Hey, anyone else waitlisted at Ivies? I wrote my locis but I don’t know what I can do to higher my chances? Any tips please🤷🏻♂️. Ps: Im an international.
Sadly there is not anything else you can do. Did you apply and accept any other offers?
There is nothing that you can do except get used to the idea that you are not going to Columbia.
The harsh reality is that there is almost no chance that you will get off the waitlist. Columbia is cagey about their numbers, but it is almost certain that there are at least many hundreds, probably thousands on that waitlist, and also very unlikely that they will take more than a couple of dozen people off the waitlist. If it happens to be you, consider it a lightening strike or winning the lottery.
There is a waitlist thread you can join to commiserate with fellow travelers:
2026 Columbia Waitlist Thread - #35 by dp17
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Even colleges that are need-blind in the early and regular rounds may not be so when selecting from the waitlist round. If you can afford to be full pay, it can’t hurt to get that information on the table.