Waitlisted...Now what? (Dean J.)

mikethemench
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:18:47 +0000

I thought I would know where I would be going to college by this time today, but I suppose I am not done waiting quite yet.

I’m not sure precisely what being waitlisted entails but I have heard it works something like this…

Let’s say that UVA sends out 5000 acceptances and there are only 3000 spots available. However, only 2850 decide to matriculate, leaving 150 open spots. Then the top 150 people on the waitlist will be offered admission sometime in May/June.

Am I on the right track here?

Basically, I am looking for some dates and some stats…and a little candid advice to soothe the hearts and minds of those of us poor souls still stuck in admissions limbo.

Thanks

-Mike