I’m currently on the William and Mary waitlist for Class of 2020 and not expecting to be admitted. In the next couple of days, W&M is going to open their extended waitlist. If I choose to not place my name on the extended waitlist could this possibly affect my chances of being admitted as transfer student(if I choose to apply) at W&M next year?
No, go ahead and get on the extended waitlist. If anything, this shows how dedicated you are to being admitted.
If you are interested in possibly attending William & Mary this fall, I would put your name on the waitlist. If not and you are interested in applying as a transfer student, I wouldn’t worry about it. If you apply as a transfer student, you will be considered on the merits of your application, not whether you decided to stay on an additional extra waitlist or not. Seriously. Most colleges don’t keep that many records past the application year and refer back to them for things like this anyway. Good luck!