Waitlisted?

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<p>:( who else is waitlisted? i'm waitlisted for Cornell as well. This pretty much equals a rejection unless enough admitted students decide not to attend, correct? But congrats to all those accepted!</p>

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<p>waitlisted as well. I am a little disappointed, but actually I still feel very proud of the fact that I made the waitlist, even though there is little to no chance of getting in off the waitlist. At least being waitlisted makes me feel like I am actually qualified; the numbers just didn't work out in my favor -- they can only accept so many. Maybe i am being too optimistic about this, but i was expecting rejection, lol. </p>

<p>That being said... anyone know where I can find statistics about how many are accepted off the waitlist each year? Probably next to none, right?</p>

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<p>Hmm, I'm waitlisted also.... that's a surprise, since I'm an international...</p>

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<p>i was waitlisted. i feel better than if i had been rejected, but now the waiting game is prolonged...but i'm going on the waitlist because columbia is still my top choice.</p>

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<p>Waitlisted here too. It is bittersweet. Better than rejection, or just prolonged torture?</p>

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<p>^ EXACTLY!!</p>

<p>Though it's more bitter than sweet...</p>

<p>:(</p>

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<p>Yup waitlisted here too, kinda happy about it lol.</p>

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<p>Waitlisted as well.</p>

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<p>waitlisted! woot I'm kinda excited I thought I was a for-sure rejection.</p>

<p>I'm also looking for statistics on how big the waitlist tends to be at schools because this is the second school I've been waitlisted at. </p>

<p>And how does the waitlist work? If I agree to stay on the wait list does that mean I have to go there if I get in?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/30/442ba502bf26c?in_archive=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/30/442ba502bf26c?in_archive=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>paragraph 8 for some interesting information.</p>

<p>take hope my fellow waitlistees!</p>

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<p>well, if 54 students constitutes a "large number," i don't how how well we will fare. this is depressing.</p>

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<p>anyone know how many were waitlisted this year?</p>

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<p>i would really like to know how many were waitlisted this year--and last year, too, because i know 54 were admitted from the waitlist but i don't know how many were on the list. </p>

<p>i hope that everyone who is accepted will decline asap if they choose to attend another college...i know that some kids never contact the schools they aren't accepting and that sucks for people on the waitlists.</p>

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<p>The real question is how many people will accept a spot on the waitlist this year</p>

<p>...then you'll be able to figure out your odds...</p>

<p>I hope a lot of Ivy cross-admits choose the other school, then that will open up more spots for us waitlistees.
So if you're reading this, and you got into Columbia and Harvard AND/OR Yale, do the waitlisted Columbians a favor...
:S</p>

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<p>definitely do us a favor...especially those of us who would have been ecstatic to be rejected from EVERY school they'd applied to if we could only receive ONE acceptance from columbia. (me). haha.</p>

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<p>waitlisted</p>

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<p>I remember doing some research on this matter last year and finally thinking to myself: "OMG they waitlist more people than they accept!!! This is ridiculous!!!" So, assuming that I got the right numbers then, they waitlist more than 1,600 people.</p>

<p>However, it is NOT completely hopeless (though I suggest keep your expectations down and be realistic). It is terribly hard to get in off the waitlist and I consider myself EXTREMELY lucky.</p>

<p>I got off the waitlist, and a few other members of this board were eventually accepted as well. </p>

<p>What to do now? Draft a letter to admissions (ONE-PAGED -- they request only a page, don't go overboard!) updating them on your accomplishments and reiterating why you feel Columbia is a good match for you --> be specific, don't just rattle off the generic answer (core+NYC). It also helps to get in touch with your regional admissions representative.</p>

<p>Spend time drafting the letter. Go over it with your guidance counselor. Try your hardest, but keep in mind that the chances are not great. However, at least you can then know that you tried your hardest and won't be left with any regrets. </p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>

<p>EDIT: btw, I don't think CU has ever officially released waitlist numbers. I don't even remember how I obtained the number I did, so please take it with a grain of salt.</p>

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<p>I have to admit I'm happy that I've been waitlisted! The second toughest Ivy League selectivity in history...and I didn't get flat-out rejected by friggin' COLUMBIA! I realize there's little hope...but there IS still hope. Good luck to my fellow waitlistees and just remember that this is an honor! (at least for me it is! haha)</p>

<p>By the way, does anyone know what our waitlist essay should focus on? And how do they determine who goes in the school from the waitlist? I don't know much about waitlisting.</p>

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<p>Also...if the latest they send you the decision is by July 1st and the earliest May 15th...then what do you do about that college that you have to send your deposit into by May 1st because you're accepting them for admissions?</p>

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<p>^ To answer that question:</p>

<p>...Then you'd drop all your plans for that other school</p>

<p>and don't expect a refund for your deposit</p>