<p>Whatever odds of being accepted from waitlist is higher than from regular admissions. Am I right?</p>
<p>@Eljui7 , how could the odds of being taken off the wait list be higher than from regular admissions. I’m new to the game, but it seems that if there is a chance that nobody will be taken off WL, that must represent the lowest possible odds. </p>
<p>Eliuj, do u read other people’s responses on this thread, or do u just keep asking questions? Gibby stated above that yale admitted 1935 kids for 1360 spots. Once the responses are in, then they will look to see where the “gaps” are in the class and pick WL people to fill those gaps to make a balanced class.
Yale will call you if they are offering you a spot off of the WL.</p>
<p>Daughter is on the wait list at Yale and Princeton. Planning to go to Pomona. She turned down Dartmouth and Vassar. There are many years when Yale does not go to the wait list. When they do, the number coming off the list is seldom greater than 20. I’m surprised about the #70 from last year. If true, it is unusual. The wait list is large because they are trying to keep the class balanced and they want a large variety of replacements available. If they lose too many potential English majors who play violin, they can go to the wait list and find a kid of that type. If they don’t get enough females from the inner city, they can find that too. No one should be depending on the wait list or have any expectations. That said, I know of a kid that accepted his Yale offer, then got into U of Chicago off the wait list last week and intends to go to Chicago (I have no idea what he’s thinking!). There may be a little movement. It’s never much. </p>
<p>@Eljui7: As has been stated before, NO ONE on Yale’s WL should assume anything but eventual rejection. Yale admitted 1935 and ASSUME that the number drops down to 1360 spots – they ASSUME there is no movement whatsoever from the WL. So should you.</p>
<p>Serendipity may strike, a few slots may open, and a few may be called. But everyone on Yale’s WL should be happily wrapping themselves into the school they’ve already notified that they will attend. You’ve done that, I hope.</p>
<p>@akiddoc: With all due respect, speaking as somebody who was fortunate enough to be admitted to both UChicago & Yale this year and ultimately selected Chicago, the Ivy League isn’t the be all, end all in terms of colleges and UChicago isn’t intrinsically inferior to Yale, so it’s not irrational that someone would pick either one over the other; they’re both great schools, but they’re good fits for different kinds of people.</p>
<p>Back on topic, posting on behalf of a waitlisted friend who wanted to help set the record straight, the often-cited figure of 70 people admitted off the waitlist on this thread is outdated. Yale’s most recent Common Data Set for the class entering in Fall 2013 (<a href=“http://oir.yale.edu/sites/default/files/CDS2013_2014.pdf”>http://oir.yale.edu/sites/default/files/CDS2013_2014.pdf</a>) indicates that 42 were admitted out of 998 waitlisted 
Just goes to show that the odds really vary, so predicting them would be an exercise in futility. All the same, I wish you guys the best of luck - not necessarily just with the waitlist, but also with the wonderful schools you’re all currently committed to! :)</p>
<p>@woof28 i’m in the same boat</p>
<p>You mean being waitlisted like everywhere??</p>
<p>T26E4 Are you employed by CC, an admissions officer or is admissions an area of interest for you?</p>
<p>Has anyone heard anything from Yale? Princeton and Harvard are using their waitlists this year… </p>
<p>I heard from admissions person that they will go to waitlist. Offers will come out next week. </p>
<p><a href=“Ivies begin to release yield rates - Yale Daily News”>http://yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2014/05/09/ivies-begin-to-release-yield-rates/</a>
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<p>@woof28 really? did they say how many people they expect to admit? </p>
<p>Gibby- do you have any idea why the yield numbers are not available? Other schools release them at this time of year. I have wondered whether Yale, in its final numbers, includes the yield from students it accepts from the waitlist, which would generally be higher than the regular decision yield. </p>
<p>^^ For the last several years, Yale has released their yield numbers in September after all students have matriculated. I’m not sure why this is, but I imagine the numbers DO include kids from the waitlist. As Yale doesn’t require a deposit upon accepting their offer, I wonder if a bunch of kids say “yes” by May 1st, but then change their mind in July when the first semester’s tuition is due and end up going somewhere else.</p>
<p>Last year notifications began today–on May 13th. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>@woof28 Really? They wrote that they won’t look at applications again until Mid May. Also, did they send letterm after 5 p.m. or ? Thank you</p>
<p>Look at last year’s Columbia Waitlist 2017 thread. A number of folks received an email on May 13th even though letter said May 15th. </p>
<p>@woof28 Thank you! What do you think if I did not send any additional materials is it bad? I mean if you send additional materials does it REALLY help. Thank you</p>
<p>actually, in past years Yale started accepting people off the waitlist May 9-11… This year it’s especially late. Do you think this means bad news for the waitlist people? </p>