List of schools going to their waitlist

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<p>^^It is, however, worth noting that many schools which meet full need for ALL students are only need-BLIND for domestic first-year students, i.e. excluding transfer and waitlist admittees.</p>

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<p>And although a school may meet 100% of demonstrated need of students taken off the waitlist, they nevertheless consider the amount of need in deciding who to take. There are very few schools are that are “need-blind” when it comes to wait list admissions. Nor do they profess to be.</p>

<p>Edit: Cross posted with Keil.</p>

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<p>Here are some schools that are need-blind WRT waitlisted students:</p>

<p>[Waitlisted</a> Student Information | Emory College of Arts and Sciences Admission](<a href=“http://www.emory.edu/admission/admission/decisions/waitlisted.html]Waitlisted”>Admission | Emory University | Atlanta GA)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/pdf/ucsbwaitlistfaq.pdf[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/pdf/ucsbwaitlistfaq.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://admissions.richmond.edu/forms/pdf/2010%20Wait%20List%20Information.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.richmond.edu/forms/pdf/2010%20Wait%20List%20Information.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “More Information on the Waitlist”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/more_information_on_the_waitli_1.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/more_information_on_the_waitli_1.shtml)</p>

<p>These are just from a very quick Google search (may post more later if I have time). Keep in mind that many (if not most) schools don’t have much info re: the waitlist on their websites, but they will be happy to answer your questions about the waitlist and financial aid if you call.</p>

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<p>More
[Waitlist</a> Questions, Admission - Wesleyan University](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/volunteers/waitlist.html]Waitlist”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/volunteers/waitlist.html)</p>

<p><a href=“https://admit.rice.edu/waitlistfaq.html[/url]”>https://admit.rice.edu/waitlistfaq.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[New</a> College of Florida - Is New College for You](<a href=“http://www.ncf.edu/wait-list]New”>http://www.ncf.edu/wait-list)</p>

<p>[Colonial</a> Message Board • View topic - waitlisted ;(](<a href=“http://www1.sass.gwu.edu/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=112&sid=9e07f98cdff2702de85b1126f580df83]Colonial”>http://www1.sass.gwu.edu/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=112&sid=9e07f98cdff2702de85b1126f580df83)</p>

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<p>Well, the MIT, Wesleyan, and New College sites indeed say that they are need blind for the wait list. </p>

<p>Richmond says in recent years it has been need blind on the wait list, but “reserves the right” to consider need in making waitlist decisions. </p>

<p>Unless I missed something, the UCSB link says nothing at all about being need blind for the wait list, only that you can still get financial aid “should you be admitted” (which was exactly my point). </p>

<p>Emory says that it is need blind in its admissions decisions, but doesn’t specifically say that this applies to the wait list.</p>

<p>Rice and GW just say that students admitted from the waitlist get the same financial aid as the regular admittees. Again, that’s a different issue than whether financial aid is a factor in the decision to admit from the wait list. (Actually, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that Rice is need blind from the wait list).</p>

<p>Most colleges aren’t eager to publicize that they are need aware on waitlist decisions, so it’s not surpising they don’t put this on their websites.</p>

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<p>^ Don’t want to hijack this thread on this issue, so I’ll re-copy the latest list:</p>

<p>Bard
Brandeis
Bucknell
California Polytechnic State University
Chicago
Duke
Elon University
Emory
Hamilton College
Ithaca College
Juilliard (violin specifically; not sure of other disciplines)
Loyola Maryland
Providence College
Rensselaer Polytechnic institute (RPI)
Rice
Texas A&M University
University of Delaware
University of Miami
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
Washington & Lee</p>

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<p>Huh. How else could it work if you want to be on a waiting list? Schools can’t reach into their waiting list until they have their initial count. They can’t get their initial count until May 1 when deposits are due. So, students have to deposit at their best choice and wait for the waiting list schools - which could call anytime between the first week in May and the first week in September. It has been this way at least 35 years…</p>

