<p>Northern Lights, first step is to tell Carleton that you want a place on the wait list. LACalum posted sound advice on another thread. You can find it here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carleton-college/479035-confused-about-waitlisted.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carleton-college/479035-confused-about-waitlisted.html</a></p>
<p>Once you’ve heard from all your schools, take a good long look at your choices. You can find some info on choosing on Carolyn Lawrence’s blog here:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://admissionsadvice.com%5Dadmissionsadvice.com%5B/url”>http://admissionsadvice.com]admissionsadvice.com[/url</a>]</p>
<p>The other thing to think about is if, by going on a wait list, you want to prolong this often agonizing process of college admissions. You really have nothing to lose and a spot at Carleton to gain by going on the wait list, however, try to be aware of the emotional issues (not being able to get excited about the school you send in a deposit to, etc.) of the wait list. Good luck!</p>