Syracuse Admissions Decisions

vonlost
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:21:51 +0000

“I’d hate for someone on the waitlist for Arts and Sciences to have to wait longer than they must.”

It doesn’t work that way. Almost all schools expect a high percentage of acceptees to decline admission (the “yield”). Only if the yield is lower than expected, or after a specific date is reached, or in special cases, will wait lists be activated. Generally speaking.