Waitlisted & the Statistical Chances of Getting In

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<p>SSJ2MysticGohanX1000 -
Northeastern University is Post 86 this thread <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=606397&highlight=Northeastern#post606397%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=606397&highlight=Northeastern#post606397&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Boston College is Post #152
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=617678&highlight=Boston+College#post617678%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=617678&highlight=Boston+College#post617678&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Boston University is post#279
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=717626&highlight=Boston+University#post717626%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=717626&highlight=Boston+University#post717626&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Post #99
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=607156&highlight=Massachusetts+College#post607156%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=607156&highlight=Massachusetts+College#post607156&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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<p>portraittheartist found an interesting Article in the Pittsburg Post Gazzette that discusses wait list's and the chances of getting in.</p>

<p>here's a link to the thread
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=59716%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=59716&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Tulane and Case Western please, thank you</p>

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<p>Tulane and Case Western please, thank you</p>

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<p>D accepted off waitlist last year. Lots of follow-up, phone calls, writing samples, counselor calls, and even a picture taken on visit to campus. It seemed to work and she is loving it.</p>

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<p>Case Western has their Common Data Set posted on line.
<a href="http://www.case.edu/president/cir/cdsmain.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.case.edu/president/cir/cdsmain.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Fall 2004
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 585
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 505
Number of wait-listed students admitted 151
Total Class Size 784
19.3 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

<p>Fall 2003
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 243
Number accepting a place on the waiting list NA
Number of wait-listed students admitted 117
Total Class Size 878
13.3 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

<p>Fall 2002
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list NA
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 177
Number of wait-listed students admitted 5
Total Class Size 836
0.5 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

<p>The number they accept from the Wait List seems to vary greatly year to year.</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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<p>Tulane doesn't seem to have the Common Data Set posted.
Tulane Facts Page <a href="http://www2.tulane.edu/about_facts.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www2.tulane.edu/about_facts.cfm&lt;/a>
The Class Profile has interesting stats - but no wait list info <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/%7Eadmiss/admission/prospective/entering/student_profile.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.tulane.edu/%7Eadmiss/admission/prospective/entering/student_profile.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>US News for Class entering Fall 2003
Qualified applicants placed on waiting list: 715
Applicants accepting a place on waiting list: 478
Students enrolled from waiting list: 6
Total Class Size 1684
0.35 % of Class came from the wait list. </p>

<p>Can't really judge from one years data, how much they use the wait list.</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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<p>Davidson College does have the Common Data Set Posted
<a href="http://www2.davidson.edu/administration/adm/ir/ir_cds.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www2.davidson.edu/administration/adm/ir/ir_cds.asp&lt;/a>
and lots of other info on the Institutional Research Page.
<a href="http://www2.davidson.edu/administration/adm/admin_ir.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www2.davidson.edu/administration/adm/admin_ir.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Fall 2003
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list NA
Number accepting a place on the waiting list NA
Number of wait-listed students admitted 2
Total Class Size 492
0.4 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

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<p>someone please tell me</p>

<p>barnard </p>

<p>nyu stern</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon University has lots of info Posted on its University Planning Page
<a href="http://www.cmu.edu/planning/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cmu.edu/planning/&lt;/a>
Common Data Sets <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/planning/CDS/cds_0405.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cmu.edu/planning/CDS/cds_0405.htm&lt;/a>
and Fact Books <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/planning/facts2005/facts2005_main.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cmu.edu/planning/facts2005/facts2005_main.htm&lt;/a>
The Fact Books have lots of interesting information.</p>

<p>Fall 2004
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 2709
Number accepting a place on the waiting list NA
Number of wait-listed students admitted 120
Total Class Size 1367
8.8 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

<p>Fall 2003
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 2941
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 294
Number of wait-listed students admitted 180
Total Class Size 1341
13.4 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

<p>Fall 2002
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 2746
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 915
Number of wait-listed students admitted 145
Total Class Size 1365
10.6% of Class came from the wait list.</p>

<p>Fall 2001
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 3265
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 715
Number of wait-listed students admitted 73
Total Class Size 1318
5.5 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

<p>Fall 2000
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 3437
Number accepting a place on the waiting list approx. 690
Number of wait-listed students admitted 85
Total Class Size 1329
6.4 % of Class came from the wait list.</p>

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<p>misscompetent-
Barnard College - Link to Wait List Stats
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=635306&highlight=barnard#post635306%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=635306&highlight=barnard#post635306&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>New York University - Link to Wait List Stats
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=626580&highlight=York+University#post626580%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=626580&highlight=York+University#post626580&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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<p>Had a 70% increase in confirmed enrollments. I can't speak for them, but it doesn't look like anyone will be taken off the waitlist this year.</p>

<p>Fall 2004 Total Class Size 784</p>

<p>Fall 2003 Total Class Size 878</p>

<p>Fall 2002 Total Class Size 836</p>

<p>Fall 2005 Current Enrollments: 1,152</p>

<p><a href="http://www.case.edu/news/2005/5-05/admission.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.case.edu/news/2005/5-05/admission.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Just heard...my daughter got into the GSP Program off the NYU waitlist. SHE'S VERY excited. WHEWWWWW! Still waiting to also hear from Richmond U, but NYU is a great option!</p>

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<p>Would she consider Richmond over NYU?</p>

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<p>Yes, she really liked Richmond U when she visited there, but has always loved NYC: arguably the best city in the world. They are VERY different places and very different schools.<br>
Any thoughts on the choice?</p>

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<p>worriedDad-
Congratulations!!! </p>

<p>Did your daughter do any thing beyond sending back the reply card to stay on the wait list?</p>

<p>Submit additional Info, new rec's, campus visits, GC calls etc.??</p>

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<p>Yes, she did much more than just send back the card. Late in April she followed up with a letter of continuing interest, and had her latest (improved) grades for the most recent semester sent to the WL schools. When we saw back on April 1 that she was on all WLs, she and her guidance couselor went back to her teachers for extra credit assignments to help BOOST those latest grades. Also, her school guidance counseler did a lot of work following up with the WL schools finding out what was the reason why she was not accepted outright, so that she could respond to those points in her follow up letter in late April.
ALSO, she applied to two schools (Clemson and AUP) that had rolling admissions, and was accepted to both of those before the end of April. So even if she didn't get off any waitlist, she was definitely going to college.
Basically, April was an all-out campaign by my D and everyone on her team to boost her over the top. It worked!</p>

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<p>Hoorah for worriedDad's D and her WL team! Now you can talk a deep breath again - and not be so ....worried :-)</p>

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<p>worriedDad -
How much time do they give her to respond to the offer of admissions?</p>

<p>(I assume you have a little bit of time at least, since you were mentioning waiting for responses from other wait-listed schools)</p>

<p>Method of Communication of Acceptance: Letter, Phone Call, E-Mail???</p>

<p>(Thanks for sharing your success story!!!)</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins is not admitting anyone from its waitlist. Despite the increase in its projected class size, JHU admitted way too many RD applicants (and received a higher yield this past month than expected).</p>