<p>SO, I received my wait list letter today and have a question: will a letter or phone call of interest help my chances should (and I have a feeling there's a slim chance of this happening this year) the wait list become active?</p>
<p>I was waitlisted last year, and I sent a letter of continued interest in soon after I sent the waitlist card in. When they called to offer me admission, the first thing they said was something along the lines of “you still showed interest in attending.” So from personal experience, I would recommend sending a letter in.</p>
<p>Last year, 159 students were admitted from the wait list; the previous year, 62 were. I actually think that colleges will use their wait lists extensively again this year, since no one knows exactly what impact the economy will have on final choices. So, best of luck. mklocinski! According to W & M’s common data set, their wait list is not ranked - I believe this means that they’ll choose students from the list to fill in where they’re missing the kind of students they need for the class they want.</p>
<p>A thoughtful, well-written letter to confirm your interest, with mention of any additional awards or accomplishments, is a good idea. And you may ask your GC or a teacher to send a brief note, as well.</p>
<p>Alright, so I can put that letter I typed up 3 hours after receiving their decision to good use!</p>
<p>Also, my friends and I were discussing whether or not a quick trip to the admissions office to deliver said letter would help our chances or just annoy them. I’d really like to ask some questions about my application.</p>
<p>“Last year, 159 students were admitted from the wait list; the previous year, 62 were”</p>
<p>Speaking as one of those 62–I didn’t write anything to the admissions office…but I was about to. I did write an explanation to what I thought was my weakness on my application however…but now I am here, doing well and loving it! I am an in-state male.</p>
<p>I don’t think they will entertain questions about your application. They are not in the business of justifying their decisions to 11,000 applicants.</p>
<p>That said, I think a letter of continued interest wouldn’t hurt.</p>
<p>I was also waitlisted 
I had my guidance counselor call up admissions to find out if there was a weakness in my application and then i wrote them a letter saying that WM is still my first choice…
fingers crossed!</p>
<p>has anyone heard if the waitlist is active?</p>
<p>i called admissions today (the agony of waiting finally got to me) and they said that it’ll be a few more WEEKS before they’ll know if they even have to go to it unfortunately.</p>
<p>I think the date that you’ll know for sure is June 15 if I remember correctly from my own letter. I’m also waiting anxiously >_<. But I have heard stories about some schools that still accept students off their waitlist in late July :s.</p>
<p>My daughter was offered a spot from the waitlist today. She received a call this morning and is so very excited.</p>
<p>Congrats, fairville. Is she going to attend?</p>
<p>Dear Fairville - can you tell us if you live in or out of state?</p>
<p>Yes, please let us know. Out of State also waiting to hear about the wait list!</p>
<p>My daughter is an out of state resident. She is very excited and I believe she plans on attending.</p>
<p>i’m out of state as well. i’m really, really hoping ill get that call.</p>
<p>me too, now that we know people are starting to get off how long should we wait…
Im starting to get discouraged cuz i thought they made all of the calls at the same time</p>
<p>Congrats to those who have heard! I really wonder if anyone from Virginia has received good news. I have a theory, which I hope is wrong as I have a child on the waitlist, but would welcome any comments. </p>
<p>My guess is that because of the economy, most of the in-staters that were accepted originally, have accepted admission, filling up W&M’s requirement for in-state students. I would think that in-staters would have heard first, since W&M would need to make sure they have their in-state requirement filled before moving on to the out-of-staters on the waitlist. Does that make sense? I sure hope I’m wrong, but it just seems logical from their standpoint.</p>
<p>Of course, later in the summer (after June 15) they may make calls to Virginians if some of those accepted get off waitlists somewhere else and chose to leave W&M. </p>
<p>Again, I REALLY hope I"m wrong for my own child’s sake! Does anyone know othewise?</p>
<p>i find this a little strange. you say your daughter got a call in the morning? every college i’ve ever heard that calls waitlisted students does so in the afternoon, since the majority of applicants are still in school. unless you were mistaken and it was afternoon and you just said morning, then i think there’s a possibility you’re lying. especially since i talked to a W&M rep last week and they said it would be weeks (plural) before they started taking people off. i’m sure it’s possible that they started after seeing their numbers drop or something, but i find it fishy.</p>
<p>My daughter is in boarding school, so I wasn’t around when she received the call. I’m just repeating what she told me and I do believe she said she got the call in the morning. I could be mistaken, but I’m not lying. I can’t imagine why anyone would lie about this agonizing process. I’m only trying to pass along some information. We were also told a number of weeks ago that admissions had hit their goal on May 1st, but the believed they would have to go to the WL eventually. It was our understanding that the process could easily go into the summer months. I wish everyone good luck with the waiting game. My next child is only nine, but I’m already having anxiety attacks about having to go through this process once again. One additional thought about the morning phone call. My daughter doesn’t carry a cell phone at school and therefore her call went to her dorm phone, but a friend’s daughter got her call from Duke on her cell phone while at school. I believe, but I’m not certain, that the call came in the morning hours.</p>