<p>I accepted a place on the waitlist and sent them an email, but I think unless they encourage me to do other stuff, thats all I'll do. I'm gonna plan on going to my second choice school(prob. northeastern) and if they let me in in june, then I'll think about it then. So I'm gonna basically treat it like a rejection. I really don't understand how they can be totally random about the people on the waitlist...that's ridiculous. Maybe what they meant is that they might end up needing certain types of students, or something, and people with better stats might not be the type theyre looking for. Like locationwise or skillwise or whatever. I hope thats what they meant...that would be soooo weird if it was just a lottery.
~ev</p>
<p>someone on the BUnite livejournal community said that people are accepted off the waitlist at the end of April. that doesn't make sense though right? since they only know who is coming after may 1st...?</p>
<p>Well I assume that people who used BU as a complete safety and know for a fact they are going elsewhere will say "no" to BU pretty quickly--which I'm guessing frees spots open pretty quickly in turn. Then again many people take awhile to decide. So while end of April isn't completely out of the question I'd wager May as more probable.</p>
<p>As long as I get a decision before schools out, I'll be happy. "So, where are you going next year?" "Um, I'm not sure yet...". I don't want to do that.</p>
<p>Those of you with SATs over 1400---call and write and let them know you are very intersted and would attend if offered a spot from the waitlist. All schools try and minimize student turn downs from the wait list so call and write an email and let them know you really want to attend BU. Last year they "dug deep" from thec waitlist, its a big school so the whole housing situation makes them have a large waitlist so they don't end up with too many kids.</p>
<p>I didn't think that would matter if you showed an interest. When I called the admissions office after being waitlisted, they told me that the process was "completely random." He said to stay on the waitlist "if BU is worth it." </p>
<p>Confusing, huh?</p>
<p>that sounds kind of rude....
~ev</p>
<p>send an email...that way they'll have it when its time to go through the list. It cxan't hurt. If your stats are high rwemind them in the email and say that you will attend BU if offered a spot. They are probably getting a ton of calls so the person wuld have to give a pat answer.</p>
<p>has anyone came up with the real statistic of what percentage gets accepted from the list , is it 92% or 12%</p>
<p>Check on one of the regular CC threads, not BU, but under either admisions or the college seach one-- there was a thread a couple of days ago and someone must have had a book and was able to quote all the schools waitlist info. Check it out. I believe it was extraordinarly low for BU, if I recall correctly last year may have been practically zero. Surprising but most of the waitlist %s were low. Yet the year before BU's was much higher so I suppose yoiu really can't predict it.</p>
<p>i think the waitlisting was in part due to ranks. grades are pretty much relative to the one who is grading so a high gpa from a school might now mean very much, but if you are only in the top 30-40-50% of your class then that means 30-40-50% of the kids, with the same instruction, and the same grading mentality, did better than you. However, some of your SAT's are pretty high though..so who knows...m/b they're just playing it safe.</p>
<p>I called the admissions office and here are the stats:</p>
<p>In the past 6 years, the waitlist has ben referred to once, and that year 92% were accepted. As for the other 5 years, the percentage accepted was zero.</p>
<p>Elysse, I thought you got admitted to the College of General Studies. Is that true or not?</p>
<p>I was waitlisted at the College of Arts and Sciences, accepted my spot... then cancelled it once I read the stats for the waitlist...and was offered a spot in the College of General Studies, since I wrote in my application that I would accept a spot in CGS if not admitted to CAS</p>
<p>sat: 1460</p>
<p>act: 32</p>
<p>sat 2s: 800/740/720</p>
<p>gpa: 3.5ish</p>
<p>extracurricular: tons, leadership position in all</p>
<p>volunteer work: 300 hours</p>
<p>awesome recs, from three teachers and guidance</p>
<p>im a bit confused</p>
<p>elysse311, what stats exactly for the waitlist? You got me worried now, lol.</p>
<p>Lillian, look at post 52... Or did you want my stats?</p>
<p>I checked the thread for all the waitlist stats listed on the CC thread under coll. admssions. For BU he had down that 1256 were offered slots on waitlist and 12 were attending. I assume this was for 04 or 03 but check the thread to be sure. That sounds worse that it is since it doesn't explain how many kids were offered slots from the wait list as well as how many acecpted the slots or how many then were offered a spot since the 12 enrolled means they that number decided to go to BU even after perhaps sending in a deposit and committing to another school. I understand WL numbers can significantly really vary from year to year so keep that in mind. Supposedly some schools rank the waitlist and others do not. No matter what anyone says , since schools are interested in their "yield" it absolutly cannot hurt for the ADCOM to know your name and to call and write to say that you would defintely attend if offered a spot. For those of you with very high satts that is even more important since they may assume BU is your second choice. Try to reach the ADCOM represnting your region of the country and make the letter personal.</p>
<p>Waitlisted. </p>
<p>SATs: 1360 (630 math, 730 verbal)
SAT IIs: 700 writing, 660 literature.
Rank: 24/232
GPA: 3.78</p>
<p>Good thing I'd already decided on Northeastern. :)</p>
<p>SATs: 1410 (670v, 740m)
GPA: 3.2 (ughh)
SAT IIs: 690 writing, 680 math, 670 french
Varsity tennis captain
Senior editor of school magazine</p>
<p>I know somebody already asked, but if the waitlist is unranked, would it really help to send an obsequious email? I DO want to do everything i can to help my chances, but will it actually make a difference?</p>