The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

If that estimate is off and there are spots left open after accepted applicants have made their final pick of school, Pomona fills them off of the waitlist. That same year, in the spring of 2023, Pomona offered a spot on the waitlist to 845 students — even more than they accepted. As far as waitlists go, these aren’t terrible odds.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

That same year, 2,754 students were offered a place on the waitlist, and 1,557 took them up on the offer. Ultimately , 81 students were offered a place off of the waitlist, or 5.2%. That said, waitlists aren’t really something that can be counted on to be standard from year to year, so it’s hard to track trends.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As they’ve become a preferred college of top high school students, Rice hasn’t had to lean on their waitlist to fill the first-year class. But they also don’t brag about how few students they let in off of the waitlist (which some other schools do — rude, we agree). Get on the Waitlist First, you need to get on the waitlist.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In fact, we’re guessing you recently received a waitlist decision from Boston College and are trying to decide what to do next. First, though, let’s get the ‘lay of the land’ for the BC waitlist. In the spring of 2021 , over 13,000 students received a waitlist decision from BC. Just 13 were eventually admitted —.1%

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you’re here, you likely landed on the waitlist and need to know what to do next. For most schools like Tufts, there is a lot of fluctuation year to year when it comes to accepting students off the waitlist. GET ON THE WAITLIST If you think we’re being sarcastic, put that out of your mind — we’re dead serious.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the 2022-2023 application cycle, Dartmouth offered 2098 applicants a place on the waitlist. Of that group, 1,785 claimed a spot on the waitlist — which is unranked. 41 applicants were eventually admitted off of the waitlist. of applicants were waitlisted and 2.3% So, if we run the math, 7.4% Literally no one.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the 2022-23 application cycle, Yale waitlisted 1,000 applicants. 780 accepted a spot on the waitlist. Below, we’re going to break down what you need to do to increase your chances of being among the tiny cohort of students who find their way off the waitlist and into the first-year class at Yale.

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SSA Online College Prep

JANUARY 26, 2024

Make sure to accept your waitlist spot! What should you do if you’re on a college waitlist? Each school uses its waitlist differently, but ultimately, the school’s yield and enrollment goals will be the major factors that shape the way they use their waitlist. Look for any way to show continued interest in the school.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 6, 2024

Here’s the deal: If you’ve been waitlisted, you have some decisions to make… Let’s get started! IMPORTANT PSA ABOUT YOUR PHONE: If you accept or have accepted waitlist positions, be sure that your phone is charged and working and that you can accept voicemails. Don’t check obsessively. That’s not healthy.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Vanderbilt did not share the number of students who were given a waitlist decision the most recent cycle for which they released comprehensive statistics (2021-2022), but they did share how many students were selected off of the waitlist. That year, 221 students made it off of the waitlist. They see their waitlist as an asset.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 7, 2023

This rise in exclusivity has impacted the waitlist process, too. Dartmouth reports that “fewer than 10 percent of applicants are offered a place on the wait list,” and between 600 and nearly 2000 students accept that offer to try their luck on the waitlist. If you’re anxious about being on a waitlist, we’re pros at this.

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Ivy College Essay

MAY 5, 2023

What Are My Chances of Getting Off An Ivy League Waitlist like Harvard? With an acceptance rate of less than 10%, it’s no surprise that many qualified candidates are placed on a waitlist rather than receiving a definitive acceptance or rejection. First, what is a waitlist? You are in limbo, waiting for a decision.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 29, 2023

They’re waitlisted. Being on the waitlist for an Ivy League school is hard. We work with students to get them into a dream school, whether that’s getting off of a waitlist or lining up an A+ backup option. Some years, Harvard accepts zero people off of their waitlist. Instead, they’re stuck in the middle.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 10, 2023

Here’s the deal: If you’ve been waitlisted, you have some decisions to make… Let’s get started! IMPORTANT PSA ABOUT YOUR PHONE: If you accept or have accepted waitlist positions, be sure that your phone is charged and working and that you can accept voicemails. Don’t check it obsessively. That’s not healthy.

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StandOut College Prep

DECEMBER 27, 2022

And when colleges have more applications to read in the regular decision round, this will lead to more students being waitlisted. Have you been deferred or waitlisted from college? If you have been deferred or waitlisted, it can be an emotional roller coaster as you wait several months to find out what the ultimate decision will be.

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

In this case, that drawing board is the waitlist, the “maybe” of college admissions. Knowing that plenty of students will decline admissions offers and that yield rates can fluctuate year to year, colleges place a reserve of students on waitlists while the regular-decision admits make their choices.

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CTK College Coach

APRIL 10, 2024

I would definitely accept an offer if given the chance (only say if this is true). Christina’s predictions about wait lists for the class of 2024 With students continuing to over apply this year and many schools outside the top tier struggling to fill spots, I predict we will see waitlists move the way they did last year, that is, a lot.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MARCH 25, 2023

But now my son’s soccer game will be canceled, which means I definitely could have slept longer- something that does not happen often- and certainly not Monday through Friday. Admit, deny, waitlist decisions coming out from colleges. In March and April, college admission is full of decisions.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2023

However, with the ever-increasing number of applications, more schools are making definitive solutions in the early rounds, as they simply don’t have time to consider each application twice. Similarly, UNC no longer defers students but offers one of four outcomes : Admitted, Carolina Global Launch, Waitlisted, or Denied.

