I was accepted.
ACT: 34
SAT: 1520
Don’t plan on going, though.
accepted 32 ACT superscored (30 regular) 2 sport varsity captain
DS Accepted
SAT 1500
GPA 3.8
Dual Enrollment Classes including Calculus I and II
Waitlist
SAT: 1400/1600
gpa : ~3.4
@worriesmom They might’ve run out of seats. I’m sure you’ll get in once they review your app again as some people won’t enroll. What was your intended major btw?
Im assuming this is related to finances. But pretty bummed, was my sons favorite. He has plenty of options but waitlisted by his 2 faves. RPI & WPI. I believe his intended was civ eng. but he’s open to others. Has already changed his mind a few times!
Declined my offer to attend WPI. Good luck to those trying to get off the waitlist!
My D just accepted her admission offer! She turned down Georgia Tech, RPI, and several other schools feeling that WPI was the best fit for her. Best of luck to everyone who is still deciding!
How does one decline their offer to attend WPI?
I’ve tried looking at the emails and stuff, but they don’t seem to be any help.
Just send an email to Admissions and say thank you, but you are declining their offer. Easy Peasy.
Ah, I see. I know that UT Austin and Notre Dame have an online thing where you can deny. Thank you.
Why do you want/need to send an email stating that you are denying WPI’s (or any other college or university) offer, particularly for an undergraduate program?
I figure that it’s mostly for courtesy, especially if it helps wait-listed people get admitted faster.
It also stopped lots of the emails that they were sending me.
I appreciate your courtesy. But given that most people do not decline undergrad offers, I’m not sure if it actually helps waitlisted students :). Not a great analogy, but it’s like vaccination and herd immunity – most people everyone needs to be vaccinated for herd immunity to protect someone who is unvaccinated.
When it comes to PhD admissions, your logic completely makes sense. As there are sometimes relatively few (10 offers) made and declining really does help the school to notify waitlisted students and/or manage the number of funder offers they make.
Even if it doesn’t help people get in faster, it’s a courtesy. The thing about wait-listed students is just one of many reasons.
It’s like when you and another person arrive at a 4-way stop at the same time. You can wait until the other person takes the hint to go first, or you can politely motion that they can go.
The wait-listed students can be considered the cars behind the first car. Letting the other car go or not won’t really affect their wait time too much, so the action is mostly a courtesy for the first car (i.e. the university).
Not a perfect analogy, but that’s how I see it.
@frontpage It is increasingly common for students to decline acceptances. And with the increase in the number of applications due in part to the common app, it helps schools manage yield. I am sure the practice of schools asking students to reaffirm their interest before decisions come out, though it may seem odd, also may be the new norm.
It’s simply good manners… especially if you have interviewed or have had direct personal contact with the AO.
@frontpage At least some of the schools, likely not all seem to release waitlist spots earlier/later based on SIR’s and declines from their admitted/waitlisted students. The most clear example I have seen is Case Western Reserve. Each week they send an email with a required response to remain on the waitlist. Surely some of this is designed to protect their selection stats, however they also appear to be using those responses to pull folks off the waitlist earlier. In particular, during this last week they have sent 2, so the pace is accelerating prior to the May 1 deadline.
My son committed to WPI yesterday! 
Congrats, @actkid! Did you attend one of the Admitted Students Days? We were there on the 19th and really enjoyed the experience.