Waitlisters

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Unlikely Cornell will make waitlist decisions in the next month. They generally wait until past the May deadline (because by then you can only hold 1 acceptance). At that time, they will have a better idea of how many (if any) they will need to take off the waitlist to fill their class.</p>

<p>So, out of respect for waitlisters, tell your friends to withdraw from schools they don't want to go to as soon as possible.</p>

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<p>wow... in that case, I'm not risking it. not get gauranteed housing to a school I already got accepted to VS. a so-so, maybe answer from cornell? eh...</p>

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<p>You are allowed to hold 1 acceptance and unlimited waitlists. There's no disadvantage to holding a waitlist spot if Cornell is a school you truly want to go to. If Cornell accepts you off the waitlist, you might need to forfeit the $200 or whatever deposit you sent to the other school. boohoo Small price to pay for an acceptance.</p>

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<p>Well is there anything we can do for now to help get in? Should I submit new letters of rec or something? And can I still come to Cornell Days?</p>

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<p>Waitlisted... do they consider senior year grades when looking at waitlisters?</p>

<p>Looks like I'll be going to Cal.</p>

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<p>Yea, I'm kinda accepting the reality of the situation if I'm honest. I mean I'll do everything to try and get in, but realistically it looks like its Northwestern for me.</p>

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<p>Were those that got GT offers also waitlisted? If so, is it safe to assume they are "higher up" on the waitlist than those without a GT offer?</p>

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<p>Interesting Stuff:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/articles/decision/waitlist.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/articles/decision/waitlist.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/27/student_agony_grows_along_with_top_colleges_wait_lists/?page=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/27/student_agony_grows_along_with_top_colleges_wait_lists/?page=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/newstrends/20050502-chaker.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/newstrends/20050502-chaker.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>It looks like, according to that last link, there are ~3000 of us. So, if its anything like past years...7000ish accepted, 20000ish rejected, and a proud 3000 in the twilight zone? =P</p>

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<p>How do you know if you were GT?</p>

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<p>waitlisted for CALS..</p>

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<p>the last article was from 2005. but thanks for the links they made me feel a tiny bit better haha</p>

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<p>I think GTs got a special message in their letters. I wonder if it's harder to be waitlisted or GTed?</p>

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<p>I'd really prefer a GT right now...</p>

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<p>I'd just prefer a straight up rejection or acceptance. I don't want to wait anymore!</p>

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<p>GT seems more concrete. Waitlisting is so wishy-washy... =/</p>

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<p>But if you're GT that means you definitely can't go this year right?</p>

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<p>Yup, but you can graduate from Cornell, and go there for 3-4 years.</p>

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<p>I got waitlisted.
1:28, too :(</p>

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<p>So I got waitlisted at Cornell and Vanderbilt and have been accepted to WashU for the january semester. this is lovely. none of the schools i like want me in the fall yet. oh and im an ILR 12:26'er. Was the whole waitlist-reject-accept theory correct?</p>

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<p>wait listed at CAS
this sucks :(</p>