<p>I think you’ve received a lot of good advice in this thread on the things your daughter should do to maximize her chances of getting in off the waitlist. One thing that hasn’t been mentioned that you could do is to try to get the most realistic estimate as possible of the chance that Elon will be going to their waitlist this year. They are unlikely to tell you where your daughter sits in the waitlist pool (i.e. will she be the first one offered or the last one). But admissions reps will usually give you their best judgment as to whether and how much the waitlist will be used this year. And it is important to ask specifically about this year because what happened last year or in an average year is not really relevant to your daughter.</p>
<p>For example, my son has decided to go to HPU. His admissions rep told me that they had a larger and better qualified ED pool this year and that they accepted many more ED kids than usual this year. That means they are much less likely to need go to their waitlist this year since they are relying on EA and RD kids for a much smaller number of spots. If Elon had the same experience in their ED pool, you would want to know that if for no other reason than to help set expectations about the liklihood of getting in. That doesn’t mean she should give up on her number one school, but as her parent, you don’t want her to be devastated if a long shot doesn’t come through. Good luck. Elon is a wonderful school.</p>