<p>Thanks, Hindoo. D is a pretty balanced kid, and does not seem phased by the uncertainty. She has a very consuming summer job teaching inner city kids, and is the type who will probably be happy wherever she goes. D probably wouldn't have an issue at all with the world knowing she was waitlisted (in fact, she was trying to get on the NPR show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! recently, and she said, "Maybe if I get on and mention that Carleton is my first choice school and I am waitlisted there, and then I send a copy of the podcast to Carleton, it would help me get in!"). A creative thought, but so far Wait, Wait hasn't returned her call :-)</p>
<p>intparent, I'm so sorry that there hasn't been any waitlist movement yet. I can understand your and your D's tension. </p>
<p>I would ask about tuition refunds on the Parent forum if you don't get an answer here. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hindoo, did your younger D's acceptance to C create any sibling turbulence? (Asking from a home with plenty of it, even though the kids are 9 years apart!)</p>
<p>No, fortunately not. Older daughter was not dead-set on Carleton, though younger daughter was. It's all good now!</p>
<p>I received the same letter. I'm really bummed because it seems the chances are shrinking if they haven't had as much movement as expected. I so regret not applying ED now, because the school I'm going to (assuming Carleton doesn't work out) is not as captivating to me. Not everyone is meant to be a Carl I guess.</p>
<p>D got a thin letter in the mail from Carleton today. She is out of town until tomorrow afternoon, so can't say for sure what is in it until she gets home. My assumption is that it is the final kiss-off letter from the waitlist. Will post more when she opens it...</p>
<p>Is she even still interested in Carleton? By now, I'd have kissed THEM off!</p>
<p>She is excited about the college she is planning to attend, but if Carleton called I still think she would have said yes. She is working with a couple of Carls this summer, and really enjoys their company. And she feels confident that she could hang with them academically, too, if she gets into Carlton.</p>
<p>As expected, here are a few excerpts from the letter:</p>
<p>"I write now regretfully to inform you that we will not have a place for you in our next entering class... Much to our surprise the withdrawals and opening up of spaces in the class due to wait list activities of other colleges did not occur to the extent we had anticipated. We still have our expected class size and cannot realistically expect further losses.... Should your interest in Carleton continue, I want you to know that we will keep your folder in our inactive files for two years. If you wish to be considered for transfer admission for September 2009 or September 2010, a written request to reactivate your application is all that is needed to start the process."</p>
<p>Technically they don't say that they sent this to everyone remaining on the waitlist, nor do they say that they haven't admitted off the waitlist at all. But obviously that is it for my D and Carleton. Well, in a few years I'm sure D2 will be visiting Carleton as well (and in fact will likely be a stronger applicant), so we will probably be back on the Carleton threads then. Ta ta.</p>
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<p>As I think I stated in an earlier post, my older daughter was wait-listed at Carleton two years ago. My younger daughter was a somewhat stronger applicant and she got in last year. Best of luck to your college-bound girl, intparent. May she be happy wherever she lands! ... And we hope to hear from you later on down the pike, with better news regarding Carleton.</p>
<p>Thanks, Hindoo. We have a 5 year gap between kids, so you will probably be long gone, posting on the grad school threads by then :-)</p>
<p>intparent, I'm so sorry that the news wasn't better. In some ways, I think these disappointments are harder on us parents--in some ways.</p>
<p>Good luck to your D; I'm sure she'll be very happy at her school!</p>
<p>I really can't complain. She picked a school that gave her some great merit aid, Carleton would have cost me a bundle more.</p>
<p>I can relate! My older daughter is attending a fine school that loved her enough to give her terrific merit aid. I don't know what we'd do if we had BOTH of our girls at Carleton!</p>