<p>What about schools that specifically ask students NOT to call about their applications status or send any additional material, like personal letters/letters of recommendation or news clippings, or ask about their application at all? Would it definitely be a bad thing to use some sort of ‘gimmick’ to get off the waiting list? Because I’ve read several articles that encourage students to do those things to show initiative, and I just think… “But the school I’M waitlisted at said NOT to do that…”</p>