<p>My S was accepted to a few great schools but not his #1 choice.<br>
The school has now shown an interest in him, so my question is what do you do for a revisit? I am afraid if we tell the school we would accept if offered but we want a revisit, they will think we are not as interested as other candidates. But I would hate for my S to make a decision on a one hour visit and interview.
Any advise appreciated.</p>
<p>How has the school shown interest?</p>
<p>I imed you.</p>
<p>From what i’ve learned, if they pull you up from the waitlist they expect you to accept the offer much faster than regular admits - a week max. It would be hard to arrange a school revisit within a week. Schools may have some special process in place? I would think a revisit is reasonable request.</p>
<p>Hockeymom,
How is it that he is being pulled off the waitlist before April 10, and before they have any idea what their yield will be??? If so, they must really want him!</p>
<p>Pan,
They didnt pull him off the waitlist, its more that they want to know if they did, would he accept. Do you think they actually did pull him? I hope thats what it means.</p>
<p>If at all I’d take my child for a second visit ASAP so you can enthusiastically tell them you would jump at the chance. If it’s a good school, frankly, many they’ve made the call to have answered yes which will lower your child’s chance.</p>
<p>hmom, may I pm you?</p>
<p>^Meant to say if at all possible…sure pan.</p>
<p>The decision’s up to your son and you. If it’s your first choice, good luck.</p>
<p>I am troubled that contracts aren’t due yet. Thus, all the other candidates get the luxury of a revisit, but your son doesn’t? In order to accept this offer, he has to give up his other revisits? If they wanted you to commit to attending the school within 24 hours, say, I wonder how that would appear in the yield statistics?</p>
<p>Perhaps it’s a misunderstanding, which is very possible with telephone conversations. I understand wanting a quick answer from a wait listed candidate after April 10th. I find it unethical (big word, that) demanding a quick answer from a wait listed candidate before April 10th. </p>
<p>Again, perhaps it’s a misunderstanding. If it’s your first choice, you could call the person who called you, emphasize that it’s your son’s first choice, that you were beyond thrilled to hear from them, and that you’d love for your son to have the opportunity to attend revisit days, as so few wait listed candidates get to do… etc. [But then, I’m a stiff-necked, thin-skinned Yankee, so take that opinion for what it’s worth.]</p>
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<li>They are not asking for an answer now, just that if it was offered would we take it. There was no mention of a time limit either.</li>
<li>We have not broached the subject of a revisit so I am sure if we accept, a revisit would be available.</li>
<li>We do not feel pressured by this interest nor were we told S could not go on other revisits at other schools.</li>
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<p>To me there does not seem to be any unethical behavior going on at all. I am hopeful that some accepted students declined and my S is in the running. The fact that it is before 4/10
allows us to decline other offers, maybe the school is thinking of that and would like to offer it to us before we put a deposit down for other schools??? What ever the case, we had a talk with S last noc. and he is excited and would accept the offer as it was his first choice.</p>
<p>Thanks for all who offered advise.</p>
<p>Congratulations! It sounds as if this school is able to go to the wait list before April 10th. I don’t think there’s any other way to read their message, then. Maybe other wait listed candidates will also get good news.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if they waitlist students they are really interested in or just being polite? Do you get a “no” letter if they really aren’t interested? I am trying to get a sense of what wait listed students odds are? I am new to all of this.</p>
<p>Searching Mom - Every school I know of does reject some students - the “no” letter. Waitlists vary by school - some schools waitlist far more kids than they will ever be able to accept - as a statement that the applicant is definitely a worthy fit but just not quite “right” in this pool. Others keep the waitlists to a very low number - often kids who just fell out of the accept pool at the end as admiss folks trying to figure out numbers. If you call the school, you can find out if the WL is a polite one or one likely to move.</p>
<p>There are times that a school will waitlist you if they want you, but havent been able to “read you”. Thus, if you communicate with them that you will get the deposit check in to them immediately upon learning of admission, they will take you off the waitlist. Seems like this is a case here. Of course then there are waitlists because there is just a larger number of qualified candidates and they had to draw a line somewhere. Then there is a polite rejection waitlist, where they dont want to say no for some reason (legacy, a trustee rec, etc), but really dont want you.</p>
<p>mhmm:
will that be the case with all elite and tier1 schools, i mean is waitlist is their nice way of saying rejection?</p>
<p>I think this years waitlist will be a lot more mobile than last years, due to the economy…</p>
<p>Just my theory…</p>
<p>I agree that there will probably be more movement, but I think that movement will be restricted to those who do not need FA.</p>
<p>I would agree with that; it is unfortunate…</p>
<p>But that doesn’t help the average “waitlistee” if the schools just put a lot more candidates on the list, right?</p>