@ViolaMom12 Yes, I believe Case did not go to its waitlist. They offered deferred enrollment to next year as a way for this years kids who normally would have a chance at enrollment off the waitlist a chance to go to Case. Time will tell if anyone takes them up on that.
On the FB Case Class of 2022 page there were a handful of students posting they have just committed and this was after May 7. It could be they were accepted and just committed late, or a smearing of time or perhaps a few were admitted of the WL. Canât tell for sure.
** 6) Why wasnât there a waitlist in 2017?**
Case has in the last few years had a waiting list. They do that because they want to guarantee housing so they accept a certain amount, and as those students enroll or not, they fill in the rest with students from the waitlist so they can both fill the housing but not overfill.
So in the past they may have taken 100s of people off the waitlist, e.g.
In 17-18: 586
In 16-17: 333
In 15-16 518
In 14-15: 792
CWRU was known for taking many people off the waitlist. So you would think if you didnât get accepted right away, that is okay, you had a good chance with the WL. And you would get offered the same merit scholarships as anyone who was accepted immediately.
But in 2018-2019 they had more enrollments than expectedâŠa much better yieldâŠand took 0 off the waitlist. Case admissions felt badâŠthey had been working with many students..so they decided to offer those that were the most highly qualified and highly interested a gap yearâŠwith guaranteed admittance for the next fall. They have since changed that to the spring if the student wants it. I donât know how many students they offered this to nor how many accepted it.
** 7. Do some students get Spring Admission?**
In 2019 some students on the WL got this email:
*I am writing with a very important update regarding your application for admission to Case Western Reserve University. We have been closely monitoring the responses to our initial offers of admission, and we do not yet know whether we will be able to offer additional places in the class from our wait list for the fall semester.
However, while it is still possible we could have room to offer you admission for the fall of 2019, I am very happy to inform you that you are being offered admission for the spring semester of 2020. Official notice will be in your applicant portal in the coming days, but I wanted to let you know as quickly as possible about this exciting opportunity.
As a spring admit, you would join the University in January of 2020 as a first-year student. Housing is guaranteed. During the fall, you are free to pursue a variety of options, such as work, travel, internships, community service, or taking courses as a non-matriculated (non-degree) student at another college or university.
We will ask you to accept your offer of admission for the spring of 2020 by May 5, 2019. Accepting your offer would not remove you from consideration for the fall should space become available, but it will secure your place at Case Western Reserve starting next January.
Again, watch for an announcement in the coming days to view your updated status in your applicant portal for the official offer of admission.*