Waitlisted: looking for hope and stories

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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Hey there… my kid just got waitlisted. It’s his top school so I’m wondering if anyone has success stories of getting off the waitlist. The common data set is pretty all over the place (~50% last year and one year recently no one got off the waitlist).

When have people heard about their status change/offer to get accepted from waitlist in past?

Also curious if anyone can share about getting accepted to spring instead of fall too. Any success stories?

Thanks so much! Good luck to everyone

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Same here (waitlisted and top choice). Naviance had indicated a strong chance of acceptance. Now waitlisted at five schools.

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it’s a super wild year… tons of very high stats kids waitlisted or rejected. boggling the mind. Good luck!!

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I think that UMass has improved its status a bit in the last few years, which makes it a more viable safety school for top students. This actually increases the chances of applicants getting in off the waitlist.

Good luck!

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