<p>basically i emailed them and told them how desperate i was. and all i got was: Thank you for the update. I will add your note to your application file. Good luck</p>
<p>and when my teacher called up, they basically just said nothing and that person was like: i will record our conversation for future reference...</p>
<p>my teacher then sent a very very nice email and the only reply was:Thank you very much for sending this supplemental letter of recommendation. I will print it and place it with her application material.</p>
<p>WDF!!!!!! those admission people are EVIL!!!!!</p>
<p>Sounds like you have expressed your interest as well as you could. The waitlistees won't hear anything until after all the acceptances are in -- which will be after May 1. Time to focus on your alternatives, while hoping for the best. It would be counterproductive to keep contacting Oberlin admissions, unless there is something wonderful and new to tell them about a recent accomplishment.</p>
<p>I agree, being waitlisted is so frustrating. I feel very disappointed by the whole situation... I really want to go to Oberlin. :(</p>
<p>I already asked something like this in another thread, but I'm curious... since Oberlin does not rank it's waitlist, does it accept students based on factors such as ethnicity, gender, and economic situation? And does it help to be a poor asian guy on the waitlist? I'd understand if Oberlin doesn't want to release that type of information, so I'd appreciate it if somebody would tell me that's the case. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>What I've read generally is that admissions people tend to take from their waitlists with specific needs in mind. Like if their potential football team kickers turned them down they look for another one. Or if they need more guys, relatively. Or stuff like that. Whether that's what Oberlin does as well, or exactly how they do it, or what they need- I don't know how someone would be informed enough to answer this unless they are associated with the admissions office.</p>
<p>However, as a practical matter, from what I've seen from my kids & their friends over the past several years, it seems like very few people are getting off of wait lists generally.</p>
<p>That being the case, the only thing to do is to psychologically dis-associate. Sure, put in your letter of continued interest, update them of any material new accomplishments. But then turn your attention to the place that you will be actually attending next year , which it seems, unfortunately, will probably will not be Oberlin.</p>
<p>And then who knows, at the end of the day maybe you will be one of the few to get the lucky phone call. If that happens great, but suggest don't dwell on this slim possibility very much.</p>
<p>The way the college process is, it's psychologically perilous to fall in love with just one school. Because whether you can actually go there is in part out of your hands.</p>
<p>Must be very tight at Obie this year. thought my D was strong chance. not even waitlist. Been surveying what schools are calling yet, and seems most are not. So hang on, may liven up rest of this week as other schools start to call and some accepted Obie's go Ivy or whatever. Loved the school too - good luck (oops - tired of hearing that, right?)</p>
<p>Thanks for the reassurance, 2ishunpoor. I've been worried since there hasn't been any word on whether Oberlin is going to even use their waitlist... hopefully they're waiting till later in the week to start accepting people or something.</p>