Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

A few thoughts for current law school applicants during this excruciating time of year for you: 1. Law schools keep preposterously deep waitlists. Over the next few months, you can decide which waitlist schools you actually want to fight for during the summer, and which ones you want to let go. Manage your expectations.

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IvyWise College Admissions Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

In fact, in the latest admissions cycle, just 3.19% of applicants were offered a seat in the first-year class of 2026. Given this competitive admissions rate, some very talented students are going to find themselves on Harvard’s waitlist. How Many Applicants Does Harvard Waitlist?

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

” NYU’s notable application growth from first year applicants has led to the private New York City-based university receiving a startling 98,000 Regular Decision applications during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle. Typically, NYU does not review its waitlist until after May 1.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 19, 2023

Louis will release admission decisions for Regular Decision applicants in the late afternoon on March 23, 2023. Louis university received over 32,000 applications from “wonderful young people around the globe” this admissions cycle. WashU received 33,214 applications last year for its Class of 2026.

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Scoir

JULY 7, 2023

As we head into the spring semester, two terms that you should familiarize yourself with are “deferred” and “waitlisted.” Even if you’re surrounded by family and friends who attended college, getting a full grasp on all of the new and unfamiliar terms thrown your way can be daunting.

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

While being deferred or waitlisted can be disappointing and in many respects can feel like a rejection, it is important to understand what being deferred or waitlisted means. Typically, a student who is deferred may still have a very strong application but the admissions committee feels they need to see a bit more from that student.

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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. Recently, I have also come to appreciate the massive disconnect between how students approach and complete the application and how it is actually read in admission offices. It’s definitely form-y.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 25, 2024

Whether you’re a high school junior gearing up for the application process or a sophomore seeking that competitive edge, here are 20 essential things to know about the original Application Boot Camp®. Take advantage of personalized consultations via phone or Zoom to fine-tune your action plan and refine your application strategy.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In addition to being two of their toughest academic years, your child will be tasked with maximizing their standardized test scores, continuing to pursue high-impact extracurricular activities, securing recommendation letters, and working on their college applications by writing essay upon essay. Rather than include general advice (e.g., “Put

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It gives you a sense of just how competitive the process is and helps you set realistic goals for your application. For the Class of 2028 , the university received a record-breaking 65,235 applications and accepted only 3,508 students. Historically, ED applicants have a better shot because it’s a smaller, more committed pool.

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Spark Admissions

MAY 30, 2023

Meanwhile, many additional colleges, from Boston University to University of Virginia (UVA) to the University of Miami, saw their admission rates drop below 20% (meaning fewer than 1 in 5 applicants are admitted). Northeastern University, for instance, received more than 90,000 applications last year!

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 11, 2025

But before you hit send on your application, youre probably wondering, whats the UC Davis acceptance rate? UC Davis Acceptance Rate Trends How to Get Accepted into UC Davis UC Davis Transfer Acceptance Rate UC Davis Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is the Acceptance Rate for UC Davis? Thats awesome!

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

APRIL 4, 2023

After the long process of college applications, it can be tough to be waitlisted at one of your top choice colleges. The first thing to do is to decide if you want to accept a place on the college's waitlist. Some colleges use their waitlists more than others. You can accept a spot on more than one waitlist.

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IvyWise College Admissions Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

You put time and effort into your application and supplements, only to find out you’ve been placed on the waitlist. What Is a College Waitlist? A college waitlist is a list of students who are waiting for admission into a specific school. What Are the Chances to Get Accepted if You Are Waitlisted?

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Enrollment Catalyst

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Application Process – While there is much that I could share about the application process, it is critical that your process is clearly outlined and communicated on your website and in your admissions materials. I still find it surprising that schools fail to clearly communicate the application process.

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Inside Emory Admission

MAY 15, 2024

We would like to provide a comprehensive update on the waitlist activity for Emory College and Oxford College at Emory University. Therefore, we are anticipating enrolling approximately 50 students from the waitlist in the month of May. We will provide additional information about the waitlist as it becomes available.

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Inside Emory Admission

MAY 30, 2023

We would like to provide a comprehensive update regarding the waitlist activity at Emory University for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 enrollment. Initially, we had anticipated enrolling approximately 50-70 students from the waitlist to Emory College (the Atlanta campus).

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 6, 2024

However, some students may find themselves placed on a school’s waitlist. In this blog, we’ll go through what being waitlisted means, what to do about it, and how to strategically move forward with other college decisions. A waitlist decision puts prospective students in limbo.

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SSA Online College Prep

JANUARY 5, 2024

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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Inside Emory Admission

MAY 8, 2023

We would like to provide a comprehensive update on the waitlist activity for Emory College at Emory University. Therefore, we are anticipating enrolling between 50-70 students from the waitlist in the month of May. The waitlist activity typically concludes in June but can be extended through July, on an as-needed basis.

