<p>D cast a wide net and the results are in. It appears she'll be attending the ultra-prestigious Waitlist University. 7 members of the board have written personal letters to her -- WOW! Is anyone else considering attending? :)</p>
<p>Seriously...she did get some fabulous offers and the shock of this whole emotional rollercoaster is starting to wain. She'll probably wind up at Northwestern, UVA, or BC Honors. All good choices for sure; simply not quite what she was hoping for.</p>
<p>Looks like my D will be joining your D in “Waitlist Univ” too this fall. Looks like it will be full of over-acheiving white girls! Not much diversity I’m afraid. Anyway, 5 waitlists and some tough decisions to make on her acceptances. Her friend has 7 waitlists and less attractive acceptances so she is in good company. Unfortunately, she’s only seen one of the schools she was accepted to so we have to start the college search all over again in such a short time in the middle of a very busy softball season. Good luck to your D, at least she seems satisfied with some of her choices. It works out because these are such great kids and wherever they go, they will be appreciated and thrive.</p>
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<p>URMs do get waitlisted. Eg: Me, at Yale.</p>
<p>Mine two–my D waitlisted at four of her top choces…mostly northeastern liberal arts colleges–whereas in at more equally/more competitive SUNY schools (Bing, Geneseo). We were really surprised at a couple of the waitlists. I was told by one of them she was in the worst demographic–a girl from NYC. I also really realized the degree to which the ED process affects RD chances of someone who is a very good candidate but not right at the top–the same college told me that their ED applicants were up 24% over last year and they filled a big chunk of the class that way. If you need to be able to compare financial aid offers, puts you at a distince disadvantage at these schools.</p>