<p>I was waitlisted, unfortunately. But Williams is still one of my favorite schools, so I'm still hoping I'll get off. Does anyone know the status of the waitlist this year. The letter didn't help much. It said they've taken as few as 2 people 7 years ago to 73 people last year off a list ranging from 350 to 500 people. Does anyone know how many they'll take this year? I guess it depends on what their yield ends up being.</p>
<p>I will stay on the waitlist as well!</p>
<p>yea waitlist baby but probably going to boston college unless i get in williams....</p>
<p>I'm also a bit worried I won't have enough time. I mean they won't notify us one way or another until after May 1 right? And I want to visit Williams to make sure its the place for me. I only visited for like an hour when i did a tour, I want to see more and stay in a dorm before I commit and throw away my deposit at another college. So even if i make it off the waitlist I'm not sure I could go. Sigh.</p>
<p>I'm staying on the list.</p>
<p>I'm not taking my spot on the waitlist. Good luck, guys!</p>
<p>Waitlisted at yet another school. Just when you think the waiting's over, the clock starts to tick again.</p>
<p>any idea how many got waitlisted? did the letter say anything?</p>
<p>I'm taking my spot on the waitlist.</p>
<p>The letter said that between 350 and something like 500 or 600 would be on the waitlist. The margin of error comes from not knowing how many will accept their spots on the waitlist.</p>
<p>They possibly waitlist more people than their actual freshman class size!</p>
<p>I know my friend isn't going to Williams---if that gives any of you some hope!</p>
<p>i'm staying on the waitlist as well.</p>
<p>waitlist for me! the waiting is harsh, but I'll (and I hope most others, as well) be happy wherever I am this fall.</p>
<p>Did you guys send in something extra with your postcard? Would it help me get off? Or is the waitlist completely random?</p>
<p>I'm sending an email to show that I'm still interested.</p>
<p>I turned down my spot on the waitlist. Good luck to the rest of you! :)</p>
<p>For those of you still on the waitlist, are you prepared to forfeit your deposit at the school you accepted immediately once you get off the waitlist? I have only visited Williams once, over a year ago, and for only 90 minutes or so. I absolutely fell in love with the school, but now I want to make sure it is still the right place for me before I do anything crazy and reject the school I just enrolled in without a second thought. The only problem is whether there will be enough time to visit the campus after being notified of getting off the waitlist. Also, there wont be anyone on campus soon will there? How are you guys handling it?</p>
<p>I think forfeiting a deposit is a risk you have to take if you get off a waitlist. </p>
<p>As for visiting the school now, there will be students on campus for a couple more weeks, although they'll be in reading period and exams. (I think they finish the 19th?) Then there will be seniors around until graduation, alums around for reunions after that, and a number of students who stick around and work with professors and admissions during the summer. There wouldn't be classes to sit in on, but there might well be students you could talk to.</p>
<p>If you are notified that you have gotten off of the waitlist, I don't know how much time they normally give students to decide, but it couldn't hurt to ask admissions to allow you sufficient time to visit before deciding. </p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone waiting.</p>
<p>I don't want to speak for the Williams admissions office, but generally speaking, admissions offices aren't looking to offer admission to people on the waitlist who haven't made up their minds. They are lookin' to "git 'er done" so to speak.</p>
<p>The initial call usually goes something like this: "We may be going to the waitlist for a few names in the next couple of days. If we were to offer you spot are you prepared to accept?"</p>
<p>You can guess which students get the callback in the next couple of days.</p>
<p>The Williams Admission Office always gives waitlist acceptees time to submit their final decision -- and I have yet to hear of the Williams adcom making "preliminary screening" calls to those on the waitlist. It's highly likely that the Williams Admission Office is more considerate than others.</p>