<p>This thread makes me feel at least a little better. I just got my first wait-list notification, and though the school wasn't high on my list, I was still disappointed.<br>
Though I guess with 9 applications, I'm contributing to this mess :(</p>
<p>Just got wait-listed at UVA a few hours ago. It's my dream school, and the terrible thing is I still won't know what school I'm going to until around June. The chances of getting off the wait-list are so slim, but it's my dream school so I have to stay on. Grrrrrrrr.</p>
<p>I would recommend applying EA to end this mess. 3/4 schools my brother was accepted to he applied to EA.</p>
<p>Thanks for input guys.</p>
<p>1 ED Rejection, 4 RD acceptances, 2 waitlists, one pending, but probably will be a waitlist (plus Dartmouth but I was going to withdraw my app from them a long time ago and never did... it's okay, I'll be rejected so I won't take anyone's spot). Maybe acceptance, but maybe not. I won't be accepting a place on any waitlist- I got into my second choice already.</p>
<p>1 acceptance, 1 waitlist, 1 rejection, 4 more to go. Middlebury had to waitlist me...I really want an offer from the rest.</p>
<p>WOW... i applied to 9 schools. so far I have 3 waitlists 2 rejections and 1 acceptance from a safety school.. three more to go!
It's just depressing.</p>
<p>The reason everyone is applying to so many schools is because we know that many, many very qualified students can and do get waitlisted at schools they would exceed in. I applied to twelve, and so far have been accepted to 4 of my safeties, accepted to 3 of my matches, and waitlisted at a safety (yes, a safety) and a reach. Still waiting on two reaches and a match.</p>
<p>Let me tell you, I am not a big fan of the waitlist. Basically, you can attend only if enough of our preferred, more qualified students say no.</p>
<p>Applied to 8 schools:
3 Acceptances
4 Waitlists
1 Pending
..omg.</p>
<p>Applied to 9 schools:
3 Safeties (acceptances with lots of merit)
1 Match (lots of merit)
5 Reaches (2 rejects, 1 acceptance no merit, 2 waitlst--only persuing one)</p>
<p>of course my top choice school is one of the ones that waitlists me, so I get to graduate without a final college destination</p>
<p>I applied to 12 schools (7 public, 5 private).
Most of the public schools were safeties (except UCLA and Berkeley) that were still very good schools. The others could have been seen as reaches , but I'm glad I applied there because I got in at Stanford now. Yeah my parents spent a grand on applying, but if that is the cost of finding a school that fits you (and doesn't financially rape my parents' bank account) then so be it. I took the time to apply and because it is easier to apply to multiple schools (see UC schools and the commonapp) why not apply to many schools?</p>
<p>Accepted at three schools, waitlisted at two, rejected from three. The two waitlist schools were my first choices.</p>
<p>Waitlisted at my top choice. That's 3 now. It doesn't seem so insane to apply to so many schools now, does it?</p>
<p>^ Coop, I wish I had tht common sense beforehand. I got rejected at my top choice (:. I have 3 waitlists now but schools would not be so kind with fin aid to get off waitlist, and I need aid.</p>
<p>I applied to 7 schools. 2 safeties (both accepted me with lots of merit aid), 2 matches (one waitlist, one accept), 3 reaches (one EA reject, one RD reject, one RD waitlist).</p>
<p>i have read so any posts all over this site about kids getting acceptances and then saying 'never really had any intention of going there anyways'</p>
<p>what is up with that- I brought this up before, and I wonder why people apply to schools they don't like</p>
<p>I see people applying to schools that are so varied with little in common I don't understand the methodology of the choices</p>
<p>Again, why are people applying to schools they never wanted to go to?</p>
<p>D was rejected EA from one school (reach), deferred from another (match). We expected a deferral from the reach and acceptance from the match. Back in December she, and we, felt like *****. Furthermore, I was questioning my ability to logically analyze her chances and give her proper guidance.</p>
<p>Since then, things have gone pretty well. Admission into a safety late December, admissions into all her safeties, matches, and low-reaches in the past few weeks (including the EA deferral), two rejections from UCLA and UCB that were more or less expected. Still waiting on one low reach and one high reach on Monday. </p>
<p>This makes a total of 14 schools, so yes, she is contributing to the mess. The reason - anxiety driven by the EA rejection and deferral. We started out with good intentions to apply to 7 schools --- 2 safeties, 2 reaches, 3 matches --- but after the December mess we were no longer sure whether a match is really a match.</p>
<p>waitlisted at 2 (WUSTL and northwestern)
Got into Boston College though.</p>
<p>I dont mind not getting in, but waiting another month or two sucks alot.</p>
<p>It seems like this year a lot of top schools (JHU and WUSTL, for example) are waitlisting the top candidates (perfect scores, ECs) because they think they are applying there only as safeties, which leaves the field open for more average candidates (lucky for me).</p>
<p>citygirlsmom...i think its because some people are so afraid they'd not get in anywhere they apply to schools that don't really want to go to just to increase their chances of being able to go SOMEWHERE in the fall.</p>
<p>this article basically covers every facet
will 2008 go down in history as admissions hell?</p>