<p>Does anyone know the approximate chance of being selected off the wait list?</p>
<p>Is it a total long shot, or is it a reasonable possibility?</p>
<p>Total long shot. In previous years, usually 1000 people stay on the waitlist, and in a given year maybe 10 people are accepted off of it, if any at all. Statistically it is highly highly unlikely (like a 1% chance).</p>
<p>…that being said, five years ago I was in AP European History on May 9th (I think) when I got the call from the JHU Admissions department offering me admission. I was one of 10 people offered admission in the class of 2011. I hadn’t really done anything to express extra interest, besides writing an EMAIL to the dean of admissions for my region saying that JHU was my first choice and that if admitted off of the waitlist, I would go, and also updating her on the end of season results for my debate team. I bought a sweatshirt for my second choice school (which I was not happy to attend) and tried to make the best out of it. </p>
<p>This is what I have learned about getting in off of the waitlist:
-the admissions office already has a general idea of who they are “interested” in admitting, and if you’re not one of these few, tough luck.
-other factors, besides your individual strength as a candidate, are at play. The admissions office is looking to create a class and fill holes. Now, I later found some of the other kids admitted off of the waitlist that year. All of us were either from California or Illinois, and we all had an interest (at the time of our application) in studying international relations ore political science. That is not to say it’s easier every year to get in from CA or IL or if you’re studying IR or Poli Sci, but in 2007, the admissions office obviously wanted a few more kids from that region/with those interests in the class. This year it could be Art History majors from Texas. There’s no way of knowing. </p>
<p>My advice (and I say this every year):
-Send an email to the dean for your region expressing your itnerest and update him/her in the email with anything you’ve been up to lately (no need for articles jsut say something like “I just did x!”)
-Buy a sweatshirt for your favorite school that you’ve been accepted to and GET EXCITED ABOUT IT. Act happy adn you’ll be happy. College is great and you’ll love it once you get there.
-Forget abotu JHU. if you’re one of the 1%, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. If you aren’t then don’t spend time angsting about it. It is out of your control. 100%</p>
<p>Does anyone knows about chances getting admitted off the wait list at Dartmouth or UC- Berkeley? Their wait list are relatively smaller( 200 for UCB) than others…</p>
<p>So there’s basically no chance… D:</p>
<p>[Hopkins</a> Insider A Post for the Wait-Listed Applicant (2012)](<a href=“http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/blog/2012/03/a-post-for-the-wait-listed-applicant-2012/#comments]Hopkins”>http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/blog/2012/03/a-post-for-the-wait-listed-applicant-2012/#comments)</p>
<p>I’m also wait-listed too =) the changes are low but just hang in there, at least it’s better than a rejection.</p>
<p>You guys may wanna check out Admission_Daniel’s advices on wait-list here:</p>
<p>[Wait</a> List Discussion Thread (2012)](<a href=“http://www.hopkins-interactive.com/forums/ask-admissions/wait-list-discussion-thread-(2012)/]Wait”>http://www.hopkins-interactive.com/forums/ask-admissions/wait-list-discussion-thread-(2012)/)</p>
<p>If it helps at all, let me tell you of my son’s experience with last year’s wait list. He was wait listed in late March, and immediately responded that he wanted to remain on it. He must have sent them 3 to 4 updates–when he officially became valedictorian, when he received seven 5s on AP tests that weren’t yet taken at the time of his application, when he received the Obama Presidential Leadership award for community service (not really as big a deal as it sounds), when he was named AP Student of the Year for both Physics and Calculus, and when he received his school’s STEM endorsement. With the first mailing he also sent a heartfelt letter and in it, added that we did not need financial aid so would be paying 100%. (also not known at the time of application.)
He never heard a word except a couple of updates on the JHU link saying they still didn’t know if they were taking more wl kids, so “be patient”. (I think they did take around 10 or so in May ). Finally in mid July or so, they closed the waitlist and he was thanked for his patience. The summer was excruciating.
He is now finishing his freshman year at Wash U and loves it. He has a 4.0 and declared Biomedical Engineering as his major. (JHU still better for that, but Wash U comparable otherwise.)
My advice is this. Learn to love your other options. Sign up, send your updates in, and then forget about it. If you hear back, consider it a nice surprise. Don’t do what he did last year. Don’t spend hours checking the link, reading CC, and hoping.<br>
He is thankful for Wash U and plans to apply to JHU for medical school. (also a long shot). Good luck and love your next choice</p>
<p>I know this has already been posted but if you are on the JHU wait list and haven’t reviewed the information posted to this site you are missing some very helpful information and historic data: [Wait</a> List Discussion Thread (2012)](<a href=“http://www.hopkins-interactive.com/forums/ask-admissions/wait-list-discussion-thread-(2012)/]Wait”>http://www.hopkins-interactive.com/forums/ask-admissions/wait-list-discussion-thread-(2012)/)</p>
<p>Any updates about our wait list will be posted there. As well, I will continue to answer any questions about our wait list that are posted there. </p>
<p>Finally, I couldn’t agree more with what seniormom2015 posted … “Learn to love your other options.”</p>