Waitlisted at Providence College

ctgirl4536
Sun, 22 Mar 2015 03:14:57 +0000

Hi everyone.

I just found out recently that I have been waitlisted at my top school, Providence College. It was a complete bummer, but I’m holding some hope that I may be accepted off the list. I am actually very very confused about their admissions decision because of my stats and because my sister graduated from the school a couple of years ago. I really thought the family tradition aspect of my application would’ve been the push they needed to accept me, but I guess not. In the letter I received, they stated that they had 10,000 applicants and only accepted 1,000 students. Wouldn’t that mean they only have a 10% acceptance rate, the equivalent to some Ivy League schools? I am just completely confused and thrown off by this whole thing.

Can anyone help me with what their opinion is on if I’ll get accepted off of the waiting list? As I said, it is my top school and I will be devestated if I don’t get in. 2 other people in my grade in my school have been accepted to PC, both of which have a higher rank than me

Here are some of my stats if you need them:
GPA: 3.3 unweighted
Class Rank: top 25% of my class
SAT Score: 1760
Class Rigor: I take rigorous classes and have improved throughout my high school years. I’m taking 4 AP & honors classes this year and am doing very well in all of them. I have taken honors classes throughout high school.
Activities: Class President, Student Council, hold office in various acadamic clubs, sports team captain, planning fundraising events for various causes, volunteer, part-time job

Someone who has had experience with this please help me out! I am so confused and disheartened.