Don’t want to be the bearer of bad news in this Waitlist epidemic, but the reality to get off the list and get admission has lower odds than to get into Princeton/Stanford in the RD rounds. I know it 's hard news to hear, but it is best for students to move on with the offers they have in hand. Are there acceptable offers on the table? Are there schools you can excel and IF you must, you can apply for a transfer two yrs down the road? It has been an incredibly challenging and random season for the students. It seems schools are getting more applications than ever and with a wider range of stats among the applicants. Some schools may WL some students due to yield protection. Some schools may WL due to just too uncertain with the actual yield and therefore being conservative. Some schools may WL because they are afraid to give straight NO on an otherwise very competitive candidate based on scores, stats. The exact reasons for a particular WL decision will never be answered sufficiently to help the student to improve the odds of acceptance. Therefore, it is best to move on and work with what’s on the table. JMHO