<p>Unfortunately, some of these elite colleges wait-list as many as twice the size of the new freshman class… and then the norm is to accept very few off of it. Northwestern in 2011, for example, accepted none. MIT… 21. The highest percentage I have seen is around 6% taken off a wait-list. </p>
<p>UChicago’s yield rate though is only 46%… so 54% of those accepted may decline (if past trends hold up). But they also know that already and therefore accept more initially to account for that. All in all, my D will accept the wait-list status for now… but realistically, it is a delayed rejection for well over 90% of those who were wait-listed today. We thus see it as a polite rejection… with scant hope of it being converted into an acceptance later.</p>
<p>Good luck to all. Bring on the Northwester decision… hopefully next Friday :)</p>