<p>SoI've read a few threads about wellesleys waitlist in the past and was wondering what you guys think about this year's admissions. 2010 was a bad year for waitlisters because nospots were available with increased yield rate, but I saw the class of 2015 had a few acceptances on cc alone. How do you guys think this year will be?</p>
<p>Fingers crossed for everyone!</p>
<p>I don’t know about how the wait-list will work this year. Last year, my daughter was wait-listed. She was devastated - Wellesley was the school of her dreams. She campaigned by calling, writing, and having additional references sent in. She did get off of the wait list and is enrolled!! Lesson learned. If you really want something, go for it. If you don’t succeed the first round, campaign during the second round…</p>
<p>marycelery, did the wellesley admissions office encourage calls and additional references? i know they let you submit new information from second semester that may not have been on your common app (which i have a lot of) but my college counselor told me it would be wise not to pester the school. i’m not sure what the line between being bothersome and being legitimately interested is. </p>
<p>it’s great to see your daughter got what she wanted after really going for it though - im sure she’s having an awesome time!</p>
<p>My daughter called once and spoke with her AdComm. She redid her “why Wellesley” essay, had two teachers and an adviser from her non-profit work (for 3 years) send additional letters of recommendation, added her awards to her application, and in general, sent in anything else she could think of to say - “I belong at Wellesley,” and even more important (for a waitlist), “if I get accepted I WILL ATTEND.” Don’t despair if you are on the waitlist. It is an opportunity to decide if Wellesley is the place for you…if it is, don’t be shy. A waitlist is a way of them telling you - you have the record to be successful at Wellesley, but we have too many good people. So, you are qualified, now show your steely determination…without calling them more than once or twice…</p>
<p>marycelery, do you know if the waitlist decisions are also need-blind? do students accepted from the waitlist get generous fin aid packages?</p>
<p>^Wellesley is one of the few colleges in the country that is both need-blind in admissions and guarantees to meet full demonstrated need of all admitted students who are citizens or permanent residents. So if you’re accepted, you will get need-based financial aid to the extent that you qualify, according to Wellesley’s institutional methodology for determining need. Wellesley gives no merit scholarships.</p>
<p>Another nice thing about Wellesley is that even if you begin there as a full-pay, if your family situation changes because of parent job loss, etc., you can apply for financial aid in subsequent years and they will judge your situation in the same way as they judge all admitted students.</p>
<p>There are very few schools that can do this.</p>
<p>My D was also waitlisted and admitted to Wellesley (started in the Fall of 2009). She sent in extra information with her accomplishments and achievements that took place after her Common App was submitted.</p>
<p>She was originally a Questbridge applicant. Wellesley not only admitted her off the wait list, it also met her full need.</p>
<p>it’s great to hear so many success stories on the cc board, but has anyone heard from wellesley this year about getting off the waitlist? i’m assuming from the way past years went, if they’re going to approach the waitlist at all it’ll be right around now.</p>