***Official Stanford RD 2016 Applicants' Discussion Thread***

<p>How are wait listed applicants prioritized?
Our daughter is waitlisted. Recognizing that very few (if any) waitlisted students move into the “accepted” category, can someone please tell me the system by which waitlisted applicants are prioritized to move into the accepted category? Is it random or are the waitlist candidates ranked somehow? Do Arts, legacy, sports, recent awards, etc help at this point?</p>

<p>Also: are all waitlist decisions released in one notification cycle, or is it in phases as the class of 2016 fills? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance to anyone who knows the answers.</p>