<p>As you can guess, I was waitlisted. I was wondering if getting waitlisted here was a fairly common thing or not. This specific sentence in the decision letter caught my eye:</p>
<p>"Among them were a small number of individuals, like you, who presented an interesting personal profile and could make a contribution to the University community, and yet could not be included in the class at this time."</p>
<p>Does that sentence mean anything, or is it just fluff? Also, are there any sort of stats that would indicate chances of making it off of the waitlist into the school? Thanks!</p>
<p>i’m pretty sure it’s just fluff. i had the exact same sentence in my wait list letter. people have said that it depends on who ends up deciding not to go. they might try to find someone who was very similar to that applicant to fill a need in the university. on the other hand, one of my teachers said that this means we were technically accepted; there’s just no dorm room available for us</p>
<p>I was waitlisted and for some reason it hurts more to think that we were “technically” accepted because the final result is that most of us will end up being rejected. To think that we were initially accepted but didn’t get in out of bad luck is very frustrating and disappointing. But with that said, most waitlistees are probably going to have some other great choices, so I guess we’ll survive.</p>
<p>@oscarlany i know what you mean. being wait listed is like the process still isn’t quite over yet. do any of you know if penn ends up not taking us off the wait list, will they notify us of it? or will we only know if we don’t receive any good news?</p>
<p>I was waitlisted last year but if Penn is really where you want to be above all else, don’t give up hope. I didn’t find out about Penn until the weekend before graduation which had caused a bit of stressful uncertainty but in the end it was worth knowing I had tried everything I could. and it paid off.</p>
<p>My cycle had 2017 waitlistees. Dunno how many had stayed but apprx 45 were taken off.</p>
<p>Yes! =D I am a freshman in CAS. I must admit, I probably would be doing a lot better academically if I went to the state school I was originally set to go, but life here is absolutely wonderful!</p>
<p>@neorobie did you show interest after getting waitlisted? I’ll email my regional admissions counselor telling her that Penn is my first choice but I’m at a bit of a loss as to what to do next. I’m keeping a sliver of hope but I don’t want to get too optimistic only to get disappointed again, which is most likely what’s going to happen.</p>
<p>Yes, of course!! Compose a LOCI -letter of continued interest to send to your regional admissions counselor. But really make it stand out! Everyone will be telling their regional admissions counselor that Penn is their first choice and they really want to go. Take risks with your letter -you got nothing to lose.</p>
<p>I also asked the teachers that I asked for recommendation letters to send updated letters that really specify that I would go to Penn if I got off the waitlist for sure as well as other updates in the classroom (had improved a letter grade in calc bc)</p>
<p>At this point, you have nothing to lose so while I didn’t do a youtube video, I think anything to set you apart is worth trying. Of course there is the possibility of “overdoing it” but I personally would’ve tried rather than regret not trying.</p>
<p>When I approached writing the LOCI, I focused on really trying to convince Penn that I really belonged there and would fit. Definitely mention that you will go if you get off the waitlist (only if this is true!). Being on the waitlist doesn’t necessarily mean you are less qualified so I didn’t bother with telling them my latest accomplishments. Perhaps they weren’t sure if I was actually going to go if I did get in. I wanted to erase that doubt. and I composed a letter trying to do so.</p>
<p>The other teacher I asked I didn’t have during senior year but no matter, he still sent in an update emphasizing how I really wanted to go and included a bit of other stuff he didn’t say in the first one.</p>
<p>I should probably make a disclaimer and say that there’s no guarantees of anything. I’m just sharing my own personal experiences and I have no clue whether what I did/thought had any effect on getting off the waitlist. But I’d like to think that it did.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you can or cannot do but what I did was email my one page letter to my regional representative and then my teachers had mailed in their update letters to keep that confidentiality.</p>
<p>I think it’s anytime after mid-May. Based on previous years’ threads, most people either get accepted or released from the waitlisted by early June and a few people are kept on the waitlist until the end of summer.</p>
<p>Wow, that’s inspiring neorobie! Congrats! I’m on Easter break right now, so once I get back I’ll email my regional representative, and ask my teachers to update their letters. How many updated letters did your teachers send?</p>
<p>I got my waitlist email May 31st. I think this was the second round of emails sent out for notifying people off the waitlist. My cycle has 2017 people on the waitlist and apprx 45 got off. Y’all’s cycle has 2800 waitlistees. huh they prolly anticipate taking more people off.</p>
<p>I had 2 recommendation letters for RD. They both mailed updated letters. I emailed my regional representative my letter.</p>
<p>spyderman: I had the same concern as you before but don’t worry. Especially in this day and age it doesn’t matter and it is silly to think that sending it by mail instead of email will be the defining factor for you to get off the waitlist. I would send it by email just by convenience.</p>