<p>I love all of the four schools whose waitlist I'm on, but I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't just give up the process.</p>
<p>Reasons to drop waitlist
- finally be able to tell people (and myself) where I'm going to school!!!
- I had a really fun visit at the school I would attend if I don't get off a waitlist
- I worry that if I do get off a waitlist I'll only have a few days (hours?) to make a decision</p>
<p>Reasons to stay on waitlist
- I originally favored each of these schools over the one I would attend otherwise
- I'll always wonder if I could have gone to one of these schools</p>
<p>I have the same issue. I was waitlisted at my top two schools. My dream school only accepts maybe a handful of waitlisted candidates out of probably 300 who reply with the intention to stay on. I deposited the school I'll attend, but I'm not sure I really want to go there. So I'm trying to figure out whats best for me now. Go to a school and transfer maybe?</p>
<p>Yep, the waitlist is agonizing. I'm waiting on 2 schools myself. </p>
<p>Ukidmom, if your son is accepted at a school through a waitlist, he will be sent an accepted student packet in the mail and can decide to enroll at the new school. However, any deposits that you've already made at another school will probably be lost (haven't heard of any of them being refundable).</p>
<p>Thanks Tadd.
I used to think you are financially responsible for the tuition of the entire semester once you accepted the offer. So, just a note to say you changed your mind, then?</p>
<p>tt, that is an excellent summary of how to think about the waitlist. I'm in the same situation. I am waiting on two and trying to decide between two back-ups.</p>
<p>One WL admission couselor is supposed to call me this week with an update. I don't know if that means I may get an offer or she will just say I'll let you know later. So, I am thinking I will put down just the tuition deposit at one back-up school and wing the housing deposit until late May. The schools all require freshmen to live in dorms, so I figure they will find somewhere for me no matter when I send the housing deposit.</p>
<p>" used to think you are financially responsible for the tuition of the entire semester once you accepted the offer. So, just a note to say you changed your mind, then?"</p>
<p>Typically, you just lose your deposit, but you always could check with the college.</p>
<p>TT, actually not only will you end the anxiety about where you're going, you'll probably feel even <em>happier</em> about it once you're off the waitlists. Psychologist Dan Gilbert from Harvard has done research into this (and written a pop-psych book "Stumbling on Happiness") See a talk about this at TED</a> | Talks | Dan Gilbert: Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy? (video)</p>
<p>take it from someone that got off the waitlist--once you send your letter of interest pretend it isn't happening. Completely give up. Then if something does happen you'll be happily shocked and if smething doesn't then you won't be disappointed.</p>