I am placed on UIUC and U Minnesota’s wait lists. Is there any chance for me to get off the lists?
I have 4.5 W/4 UW, 1960 SAT, 5 AP, no ranking. I applied LAS for chemistry and we suprised I didn’t get in(though I did pretty bad on my essays). Is that because I am an international student?
Yeah I’m pretty sure that it’s because you’re an international student. Otherwise they would’ve been safeties/matches with your stats.
Do you have any alternatives? You probably do have a decent shot at getting off the waitlist, but I wouldn’t count on it.
Thanks for your response. I do have an alternative plan which is not so attractive. So I really hope I can get off WL:(
Getting off the waitlist is always a slim chance no matter what school it is, so be prepared to take up the alternative. Since you are an international student, it was harder for a person of your stats to get in, especially if your essays were sub-par.
I realized this before. However, I search UIUC’s wl acceptance rate posted last year, and it shows that they accepted 1000 out of 1800+. Can I trust this stat?
@pikapikayyy I am also on UIUC’s waitlist and I know for a fact that 0 students were accepted off the waitlist last year, the stat you have seen is from the year before that.
@Bored1997 Wow seriously? I thought many people put UIUC as their safe school and didn’t go. Are u planing on waiting for them this year?
I am planning to stay on all the waitlists I have been offered so far which include- Berk, UCLA,Gtech, UIUC and CMU with priority to 10 courses. Committed to UW for now @pikapikayyy