<p>also, forgot to mention that i sent an appeal because im currently taking 5 ap classes, self studying 2 for a total of 7 [taking ap stats, ap spanish, ap calculus bc, ap physics b, ap microeconomics]. </p>
<p>microecon was only a semester class. basically, i have 6 weighted classes in my schedule [honors orchestra is the 6th weighted class] so my semester gpa ended up being 4.71 due to 5 weighted a’s, 1 nonweight a, and one weighted b.</p>
<p>do they waitlist people who have stats that are higher than average and are therefore not likely to attend?? thats one reason i have heard of</p>
<p>Yeah it definitely seems like they’re waitlisting high end applicants. I don’t see any other reason why. They definitely learned from last year’s mistake of admitting too many freshman. Crappy way of solving the situation IMO, but admissions officers probably know better than me.</p>
<p>On 2/25/2012 I went to my account and discovered</p>
<p>You have been placed on the waitlist at Cal Poly for Fall. You will be receiving a letter with more information very shortly.</p>
<p>They promised - a letter
I didn’t get anything - no mail, no e-mail</p>
<p>Today, on 3/01/2012 I found new message in my account</p>
<p>You have been placed on the waitlist at Cal Poly for fall. You will be emailed a survey confirming if you would like to remain on the waitlist or no longer be considered for admission to Cal Poly. Once you receive email, respond promptly to the survey. </p>
<p>What kind of question is it?
Yes, I want to stay on WAITLIST
I could give you my acceptance to UCI.</p>
<p>Seems really stupid that they wait-list the more qualified candidates… maybe they’ve had bad experiences with accepting too many top notch students who then just go to other universities, or they’re just stupid. Either way, you all should appeal, I can’t imagine that after that they would still deny you.</p>
<p>@Seniorsfo, I checked my portal just now after reading what you said, and I found the exact same message, except I was put on the waitlist on the evening of the 27th…</p>
<p>I called on the 28th asking about that message, but whoever I was talking to seemed really unsure of herself when I was asking what they meant by “You will be receiving a letter with more information very shortly.” She said that we would be getting something in the mail…</p>
<p>The admissions office is very…confused, I think.</p>
<p>I got waitlisted last year with a GPA .24 lower than this year. The letter comes later. I didn’t ever receive an email. Do yourself a favor and forget about it. I waited until July to hear from them (transfer) and be rejected last year. You’ll drive yourself nuts for nothing. They haven’t had to pull from their waitlist in years. They told me those exact words last year, and told me I should focus on my other options. </p>
<p>Go with another school, or raise your stats at the JC. The waitlist is hopeless. I’m just being honest to save you the hell this process can cause. If you got waitlisted there, you should have gotten into another perfectly good school. At least you know your fate, unlike me. They’ll send you an email IF and that’s a big IF, you were to be selected off of the waitlist. Otherwise, you’ll be checking that god foresaken portal for months.</p>
<p>“Cal Poly also utilizes a Wait List process for outstanding freshman and transfer applicants who are not selected through the regular selection process. Those offered Wait List status are notified they will be considered for admission again should additional openings occur in their declared major. Freshman candidates on Wait List will be notified of the final decision regarding their Wait List status by May 15th, while transfer candidates will be notified by July 15th.”</p>
<p>But the deadline to send in the SIR for UC schools is on May 1st. What happens if I don’t send in an SIR by May 1st and then get a rejection from Cal Poly D:</p>