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College Waitlists: FAQs

SSA Online College Prep

How do college waitlists work ? How do colleges decide who is admitted off the waitlist? Waitlisted? Here’s What You Should Know Were you waitlisted and are you now wondering about your odds? How does the college waitlist work? When do I get a decision ? How can I increase my chances of admission ? Don’t panic.

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What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Penn 2024

The Koppelman Group

But you are obviously aware of how competitive Penn is because you’re here for something else – waitlist info. Before we talk about how to get off the waitlist, let’s dive into their recent data re: waitlist. Out of those 2,508 students, 147 were admitted off the waitlist. You gotta tell them that you wanna be there!

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UT-Austin Announces Significant Changes for Freshman Fall 2025

Tex Admissions

All Fall 2025 freshman applicants must submit an official SAT or ACT directly from the testing agency to be eligible for admission. Introduction of a waitlist for the first time in many years. Since enough universities have reverted to requiring them, it’s almost certain that you will need to take the SAT.

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Waitlists: How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest

Anna Ivey Consulting

There’s so much advice floating around about waitlists and letters of continued interest. Sometimes you can tell when the advice is being dispensed from someone who hasn’t ever sat on the admissions side of the table. Take colleges at their word when they tell you what they do and don’t want during waitlist season.

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UT Austin Shake-Up: Testing Required and a New Early Action Program

Top Tier Admissions

SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score. especially among our auto-admits, an SAT or ACT score is a proven differentiator that is in each student’s and the University’s best interest.” There will be a waitlist for the first time, only applicable to those who are not automatically admitted.

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It’s Time to Get Organized! College Application Timeline for Juniors and Seniors 2023-2024

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JUNIOR YEAR September - January Schedule and sit for standardized ACT or SAT tests if the student is taking them. Ask for advice on which high school teachers to ask for letters of recommendation. May Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if offered. Ask two teachers for letters of recommendation.

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MIT: Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

Peterson said MIT placed a “modest number” of applicants on their waitlist. According to past data, between 10-35 students get off the waitlist each year, primarily because MIT has a high yield rate — around 85% of admitted students joined the Class of 2027. Last year, 32 of 619 waitlisted students were admitted, or 5.2%.