| I know how frustrating the wait must be. The Carletonian reported that (at the time of printing last week) the school had received acceptances from exactly 6 MORE students than their target number for the class of 2012. They have historically had an almost uncanny ability to predict yield.
Carleton didn't turn to their waitlist at all the past few years. BUT, as Bingle pointed out, a large number of elite colleges significantly overestimated yield this year, Harvard in particular, and are using their waitlists pretty liberally. So there is still the possibility that Carleton may lose some enrollees to other waitlists and then turn to its own. Unfortunately, Carleton really can't do much more than advise patience over the next 1-2 weeks. I wouldn't give up hope. |