Getting in from the waitlist with a gap year

TheAtomicGoose
Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:00:32 +0000

Hi All,

I was just waitlisted from Brown, which is (at this point) my top choice. I’m planning to take a gap year regardless of where I end up going for college, and I was wondering if telling Brown of that plan in hopes of being admitted for next year (I’ve read that’s called being z-listed?) would be a good strategy. On one hand, I’ve heard of people being admitted for the next year off of the waitlist, so telling them that I’m willing to 100% commit to going if they admit me for next year seems like it would be a good idea. On the other hand, I can see them thinking that my desire to take a gap year is a sign of not really wanting to be in college (which isn’t the case). What are your thoughts?

Thanks!