<p>@RockvilleMom - that’s good to hear (: I stated that I wasn’t entirely certain if the racist thing was true, as you never know with forums like these. I’ve lived overseas my entire life, so I’ve had a very eye opening experience. there were a lot of colleges that I had to cross off my list because I felt them to be too narrow-minded. </p>
<p>I understand that there are bound to be kids with such views in any school however. it just really irritates me to come across such limited people.</p>
<p>Based upon what I have seen at our school, I think Wake indeed suffers from Tufts - otherwise known as “yield” syndrome. You should not worry Robspit; they probably thought you were using them as a backup. If you really want to attend, write a letter to them explaining why you are a fit for the school and any additional award/accolades. My sense is though, you have applied and have been accepted by schools which rank higher - which is probably what the admissions team thought in the first place!! For some schools…it is all about YIELD, YIELD YIELD… and inching up the college ranking list…sad to say…</p>
<p>Son was also waitlisted. 31 ACT, 4.0 wgpa, great in-person interview, outstanding recs., 4 yrs. varsity sport, Fall gpa was 4.5 (super competitive high school), white, and even 1st gen. He also sent a letter explaining why Wake was such a good fit and that he would unquestionably attend if accepted so I’m not sure about Tufts syndrome. I’m not even convinced it’s about rankings as their scores have been going down since they went test optional, which I think would ultimately hurt their rankings. Go figure.</p>
<p>He was accepted to all of his other schools and fortunately he loves his 2nd choice as well.</p>
<p>Tufts Syndrome tends to be a myth in relation to Wake.</p>
<p>Wake looks very much so at recs and essays, and these things, while one can think they’re good, maybe not be as good as others – liking these things is subjective! … Wake looks at individuals since it’s such a small school. But I can basically assure you that Wake isn’t denying “overqualified” students … especially if they expressed that Wake is their #1 choice (because that makes literally no logical sense since every school wants the best/brightest to attend). </p>
<p>However, being waitlisted is okay – lots of people get off of it. Good luck 
I would have him write another letter reiterating interest/would attend if accepted.</p>
<p>Just know if you or your offspring weren’t accepted…they really cannot take it personally. Many of you have read The Gatekeepers. But if not…DO IT. It will make you shake your head and totally understand why there are such disparities about who gets in at certain schools and who doesn’t. Could be the admissions person who read your app was crabby and constipated that day. Could be they wanted a minority. Could be they just accepted 3 minorities and needed a white kid. Could be that the admissions dean demanded that a donor’s kid be next in line, could be the LaCross coach said that “Skippy” or “Biff” HAD to be accepted with a 25 ACT.</p>
<p>You just can’t know, and never will. It’s hard to accept but you have to move on. I’ve told my D many times…you want to attend where you are WANTED! I know that sounds so cliche…but its so true. In her case she’s deciding between a dream school, and a slightly lesser school that REALLY wants her, and is shoveling money at her. I know what I’d do…but it’s not my life. We have to make our own decisions, and live with them. As to rejection…it’s how we react to it that matters. Not that they “did” it. Good luck to all of you/us.</p>
<p>When you are waitlisted you, it means that you are certainly a well-qualified applicant. However, I do not think it is Tufts either, I think it is just that the school is getting more competitive.</p>
<p>the smaller the school, the more it is that “fit” and intangibles matter. These come through in a careful read of the eight small essays in the WF supplemental, as well as in the in-person or Online Interview.</p>
<p>At schools under, say 6,000 students, the admissions process is much more like a job interview, and less like a statistical ranking. A person wouldn’t get a job interview if they didn’t possess the statistical requirements. Yet, who would leave a job interview and concludes that they were not “statistically qualified”? No, instead we think “they’re looking for something specific, and I didn’t fit that”.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many people get in off the waitlist usually?</p>
<p>I have heard from a couple of different sources that no one got off the waitlist last year. Don’t know if that’s true. If they did take off the waitlist, it wasn’t many. They had a record number of applicants last year evidently. You never know, this year could be different!</p>
<p>Has anyone heard of anyone not accepting their spot in this years wake class of 2015???</p>
<p>according to an admissions rep about 100 applicants were accepted off the waiting list last year and they expect to use it again.</p>
<p>the person who told u this…is it accurate? abt using the wait list again this year???</p>
<p>Looks like my son will be headed to UNC. Hopefully that will open a spot for someone.</p>
<p>MitchKreyBren–LOVED the book Gatekeepers. Helped me put the whole process into perspective with D1 (who was accepted to Tufts but not to several lower ranked schools.) Now with D2 we spread the search more broadly and realize that so much of it is subjective and “what was going on in the mind of the reader” who had this file open for 10 minutes before moving on to the next file. Good luck to all. D2 is going back to visit Wake for the Campus Days April 8 and I hope she loves it and confirms her decision to attend. :-)</p>
<p>Any news or updates on the waitlist for Wake Class of 2015???</p>
<p>The only thing I have heard is regarding Wait List Financial Aid.</p>
<p>Wake Forest will be need-aware on the wait list.
The financial aid budget has been allocated to the admitted class and will not be available to students admitted from the waiting list.</p>
<p>Sorry to say I accepted and took up a spot :)</p>
<p>Did you get offered admission from the waitlist ?</p>
<p>Did you hear directly from admissions about need aware wait list or is this based on past years?</p>
<p>Yes , directly from admissions office a few days ago</p>