<p>As a parent of a waitlisted student who got in to UofC at end of April and a friend’s D also got off the waitlist who is graduating from UofC this year, I’d like to give some of my observations to those in the same predictment.</p>
<p>First of all, waitlist is like a rejection, just a hair better. If you check the stats, chances for those who got off the waitlist are very slim to none. You are hanging on a thread, a very thin thread. While be admitted to a school like UofC is a crapshoot, it is more so in the waitlist bucket.</p>
<p>Secondly, you must update your profile diligently, if not, you are not going to be considered. Screatching wheel gets the oil, that is very true in this case.</p>
<p>Thirdly, you have to have the passion for the waitlisted school which you are most interested, in other words, it has to be your #1 school. If you have 5 waitlisted school, You should now pursue only one, at most two. As far as I’ve observed, the two who got off the waitlist, spend a lot of their energy to contact the school relentlessly, the more communication, the better. In these cases, they all got off the waitlist of U of C.</p>
<p>Fourth, Don’t let anyone else fool you, Students enrolled from the Waitlist do not get much financial aid. Forget about the scholarships, you are at the bottom of the barrel, why the school will offer any merit scholarships to you? It will help if you are EFC=0, but I doubt very much they are offering such a student for admission from the waitlist bucket.</p>
<p>Fifth, you have to be prepared to accept the admission offer, if it ever comes. They only give you less than 48 to 72 hours to think about if. Why spend the energy to pursue this if you are not prepared to accept? </p>
<p>Good luck to all, fwiw.</p>