<p>Here are waitlist stats from the Vassar common data set for the last two years: See: [Common</a> Data Set - Institutional Research - Vassar College](<a href=“http://institutionalresearch.vassar.edu/data/index.html]Common”>Institutional Research – Vassar College)</p>
<p>Read on to see how to improve your chances of getting admitted from the wait list.</p>
<p>2009-2010
Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list 1,531
C2 Number accepting a place on the waiting list 608
C2 Number of wait-listed students admitted 52</p>
<p>2008-2009
C2 Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list 1342
C2 Number accepting a place on the waiting list 550
C2 Number of wait-listed students admitted 80
C2 Is your waiting list ranked? no</p>
<p>Everyone on the waitlist has met the qualifications for admission, and Vassar doesn’t rank students on the waitlist. So how do you improve your chances of getting admitted from the waitlist? The admissions office representative for your state (whose name you can get by calling the admissions office) is the primary vehicle for improving your chances. In my daughter’s case, her rep was the one who made the recommendation to the admissions committee that she be accepted. That is why - if Vassar is your first choice - it is important to do the little extra things in this last week of April (if you haven’t already done so) to make sure your rep knows who you are, how interested you are in attending Vassar, and why you would be a great fit (including any new information/accomplishments since you submitted your original application). Many people on the wait list will not make the extra effort to do this. If you are someone who does, that act alone will separate you from the pack and hopefully move you to the admitted list. Good luck!</p>