WAIT LISTED
Many private colleges put some student’s names on a wait list. If
you are in this situation, you need to do the following:
Contact the college promptly
Write a letter and provide new information, if possible.
Your letter should be brief.
Ask how many students were removed from the waitlist last
year?
If you do not hear from the college before May 1, you must select
another college.
If you receive a call during summer, you may withdraw your
application from another college. You will not get your deposit back.
Some colleges frequently use a wait list and contact students when
an opening occurs. It can vary from year to year.
Not all colleges have a wait list or remove names from the list.
Students accepted off the waitlist in 2006:
Yale accepted over 50 students.
Princeton did not accept any students off the waitlist.
University of Pennsylvania accepted fewer than 50 students off the
waitlist.
Northwestern University accepted over 200 students off the waitlist.
Georgetown University accepted 25 students off the waitlist.
Being Wait Listed for College
