<p>So I was fortunate enough to get wait listed at Wes when I was epecting an outright rejection.</p>
<p>2 questions </p>
<li><p>What are the stats for how many kids were taken off the wait list in previous years</p></li>
<li><p>What should I do to get of the waitlist??</p></li>
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<p>I really appreciate it, and congrats to those who got in!!!</p>
<p>I don’t know about #1 but I do know about #2.</p>
<p>Speak to your counselor ASAP. Write a letter yourself to Wesleyan telling them that they are your #1 school, have always been, etc. Have your counselor add a note confirming this. Send them.</p>
<p>More than ever this year colleges want to accept mostly people they really think will go. (I didn’t tell my teachers Wes was #1, because it’s not, but I explained why I really liked it; even though I’ll never find out if they mentioned that, it may have helped me.)</p>
<p>EDIT: And figure out where you’ll go if you don’t get off the waitlist.</p>
<p>Only send in a letter like that if Wes really <em>is</em> your #1 school… Some people send in letters like that and actually mean it, so let’s not abuse the system :)</p>
<p>Does anyone have any idea as to the % of RD applicants put on waitlists?</p>
<p>Thanks that is really helpful, I will schedule a meeting on Monday.</p>
<p>Wesleyan is actually my top choice. But I know it would be really annoying if a bunch of people did it just to see if they could get in. I am thinking they will send us something in the mail with frequently asked questions and stuff.</p>
<p>to the OP: in regards to your first q, I think waitlist stats for Wes this year may be very different from years past… a combination of tough economic times (aka really comparing fin aid packages), the huge surge in apps, and the 30 student increase in the target class size all result in an interesting situation.</p>
<p>Any idea how many are on the waitlist?</p>
<p>Judging from years past I would say around 1,300 or more? I am thinking there will be more information in the mail tomorrow.</p>
<p>Wait list information from the past few years is set forth on the Wes Admissions site. You can find it by going to Admissions, Planning for College, Wesleyan in College guidlebooks, Common Data Sets. [Office</a> of Institutional Research - Wesleyan University](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/ir/cds/cds.htt]Office”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/ir/cds/cds.htt) My son was admitted off the waitlist into the Class of 2007. That year 1236 were offered a space on the waitlist, 441 accepted a space, and 97 were admitted. Last year, 1500 were offered a spot, 700 accepted a spot, and only 21 were admitted. It is very unpredictable, and the Admissions Office this year stated essentially, with the economy and the huge uptick in applications, they really had no idea what their yield would be.
My son sent a letter through the website expressing his desire to attend Wesleyen and stating the “magic words” that if offered admission, he would definitely accept. We also contacted a faculty member we knew, who put in a pitch for him. I think that was very helpful. My son is extremely happy at Wesleyan. We were thrilled that the waitlist worked out, and although his college application process was miserable (deferred and then denied his ed choice), getting denied or waitlisted at all the other places he really wanted to go, all’s well that ends well. I wish everyone on the waitlist the best of luck.</p>
<p>Thanks that is really helpful. I am hoping that because kids applied to more places/state school will look more attractive that there will be more kids taken off the wait list I also think unfortunately that it means that a lot more people were wait listed.</p>
<p>I’m going to guess that more students this year were offered spots on the waitlist as Wesleyan’s yield will probably be lower due to the economy.</p>
<p>I meant to say my son was admitted into the class of 2011, fall of 2007.</p>
<p>My son was wait listed, but the tennis coach is interested in him. Will that help get him off the wait list? We are going to visit during spring break. Can the coach help?</p>