Scripps College RD 2024

aquapt
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:44:08 +0000

@collegeapp001 I wouldn’t say I’m super-knowledgeable about waitlist admissions specifically… but it sounds to me like you’ve done enough if you’ve submitted two letters and made clear that Scripps is your top choice and you would attend if admitted. (That last part is important to state, providing it is true!)

At this point, the college has to see what its yield will look like after the commitment deadline. Some colleges have extended the May 1st deadline, but Scripps has not, so far as I’ve heard and seen on the website. Hopefully they’ll have a pretty good idea by next week of how many accepted students are committing; and then they can begin to consider how many students they can accept from the waitlist.

Yield management is particularly important for small colleges this year, as they’re under financial pressure to fill their entering classes, but they also cannot afford to over-enroll since they will need enough dorm capacity for social distancing and designated quarantine spaces. They will need to move carefully and optimize class size.

In the meantime, you should deposit at your first choice school among your acceptances, unless that deadline has been extended. Good luck!