<p>Im a bit confused...</p>
<p>is "waitlist" binding? if i accept to join their waitlist...may i still join the waitlist of another school? </p>
<p>and if i do join the waitlist, does it mean that i must attend WUSTL should i be accepted eventually? coz I'm an international applicant and I need a whole lot of FA. There's no way for me to attend WUSTL without FA...</p>
<p>any ideas? thx</p>
<p>"If you choose to enroll, you will be asked to complete the information requested in the admission materials and to withdraw from the institution to which you submitted your initial enrollment deposit."</p>
<p>Since it says "if you choose" I would assume it's not binding.</p>
<p>thx, but i doubt that i could get off the list...sigh</p>
<p>depending on how many people choose to accept WashU's acceptance, you might/might not get off the list. Last year, no one got off due to over enrollment. That might, might not change this year.</p>
<p>Jeffwun says they were being very conservative in how many they admitted to avoid overenrolling like last year.</p>
<p>ok, but can someone answer the question?</p>
<p>If we put our names on the waitlist and are eventually accepted, are we bound to go to Wash U or can we turn down the offer?</p>
<p>waitlists are not binding. that just doesn't make sense.</p>
<p>There's a pretty good article in Wash U's "student life' independent newspaper on this subject:</p>
<p>If it's not binding, what's the con of accepting the waitlist?</p>
<p>Wash U asks you if you want to accept the wait list because they want to know if you have already decided to enroll elsewhere. They do not want to "waste" a spot on someone who really doesn't or isn't going to attend.</p>
<p>I found this on the collegeboard website:</p>
<p>"Colleges don't decide who will be admitted off the waiting list until the May 1st decision deadline has passed. Prepare to attend another school by filling out the paperwork and sending in a deposit. If you're accepted off the waiting list, you will forfeit your deposit at the first school and be required to submit a deposit to the second."</p>
<p>Does this mean we have to go to washU if we're accepted off the waitlist? If not, why would people not accept the spot when they still have a chance at washU?</p>
<p>It isn't binding.</p>
<p>Some people become offended that what they view as a "lesser" school waitlists them. Or, they think that they are "too good" for WashU and were only waitlisted because they were "overqualified". Or, they got accepted to a school that they would rather go to. A lot of people just like to take it as a rejection and just want to cut their losses and move on.</p>
<p>People who accept a spot on the waitlist still have WashU as their first choice in colleges. At least that's how I am.</p>