This is a list of colleges that have started to take students off their waitlist–It does happen!–or colleges that have closed their waitlists. It’s a list only. Refrain from all other discussion on this thread. Once you add to this year’s list (verified), be sure to copy the list and keep it alphabetical.
CalPoly SLO (4/13 and 4/16 posts for engineering, bio science, business, & computer science).
Updated List–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Cal Poly SLO
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; Mostly Class of 2023)
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Rice
Rochester
Virginia Tech
Updated List–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Cal Poly SLO
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; Mostly Class of 2023)
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Virginia Tech
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; Mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Virginia Tech
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon
Chicago
Claremont McKenna
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Virginia Tech
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon
Chicago
Claremont McKenna
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Swarthmore
Virginia Tech
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon
Chicago
Claremont McKenna
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Virginia Tech
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon
Chicago
Claremont McKenna
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Swarthmore
Virginia Tech
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Adding–Middlebury and Smith
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Adding–Cornell (College of Engineering)
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering)
Duke
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Adding–Georgia Tech
Bates
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
The Bates post was corrected. Poster found out the student was admitted RD, not off the wait list.
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Adding–NYU; Removing Bates; Case Western sent e-mail that probably will not take anyone off waitlist.
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
NYU
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Adding Cornell A&S for Spring 2019 admission, they are closed for this fall.
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering, A&S Spring 2019 only)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
NYU
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Updated. Adding Williams
Sounds like Colgate is closed but didn’t add that.
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering, A&S Spring 2019 only)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
NYU
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Williams
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Adding: UIUC
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering, A&S Spring 2019 only)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
University Illinois --Urbana (Biochem)
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
NYU
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Williams
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Adding: Vanderbilt
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering, A&S Spring 2019 only)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
University Illinois --Urbana (Biochem)
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
NYU
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Williams
Updated List of Schools Using Waitlist–Based on posts to CC or Reddit
Adding–Cornell HumEc, one (or two?) people who applied to the college of human ecology posted that they got offered a spot on reddit and CC today. Adding Wellesley based on someone I know who has been contacted.
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering, A&S Spring 2019 only, HumEc)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
University Illinois --Urbana (Biochem)
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
NYU
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Wellesley
Williams
Adding WPI
Cal Poly SLO
Carnegie Mellon (all schools, except Tepper, IS and Drama)
Chicago (Class of 2022 appears full; mostly Class of 2023)
Claremont McKenna
Cornell (College of Engineering, A&S Spring 2019 only)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Grinnell
Hamilton
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Middlebury
NYU
Pomona
Reed
Rice
Rochester
Skidmore
Smith
Swarthmore
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Williams
WPI