| My D. (violin) was waitlisted at a school last year. She stayed in frequent contact with the faculty member there who promised to keep her updated on the process although I don't think he told her where she was on the waitlist. He was very nice about it and eventually told her (in plenty of time before the May 1st deadline) that it didn't look too promising and that if she had offers from other schools she should accept one. She still wanted to hang in there even after that. Someone gave this advice which seemed sorta harsh at the time but turned out to be correct: Move on. Go to a school that wants you NOW. She did accept another offer and has never looked back.
So staying in contact with faculty is my suggestion and shouldn't be too difficult for your son to do if he has an already established relationship with a teacher. It might be a little trickier if he didn't have a teacher preference but certainly doable. The teachers know what these kids are going through and our experience is that they are very helpful and compassionate when dealing with these situations. |