<p>Hey, I just got waitlisted by Wesleyan. I'm hurt and a little stunned. I thought I was a very good match for Wesleyan. My stats were at the upper end of the right ranges, my essay was personal and well-written, and I loved the school. I visited and had a lengthy, promising interview. I'm hurt that a school I loved so much seemed not to reciprocate. Is there anything I can do besides send a letter? I was hoping to get in and attend, not expecting a small envelope. Anyone else feel the same?</p>
<p>It seems that many people were waitlisted at Wesleyan. My son was waitlisted too. How big do you think this waitlist is?</p>
<p>I was waitlisted at Wesleyan, and received early writes from both Amherst and Williams. My stats were well above their mean, I showed an active interest in Wesleyan, wrote terrific essays, had an alumnus who adoooores me write me a rec that was so beautiful it made me cry, and a whooole lot of other things that made me stand out of the applicant pool. I don't want to sound arrogant (sorry!) but I was a little bit shocked by the waitlist, too. I thought I would be accepted.</p>
<p>Same thing happened to me.</p>
<p>My son got waitlisted at Wes also. Sounds like there were alot in this category. Are they ranked?</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat, and kind of confused.</p>
<p>They waitlisted me... wth I am going to Middlebury</p>
<p>Wesleyan...the new "Tuft's Syndrome"?</p>
<p>I was also waitlisted</p>
<p>I got into Wesleyan without interviewing or visiting or showing much of any overt interest (life's unfair), which is pretty much the case at most of the schools that admitted me (I'm visiting after the fact, not before) --- and who knows why, as my stats/ECs are very good but not extraordinary compared to such incredibly talented applicant pools. Then, I've been waitlisted at other colleges that, in a normal, logical process (which this isn't) seemingly should have accepted me based on the profiles of the others that did! And, ironically, the LAC in which I showed the most interest and invested the most time and hopes by far waitlisted me after deferring me ED. But the fact is, there is absolutely NO predictability or logic or fairness to any of this. For most of us it's a lottery...by the way, if you show continued interest there's a very small chance of clearing a waitlist; my brother did (at Williams) in 2003 and without any big secret strategy, either, just a few sincere letters that (again, mostly luck) happened to reach the right person and rub them the right way. It could happen to you...just don't count on it too much. Congratulations to everyone, wherever you were admitted, and good luck wherever you go. It's been quite a ride and I feel lucky just to have survived it.</p>
<p>Greeneyes, I feel you. Have you been accepted to any schools you would be happy to go to? Any as much as Wesleyan? Hang in there, I heard somewhere that this is a good year to be waitlisted becuase of the rising numbers in schools applied to per applicant, rather than applicants themselves.</p>
<p>I feel the same.. I got waitlisted too... sigh.</p>
<p>boninternach makes a good point... applicants applied to a LOT of schools on average this year, which means they will have more schools to choose from. This means that yields (applicants enrolled) will be lower, and allows schools to draw from their waitlists. Wesleyan typically admits enough students to fill the class using a 40% yield rate, so they admit roughly 1800 for 720 spots. With a lower yield, less than 720 will enroll, and lo and behold, waitlist time. That is how it's supposed to work, anyway...</p>
<p>You think that's bad. Both my parents are Wesleyan alumni and I was getting recruited by their football team and I didn't even get waitlisted. I guess it wasn't a good fit, but i'm very happy with St. Mary's, so it worked out for the best.</p>
<p>I thought this deserved an update: Although I'm still disappointed with Wesleyan's decision, I've accepted my pace on the wait list and decided it's time to try to move on. I'm considering Syrauce, BU, Tufts, and Vassar. I'm leaning heavily towards Vassar, and I know I can still have a great college experience somewhere besides Wesleyan. I'm sure everyone else will find success someplace else as well. Good luck.</p>
<p>A lot of top LAC schools tend to have a number of top-notch applicants that they characteristically waitlist because they think that such a well-qualified student is using Wesleyan as a safety net for a number of Ivy applications. This is where early decision is a good idea for a really qualified applicant. It's obviously a mean and flawed process-- as can be noted by this thread-- but it also makes some sense, too.</p>
<p>But what if you can't apply ED because of financial reasons, or your simply afraid to pin everything on one school? Without a supplement, Wesleyan applicants have no other means of directly expressing their devotion to the school. A sidenote: I certainly wasn't using Wesleyan as a safety when applying to Ivies.</p>
<p>I was waitlisted too.</p>
<p>damn i was waitlisted too. I happened to be waitlisted at five schools(!!!) and of those five the waitlist thread at Wesleyan is by far the longest. Verrrry sad because it is my favorite :(. We can still hope tho...it certainly is hard to deal with being waitlisted when you feel you deserve better. (and you can't help but fume when you hear of less-qualified kids getting in!)</p>
<p>Try talking to admissions!</p>