<p>similar to many of you, i have been hearing back from colleges this past week.</p>
<p>i applied to many reach schools, and i know that, but my recent problem is that i have been placed on six wait-lists, with an anticipated seventh.</p>
<p>the wait lists were, in the order which i received them:
carleton- understandable
CMC- slightly surprised, i thought i would definitely get rejected
GWU- safety, but i didn't show ANY interest and GW HATES that
Grinnell- understandable
Wesleyan- VERY suprised, i had completely written that one off as a rejection
Skidmore</p>
<p>now that i've heard from skidmore i am completely confused and upset. my ACTs were a 32 and my UW GPA was a 3.8, 4.1 W and that was before i stepped up my senior year and had a 4.3 UW 4.8 W. you can look at my chances posts for more complete information, but my EC's were pretty good.</p>
<p>according to naviance, skidmore's averages were a 3.6 UW and a 28 ACT. not to mention i've visited campus twice, had a phenomenal interview, and also spoke with a representative when she visited my school.</p>
<p>i am completely confused and i don't know what to do. i know that i will be okay, i was accepted into BC and Macalester and while neither of those schools are the best fits for me, i'll make due. </p>
<p>does anyone have any insight? i know that this year was more competitive, but i had absolutely everything going for me for skidmore and i don't know where i went wrong. i had treated skidmore as a match/safety, but because my interview was so great i thought i would for sure get in. i actually loved the school very very much and would have rather gone there than BC, where it now seems i'll be going to</p>
<p>Nothing in today's mail for D from Skidmore, but we had also thought of it as a match. She visited, liked it and had a good interview with them. Now I'm wondering what Monday's mail will bring given your results.</p>
<p>You may learn to love BC. Boston is a great place to go to college. But maybe it's true, colleges will have to dip into their waitlists this year...at least we hope so! Good luck!!!</p>
<p>ilk07, I was waitlisted too, and it came as a complete shock. Skidmore flew me up from Cleveland to visit the school as part of a program for promising students from Ohio, I had a great interview, my grades and ACT's were high for Skidmore, and I still got waitlisted?? </p>
<p>I have already gotten into University of Rochester and Ohio State Honors Program, along with a few other safeties (Allegheny, Lawrence), but Skidmore was one of my top choices, and I am really upset that I didn't get in. </p>
<p>I don't know where I went wrong either, but just know that you are not alone...I know it was more selective this year, but how could I have not gotten in here, as it was a good match/safety!</p>
<p>infinitetruth, tell me about it! I am just puzzled as to why Skidmore led me on by flying me up with that program--it wasn't a pay your own way thing, I applied for it and they accepted me to the future students thing..</p>
<p>The thing that gets me is that Skidmore was such a good match/safety for me. On my school's scattergrams, the average accepted ACT/GPA combo is 27 and a 3.24. I have a 3.55 unweighted and a 3.7 weighted, and a 31 on the ACT's, way above their accepted average. Plus, I attend a small private school that has a very rigorous curriculum, and I have been in honors/AP classes...***?</p>
<p>I wonder why I got into University of Rochester versus Skidmore?</p>