<p>Seven people at my school applied and ALL of us got waitlisted, which was kinda weird because our stats varied drastically.</p>
<p>I was wondering what percentage of students are admitted from the wait list on average.</p>
<p>It all depends on the year and the conversion rate for accepted students. The picture will be much more clear in a few weeks once the deposits begin arriving.</p>
<p>A very LOW percentage, since some knowledgeable people have estimated that WashU may waitlist up to 10,000 applicants, for an entering class of about 1350.</p>
<p>MasterFox, did ANYone at your school get rejected from WashU?</p>
<p>No, out of everyone who applied, all of us got waitlisted.</p>
<p>Just got waitlisted from Chapel Hill. They “only” waitlist 1,100 students - at least they tell you. Still highly unlikely of getting an offer as it is unlikely that Chapel Hill’s yield will decline this year given it reputation and the economy. </p>
<p>We all suspect WashU does 10 times that number - I think WashU would be better off if a) they did not waitlist so many; b) they told us how many students they waitlisted and c) what percentage was admitted last year. I think we deserve this minimum level of transparency from these colleges. Chapel Hill did a and b, but not c.</p>
<p>bv: according to the UNC-Chapel Hill Common Data Set:</p>
<p>waitlisted:2500
accepting waitlist: 1200
those admitted off waitlist: 4</p>
<p><a href=“http://oira.unc.edu/images/stories/factsAndFigures/dataSummaries/cmmnDataSet/cds_2009_2010.pdf[/url]”>http://oira.unc.edu/images/stories/factsAndFigures/dataSummaries/cmmnDataSet/cds_2009_2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>google is a wonderful thing…</p>
<p>fyi; Wash U does not EVER release this info…sorry…</p>
<p>Great find - it makes you wonder why does UNC Chapel Hill even bothers with a wait list process for 4 admitted students.</p>
<p>MomCat2 - I just wonder who these “knowledgeable people” are and what they base their knowledge on. Unless they work in admissions, how would they even have a clue besides repeating rumors they have seen on the internet?</p>
<p>If you look at the states for UNC 2008/2009, they admitted 453 students off the waitlist.</p>
<p>Jonathan Reider was senior associate director of undergraduate admission at Stanford for 15 years, is currently director of college counseling at San Francisco University High School, and is author of a popular book on college admissions.</p>
<p>“Washington University in St. Louis has notoriously huge waitlists— they won’t even tell you how long. My bet is they put over 10,000 kids on the waitlist every year for a class of 1,350. The thing is, though, they don’t count you on the waitlist until you tell them it’s your first choice. It’s a despicable practice, but it’s a popular place and they can get away with it.” — Jon Reider<br>
[Dirty</a> Secrets of College Waitlists - The Daily Beast](<a href=“http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-30/dirty-secrets-of-college-waitlists/full/]Dirty”>The Daily Beast: The Latest in Politics, Media & Entertainment News)</p>
<p>By accepting fewer students than what they need initially and pulling from the wait list later, colleges can try to minimize the number of students who receive offers and say “no.” “They can actually boost their yield,” says Jon Reider [Elite</a> Colleges Reach Deeper Into Wait Lists - WSJ.com](<a href=“Elite Colleges Reach Deeper Into Wait Lists - WSJ”>Elite Colleges Reach Deeper Into Wait Lists - WSJ)</p>
<p>ST2 - answer this question, which MANY people have been asking for years and would LOVE to know the answer to:</p>
<p>Why is WashU one of a very small number of selective colleges that do NOT release their Common Data Set? Why do they feel they need to hide this data, when almost every other school is very open about it?</p>
<p>^^Great read that Daily Beast article. Thanks for linking it.</p>
<p>MomCat2 - I agree that it was an interesting article and people on WL should read it.</p>
<p>In answer to your question; I hardly thing that the phrase “My bet is they put” - hardly shows any personal knowledge - just a personal opinion with nothing to back it up.</p>
<p>Second - the only people that can answer the common data set question are the people at WashU that set policy. Since WashU is a private school, I assume they are establishing a policy that they feel is best for the school. Nobody is forced to apply to any given school. If people are not comfortable with the policies of any school they should probably not apply there. Fortunately, WashU has an atmosphere that attracts a large number of very qualified applicants. Unfortunately, due to numerical constraints, not everyone that is qualified can be accepted. People are not forced to accept a spot on the WL. For those that do, WashU will attempt to accomodate as many as possible. Unfortunately, it is not possible to project those numbers till WashU has a feel for the number of people that send in a deposit. For tips as to how to improve WL chances, I would have people read the article that you linked to.</p>