<p>I have been waitlisted at a my top choice school. I have heard that every year they DO accept people off the waitlist, at this school. Any suggestions as to what I can
do to improve my chances? I was thinking of e-mailing the admissions counselors. What would be the most appropiate information/questions to include in the e-mail?</p>
<p>I am SO clueless…please help!!!</p>
<p>Call (not e-mail) the admissions office and let them know that this is your top choice school. Colleges definitely prefer students who will matriculate rather than suffering from attrition (kids who are accepted and go elsewhere). If there’s someone there who might know you, e.g, interviewer or the adcom who visited your HS, ask for that person.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>write a letter expressing continued interest, and its your first choice. Send updates of any grade reports, honor awards, tests, etc., have GC call and inquire what kept you from the ‘A’ list…have GC review your essays to see if they were outstanding, if not, you could try additional material.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your input!</p>
<p>My GC is not as efficient as she should be when it comes to the admissions process…so I am pretty much on my own there.</p>
<p>This is one call it would really be better if the GC made. If you can’t badger your GC into calling, have a parent (the meaner one, probably mom) call the GC and request this. </p>
<p>Some folks also send an additional rec or two. Good luck!</p>
<p>I would strongly encourage you to make the call yourself. When I worked at Wellesley and the Clintons were elected to the White House, admissions applications soared and many alumnae daughters were waitlisted. The admissions office advised folks who fielded phone calls from alums to recommend that the daughters call the admissions office to underline their desire in attending the College. A GC call would be appropriate if you were rejected to find out why, but your call will make a much bigger impact than one from your GC, or worse yet, your parent.</p>