Waitlist to acceptance stories?

mamakiwi
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:12:41 +0000

@momb2k- we are right there with you… and I hope we can both report our own success stories on the previously mentioned thread - http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1093284-anyone-have-waitlist-story-happy-ending.html?highlight=happy+ending

@Exie and others… I’d love even more input on how squeaky to get with your top choice…

Here is what we have done so far-
Son called - AO was out and he left message saying he would call back (she said what day she would return). Meanwhile he composed a very persuasive letter addressing what he felt was the weak link in his application and how he thought he would overcome that and succeed at School Z. He sent short email to AO - attached letter.

Next day he talked to her on phone, she had not read letter. She was nice but gave the same generic answers you usually get. He asked specific questions about how many they usually take off WL and she gave a number but did not say how many are ON the WL. (She did say that letter goes in the top of the student’s file and is the very first thing they read when picking up a WL file. She emphasized it is important to say it is your #1.)She also indicated that it would not be until early April that they would start to know anything.

Son mailed hard copy of that letter and I attached a short, hand written note similar to Exie’s suggestion above. Specifically stating that we fully support him and are ready to sign a contract. I wanted them to know that the legal contract signors were 100% on board.

A week has passed. No new school grades or awards to pass along. It is not April yet…:)

Is another phone all too squeaky? Who should it come from and when?

Son thought he would call on Monday before returning to school to say something along the lines of…“I just want to let you know that I am going back to JBS and how to reach me/my parents (we will be traveling) over the next two weeks”