<p>Hey every1, its SmartAleck.. unlike most of the people waitlisted here, if I actually get off of the waitlist and am accepted, I am VERY likely to attend... What are some steps I should be taking to ensure the best possible chance of receiving admission after being waitlisted? I've already sent a letter to WashU, shortly after being waitlisted.. and plan to talk to my guidance counselor about it, upon returning to school next week (we're on spring break)..</p>
<p>Any help at all will be greatly appreciated.... </p>
<p>you want to make sure you make a call to your ad. rep to ask them what you can do and have your counselor at school do the same.</p>
<p>write them a letter that says you still want to go there, a lot, and why. and maybe a little bit later on, send them another that lets them know about anything interesting or significant that has happened/ you have achieved since applications went in.</p>
<p>try to stay in constant contact with them, so that you move up on the list and when they come to decisions, your name is on their minds</p>
<p>any1 know what the chances are of coming off the waitlist? or any recent stats from years' past? how about opinions from current students? thank you</p>
<p>I think they are concerned about yield so if you say that they are your number 1 and convince them that you are absolutely in love with them then you have a good shot of getting in :)</p>
<p>they are concerned with not wasting acceptances on kids who aren't planning on using them. it makes perfect sense and pretty much every school does it, so only tell them its your number one if it is. otherwise, they are perfectly justified in waitlisting/rejecting you. no one is entitled to anything.</p>
<p>I agree sarasvati. Why should they waste a spot on an indifferent candidate when there are 21,000 others that would gladly take that spot? All schools do this to a certain degree; it is just another factor in the admissions process: demonstrated interest. </p>
<p>The only reason top schools such as HYPMS are not as under fire as others are because they are the best schools, and no one really is a shoo-in for these schools. Many people complain that people with less qualified stats are accepted and they are waitlisted. 100% of them have not fully considered the applicant in all its facets and factors. Just ask someone for their complete resume to see the person as a whole before making any unjustified statements that the admissions process are shady or whatever. I'm sure wash u students would be willing to share with you. Even then, one still must consider race, gender, money, and legacy.</p>
<p>For example, many kids at my school apply to Northwestern. I was somewhat shocked when I found that one boy did not get in, but another one did, despite the difference in stats/rank/extracurriculars. Did Northwestern waitlist the boy because he was TOO good for that school? Northwestern, being the 11th ranked school, is not good enough for that kid? No. Later, I found out that both parents had gone to Northwestern, including a sister for the admitted student.</p>
<p>By the way, yield is not part of a college ranking anymore.</p>
<p>wow, the moment someone mentions waitlist ppl automatically start bashing their brains out. no one asked for a reason why a school waitlists, there are many other forums for all that b.s. thanks smartaleck for ur original question. if u ask ur admissions rep for those stats he/she will probablytell u (princeton told me).</p>