<p>Not to open another can of conspiracies, but I found this post on the class of 2012 blog:</p>
<p>[The</a> University of Chicago - Class of 2012 Blog: Students who were admitted from the waiting list](<a href=“http://thickenvelope.blogspot.com/2008/05/students-who-were-admitted-from-waiting.html]The”>The University of Chicago - Class of 2012 Blog: Students who were admitted from the waiting list)</p>
<p>So we know a few students have gotten off the waitlist. I’m guessing, like JHS, that these students were special-situation students.</p>