Waitlisted Students Should Always Answer Their Phones

Originally Published on May 4, 2020: It’s the case in 2023, just as it was the case in 2003: America’s elite colleges tend to notify applicants of their admission off waitlists not via email or snail mail but via phone. While some schools send email notifications, most of our nation’s … 

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A Ridiculous College Waitlist Campaign

Thinking of doing something crazy after being waitlisted by an elite university? Maybe you want to send a cheesecake or baked ziti to the admissions office. Or pitch a tent outside the admissions office. Or buy a bus ad imploring admissions officers to pluck you from limbo. If so, know … 

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The Waitlist Dance

We anticipate our nation’s elite colleges will waitlist more students this year than in typical years. We also anticipate our nation’s elite colleges will accept more students from their waitlists this year than in typical years — not as many as last year but nonetheless quite a lot. And why? … 

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Early Returns Indicate Colleges Are Going Deep Into Their Waitlists

While the number of students admitted off waitlists at our nation’s highly selective colleges is typically hard to come by since these schools don’t like to advertise their lower than anticipated yields (though some data is available, including Cornell offering admission to 99 students last week), our forecast that these … 

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Getting Off That College Waitlist

Parents and students, it is definitely not too late to try to start getting off that college waitlist! Think about it like this. If you’re a bicycle accessories salesman, is the trick to selling bicycle accessories doing absolutely nothing? If you’re a realtor, is the trick to securing clients sitting … 

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