<p>Seems like lots of folks are getting waitlisted this year. Sometimes there is nothing worse than being in limbo. Here are some things to think about if you are in this situation:</p>
<li><p>See if you can find out how many students have been placed on the waitlist. It is my experience that there are many, many students on the waitlists at many schools. The year my son applied to Swarthmore, for example, there were as many students who were waitlisted as there were who were accepted! This is not unusual. What it means that it is very unlikely that you will be offered a place at the school. </p></li>
<li><p>If you choose to remain on the waitlist, contact the school with any additional info that you can offer. Write a letter expressing your undying love. Do not pursue this route unless you are positive that you will attend the school if they offer you a place. You can choose to accept spots on the waitlist at more than 1 school. </p></li>
<li><p>Look at the schools to which you have been accepted and start deciding which one you would like to attend. Visit if you can. Picture yourself there. Buy the T-shirt. It is highly probable you will end up going there so starting to emotionally establish a relationship with that school will ease the process. SEND IN A DEPOSIT! Fill out all the paperwork. Get registered for housing, etc. Do not wait to hear back from any school at which you have been waitlisted. Should your dreams come true and you do get accepted off the waitlist, you will lose your deposit, but there are no other negative consequenses. However, if you do not save a place at a school to which you have been accepted, they will give your spot to someone else. </p></li>
<li><p>My best advice is to forget about schools at which you have been waitlisted and move on. If you chose your schools well, you will likely be happy at any of them. Cross the waitlist schools off your list. Get excited about the school you are going to attend! </p></li>
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<p>Best of luck to all of you in this stressful time.</p>