The Semi-Official Waitlist Waiting Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>So I'm bored and about to start watching the Matrix (I saw a ytmnd featuring matrix music and now have to watch it)</p>

<p>Anyway, to all of those unfortunate waitlisted students who are obsessed with Caltech--good luck! We should find out relatively soon (next week or two) if the admissions officers take anyone off the waitlist at all. </p>

<p>As for me personally my backup is Carnegie Mellon's CIT. I think it's a good school and will definitely enjoy going there if that's where I end up, but I can't stop shaking the feeling that I belong at Caltech.</p>

<p>Thanks to all of this forum's readers and especially Ben Golub for making the college admissions process as enjoyable as possible.</p>

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<p>I freed up a spot by matriculating at Stanford. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks for the well wishes :)</p>

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<p>Ironic... I too was waitlisted from Caltech, and am planning on going to Carnegie Mellon. I ended up choosing SCS over CIT, although I probably will still double major in ECE. Im also considering either math or physics for my double major along with CS.</p>

<p>Although getting into Caltech off the waitlist would be really really really awesome, Im quite happy with where Im going.</p>

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<p>I've been constantly in the dark about college admissions until just too late. I only applied to four schools, rejected one(MIT), accepted with a very good scholarship at another (WPI), but I didn't realize how bad their other fin. aid was, and after visiting I liked it less than I thought I would (still looked great, but I'm more theoretical, and they seemed very applied, regarding the sciences), and I got waitlisted for the top scholarship at Uni. of Alabama (somehow my scholarship over four years differs almost $43,000 (the top scholarship vs what I was offered)).</p>

<p>So, I should've applied to many more places I know, but at this point, all I can do is hope that Caltech somehow decides to accept me, and register for housing at UA.</p>

<p>Edit: Thanks, frank. ;) I'm sure you'll have plenty of fun at Stanford.</p>

<p>Edit 2: I forgot to mention. Two of my friends are going to CMU, also. Their first choices, iirc.</p>

<p>Edit 3: (sorry, I'm tired, can't think of everything at once ;)) Lizzardfire, you say a week or two. Is this guess, or based on info from previous years, or what?</p>

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<p>No, this is based on the fact that people accepted to Caltech have to have their deposits postmarked by May 1st (tomorrow) to get in. So in a week or two Caltech will have recieved deposits from all of those enrolling and will know if they need to take students off the waitlist or not.</p>

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<p>waitlist for me too! I sent Statement of Intent to Register to UC Berkeley. Im a pre-med, so I think I will just go to Cal instead of Caltech.</p>

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<p>Did you decide to stay on the Tech waitlist BlueElmo?</p>

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<p>i did. But i also might go to caltech if i get accepted, i really dont know right now.</p>

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<p>I am in the same possition but I actually turned down CMU for Case Western because of a 70K differnce in price over four years.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know if Caltech sends 'sorry, you no longer have any chance' letters, or do they just let you assume that you weren't accepted?</p>

<p>I just hope that this isn't another one of the '0 acceptances off waitlist' years..</p>

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<p>I'm sure Ben will let us know when he finds out.</p>

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<p>I personally am curious about waitlist financial aid... Even though I was waitlisted at Caltech, my parents have pretty much said I'm not allowed to go unless I get a lot of money b/c I just got a full ride to ND... I know I shouldn't be disappointed, but a dream is a dream and it dies hard</p>