Placed on "Extended Waitlist" even though waitlist has been closed. Huh??

cptofthehouse
Sat, 30 May 2020 07:37:29 +0000

This is an unusual year. Apparently, more students than ever are putting a pause on their decisions for the upcoming school year. Many parents are rethinking paying upwards to $80k for an online college experience. So a number of students are requesting a gap year, reneging on commitments and double booking.

I’ve seen schools with single digit acceptance rates from last year jump to their waitlists before the May1 accept date. Also a lot of the standard rules that schools have are under scrutiny by DOJ as breaking anti trust rules,

So schools are extremely jumpy about having a full class in the fall. Until the semester payment is a lock, no telling who’s going to pay, who’s going to show up.

It is possible that those who want to stay on the wait list who send a heartfelt letter to Admisdions , especially if they are full pay, just might get off of those extended wait lists.

Though the waitlist scene is unusual this year for many schools and students, this is really not something totally new. One of my kids (and I know others who had the same experience) was offered a spot at school from the waitlist in August. There are also categories like “priority waitlist”. I’ve seen them even before this year. My guess is that these practices are becoming more prevalent this year.