| Well, that's why you have safeties. It's not as if you CAN'T get off the waitlist, but the chances of one getting of the waitlist are slim to none at top schools because of the sheer number of qualified students. Being waitlisted isn't like deferrals from EA where there's at least a good chance of one being accepted later on. From what I understand, the only information you can send is new and compelling information that would severely change the college's decision for waitlist.
But either way, when you're waitlisted, you're best off making sure you go to a college rather than waiting for a college to make a final decision after the May 1 reply date (you honestly don't know what will happen with the waitlist), so hopefully you'd have accepted one college's offer of admission. That's why I said "look elsewhere" because you want to make sure you go to a college you like rather than wait for WashU to make its final decision and risk attending the local community college. |