<p>As I understand it, WashU will (at best) take 50-100 people off the waitlist. And judging just by how many people on CC have gotten their offers today, I feel like all the effort I put into expressing continued interest (letter, e-mails, calls, etc) has been wasted. The letter I sent is probably there today (perhaps even yesterday), but by now the adcoms have probably already looked over my file, so it won’t matter anyway (the other waitlisted kid from my school got in today). So much for my first choice, I guess.</p>
<p>I would expect more than 100 people to be taken off.</p>
<p>SwearToScience - The following is a copy of another post I just made - which may answer part of your question. Remember, this is just the start of the WL season. "This is just the first round for the WL. There will be at least another 2 or 3 rounds before the calls are done. For example, if WashU desires to admit 100 people off the WL - they will call the first 100 people that fit their desired profile. Once they get answers from this first batch, admissions will re-evaluate their need. For arguments sake, lets say of the first 100 - 30 accept a spot. In the second round offerrs will be made to another 100, expecting the same acceptance percentage. This process will continue, with the number of offers reduced in later rounds, till the desired number of students have been added to the new freshman class. "</p>
<p>cinnamon9724 - I believe you will find the 50-100 figure to be quite accurate.</p>