Accepting a Spot on the Wait List

Colleges & Universities Brown University
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<p>As someone who was deferred from their ED school, only got into their bottom 2 schools and was waitlisted at 3 others, I fully understand your pain. It’s totally up to you whether or not to stay on the waitlist. My gut says why not? There aren’t strict rankings for the waitlist but there are tiers. Getting in off the waitlist is incredibly difficult (back in 2005 it was usually ~50/500 got in but I think now they waitlist more and accept fewer from it), and if you decide to stay on, you have to assume you’re not getting in because odds are you won’t, and you’re only setting yourself up for failure if you hang on to tight to the dream.</p>

<p>See my posts here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/164270-waitlisted-now-what.html?highlight=waitlist[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/164270-waitlisted-now-what.html?highlight=waitlist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/328709-waitlist-advice.html?highlight=waitlist[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/328709-waitlist-advice.html?highlight=waitlist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;