<p>According to my regional rep, there are about 900 people on the waitlist this year.</p>
<p>oh dear. There go my hopes of getting in. :(</p>
<p>People are saying that students who are waitlisted and who still wish to go to the schools they are waitlisted on should show an interest and let them know that no matter what they will attend if they get off the waitlist (send interest letters, extra rec, etc). But I already did then when I was deferred (probably much more). It may seem repetitive to send stuff again, so I don’t know what to do at this point. What can someone recommend?</p>
<p>Write them one more letter, with any updates, and tell them that you will definitely attend if admitted. (Only do that second part if it’s true. Put yourself in the position of the school–when they go to the waitlist, they want it simple and finished.)</p>
<p>I have a friend that may not be able to go to Chicago because of money problems. And I’m on the waiting list.</p>
<p>Oh man.</p>
<p>The things I would do to get that spot…</p>
<p>…but I guess, I really can’t do anything. =P</p>
<p>I contacted them a couple times, they seem to like me so I think I might be okay… I’ll be contacting them again in a few weeks so I show consistent interest.</p>
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<p>^Butternut: Actually that number sounds really low to me. You actually may still have a chance if people choose to go elsewhere other than Chicago (there are plenty of people out there who think that Chicago is lower in comparison with other schools such as Harvard and such).</p>
<p>Personally, I think Chicago is awesome.</p>
<p>To mjsgirl710: What do you contact them about?</p>
<p>Go chicagoooooooooooooooo</p>
<p>Lol, I would do anything -legal, that is- to get off the waitlist. :)</p>
<p>AB, Have you decided to stick it out?</p>
<p>^Butternut: </p>
<p>I’m researching and asking for opinions so that I can make an informed decision. Right now, I’m leaning towards withdrawing, but I’m not terribly sure yet. (You can convince me here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/683449-chicago-vs-michigan.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/683449-chicago-vs-michigan.html</a>) </p>
<p>If I do stay on, I will definitely send a letter to commit. But I don’t want to promise Chicago that I want to go there, then get an admit letter, then choose to drop Chicago, because that is just not right. I don’t want to sound like I’m collecting admit letters from top schools (though one would be nice after all those rejection letters on Tuesday :D). Btw jk.</p>
<p>Waitlisted :/</p>
<p>My 3rd waitlist, with Brown and Cornell.</p>
<p>Gahhhhhhh!</p>
<p>I think you should stay on until you’re ready to commit to one or the other (see other thread), but I also agree that promising to attend and then dropping the notion is “just not right”. My school’s Robotics team have a policy of “Freezing the Design” as soon as a major decision have been made, and I personally think that this applies very strongly here. Agonize over your choice as much as necesary, but once you’ve made it, commit to it.</p>
<p>Do we send letters to our regional rep?</p>
<p>Gracello’s posts on stuff to send:</p>
<p>“If you choose to remain ON the list, you should submit final grades if possible, and anything else you feel may provide useful information. BUT. Do not send anything extraneous- your biology project is not going to cut it. Final grades, if you get them, are useful, but not much beyond that. You cannot have an interview, or anything like that.”</p>
<p>"Yes, that [additional rec letter] would be extraneous. Basically, grades are the only thing they are interested in seeing. "</p>
<p>Whether or not she’s specifically saying that you shouldn’t send a letter of interest, I don’t know, but it doesn’t throw the most positive light on the idea. “Anything else you feel may provide useful information” might cover letter of interest, but…yeah.</p>
<p>I can’t see it hurting, and yes, you’d probably want to send it to the regional rep.</p>