<p>I have found not just U-Chicago, but the other (3) schools DS was waitlisted at to be very non-transparent in their numbers and processes, to the point of adding stress, false hope and frustration. Actually U-Chicago has been better than most, as most are still not providing any clear dates for final notification/release, and U-Chicago has done that, as painful as it has been. </p>
<p>I am not sure what to do about this frustration though. I really would like to see more dialogue between applicants and colleges, perhaps through a group such as the National Association for College Admission Counseling. </p>
<p>FYI, this is the current document that summarizes admissions “best practices” for post-secondary institutions, including use of waitlists:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/about/Governance/Policies/Documents/SPGP.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/about/Governance/Policies/Documents/SPGP.pdf</a></p>
<p>I read the document as recommending that students be given those numbers (how many students are being offered a spot on the list, for example) with the waitlist offer, not just hidden in a remote CDS somewhere. There is also an accelerating debate and concern about the large size of waitlists at schools that have stable yield – do they have to go into the thousands? – but this really isn’t the place for that.</p>