Waitlisted... what now?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi guys... </p>

<p>First, for those of you are accepted, you have my sincere congratulations.</p>

<p>I was almost certain that I was going to be rejected, but as you may know, I was waitlisted. I guess there are many people who are in a similar situation as I am, and for myself and them, I would like to ask few quetions regarding this system.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>I know this varies greatly from one year to another, but what is the chance like for the waitlisted people? (Statistics from previous years (the more recent the better) will help a lot)</p></li>
<li><p>How long do I have to wait for the college's reply?</p></li>
<li><p>This is similar to question 1, but in your opinion, what is a likely outcome for this year?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Thank you for your time, and good luck for all of us!</p>

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<p>On the email I got, (related to question #2), it says they will notify people who accept a waitlist position by june 15th.</p>

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<p>for those on the wating list, this is from the 2010-11 Caltech Common Data Set for the Class of 2014:</p>

<p><a href=“http://finance.caltech.edu/budget/cds2011.pdf[/url]”>http://finance.caltech.edu/budget/cds2011.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>529 - Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list
337 - Number accepting a place on the waiting list
7 — Number of wait‐listed students admitted</p>