<p>I noticed a lot of users saying they were wait listed and I wanted to start a discussion on it... My biggest concern is that you need to declare a college by May 1st... If Vandy notifies you of your admission after you commit to another college (which you have to) how do accept Vandy's offer? Is the May 1st deadline non-binding???</p>
<p>You should commit elsewhere by May 1, but you can then commit to Vandy if you are ultimately accepted. You may lose your enrollment deposit, but it is a common and accepted practice (and even has a name “summer melt”).</p>
<p>As for the chances of getting off the waitlist:
There are 1600 spots in the freshman class
In a typical year, 9% of the incoming class, or 144 students, is taken from the waitlist (Vanderbilt website)
If two thirds who are on the waitlist accept the admission offer, 216 students will be offered admission
Other schools waitlist about 600-1000 applicants and have about half accept the spot.
That means that 300-500 students will accept the spot and between 43.2% and 72% of us will be offered admission.</p>
<p>Maybe, I am a little optimistic, but it seems that there is a chance for waitlisted students.</p>
<p>I think more students are wait listed. This year there especially seems to be a big trend among schools of wait listing a ton of people. But I was wait listed and declined my spot so good luck to those waiting for one. UVA 2018 :)</p>
<p>You are right. I found that they accept about 11% of waitlisted applicants who accept the place. Even with the fact that many students will not follow through with all of the waitlist strategies, our chances are 1-in-4, at best.</p>
<p>Here’s the plan:</p>
<p>Using the basic principle of Nash equilibrium, we can deduce that if all of us go for the prize (admission to Vandy), then none of us will get it. But, if all of you guys/girls enroll in your second choice schools and remove yourself from the Vandy wait list, this will greatly increase the chances of the one who does not remove him/her self from the wait list. This person will of course be me. It’s a win/win situation for all of us.</p>
<p>I actually read the Vandy offers 5700 students a spot on the waitlist. Of those, 2400 accept the spot. And of those, 250 are admitted. So about a 10% admit rate off the waitlist. </p>
<p>I was hoping it was like Berkeley’s waitlist; they admit everyone off of it. Last year, 107/107</p>
<p>And I have a question. So I got accepted into college X and waitlisted by Vanderbilt. I prefer Vandy so I accepted the place on the waitlist. Obviously, Vandy notifies after May 1st. So Im pretty sure I have to submit the deposit to college X to let them know that I’m committing. But what if i get off Vandy’s waitlist? Can I just forget about college X? I mean the deposit isn’t binding me or anything, right?</p>
<p>@muhammad9211 all you said is correct. Submit your deposit to college X and hope for a call for Vanderbilt later </p>
<p>So if you accept the waitlist offer, that cannot be binding, correct? Hopefully, I understand this. My D sends in her deposit to school A by May 1, and is ready to there in August. On Friday, May 2 (or maybe Monday, May 5), she receives an email from Vandy she is off of the waitlist and is offered admission. At this point she receives a financial aid offer as well. Based upon this offer, she decides she is fine with losing the $300-$500 deposit at school A, accepts the offer and sends in her $400 deposit to Vandy. OR she declines Vandy. </p>
<p>No, it is not binding if you elect to stay on the waitlist. And yes, it is possible to be notified as early as May 5 that you are off the waitlist. My son got a phone call in person right around that time from the admissions counselor 2 years ago.</p>
<p>Correct MidwestParent14</p>
<p>hydrojim…hilarious! I hope you get in!</p>
<p>that is amazing that Berkeley used their entire (short) waitlist last year. I am sure Californians were clamoring for a chair. We give away 30% of our seats at UVA to OOS students much to the pain of qualified Virginia taxpayers. Hey…it’s what makes UVA UVA…but very hard to accept having your flagship closed to your hard working son or daughter. North Carolina caps at 18% OOS.</p>
<p>So I never sent SAT subject tests to Vandy. If I were to send them those would it help much?</p>
<p>so basically… y’all are saying to accept the waitlist cuz i will have a decent chance of making it then?
idk… it just seems like you are throwing away more money… $200 for one enrollment… and then another $400 for another committment… i understand this is a small amount in the grand scheme of things … but idk… </p>
<p>is it worth it?</p>
<p>@mehh1234 If you are not all that committed, then don’t accept the waitlist. There are others who want it more badly! </p>
<p>lol… i see what you mean… @LBowie but i still do want to attend Vanderbilt… i was just enquiring whether it was worth doing it because of the low acceptance rate off of the waitlist</p>
<p>:-) well if you don’t do it, the chances of you getting accepted go down precipitously.</p>
<p>You do not lose anything by accepting your spot on the wait list. If you are offered a position in the class, you can make a decision at that point. If you decline, the next person still on the list will receive the offer. You are not taking anything away a position from someone else. You are just leaving your options open. This is a rather important life decision!</p>
<p>Colleges like Vanderbilt say their waitlists are not ranked, then how do they choose the order to be called? </p>