I am waitlisted - Page 2

wepprop · 04-10-2009, 12:11 AM

No need to get snarky. I'm not questioning your intelligence, just your results. Based on an accurate transcription of published TAMU waitlist data, you 'guessed' the ratio of waitlist admits to enrolled freshmen, which is an apples to oranges comparison. Since you do understand the difference between an admit and an enrollment, you must have just made a simple mistake.

dchipponeri · 04-10-2009, 12:19 AM

So, before any wait lists are sent out.. a&m has offered admission to a certain number of students that is their target freshman class?

so after the offer admission to the number they target for the freshman class, is that when they start waitlisting?

and from there when students make their decisions on may 1st, is that when they start filling those with the top students off the wait list?

wepprop · 04-10-2009, 12:32 AM

Yes, pretty much. Last year there was a trickle of students during May who reported getting admitted off of the waitlist. Most of them seemed to be folks who just missed an automatic admit by a few points. Then, about the end of May, first of June, the Blinn TEAM admits went out.

kmolm · 04-10-2009, 10:28 AM

i accepted the wait list offer. but declined the blinn team consideration.
so does that mean i should hear in may? cause i know the admissions people said mid june is the latest.

also do they inform you if you didn't make the wait list. and do we have any options to strengthen our application?

wepprop · 04-10-2009, 02:01 PM

Once they are complete with the waitlist, they will notify you that you have been denied (again). They won't accept any additional information, just what you submitted originally.

Good luck!

kmolm · 04-11-2009, 05:09 PM

i was recently browsing around at statistics of the wait list over the past few years and how many people they accept. its seems to be different then the info they gave us that "2000 people accept the wait list and they admit around 200". over the past few years it has been way more than 200 that they admit. according to statistics online.

i find this weird? does anyone really know?

wepprop · 04-11-2009, 06:57 PM

Don't really know; just speculating. That statement is fairly representative of what happened last year. If they anticipate this year being similar to last year, then it's a reasonable thing to say on their website.

Besides, most schools that use a waitlist tend to downplay it until they know their actual yield so they don't inflate people's expectations.

kmolm · 04-11-2009, 07:10 PM

offered/accepted/admitted
2008: 981 / 357 / 260

was that the correct statistics for last year?

wepprop · 04-11-2009, 08:10 PM

That's what I posted. I also posted the link so people could check it themselves if they wished.

It occurs to me also that they must have removed the Blinn TEAM admits from those statistics. Although they don't post the actual numbers of Blinn TEAM accepts, I think it's a reasonable assumption that most people who accepted Blinn TEAM consideration also accepted the waitlist (I doubt the converse is true). They say they admitted around 800 to Blinn TEAM to get around 500 enrollments. If that assumption is correct, it would imply the 'accepted' should be greater than 800, not 357.

AggDad · 04-12-2009, 09:12 PM

Keep in mind that the number of folks ultimately admitted from the wait list is variable. It could be zero up to several hundred. The target size of the Fall, 2009 class is 8,100 students. Apparently, they've given 12,000+ offers of admission already. If 8,100 or more accept, I would surmise that there will be zero admitted from the wait list. That's probably unlikely, but it does emphasize the important point: there are no guarantees on the wait list. Hopefully fate smiles on all wait listers, but make sure you have other plans or you could be really disappointed. I'm not certain, but I don't think the Blinn team admits are included in the A&M admits stats, since Blinn admits are not fully admitted to A&M. They must apply to A&M again after attending Blinn.

wepprop · 04-12-2009, 10:49 PM

Obviously, the waitlist is just a tool that lets the university completely fill the freshman class with no danger of ending up with more students than they can handle. So, ultimately, it's a benefit to everyone. It's just pure agony for the kids waiting to find out.

I agree that Blinn TEAM admits aren't counted in the regular admits since they (Blinn TEAM) are not full-time TAMU students.

AggDad · 04-12-2009, 11:32 PM

Aggie-ny is probably about right for most! Sorry, couldn't resist.

One other tidbit. Wasn't the initial messaging that all of the wait list / Blinn admits would know their decision by mid- June? The A&M site now says no later than the End of June. By the way, I certainly do not envy their task. It must be equally arduous for the Admissions committee to do all they need to do to reach their final decisions.

kmolm · 04-13-2009, 05:38 PM

yes. it did say mid june before. and now it say end of june. i understand its a tough process in the admissions office. but its still hard for the students waiting to hear. and need to make accommodations for the year ahead. especially for me being out of state. and housing and stuff is an issue.

a lot of schools have a pre-ranked wait list. and get most of there decisions out by the end of may.

i understand how tough it is, but its just as tough on the students waiting to hear.

do you think after may 1st. that A&M will release the number of people who accepted wait list?

AggDad · 04-13-2009, 10:58 PM

My bet is they won't release any statistics until they're done filling all of the slots from the waitlist. Which begs another question - how long do the wait list admits have to accept/decline? I bet it won't be very long from the time they find out!

Initially, I didn't fully grasp why so many choose to not accept a spot on the wait list. It really is a tough ask both ways, but it's becoming clearer now. Even if you're ultimately successful in landing a wait list spot, you basically come in with no on campus housing options. The A&M housing person my wife talked with today said they'll almost certainly all be full by the time any wait listers are admitted. You're probably way behind the curve in registering for classes. Financial aid would likely be as well. And oh yeah, you find out very late in the process leaving very little time to replan, adjust, and so on. Likely, you've had to put up some serious $ at another institution as your primary/backup option and be prepared to lose much/all of that, etc. In short, you gotta r-e-e-e-a-a-a-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-y-y-y want to go to A&M to follow the wait list thing through. I admire all those who persevere and see it through. Good luck to all!

kmolm · 04-14-2009, 06:28 PM

how many of y'all were wait listed. and what were you stats. lets share.