<p>@ kkari
Yep. 5 waitlists with Williams :)</p>
<p>@ victorkangnz
We seem to be on the same boat. Let’s hope its a nice boat with no holes. Are you awaiting the ivies?</p>
<p>@ JohnAdams12 again
I told you I’d get waitlisted at Williams 
Dartmouth, save me.</p>
<p>WAITLISTED
whyyyyyy
4th waitlist.
Seems like the waiting will never end for those of us on the waitlist for several schools. I can only hope that at least ONE of the 4 (maybe more with the Ivies) might accept me, right? Right?</p>
<p>Rumjhum, you have to wait in line behind iabin - he has five waitlists</p>
<p>Some people seem to have gotten as many waitlists, but perhaps I am unique in having applied ONLY to the top schools (no safeties), and getting waitlisted at all (so far)? I think all my colleges are either in the top 10 LACs or Top 10 Universities.</p>
<p>I am going to get waitlisted at Macalester. I can feel it in my bones. Darn arthritis, lol.</p>
<p>I must go and pray to Maria Laskaris, the dean of admissions at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>iabin: Hm. Time to look at the lists of schools still accepting applications, just as a safety I think. Odds are good that one of the wait lists will come through, but I think if you have a safety lined up things may feel different. Good luck.</p>
<p>Esdenti, internationals are still need-blind for this year, so no excuses.</p>
<p>@ mythmom
I need full aid at any university I get into. Any less, and I can’t go, so safeties are out of the question. If things don’t work out this year, I’m applying again, next year.</p>
<p>Anyway, I didn’t want to apply to a school I wouldn’t be fully happy at or where I felt I would be underselling myself. I know it may be thought of as childish or unreasonable, but that’s just the way I am. 
And yes, the aid thing would prevent me from applying anywhere but a Tier 1 university.</p>
<p>So I could be accepted into a university still, or pulled out of the waitlist for these five, or I could take a gap year. I’m happy any way :D</p>
<p>Bard is a really good LAC that totally meets full need. Both of my kids had that as a back up school and the aid package was comparable to Williams and Barnard.</p>
<p>The kids I know there have gotten excellent educations.</p>
<p>But by all means, iambin, you have to follow your own lights. I was just trying to help.</p>
<p>iabin - if I recall correctly, Mac isn’t a Top 10 LAC - I think it’s ranked 29th? As well as Oberlin (22nd)…Neither here nor there, but it just caught my attention.</p>
<p>Anyway…I really liked you, Williams, but I guess it just isn’t meant to be…stupid waitlists.</p>
<p>@ reesezpiecez103
Thanks for correcting that. Yes, Williams would have been nice :(</p>
<p>@ mythmom
No, I’m glad you could give some advice. I’ll look up Bard now.</p>
<p>No problem, I didn’t mean to be annoying, I just was a little surprised when I read that. Good luck with your schools, though! When do you hear from Mac?</p>
<p>(this is me slowly waiting for the ivies…haha)</p>
<p>I got rejected from Mac. Weird. 5 waitlists and a rejection so far.</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear that 
Good luck with the ivies! I know how much the waitlist sucks.</p>
<p>Waitlisted…</p>
<p>Is this a “courtesy waitlist” that I have been put on?</p>
<p>How do my chances for ivies stand after being waitlisted at Williams?</p>
<p>Yes, I was accepted at Williams but am really not expecting any Ivy.
:)</p>
<p>Well, after 6 decisions leading to 1 rejection and 5 waitlists, I am pleased to announce that “Iabin” finally got an acceptance…</p>
<p>at a school up in Boston named </p>
<p>Harvard</p>
<p>Congratulations Iabin!</p>
<p>That’s great news!</p>
<p>mythmom, I was feeling sorry for the kid, not having applied to any safety schools and being 0 for 6, then Harvard lands on his footsteps!</p>
<p>surprise surprise!</p>
<p>Iabin, if you are around, you might want to describe your reaction when you realized that you got accepted at least to one school.</p>
<p>YAY CONGRATS!!! Thank goodness c:</p>
<p>Was that your last school you were waiting on? Because that is quite the college acceptance story!</p>
<p>Thank you, kkari :)</p>
<p>I got accepted into another ivy as well, but I checked Harvard before that. I saw the word “delighted” in the first line and went delirious! Then my parents went delirious. It still hasn’t sunk in.</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice, mythmom. That was very much appreciated. And thanks to JohnAdams12 as well; your hoping paid off for me.</p>
<p>I was planning a year off just before the acceptance, but this shattered all expectations. ;)</p>