The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

If you’re here, you probably made the waitlist for Amherst, and you’re a little worried about what comes next, no fear – we’re here. In 2023, Amherst placed 924 applicants on their waitlist, and 599 students accepted their spot on the waitlist. You’re gonna sit down and write a letter of continued interest.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

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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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is where the waitlist comes in. Notre Dame has a waitlist, but they don’t share the numbers. In the 2022-2023 Common Data Set, they went so far as to omit the waitlist numbers from the reporting form, even though comparable highly-selective schools share them. That’s simply the cost of playing the waitlist game.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

There are few things more anti clear-cut than decisions like defer and waitlist. Some colleges may have you write an additional essay, give you the option of submitting an additional letter of recommendation, offer a virtual interview, etc. To that end, it is not helpful to submit documents that the college has not requested.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 31, 2023

There’s so much advice floating around about waitlists and letters of continued interest. Now that you know what their priorities are, here is what we recommend for your waitlists: Follow the college’s instructions Some colleges welcome so-called Letters of Continued Interest; others don’t.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Though I was placed on a few waitlists, I ultimately did not receive an acceptance offer. With just 200 characters on the table, you likely won’t have room for much else. Example: I applied to medical school during the 2020–2021 application cycle.

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Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

Possible decisions include acceptance/admission, deferral to the regular decision pool (for applications submitted in the early rounds), placement on a waitlist, or denial of admission. For more on what to include in this letter please read our blog. Letter of Intent: Not to be confused with a letter of continued interest.

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