Waitlists Everywhere

Applying to College
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<p>Hi all,
I’m a 4.0 student with a 2310 SAT (1530 CR+M). I’ve taken 9 AP courses (most of what my school offers), I’m a national merit semifinalist, im working on my eagle project, etc. What I’m confused about is why ALL these schools have waitlisted me…
I was accepted early to Uchicago and BC, and got a merit scholarship to UC. I then was accepted to the Murphy Institute at Northwestern in the spring. Yet the rest of my schools went like this:
Waitlisted at Brown, Columbia, Duke, Middlebury, Harvard, Amherst, Wash. U. in St. Louis and Lafayette (?)</p>

<p>Any ideas to make me feel better?
Thanks.</p>

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<p>Well, you applied solely to top schools. You had to know you would get this sort of result. And after all, you got into BC, UC, and NU! Plenty of kids would kill for that result. Look at all the kids on this site who literally got in nowhere. Be proud of yourself, man! Besides, there’s always the possibility of making it off a few of those waiting lists. </p>

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<p>Dude… you got into UChicago, there’s really nothing to complain about. Yes it sucks to be waitlisted, but you got into a very good school (in fact, more than one), and you should be very happy with that. Push very hard for some of the schools you have been waitlisted at but I think you don’t have much to complain about. I was also waitlisted by a bunch of very good schools, and I know it is disappointing. But admissions this year have been very strange; the number of applications was far larger than the number of applicants, and many schools will likely have to go to the waitlist. Keep your fingers crossed.</p>

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<p>Why are you confused? You applied to some of the most selective schools in the country. You could have easily been rejected from all those schools. And you have excellent options; be happy.</p>

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<p>Here’s something that should make you feel better:
UChicago accepted you?? WOOHOOOOOO they’re mean people over there so they must really like you! AND THEY GAVE YOU MONEY??? NOBODY GETS MONEY FROM CHICAGO! You must be like an extreme genius that they love a ton!
Murphy Institute at Northwestern means Engineering right? Northwestern is <em>already</em> hard, but engineering is even harder! Congrats!
Wash U is notorious for waitlisting overqualified applicants who they think will not come to the school, so don’t feel bad about it.
And Ivy League admissions are just like a craps shoot.
And I think this thread will cheer you up, it’s hilarious! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/705291-stupidest-reason-child-wont-look-college.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/705291-stupidest-reason-child-wont-look-college.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It sounds like you have problem with communications. What do you mean by waitlists everywhere? You got into UofC, NU, and BC, didn’t you?</p>

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<p>SAT 2310, 4.0GPA, 9 APs, NMS, Eagle Scout
I don’t see anything impressive here.</p>

<p>You should be grateful that Chicago accepted you!</p>

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<p>A fellow freshman here at Swarthmore did [an</a> interview](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2012/04/09/waitlisted-what-do-i-do/"]an”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2012/04/09/waitlisted-what-do-i-do/) about how she was one of 10 people to get off the waitlist here. The story got picked up for a [recent</a> Wall Street Journal article](<a href=“College Waitlists Offer Little Hope - WSJ”>College Waitlists Offer Little Hope - WSJ) - she had a pretty interesting strategy.</p>

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<p>I’d kill to get into Chicago (well, not literally but you get the point), but I’m guessing it wasn’t your top choice?
Maybe you’ll get off the waitlist at some of those schools, but at least you already got into a great one.</p>