I got waitlisted from my favorite college. Now what?

[andreaaaaaa]

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@treeman

Andrea – Did you interview with Grinnell? I have a rather unscientific theory that applicants who didn’t interview were seen as less interested in attending and more likely to be waitlisted.

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<p>No, unfortunately I did not. I could not afford to go to Iowa. However, I did put a paragraph in the “Additional Information” section that said that I couldn’t afford to visit, but I was really interested in Grinnell and I was working so that I could save money to visit later.</p>

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@VeryHappy

1. Have your English teacher write the rec. It will only help you. I think it can strengthen your app a lot.

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<p>Okay, I think I will. I was just hesitating to do it because I feel bad that he let me slide so much in terms of assignments…I feel bad about asking him for another favor.</p>

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@VeryHappy

2. Do not tell Grinnell that you would wait a year for an admission. That does sound obsessive and a bit stalker-ish to me. You want them to view you as someone who is determined to move forward in her life wherever she winds up, not someone who is pining for one particular solution and who can’t move forward unless that one solution comes through.

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<p>Okay, I did not include this in my note.</p>