DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We recommend you log into your portal or open your email or letter in the privacy of your room or home, not in your high school cafeteria or while with a group of friends. IF Deferred : Continue to work hard in your classes. Compose your letters of continued interest (LOCI). Write brief (seriously: brief!)

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Applications Waitlist Early Decision Acceptance 59

The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

However, one way that Duke is not super awesome is how secretive they are around their waitlist. They have basically no resources online about their waitlist and publish almost nothing about the waitlisting process. So, if Duke has waitlisted you, you might feel like you have no idea where to start.

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Waitlist Transfer Internship Acceptance 52

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

APRIL 30, 2023

But, since it’s that time of year in admissions land, I’m going to embrace those two letters to explain a few truths about waitlists. Can I give someone from the waitlist my spot? Is the waitlist ranked? A waitlist for a college is not the same as a line outside of a concert or restaurant. Here is an example.

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Waitlist Admissions Letters of Recommendation Out-of-State 75

Admissions Mom

JANUARY 5, 2024

However, if you are, indeed, still interested in a college that has deferred you — and the school doesn’t specifically ask you not to, start thinking about your letter of continued interest (LOCI). So many students don’t bother because they see the stats on how few students get in off waitlists and just give up.

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Letters of Recommendation Semester Waitlist Acceptance 52

Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 15, 2024

Essay Prompt Changes Another significant change coming from UT this admissions cycle will be updates to the writing components of the application. The major-related short response prompt (which will remain unchanged) is “Why are you interested in the major you indicated as your first-choice major?”

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Policies Testing Standardized Testing Letters of Recommendation 52

Admissions Mom

JANUARY 6, 2023

However if you are, indeed, still interested in a college that has deferred you — and the school doesn’t specifically ask you not to, start thinking about your letter of continued interest (LOCI). So many students don’t bother because they see the stats on how few students get in off waitlists and just give up.

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Letters of Recommendation Semester Waitlist Acceptance 52

Simply Admissions

MAY 17, 2022

I am continuing to firmly stand by my suggestion that most students should apply to 8 to 11 colleges. I personally believe that this was a strategic decision on their part; they wanted to continue driving up the number of applications and therefore made it easier than ever for students to apply.

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Waitlist Admissions Letters of Recommendation Policies 40

The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s a less-than-simple math equation, trying to guess what the yield rate will be — and any students accepted off of the waitlist are a result of that yield guess being off. While we don’t know how many students were waiting on the waitlist, we do know that not a single student was accepted off the waitlist that year.

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Waitlist Letters of Recommendation Acceptance Transcripts 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Be sure to check with the specific schools you are interested in to understand their requirements. You should do research if you are interested by it, not solely to enhance your application to dental school. Request letters of recommendation. As you begin talking to dentists, ask if they have any need of help in their office.

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Letters of Recommendation Extracurricular Out-of-State Applications 98

College Essay Guy

MARCH 30, 2023

This is when it gets much harder for colleges to predict which applicants will take them up on their offer of admission—and colleges hate to “throw away” a letter of acceptance. Many outstanding applicants who would be a great fit for the college are waitlisted or denied as a result. The downside of Early Decision for colleges?

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Early Decision Out-of-State Enrollment Admissions 52