| Just a bit of encouragement - last year my daughter was waitlisted at Cornell and Duke, and a friend's daughter was waitlisted at Cornell, Duke and NU. Both of them got off waitlist at ALL of those schools.
Both of those girls had very similar stats as OP, everyone was surprised they were waitlisted at thosed schools because other students that were admitted had lower stats.
Our GC prepared a new packet for those schools - Spring interim grades (that's why it's important to keep up senior grades), additional recommendation letters, and a statement of interest from my daughter. Our GC also kept in tough with those schools the month April.Our friend's daughter went to a public school where GC did not want to make those calls, they did it themselves.
CC was the biggest help to us. Here is where I found out when those schools were going to their waitlists. I called the GC as soon as I read it on CC. She called Cornell's admission, and they denied it (earliest would be next week, they said). The same day they called back and offered a spot to our daughter. Our friend followed suit and contacted those schools as well.
Here is a catch - when they offer you a spot, most of them want you to make a decision in a very short period of time (sometimes in less than 24 hours or on the spot). My daughter knew which one she would take, but our friend's daughter had a hard time deciding between NU and Duke. You would have a better chance of getting off the waitlist if you don't need FA, but they would let you have a chance to look over FA before you need to make a decision.
ctmomof3 is right - it's a fine line of showing interest and not coming on too strong. If at all possible, have your GC lobby for you.
Those girls went to the bitter end, senior year was pretty much a bust for them. But they are very happy where they are now (Cornell for my daughter, and NU for the other girl).
I will keep my fingers crossed for a happy ending for OP. |