Waitlisted by Emory...

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<p>Taken from the waitlist website:</p>

<li>How many students are usually taken off the wait list?</li>
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<p>Predicting the return on our initial offers of admission is an inexact science. Over the past five years the number of students who have accepted positions on our wait list has averaged from six to seven hundred. The number of students who have been offered admission from the wait list has ranged from none to one hundred.</p>

<li>Is the wait list ranked?</li>
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<p>Our wait list is not ranked. If positions in the first-year class become available, the Admission Committee will evaluate wait list candidates on academic and personal qualifications and specific areas of need to round out the first-year class (geographic mix, special talents, etc.)</p>

<li>What can I do to show my interest in being taken off the wait list?</li>
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<p>To show your interest in being on our wait list, respond online as directed in your decision letter and provide us with a specific date after which you would no longer be interested in remaining on the wait list.</p>

<li>When is wait list activity concluded?</li>
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<p>Wait list activity will be concluded by June 1. Historically, we have called students to offer admission from the wait list as early as late April and have continued through mid-May. Students not offered admission from the wait list will be notified by email or by letter that wait list activity has been concluded.</p>

<li>Is there financial aid available for wait list students?</li>
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<p>Emory subscribes to an aid blind admission process, meaning your admission decision is not affected by your need for financial aid. All admitted students, including those students admitted from the wait list, who apply for aid by the appropriate deadline and who demonstrate financial need will receive the available grant, loan, and work-study funds for which they are eligible. Learn more</p>

<li>If I am offered a position in the freshman class, how much time will I have to respond?</li>
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<p>A member of the admission staff will call you if you are going to be admitted from the wait list. You will have three days to respond to our offer of admission by submitting a nonrefundable $450 deposit. If you have not previously visited the campus and feel that you must do so prior to enrollment, you will have seven days to visit and finalize your plans.</p>

<p>But if anyone knows anything about this, should I still continue to contact them? It doesn’t seem like I have a good chance of getting off the waitlist, but here are my creds:</p>

<p>SAT 2240
GPA 3.94
EC - 4 years Beta, 4 years Academic Bowl, 4 years abundant volunteer work, 4 years Tennis (captain as senior).</p>

<p>I applied for undergrad admission to Stanford, Emory, and NYU. I was rejected by Stanford, I’m waitlisted by Emory, and NYU is just too expensive. So I’m going to University of Georgia if I don’t get off the waitlist. It’s imperative that I get in.</p>

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<p>The odds aren't in your favor, bud. There's really nothing you can do because Emory does not ask for materials to prove your interest in removing yourself from their waitlist. Of course you can fax an updated resume and such, but it most likely won't change their mind. All you can do is wait.</p>

<p>Maybe ask your GC to go to bat for you? Once again, knowing Emory, this probably won't change much.</p>

<p>The University of Georgia isn't a bad school, especially with its honors program. I was accepted to UGA (but not honors), though I will be attending Dartmouth next year.</p>