Just wondering, has anyone heard from Bates regarding the waitlist for the class of 2021, or about any possible numbers? Thanks!
I got word Bates won’t be going to the waitlist this year.
How? From who? @MJ72
It would be very unusual for a school to allow people to accept waitlist positions and then to not notify them that the list was no longer active.
It is common for activity to be slowing/nearing an end and for the school to keep the list open. Remember that the WL is dynamic. Right now, Bates class could be at capacity but as long as other schools are still using their WL, people who have deposited at Bates might jump ship if they get an offer from a school they prefer more which could necessitate using the current list…
Last year, while Bates was quite active with WL offers in the first 2 weeks of May, they made their last WL offers in early July.
Guidance counselor at my son’s school (on WL) spoke to Admission Office yesterday
That sounds like a reliable source and like they are winding it up. They are usually candid with GCs so they can give reasonable advice to their students.
There were new additions to the FB group last week and this, but just a few. It doesn’t necessarily mean they were just accepted, but it often does. Much less than last year for sure.
Did anybody get in off the wait list this year?
Wow, I am surprised. Then again, I am not surprised, because last year a lot of kids got off WL. So I am thinking perhaps they accepted more kids this year to avoid a WL situation. They haven’t yet published their acceptance rate for this year.