<p>I was unfortunately waitlisted by Brown as an undergrad class 2010. Can anyone tell me what to do after I get waitlisted? What percentage of waitlisted ppl are admitted to Brown each year? I assume is pretty low… feeling kinda sad right now… Well, this is better than the flat reject I got from cornell at least.</p>
<p>ahhh, i got waitlisted, too.</p>
<p>bummer :(</p>
<p>read the Waitlist FAQ in your decision letter. ~50/500 waitlistees are eventually accepted.</p>
<p>Waitlisted here too.</p>
<p>I got waitlisted at Brown...and accepted at Yale!!!</p>
<p>Too funny</p>
<p>Heheh, I don't think I'll be trying to get off the waitlist (Edit: And by that I mean, into Brown--sorry for any misunderstanding, whoops) any time soon.</p>
<p>Ravenna -- if you are planning to go to Yale, please call Brown and tell them to take you off the waitlist. If you don't want the spot, please be kind enough to let them know, so that they can let some other poor soul who wants it badly (like the fine folks on this forum).</p>
<p>Will do, my friend.</p>
<p>Hats off to you! :)</p>
<p>Waitlisted as well. </p>
<p>Blehhh</p>
<p>how do you get off the waitlist? Can i mail them?</p>
<p>Do you mean taken off the waitlist, or remain on it?</p>
<p>They'll be sending a letter where you can respond Yay or Nay I believe.</p>
<p>I got waitlisted at Brown as well but got into tufts, BC, and DArtmouth. I have no idea which school to choose. However I think if I got into Brown straight up I would have chosen to go there. Crossing my fingers that I eventually get in....hope the chances are good!</p>
<p>out of the 500 or so who are waitlisted, I wonder how many automatically remove themselves from it when they go elsewhere?</p>
<p>Austinj--- If you look at the stats closely there are 500 chose to stay ACTIVE... so they must have given like 700 or 800 waitlists.</p>
<p>Ohh, okay. Oops. Thanks!</p>
<p>As a waitlist acceptance from the class of 2009, I feel that I must tell you all a little of what I did.</p>
<p>First off, try to find out if your guidance counselor can get any information regarding your position on the waitlist. As the FAQ says, 50/500 people get in (those numbers are very, very rough, I wouldnt put much faith in them) but my real point is that many of the people on the waitlist in all honesty have no chance of getting in. Try as hard as you can to find out if you have any REAL chance of getting in, especially if you are trying to decide between multiple waitlists or between Brown and a school which offered you acceptance.</p>
<p>Second, I don't know how important this is, but I believe it is a huge factor in waitlist admissions. Determine if Brown is really where you want to go, and if it is, tell them (and make sure you stick to your promise) that if you get in, you will matriculate.</p>
<p>Third, write a letter explaining to Brown that you still have lots of interest (this is how you would get point 2 across, in addition to having your guidance counselor tell them) and also explaining all the ways that Brown is a good fit for you, and that you are a good fit for brown. Discuss what departments attracted you to Brown, what activities on campus, why Brown, compared to other universities, is a better fit for you, and throughout the letter make points that emphasize why YOU are a fit for Brown.</p>
<p>Fourth, wait. There is really not much else you should do after you send your letter and discuss with your guidance counselor your level of commitment to Brown. Yes, you will hear stories of people who sent a letter of every day and got in, or did other ridiculous things. Odds are these gimmicks will not work for you. This is a stressful time of the year for the admissions committee, they don't need your extra stuff. I did not hear from Brown untill mid may.</p>
<p>This is a summary of what I did last year that resulted in my acceptance at Brown, and I have no regrets choosing Brown over the schools that accepted me. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks, i_wanna. :) I already roughed-in my letter to Brown last night, so I thank you for the guidance.</p>
<p>I was also thinking about contacting my regional admissions officer/rep to express my interest in Brown. Think that's a good idea?</p>
<p>By the way, what did your waitlist letters say? Mine seemed sort of optimistic. It said that they were impressed by my application and they encouraged me to remain interested in Brown. Did everyone else have similar letters?</p>
<p>I believe the wording of the letter is standard.</p>
<p>yes, I would assume the letter itself will not tell you anything. I heard from my guidance counselor that I was in good standing to receive admission if there were open spots.</p>
<p>austinj, the letter should be addressed to your regional rep, I did not personally contact my rep in any other way though, most other communication was through my guidance counselor.</p>
<p>What is the situation with financial aid and waitlisted students? If you get in from the list, is all the money already gone or can you expect a similar package as the first round of admissions received? My son got excellent offers from Oberlin and U of Chicago, but he really wanted Brown - we wouldn't be able to pay the full price though (or anything close to it)</p>
<p>not sure, I can assure you though that "not all the money will be gone" because many of the students who will turn down Brown will be ones who received financial aid. My guess is that if you are accepted, you will receive enough aid, however I cannot guarantee that waitlist admissions is fully need blind.</p>