<p>I'm applying to a few schools that I was waitlisted to as a high school senior. Should I mention that i was waitlisted or accepted(yes, I was accepted before, but chose not to go) on the application?</p>
<p>Do they already know my record? or should I just tell them that I was waitlisted/accepted.</p>
<p>i don’t think you should say you were accepted/waitlisted. it really won’t make a difference plus they have records so they’ll be able to find out anyway.</p>
<p>Actually, mot schools say that they delete your application materials, except for your SAT/ACT scores.
That being said, I would believe that would mean that they would know you applied, but maybe not necessarily of the admissions decision.</p>
<p>Hmm I’m guessing it is a safe bet to just mention I was accepted/waitlisted in 09. It can’t hurt me to put it on the app right?</p>
<p>i feel like it actually might hurt in some way…like saying that you should be accepted because you were accepted last year</p>
<p>I don’t think it will benefit you app because it looks like you’re too focused on the past. Stay positive.</p>
<p>Depends on what way you incorporate it - it could be seen as as a sign of both interest and competitiveness back then (after all, some people say that colleges only accept people as transfers who were competitive the first time around [depending on the circumstances])</p>
<p>I was wondering this too. Is it better to mention that you were accepted to the school so you can explain why you didn’t attend in the first year (mainly financial). I’m worried that they will think I won’t attend again because I didn’t attend the first time.
And for the school I was waitlisted to, I’m switching schools (in Cornell) because I changes fields so is it better to explain why or not mention it at all?</p>
<p>Here’s my additional reasoning:</p>
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<li><p>Think of it, most people who are applying to transfer did not receive admission the first time around and are fighting an uphill battle. Yet you have a previous acceptance, which can give you the edge by allowing you an opportunity to explain why you didn’t choose the place the first time, but now humbly realize that indeed that place is the right one for you and now you come back to it - why throw that away? Remember, you only rejected the place once - they might not be so welcoming if say you rejected it twice.</p></li>
<li><p>Many applications for elite schools ask if you applied before. So say you did and were accepted and checked off the thing about applying before, yet don’t mention it anywhere else in your application. They look up your file, see you were accepted. Now what are they to think? Maybe you’re trying to pull a fast one on them? Why are you applying for admissions now if you were accepted before? If you don’t mention anything, maybe when you’re accepted you’ll just deny them again? It leaves unanswered questions. </p></li>
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<p>I feel waitlists are more complicated. For one of the schools I’m applying to that I got waitlisted at before, I’m not mentioning it because I’m not sure how to utilize it well.</p>
<p>^ Thank you! That really helps and makes a lot of sense. Good luck with your apps.</p>
<p>Shouldn’t reporting waitlisted seem good? You were good enough but there weren’t enough spaces. It means you were qualified and they found interest in you.</p>
<p>They may give you the opportunity now seeing you are still interested despite being waitlisted, and if you have improved then they see you have committed to doing better and met and exceeded their expectations. </p>
<p>They will see you put more time toward their institution.</p>
<p>If there is a place for me to put any additional comments, I’ll say I was waitlisted before and describe a little as to why I didn’t go, financial reasons. </p>
<p>But if the only place to write is on the essay, I just won’t say I was waitlisted/accepted.</p>
<p>As mentioned by someone above, many schools ask if you have applied before - to which you will obviously put “Yes.” Then they will be able to check the result if they care. You don’t have to put it.</p>
<p>However, if you want to put it - such as you were accepted but didn’t go for a reason that you think is worth mentioning… put it in you essay or additional information.</p>
<p>Anecdotal evidence that I have shows that having been accepted and NOT going does NOT hurt your chances. I don’t have any info re having been waitlisted.</p>