opportunity to attend Vanderbilt, would be unbeatable… we keep our fingers crossed and hope, but we definitely can’t plan. Who knows what will happen.</p>
<p>In your case, if you’re not “sure” that you’d go there if they offered a position, I would say that MIGHT be reason to remove yourself. I don’t say this because my son’s waiting as well - I just know that we are 100% sure that he would commit if accepted. You will have to do your own “searching” and decide what’s best for you.</p>
<p>What other schools did you get into? Have you checked all those schools for your potential major, found out which of those schools are best? </p>
<p>Good luck anyhow - I know it’s a tough decision.</p>
<p>~a high school senior’s mom</p>
<p>hurley29 - I don’t agree with you. It should be the student’s choice how many schools they apply to. I think if I cut down to 6, I would have cut out the schools that I’m debating between attending right now. My financial aid offers also differed greatly between the schools that I was accepted to. Some offered only 20k in grants, others up to 40k. Some of us need to have this ability to choose.</p>
<p>isn’t it obvious that the answer is yes?</p>