Semester 2 grades - can they make the difference?

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<p>[Wait</a> list](<a href=“http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level2.asp?id=347]Wait”>http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level2.asp?id=347) – When you get a decision in the mail, you’ll either get a letter of rejection, a letter of admittance, or a letter offering a place on the waitlist. We think you know what the first two mean. If you’re offered a spot on the wait list though, you need to either accept or reject it. If you want to still be considered for admission to Chicago, you should claim your spot on the wait list and start talking to your admissions counselor. Tell him or her how awesome you are, how much you love Chicago, and send in more credentials to prove your wonderfulness. The rates of acceptance of waitlisted candidates vary greatly from year to year.</p>

<p>However, [url=<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools]this[/url</a>] is more relevant (College Board):

Being wait-listed means the school has already determined you have the academic credentials; so nonacademic factors are more likely to sway admission officials.

This is no time to slack off. If you’re wait-listed, you may be reevaluated based on your third- and fourth-quarter grades.

IRT cyprus2006:

Colleges don’t decide who will be admitted off the waiting list until the May 1 decision deadline has passed. Prepare to attend another school by filling out the paperwork and sending in a deposit. If you’re accepted off the waiting list, you will forfeit your deposit at the first school and be required to submit a deposit to the second.

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