<p>So does anyone know when wait list information comes out? Is it typically after May 1st or does it come out on a rolling basis? Has anyone heard anything from wait listed schools?</p>
<p>It varies quite a bit from school to school. A school that accepts only a few more students than it intends to enroll may start notifications fairly early as it receives negative decisions from those who were initially accepted. A school that accepts two or three times as many as it intends to enroll will probably have to wait longer to accumulate enough negative decisions before sending out any wait list acceptances.</p>
<p>For most schools, it is after May 1st and does happen on a rolling basis, with some offers extended as late as June or even July. It is important to know how many people are on the wait list and whether you are near the top for your particular instrument or voice. When it comes to music, there may not be a hard and fast order if a school is looking to fill special needs. They may, for example be looking for a flute player who can double on piccolo if a certain accepted person turns them down, while they may be looking for a mezzo who will be convincing in a pants role in a couple of years if someone else turns them down.</p>
<p>Margun, I’d recommend contacting the studio teacher at the school(s) where waitlisted especially if it’s a top choice. Last year the studio teacher at a school where son was waitlisted kept in frequent contact with him letting him know when and if a spot would open. By the end of April, the studio teacher let him know that the studio was full. The school didn’t officially tell him until the end of June. Depending on the school, the studio teachers have a good idea what is happening for their particular studio. Good luck!</p>
<p>A friend is in the situation where he was accepted to his second choice school, but because of his grades, was waitlisted for the university of his first choice. He was accepted to the music school, but waitlisted for the university admissions. The tuba professor is writing a letter to the admissions office to recommend him. In the meantime, the school that accepted him wants him to commit by May 1st. If he doesn’t hear anything from the waitlist by then, he’ll have to respond. What happens if you are accepted at your first choice school after you’ve committed to another school? Can you get out of your commitment and forfeit your deposit? How does this work?</p>
<p>If they are willing to forfeit any deposits sent to the second choice, they would simply inform that school that they will not be coming there after all. (The school will then turn to its own waiting list, not hire bounty hunters.) Note that this may be remembered in the event the same student applies to Second Choice U for a transfer or for grad school.</p>
<p>The other issue is that it is my understanding (at least what I have been told by one school) is that if you sign a letter of acceptance and accept a scholarship (which you have to do by May 1st) that you will not be allowed to accept an award somewhere else. So I think this means that if you are waitlisted somewhere, accept another acceptance and award by May 1st you would not be allowed to accept an award from the waitlisted school if you decided to accept a spot - should one open up.</p>
<p>I have been told you should ask for an extension from your second choice and tell them you are waitlisted by another school you are still interested, but I have also been told that extensions will not be granted by yet a different school - so in any event, the best advice I think is to be up front and clear with the schools you are working with. It really may depend by the school/program.</p>
<p>Thank you margun, I had forgotten that there are complications where scholarships are concerned. It might still be possible to get a scholarship coming off the waitlist if the second choice school agrees to release you from the commitmen. In a way, it is a situation similar to a transfer where you have to notify the school you are leaving and get them to sign some paperwork. As margun says, clear communication is key.</p>