<p>Someone at my school got off the waitlist, and I’m pretty sure shes going. If she does go, does that put me at a disadvantage?</p>
<p>I am assuming you are waitlisted, and you have accepted the waitlist offer… Yes, since the number of people they take from the waitlist is limited, it does put you in some kind of disadvantage.</p>
<p>i mean besides that though because that puts everyone at a disadvantage. what i mean is does the fact that someone from my school is going to Emory make Emory not want to accept more people from my school so it can be more diverse? if that makes any sense</p>
<p>Sure geographic diversity is a factor, but so does intended major and a whole bunch of other factors that you can’t control. WL’s are used to fill holes in the well-rounded class. For example, perhaps they need a few more classics or math majors this year, or an oboe player (bcos first chair just transferred), or a quarterback, or high test scorers, or more full payors (bcos the finaid budget is empty)…</p>
<p>Just hope for the best. Good luck.</p>
<p>i called cuz i was curious about the same thing…the admissions lady said it didint matter if peple from teh same school got off…they just pick the next best qualified student.</p>
<p>^^ true, dat. But the “next qualified” candidate could be from Montana (regardless of stats) if they don’t have anyone from that state (and colleges like to boast having students from all 50 states). The point is that “qualified” is whatever a college wants it to be, i.e., whatever they need to complete their well-rounded class.</p>
<p>Note: not speaking of Emory specifically, but of all colleges in general.</p>
<p>Is it possible that Emory could call you on a weekend?</p>