2007mom

my d is in her second year at another school. yesterday a friend at school said that last june she was all set to room with a girl that called and said she had just gotten off the waitlist at unc and would not be able to room with her. once the decision got going, another girl said that she also had a friend that got off the waitlist last year but did not go. i think you will be surprised to see more movement that you expect. my reasoning is this....pardon this reference cause all get so up in arms about it but here goes: getting in oos is so much more difficult that usually those accepted or waitlisted oos are very qualified to get into other elite schools that they may pick over unc. add to that the number of oos kids that counted on fa and now will probably not get it since it is so late in the game. those that needed fa and did not get off the waitlist in time might very well end up going elsewhere. and then there are simply the families that thought the cost would not be an issue but with the economy where it is, cannot commit to this expense and are going a more affordable route. so due to these circumstances, the waitlist may very well end up being used more than ever?