Do your child’s dreams of Bard College acceptance to the Class of 2030 seem increasingly remote following a notification that they were waitlisted? If so, you’ve already taken a smart turn by researching your next steps. You’re probably now wondering: how much of a shot does my child really have at getting off the waitlist and onto Bard’s campus?

Ivy Coach is here to tell you how to optimize your child’s chances of earning admission to Bard after being waitlisted. Read on to find out more.

Bard College’s Waitlist Acceptance Rates and Statistics

Unfortunately, Bard College keeps its waitlist data locked away from the public. In fact, if you were to give any edition of the college’s Common Data Set a glance, you would be shocked to see that it is indicated that Bard does not even have a waitlist option for applicants. However, this is directly contradicted by the first-year applicants page, which has a disclaimer that reads as follows:

“NOTE: Candidates who are placed on the wait list are invited to submit supplemental information. Those who are not offered admission are usually required to wait a full academic year before reapplying.”

Bard College Class Year	Number of Students Waitlisted to Bard	Number of Students Who Chose to Join Bard Waitlist	Number of Students Accepted Off Bard Waitlist	Bard Waitlist Acceptance Rate
Bard Class of 2030	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published
Bard Class of 2029	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published
Bard Class of 2028	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published

Your Chances of Admission to Bard After Being Waitlisted

We don’t have a ton of data to go off of to project the Bard waitlist acceptance rate for the Class of 2030, but if we did, there would surely be a degree of variability to the proportion of students admitted off the waitlist each year. For most elite schools, there are at least a few cycles in which 0% of waitlisted applicants end up earning admission!

So what gives? Put the blame on the Bard College yield rate (or the percentage of admitted students who choose to enroll). The higher Bard’s yield, the lower the likelihood they reach deep into their waitlist.

We understand that this lack of clarity is only likely causing more feelings of panic in your already stressed out child. But we at Ivy Coach like to remind our students of the things they can control. Whether Bard will reach into its waitlist for the Class of 2030 is not in a student’s control. But giving the best shot at being the student they pick if they do have room is in a student’s control.

Your Chances of Admission to Bard After Being Waitlisted with Ivy Coach’s Help

Think of Ivy Coach as a waitlist whisperer. We know how to perform the delicate art of making admission officers root for your waitlisted child. Our recipe for success is a two-step process:

1. Complete Ivy Coach’s PostMortem application review. This step is nonnegotiable for any family seeking to address a recent waitlisting. The cart, after all, must come ahead of the horse. We will help you understand why this decision was made and give you the tools you need to address it.
2. Submit a compelling Letter of Continued Interest. But not just any letter. Yours won’t be yet another chance to spout the many accomplishments and updates you’ve experienced since being waitlisted. Admissions officers have seen that approach before, and they’re fed up with it! Ivy Coach’s letters to Bard contain no brags or updates. Instead, we focus on presenting a compelling narrative that inspires Bard admissions officers to go to bat for our students! But we can’t give any further details, as it’s a secret family recipe that we only share with our students.

What Not To Do If You or Your Child Was Waitlisted by Bard

1. Wait for days to submit your Letter of Continued Interest. Time is of the essence, and if you want Bard to know that you mean business about getting off the waitlist, you must act fast.
2. Fill your letter with unlikeable brags and updates. This includes school acceptances, prizes won, and test scores received.
3. Reach out to the Bard admissions office. They don’t want to hear from you!
4. Send follow-up letters after submitting your Letter of Continued Interest. One is enough!
5. Conduct ridiculous waitlist campaigns. They’ve seen it all before, and they don’t need your bouquets, chocolates, or to see your billboards on the way to work.

Getting Started with Ivy Coach on Bard College Waitlist

If you’re interested in optimizing your case for admission off Bard College’s waitlist to the Class of 2030 with the help of our team of former elite college admission officers, fill out Ivy Coach’s complimentary consultation form and indicate that Bard has waitlisted you. We’ll then be in touch with an outline of our waitlist services.