<p>I was waitlisted from EA...which was actually a major surpirse, I was sure I would be rejected!
Anywhoooo, Im in love with Wake and really would love to be picked off the waitlist post May 1st.
I was just curious if anyone who was picked off the waitlist at wake or anywhere else (or just anyone!) had any recommendations on making my application stand out.
My first semester grades are already better than they ever have been and I am taking 7 AP/IB Classes. My SAT Scores have also gone up. </p>
<p>Any tips/ideas would be approciated VERY MUCH!!!!! :D
Thank you!</p>
<p>Hi, mhm. While my son was not waitlisted, he really wanted to attend Wake, and was willing to let admissions know that- the teacher who wrote his letter of recommendation sent in an additional “progress” letter" as an update on how he was still excelling. He also wrote a letter to admissions reiterating his desire to attend, as I remember he said he was in “admissions purgatory” not knowing! If you really want to attend, let them know. If it is in fact your #1 choice, it is a sincere thing to do, and would not be thought of as anything but positive. By the way, he is graduating, and his feeling has never changed- it has been a great place for him, and as parents were pleased with the financial aid- he could not have attended our state flagship Rutgers for what Wake cost us. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Good Luck of course…but Wake is know to have a HUGE waitlist (I believe princeton review even addresses this) assuming your a strong applicant–You must let them know you want to be on the waitlist and then really keep contacting them with whatever goods you have! I wouldnt rule out making another trip to the the addmissons office and seeing your Rep face to face (if you make a good impression). At least at the end of the day you’ll know you did everything you could to get in there. A hot school this year for sure this year! Best of luck!</p>
<p>NJ MOM-thats good to hear about your FA–as i have not heard of Wake being generous with FA in the past. I’ll have to pass that on to friends who have ruled it out because of its price tag!</p>
<p>secondonein, I would not say they were as generous as some schools, but Wake was at least affordable for our family. He also did everything possible to help our, he was an RA for the last three years (no room fee for a nice single!), did work study, and is a tutor this year. We are barely middle class in NJ, which is an expensive state, so he knew he would have to do his share from the beginning. Although Wake is very expensive, they at least give little things in return. If someone takes advantage of the amazing on-campus speakers, sport events, ect., one does not need a ton of money to have a good time.(Of course there is always the whiny kid who looks at things differently, and will say "there is nothing to do there!). The Career Services department is amazing, they really will help a student in all aspects, and are very happy to to do so. I know some may find it trivial, but it was also nice not having to worry about computers, printers, laundry, using the gym and other little extras that some schools zing you for in addition to unbelievable tuition costs. Also, just in case your friend wants to know, he never felt the socio-divide that some complain of because he chose friends that could care less about that sort of thing, and he now has a diverse group of friends that are all most importantly, nice people. Good luck to your friend!</p>
<p>mhm - I work at a private school, and when we have students deferred or waitlisted, we send more information and encourage the student to do the same. We send updated grades, updated test scores and additional letters of rec. If the student wins an athletic award or has the lead role in the winter play - we send a brief note to our rep. We encourage the student to obtain and send an additional outside letter of rec. - boss or community leader if they did a service project. We also encourage them to send a heartfelt letter that the particular school is their first choice and that they will enroll if accepted, assuming that is the case. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but at least you will know you did everything humanly possible.</p>
<p>I’d also like to chime in as being another Wake parent who is very happy with finaid.</p>