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We definitely do NOT recommend this approach! Remember there are many of your peers and friends who have not heard anything, are still applying to schools, or have been deferred, waitlisted or denied (sometimes by the same school that just accepted you!). If Waitlisted: Respond. Tell your parents. Be grateful.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

APRIL 15, 2023

Sometimes you get deferred or waitlisted or are forced to endure the vicious combo of both, and end up waiting months to know how it’s all going to resolve. In many cases they do have nine admission lives, and honestly, have you seen what they eat? Cats, I say. No, you don’t always get into your first choice.

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DC College Counseling

MAY 1, 2024

The drawn-out timeline and increased reliance on waitlists is impacting everyone. YOU’RE IN LUCK Whether you’re dealing with waitlist uncertainty, financial aid confusion, or protest fear, more students than ever have begun to reconsider their college choices for the upcoming year. STILL NEED A HOME FOR NEXT YEAR?

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BestColleges

JUNE 9, 2023

Currently, access to Cruise is offered through a waitlist. As a rider, Marquez says he "definitely recommends" Cruise cars for campuses looking at expanding safe and reliable methods of transportation for students. to 5:30 a.m. through the app. However, he hopes that the rides remain free and accessible to all.

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Simply Admissions

JUNE 12, 2023

While I’m definitely not denying that certain colleges have become more selective recently, college selectivity shouldn’t always be taken at face value. Waitlists are the other way that admission rates can be misleading. Also, depending on the situation, it may be appropriate to keep pushing (respectfully and gently!),

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DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

VT reported more than 47,000 applications for 7,085 seats in the freshman class, and so many qualified students were unfortunately waitlisted. We definitely encourage all students to read VT's Waitlist FAQ. If you were surprised to find yourself on the VT waitlist, you’re in good company with a lot of others!

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then, after your interviews, you have to wait to receive an admissions decision, possibly after being placed on various waitlists. This is far from unlikely given that some schools place up to 50 percent of interviewees on their waitlist! One month after your interview, whether you’re placed on the waitlist or haven’t yet heard back.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This has ranged from explorations of waitlists to examinations of deadlines to explications of supply and demand and institutional missions. It’s definitely form-y. Over the years, I have tried to shine a light on what people often misunderstand in the college admission experience.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Suggested reading: Medical School Requirements: The Definitive Guide ) Columbia Medical School application timeline Let’s go over the dates and deadlines that you’ll need to be aware of in order to apply to Columbia Medical School. Though I was placed on a few waitlists, I ultimately did not receive an acceptance offer.

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Discovery College Consulting

JUNE 27, 2023

She is then denied from all of them except for Princeton, where she is waitlisted. On her last day of high school, she is admitted to Princeton from the waitlist. And contrary to Trent’s insistence that colleges don’t rescind admission offers due to poor grades, they definitely do, as explained in a recent U.S.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

And what is particularly ironic about the “rackings” (definitely calling them that from here on out) dictating where you visit, apply, or ultimately attend, is the biggest factor in the US News rackings (Told you. SEARCH means within yourself. It means asking big questions not drawing little lines between numbers on a contrived list.

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Ivy College Essay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It’s hard to understand the difference between these two “Early” strategies though, and to make it even more difficult, each school has its own definition of the terms. Early Action versus Early Decision: The Definitions. So, should you apply early? I think yes.

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BestColleges

MAY 18, 2023

And this graduation season, she designed over 150 hand-painted graduation caps and printed an additional 2,000 graduation toppers, all while maintaining an in-demand two-year waitlist. Things definitely slow down during the summer, and that's when I'm able to kind of take our time to prep for the high season."

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North Star Admissions Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

I absolutely believe in including multiple reach schools, but the definitions of reach, target and safety are evolving quickly. Senior year has always been important, but with more students getting deferred (and likely waitlisted), it’s prudent to expect additional scrutiny on your senior year. Understand that senior year counts.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

20 years ago, however, when she was first diagnosed, that was definitely not the case. Deferrals- and ultimately waitlist decisions- are part of the process. In fact, going out to eat was an incredible hassle. Can you tell me if this is gluten free?” But understanding the WHY matters. Too many students take a deferral as an ego hit.

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The Ivy Dean

APRIL 8, 2019

Try to make waitlists work to your advantage. If you were wait-listed by your dream school, write to the school to express your continued interest in attending in order to maintain your place on their waitlist. They may not be able to offer more aid, but it is always worth asking. Remember that reputation is not all that matters.

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 5, 2024

So many students don’t bother because they see the stats on how few students get in off waitlists and just give up. That definitely does not mean pushing bad feelings away. Some amazing advice from Mark from Better College Apps : “it’s hard to take the time and energy to actually send something.

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ACM College Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

If you have not completed the FAFSA and CSS Profile, you should definitely do that right away. On the other hand, if you end up getting deferred or waitlisted, you want to be able to show progress to improve your chances of acceptance. Colleges ask for mid and final reports from your counselor for a reason!

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