So You're Waitlisted. Now What?

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<p>Waitlist suggestions:
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<p>Unfortunately, there’s only so much you can do.

@Philadelphia Inquirer

“We could rank [waitlisted applicants] based on trying to diversify our freshman class. We could rank them based on trying to fill undersubscribed majors,” said Edwin Wright, a director of admissions. “There’s a lot of ways we can really manipulate a wait list.” Other possible factors include gender balance, an ability to pay tuition with minimal financial aid from the school, and personal connections to professors, trustees, or other influential campus denizens. Perhaps the only variable wait-listed students can control is demonstrating their continued interest in the school.

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