Waitlist Article WSJ 5/16/06

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<p>Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today 5/16/06 on waitlisting. Section D (Personal Journal) if anyone is interested.</p>

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<p>Does anyone have access to this article online and can paste it in here? I am dying to know what it says, as I'm wait listed at my top choice school (Haverford) but I don't want to subscribe. Thanks.</p>

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<p>terms of service will not allow posting the article, but the gist of it:</p>

<p>"Admissions officers say they've been surprised at the large percentage of applicants who accepted their offers of admission...."</p>

<p>Emory will not take anyone off WL, nor with The OSU, nor P'ton. H may take 5-10, G'town ~10, Chicago and JHU less than 10, UPenn = 10-15, UNCC = 100 (they under-accepted on purpose), Swat 20-30....and...</p>

<p>HAVERFORD reports that it may take up to 40 off the WL in comparison to 23 last year; 305 on Haverford's WL. Good luck.</p>

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<p>schmidy - Best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>May 16, 2006 </p>

<p>Colleges Admit Few Students Off the Wait List</p>

<p>Many Schools Fill Classes Without Turning to Backups;
What You Can Do Next
By ANNE MARIE CHAKER
May 16, 2006; Page D1</p>

<p>It's shaping up to be another disappointing year for many students on college wait lists.</p>

<p>A number of selective schools say they are taking very few -- if any -- students from the wait list this year. Harvard University says it will likely take only between five and 10 students, down from the 28 it admitted last year. Georgetown University says it is only taking about 10 students, down from about 70 last year. Others, including Princeton University and Ohio State University, aren't taking any.</p>

<p>Admissions officers say they've been surprised at the large percentage of applicants who accepted their offers of admission. The so-called "yield" -- the percentage of admitted students who actually enroll, a closely-watched figure by everyone from applicants and parents to competing schools -- went up at institutions ranging from Princeton to Emory University, which means they won't need to resort to the wait list.
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<p>I think it's the terms of service of THIS forum, not the WSJ. But thanks.</p>

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D'oh! Copy it quickly, I'm going to delete it. </p>

<p>Scratch that, someone did it for me. :)</p>

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<p>Schmidy6- D2 was contacted by Haverford rep by phone yesterday,tho happy to hear their offer she is committed to URochester which is a better fit for her and a decision she's thrilled with. Hope this opens a space for you and your phone rings soon. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for all of your help. I'm crossing my fingers now...</p>

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<p>Almost every public library subscribes to the WSJ, so you could read the article there.</p>

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<p>um anyone know of waitlists for caltech and brown? Thanks a lot.</p>

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<p>I hear chances for Brown movement is very small as they also had high yields (that exceeded their quota)</p>