Waitlisted with questions

<p>I just got waitlisted at Wesleyan and I have a few questions:</p>

<li><p>Hitorically, how many people have been put on the waiting list? Does anyone have statistics for recent years? </p></li>
<li><p>Does the timeframe in which you respond with a letter of interest make any impression about how much you want to go?</p></li>
<li><p>How much do they really care about 2nd semester grades?</p></li>
<li><p>If you are accepted off the waiting list, do you have to attend?</p></li>
<li><p>Does being the son of an alumnus make one more likely to be accepted?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>My friend told me two years ago they took zero (um, *****) but that could be wrong. I do know that if youre accepted off the waiting list it's not binding.</p>

<p>i don't have any actual statistics for most of this, but i do know that people do get in off the waitlist. my roommate is one of them, and i've met a bunch of others.</p>

<p>It really depends on the year. The waitlist exists because the admissions can never be sure exactly how many people will matriculate once theyve been accepted, and their estimates are sometimes off. If more people than expected decide to matriculate, then no waitlisted people will be admitted; if less than expected decide to matriculate, people who have made an impression on them during this time will likely be admitted.</p>

<p>I am waitlisted at Wesleyan and hoping to get accepted after May 1. I didn't send Wesleyan any supplemental info of any kind during the regular admission time, just the common app, but now i'd like to send in a few things- 2 letters and possibly a short film that i made. I know it says in the waitlist info sheet not to send any "additional" art but if I haven't sent any before, is it considered additional? Also just in general, is there such a thing as showing too much interest in wesleyan and basically pestering them? Thanks</p>

<p>Additional means additional. I think they don't want to have to deal with much more stuff. I could be wrong.</p>

<p>The medium may be the message, here. Obviously, calling them everyday is intrusive and willl be interpreted as aggressive. Even e-mail would be tricky. There is the famous "Gatekeepers" story about the fellow who dropped a different postcard in the mailbox each and everyday until he was admitted. But, you know what? That story's about seven years old, now. The guy who did it has graduated and has now written a book about college admissions -- that's how old it is. Just remember, there's a fine line between interested and crazy. :)</p>

<p>john, what's the name of that book?</p>

<p>"The Student's Guide to Colleges", by Jordan Goldman</p>

<p>What do you mean that it's not binding?</p>

<p>It means that you don't have to accept, if they accept you :)</p>