Does anyone have numbers on what U Chicago’s waitlist normally is, and how many are accepted from it?
My response to a similar question:
Since UChicago doesn’t complete a Common Data Set, I don’t know if it is public information on how may are put on the WL or how many get offers. With all of the effort that UC does to increase their applications, it wouldn’t surprise me if their WL is huge. A few thousand people saying they got waitlisted is good(and cheap) advertising for next years class.
It is OK to accept a spot on the WL, but you need to treat it like a rejection and move on to plan B.