Will caltech be taking people off waitlist this year?

<p>[Caltech:</a> The Waiting List](<a href=“http://caltech.typepad.com/caltech_as_it_happens/2009/05/the-waiting-list-1.html]Caltech:”>http://caltech.typepad.com/caltech_as_it_happens/2009/05/the-waiting-list-1.html)</p>

<p>I had emailed an admission counselor and I got this reply:</p>

<p>“Thank you for your email. We have made the decision not to go to our
Waitlist this year. We will send official letters out tomorrow.”</p>

<p>Yes, the waitlist has been closed.</p>

<p>I won’t say I’m not disappointed, but in a way, I’m also glad to have a closure to all this. </p>

<p>Good luck to everyone else who (like me) was waiting to hear from Caltech.</p>

<p>On Parents Forum, someone said MIT is going to waitlist. Couldn’t that open places at Caltech?</p>

<p>We aren’t just at capacity, we’re over capacity–i.e., we’ve got a larger than intended class. Even if we lose some to other waitlists we probably still won’t need to fill spots.</p>

<p>@lizzardfire: So do you know how many students will matriculate or the number of students over capacity?</p>

<p>As dauntless said, we are currently expecting 257 frosh, which is ~8 more than was planned for.</p>