Thanks for that info! Nice, but unfortunate for both of us, to know that we’re in the same boat as you. Mostly I want to get info to whisper in he ear to cushion the likely blows he will get this coming week.
I’m so happy to hear your girl is happy with her safeties!
I know our kids applied to a lot of the same, maybe they will get into one of the same, there’s always hope for Vassar and maybe one of those big reaches next week!
So far mine is in at Northwestern, Wes, UMD and Muhlenberg. Nice variety of options. Any crossover w/ you? We’ll see if she wants to stay on Midd WL when she’s toured them and found out about the last 4. I do wonder if that WL is a test to see if kids are really interested. Who knows… Just happy we have some good choices!
PS. Love your name. Makes me want to channel my inner Jame Sommers!
WL is a rejection but a hedge for the schools in case they under guess on # of commitments.
At that point, then it’s a who wants to be here.
A student would be wise to assume a rejection and move on even if they stay on the list.
Some schools WL a ton…. Case Western 30% of all applicants. Others a modest amount.
Not necessarily. Some WLs move and others don’t. We have already planned accordingly for the accepted schools which are great options, so no need to advise. We’re good.
Yes it is. Not trying to advise. Yes some, like UCB, have lists that move more than others. And the same school my admit 300 one year and 3 the next.
However when you are WL you have been rejected. Period, end of story.
But the school is giving itself a hedge in case they erred in their final enrollment #s. So they may offer you a late chance.
Not sure why you insist on an argument here. You do you, but don’t assume your views are universal, and don’t presume to speak to my circumstance unless you are in the admissions office of that particular college. You do not speak for every admissions officer out there.
Not interested in additional debate thanks. Let’s move on.
My kid knew he was a gamble from the start. He’s a ’spike-y’ kid and was on the STEM/AP conveyor belt through HS but junior year, decided to pursue a conservatory degree in violin which means that senior year you cut a ton of classes so you can practice for auditions 3-4 hours during the school day (for entry to a top tier school). And he decided to take a gap year for intense conservatory prep. Mid-gap year he had a change of heart 
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So without adequate STEM/AP’s on his transcript we did the best we could and hoped that his story would be heard. These decisions were not whims; he agonized over them and was very thoughtful and mature in his essays. But there were likely many reasons that he was easy to reject. Mainly, he was fresh out of the ‘conservatory mindset’ and just wanted to explore and learn at the best possible place.
Per our GC, Reed, Macalester, Denison, Kenyon were considered targets. He was waitlisted at all but Kenyon.
Vassar, Colby, Wesleyan, Grinnell, Hamilton were low reaches. Waitlisted at Colby and Grinnell. Rejected at Wes and Hamilton.
His heart was set on Vassar from the start. Fortunately we’ve planned an awesome first post-covid vacation starting April 2!
Any news from Vassar rd??
Last year, they came out the 31st.
Sounds like a super-interesting kid! Hope he gets to join the class of 2026!
First off congratulations on some great acceptances!!
It was our experience with our kids and numerous friends that WLs were a means of gauging interest that were drawn upon particularly at competitive LACs and for full pay students at Ivy and Ivy plus schools.
Granted this is somewhat dated (4 years) but at my kids prep school the GCs acted as “air traffic controllers” for the universe of kids who viewed their WL options as superior to acceptances. If the kid had multiple WL options the school encouraged and supported with GC follow up 1 LOCI expressing “if accepted off list I will attend” and 1 LOCI expressing “I am extremely interested in joining your community” with no promise. The students were encouraged to be detailed as to being proud of other options but focus on how school X met what they were looking for.
While not universally successful we saw a ton of movement. Thankfully even kids it didn’t work out for have survived and in most cases flourished.
As a Vassar alum I can share that 34 years ago I was accepted to Vassar and WL at Brown (where one of my kids attends). I never got off the waitlist and had a great experience as a Brewer. Only downside is that I shared this with my kid who constantly mocks me for having attended a “girls school”.
Good luck to everyone!!
Can they really wait until “Ivy day” to release decisions! I hope it’s Monday 
I really hope it’s tomorrow as well!
This does not bode well for us…last year they released '3/31 close of business ET’ per:
Last year Ivy day was a week later. No inside info and don’t want to get hopes up but I would be very surprised if they announced on or near Ivy day.
I would bet on Tuesday but just a guess based on prior observations as an interviewer.
I was looking at that also and the fact they say (somewhere, I don’t remember) 26-31. So possibly 31, but hopefully before!
Looks like the released it on 3/26 in 2020 and 2019…
They tend to historically avoid Mondays and try to be at least 3 days prior to Ivy day. Purely anecdotal but consistent.
Interesting—so maybe Tuesday!
ED1 was a Tuesday if I remember correctly. As I said upthread it was about 7 PM with no previous notification.