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<p>I don’t know about this year, but last year my daughter was admitted to Wellesley off their wait-list, and they met full need - almost a full-ride for my daughter. I have to imagine there were students with less need also on the waitlist!</p>

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<p>More:
<a href=“https://blogs.uchicago.edu/collegeadmissions/2010/03/some-advice-for-students-on-th.html[/url]”>https://blogs.uchicago.edu/collegeadmissions/2010/03/some-advice-for-students-on-th.html&lt;/a&gt; “If you are interested in remaining on the waiting list and would like to receive financial aid if you are admitted, please complete the financial aid requirements as soon as possible. For U.S. citizens and permanent residents, admission from the waiting list is need-blind, so your chances of being admitted are not slimmer if you apply for financial aid.”</p>

<p><a href=“https://financialaid.brown.edu/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=57[/url]”>https://financialaid.brown.edu/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=57&lt;/a&gt; “All first year applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States will be admitted to Brown on a need-blind basis. In addition, the University will meet 100% of their demonstrated financial need. This policy will be in effect for those students who are admitted under Early Decision, Regular Decision or from the waiting list.”</p>

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<p>I am curious to know when MIT/Columbia will start taking people off the waitlist. Please post here as soon as you hear from them please.</p>

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<p>Bard
Brandeis
Bucknell
California Polytechnic State University
Chicago
Duke
Elon University
Emory
Hamilton College
Ithaca College
Juilliard (violin specifically; not sure of other disciplines)
Loyola Maryland
Providence College
Rensselaer Polytechnic institute (RPI)
Rice
Texas A&M University
University of Delaware
University of Miami
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
Washington & Lee </p>

<p>No updates today?</p>

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<p>Bard
Brandeis
Bucknell
California Polytechnic State University
Chicago
Duke
Elon University
Emory
Hamilton College
Ithaca College
Juilliard (violin specifically; not sure of other disciplines)
Loyola Maryland
Providence College
Rensselaer Polytechnic institute (RPI)
Rice
Texas A&M University
University of Delaware
University of Miami
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
Washington & Lee </p>

<p>Please give us updates! Thank you! :)</p>

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<p>I am seeing over 9,000 views on this thread. Lots of watchers!</p>

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<p>The UCs are starting to move. My friend’s kid just got off UCSB’s waitlist, and on another thread, UC Davis and Irvine are taking kids too</p>

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<p>Weird that there’s no movement today. ARGH!</p>

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<p>I am not surprised. The final decision day was a Saturday – so it takes a few days to work through all the numbers. </p>

<p>We see an annual volume on “How to get admitted” from one person or another who has served in an admission office. I’m surprised no one has written about “what happens in the office after the admit letters go out” – because I think there would be a market!</p>

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<p>A CC poster said he/she got off the WL at Middlebury today, so I’m adding it:</p>

<p>Bard
Brandeis
Bucknell
California Polytechnic State University
Chicago
Duke
Elon University
Emory
Hamilton College
Ithaca College
Juilliard (violin specifically; not sure of other disciplines)
Loyola Maryland
Middlebury College
Providence College
Rensselaer Polytechnic institute (RPI)
Rice
Texas A&M University
University of Delaware
University of Miami
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
Washington & Lee</p>

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<p>Would they only contact you by phone? If they cannot reach by phone would they email you or just skip you?</p>

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<p>One school emailed my daughter and another called her college counselor at school (they got her out of her class to let her know).</p>

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<p>Good question! It probably varies by institution – so it is good to have a good contact phone number with answering machine and to check email regularly. At the same time, I can’t imagine any admission officer is heartless. They have to know that students are busy and not knowledgeable about when and if a call is coming. </p>

<p>Makes me think of a 1970’s song (that dates me!) where a girl sings about waiting by the phone: “Please be him, it must be him, or I shall die. Or I shall die. Please be him, it must be him, or I shall die. I shall die.” Gads. It was a real tear jerker for the 15 year old group. Hopefully everyone here has a bit more sense and is off living a life.</p>