<p>Is it important for my parents to call the Admissions Officers at GLADCHEMS schools to find out about movement on the wait list this week? I wrote a letter to express my interest, and know it’s a long shot, but my parents have not called yet the one school I wish to attend. Does anyone know how open AO’s are about what could help an application the following year if you don’t get off the WL and wish to reapply?</p>
<p>(1) No, your parents do NOT need to call. You’re on the waitlist - if a spot opens up, the school will call you.</p>
<p>(2) Yes, you absolutely should contact your admissions officer to ask what you might be able to do to strengthen your application for next year . . . but wait a few weeks before you do.</p>
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<p>I expect that we will receive a bulk email soon.</p>
<p>Thanks Dodgersmom that is really helpful. I don’t expect an email as the school I"m waiting for sent letters via USPS, but I’ll wait a few more weeks and call my AO if there is no word before then.</p>
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<p>Instead of calling, send an email asking to set up a telephone appointment - this will give the admissions officer a chance to review your file before you talk.</p>
<p>I’m not reapplying, as I’ll have like no time next year in high school… starting extremely time consuming EC’s & not willing to spend another year tired and waiting. But the lessons were invaluable. When (approximately) will most schools close the wait lists?</p>
<p>It’s not a matter of closing the waitlist as it is solidifying the classes for the 2012-13 school year. The schools want to wrap this up sooner rather than later and are already moving on budgets and other issues. I wouldn’t think it would be much longer, a week, maybe. What happens afterwards are totally unplanned issues but not necessarily unforeseen that makes a school resort to the waitlist.<br>
It’s been another tough year and will be for years to come.</p>
<p>It’s kinda weired this year though. Seems like not a lot of people got off the waitlist…a bad year for waitist applicants generally, I would say.</p>
<p>I would agree and I wouldn’t want to get anyone’s hopes up but hey, you never know.</p>
<p>Yeah, you never really know. Chances are tinyyyyy, but hey, anything can happen.</p>
<p>I know a ninth grade boarder off of Choate’s WL several days ago.</p>
<p>My son was WL at PEA and PAA. He accepted a position at Governor’s Academy. April 11 he came off the WL at PEA. He accepted day student at PEA. Hope I can get deposit back from Governors. They were very gracious.</p>
<p>My son just came off the WL at PEA. They called me on my cell phone and expected an answer on the spot. Although I wanted to say yes, I needed to speak to my son first. We were given 24 hours to decide. We accepted!</p>
<p>^^Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>dadofexeter: – very nice that Governors was gracious. The school at which we made a deposit told us if my D was accepted off a waitlist elsewhere we would just have to “eat” the deposit - even if it were just a few days later!</p>
<p>I just heard that PEA accepted more than 15 freshman girls (class of 2016) off their wait list at this point - does that sound correct to you all? Any frosh girls (or guys for that matter) out there accepted off the Exeter wait list?</p>
<p>@dadofviolinist</p>
<p>15 freshman girls sounds really high. I doubt very much that is true. We were told by Exeter that they generally take 0-15 students total off the WL/year. Additionally the fact that they would be all girls in the freshman class would be improbable.</p>
<p>My son was just admitted off of the WL.</p>
<p>@dadofviolinist</p>
<p>If you don’t mind my asking, where did you hear this from? It’s just that I’m on the waiting list too (not for freshman), and I would honestly do anything to get off of it so I guess you could say I’m really anxious to know ANY information. </p>
<p>@dadofexeter
CONGRATULATIONS!! wow that is so exciting!! 
I must say I am VERY jealous but I have no doubt that your son deserves it very much. </p>
<p>If you don’t mind my asking, did he do anything particular to get off the wait list? (You can pm me if you want)</p>
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<p>@dadofviolinist Ohmygosh. 15 girls from Class of 2016? No way! Where did you hear this? Ohmygosh. My heart just skipped a beat. I’m freaking out. Where did you hear this??</p>
<p>I have the exact same questions and comments as preplife. But also, do you think it is over-bearing for admissions officers if we called and asked if there is movement and if it is likely that applicants are going to be accepted off the waitlist?</p>