Waitlisting Process

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@sjhsdad

If you are waitlisted at a university and had applied for CS as first choice and a little less popular major X in letters & science as the alternate major, once the seat becomes available , does it become available for CS or for major X? Or is the admission for “undeclared” major?

If the yield for CS direct admission is below the estimate, so that there is more space for direct admits, there are some options for the school:

1. Leave the direct admit spaces open and have a larger number of spaces for secondary admission later. Waitlisted admits do not get direct admission to CS.
2. Offer the direct admit spaces to admitted students who applied for CS but were given their second choice major. Waitlisted admits do not get direct admit to CS unless there is still space in direct admit CS after moving already-admitted students to direct admit CS.
3. Offer the direct admit spaces to waitlisted applicants for CS. Likely only a possibility at a school that does not admit to second choice majors or undeclared if the student is not admitted to the first choice major.