Waitlists

College Search & Selection
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<p>I have been waitlisted at 5 schools and have decide to remain active at all 5. I am going to presue the schools (additional recs, letters, other noteworthy stuff) but I don't know how realistic it is that I will be accepted of the list.</p>

<p>Stats:
White Male Public School</p>

<p>SATs:
Math – 730
Reading – 670
Writing – 640</p>

<p>GPA:
3.75 Weighted
75/430
About half Honors and the other half AP classes – Had a few Cs my freshman and beginning of sophomore year but all As and Bs after.</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
3 Year Varsity Swimming Letterman
1 Year Track and Cross Country Letterman
Leadership Conference
Pre-College Program at BC (A’s in both Classes)
Nature Center Volunteer
. . . More but it is kind of unimportant </p>

<p>Colleges:
Accepted
University of Vermont
Fordham</p>

<p>Waitlisted:
American
Villanova
Wake
BU
Holy Cross</p>

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<p>Maybe in a letter of interest talk about how much you’ve grown academically, and how you’ve “gone beyond” your early performance. Your SATs are above average for those schools, so I’d imagine the big reason they waitlisted you is your poor class rank and GPA. But don’t try to act whiny or put the blame on others. </p>

<p>That’s all I can say in terms of advice. </p>

<p>I got waitlisted at Hopkins, so I’m just going to send in a letter of interest, additional rec, and EC updates.</p>

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<p>Here’s a thread that lists Wait List usage of Colleges in prior years
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/45272-waitlisted-statistical-chances-getting.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/45272-waitlisted-statistical-chances-getting.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How to find Waitlist Info for yourself.
Look at the Colleges Common Data Set Information.</p>

<p>I find the Common Data Set information by going to a College’s web site and using their websites Search tool to look for “Common Data Set”.</p>

<p>List of Links to Common Data Sets Here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/76444-links-common-data-sets-posted-colleges-14.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/76444-links-common-data-sets-posted-colleges-14.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If the College Makes them available, there are usually a few years of them available.
Look at Section C - First Year, First Time Freshman Admission.</p>

<p>There is lots of info there on the incoming class for that year, including the wait-list info.</p>

<p>I like to post a link back to the College Web site, so you can check the facts for your self. ( Sort of an electronic foot note)</p>

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<p>Common Data Set 2007 - 2008 <a href=“http://www.holycross.edu/assets/pdfs/common_data.pdf[/url]”>http://www.holycross.edu/assets/pdfs/common_data.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
Number of qualified Applicants Placed on Wait List…1218
Number Accepting a Place on the Wait List…296
Number of wait-listed Students Admitted…43
Total Class Size… …719
5.9% of Class comes from the wait list</p>

<p>Couldn’t find the 2006-2007 CDS</p>

<p>Common Data Set 2005-2006 Link
<a href=“http://www.holycross.edu/departments/planning/website/CDS05-06.pdf[/url]”>http://www.holycross.edu/departments/planning/website/CDS05-06.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
Number of qualified Applicants Placed on Wait List…713
Number Accepting a Place on the Wait List…274
Number of wait-listed Students Admitted…29
Total Class Size… …723
4% of Class comes from the wait list</p>

<p>Common Data Set 2004-2005 Link
<a href=“http://www.holycross.edu/departments/planning/website/CDS04-05.pdf[/url]”>http://www.holycross.edu/departments/planning/website/CDS04-05.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>2004 Fall
Number of qualified Applicants Placed on Wait List…1045
Number Accepting a Place on the Wait List…347
Number of wait-listed Students Admitted…93
Total Class Size… …704
13.2% of Class comes from the wait list</p>

<p>US News for Fall 2003
Qualified applicants placed on waiting list: 1,097
Applicants accepting a place on waiting list: 374
Students enrolled from waiting list: 88
Total Class Size 704
12.5% of Class comes from the wait list</p>

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<p>Thanks so much this is really helpful</p>