<p>Another Mac student here. </p>
<p>Annycho, to answer your question, normally it is very hard to get off the Macalester waitlist. None were admitted in 2010 or 2009, and only 11 were admitted in 08. Last year was probably an exception due to an unprecedented influx of applications the college received (about a 50% increase). With that increase in applicants, the yield (as in the percentage of those accepted that actually attend) was overestimated, so admissions had to go to the waitlist to meet enrollment numbers.</p>
<p>This year Mac saw about the same amount as applicants as in 2011. I expect they now have a better idea of how many accepted students will actually attend, and have adjusted the admittance rate accordingly. So unless admissions have altered their position on the waitlist, they’ll probably return to the same stringent policies they had before.</p>