13% seems REALLY high. If you look at the numbers, I believe only a few students (in the single digits or teens) are admitted off the wait-list each year, IF any at all.
I wish that only girls SERIOUSLY interested in attending Barnard if offered admission would accept a place on the wait-list. I have friends who are like "Well, I'll stay on for the heck of it. It can't hurt anything."
If you can't tell, I've been wait-listed.
Best of luck to everyone!