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Ivy College Essay

MAY 6, 2023

College Waitlists: How to Write a Good Letter of Continued Interest College waitlists can be a frustrating experience for students. After putting in countless hours of hard work and dedication towards their college applications, being put on a waitlist can feel like a rejection. The adcom is BUSY.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 4, 2023

The Cornell obsession with the technical translates into the statistics they share from their application and admissions process. These numbers are immensely helpful when grappling with what it means to be waitlisted by Cornell — and what to do next. Nearly as many (as we’ll dive into more below) are offered a spot on the waitlist.

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College Success

APRIL 14, 2024

As the application cycle ends, some students may be placed on a waitlist—which can feel like an uncertain middle ground. Here are a few things students (and parents) should consider if waitlisted. Why Colleges Have a Waitlist Waitlists are a way for universities to.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 1, 2025

UChicago Acceptance Rate Trends UChicago Regular Decision Acceptance Rate UChicago Early Action Acceptance Rate UChicago Early Decision Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into UChicago UChicago Transfer Acceptance Rate UChicago Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is UChicagos Acceptance Rate? 2027 38,631 4.8%

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In recent years, Harvard has received over 60,000 applications for first-year admission, and accepted less than 2,000. Each year, Harvard waitlists a group of applicants instead of accepting or rejecting them. Some years, they go deep into the waitlist, accepting, they say , “more than 200 candidates.”

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) received a record-breaking surge in applications for the Fall 2025 term. Applications for freshman admission increased 24.3% this year, for a staggering total of 90,562 applications. This decision will be communicated to applicants by January 15.

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Marks Education

APRIL 12, 2023

And, alongside the clear outcomes—“Admitted” and “Not Admitted”—you might be faced with a less certain offer: the chance to pursue a college’s waitlist. It’s important to keep in mind that the chances of being admitted off of waitlists vary widely from college to college, and, in general, they don’t tend to be very high.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the 2022-2023 application cycle , Pomona received 12,118 applications and admitted on 817. Pomona aims for 415 applicants per class, so they plan for a 50% yield rate. 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.

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Inside Emory Admission

JUNE 14, 2024

We want to express our gratitude for the time and effort you put into your application. Please know that the decision to limit our yearly enrollment is always a difficult one, as we received many outstanding applications from exceptional individuals like yourself. We truly appreciate your interest in joining our university community.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Last year , in the 2022-2023 application cycle, Wellesley received over 8,000 applications and admitted just 1,138 students for an acceptance rate of only 14%. When they miscalculate, they turn to their waitlist. 1,180 accepted a spot on the waitlist, and 19 were eventually admitted, or.8% What’s the takeaway?

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 9, 2024

If you’re here, more than likely, you’ve been waitlisted by MIT, and because you’re an MIT-minded student, you probably want to know every single step and action item you can do to increase your chances of getting off the waitlist. Unfortunately, zero students were accepted off the waitlist.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 8, 2024

They report that they do waitlist qualified students, and they report the number of students let in off the waitlist every year, but they don’t disclose the full context. For first-year students incoming in the Fall of 2020, 108 students were let in off the waitlist. What does this mean for you if you’ve been waitlisted?

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

You probably already know that the acceptance rate last year was a mere 7.3%, and while we don’t know the acceptance rate for this application cycle just yet it is likely to be even lower. What you might not know yet, though, are the in’s and out’s of the Cornell waitlist. The Cornell waitlist is historically massive.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the 2021-2022 application cycle , 14,707 applicants vied for those 400ish spots. It’s a less-than-simple math equation, trying to guess what the yield rate will be — and any students accepted off of the waitlist are a result of that yield guess being off. However, Swarthmore has actively used the waitlist in the past.

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Dr. Paul Lowe – Admissions Expert

MARCH 16, 2023

We have observed an increase in applications (and therefore waitlisted applicants) in top U.S. Two factors are important to consider: SOMETHING WASN’T RIGHT in your child’s application process. Parents make a lot of mistakes on their child’s application. Parents make a lot of mistakes on their child’s application.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The undergraduate program received 27,936 applications in the 2022-2023 admissions cycle, and they admitted 4,077 — or 14.6%. If you are reading this, you probably already know that, as you probably received a waitlist decision. This process doesn’t have to be miserable or even mildly unpleasant…and then there is the Tulane waitlist.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

You were likely among one of the nearly 40,000 applicants who vied for a place in the first-year class. During the 2022-23 application cycle, 1,710 students were offered a place on the waitlist. Some years, like in 2017 , Princeton accepts more than 100 students off the waitlist. Zero (yes, 0) were eventually admitted.

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