<p>I would warn – don’t give up hope, but don’t count on it, either.</p>
<p>I don’t know JMU’s numbers, but UVa offered wait list spots to 4000 applicants last year; about half accepted, so there were about 2000 on the list. UVa has admitted between 40 and 160 applicants over the past six years from the wait list; so at best, a UVa wait list candidate has an 8% chance of admittance. I don’t know what JMU’s numbers are, but I doubt it adds up to 50-50.</p>
<p>If I really wanted to go to JMU, I’d accept the wait list spot and cross my fingers; an 8% chance is much better than no chance at all. But I’d also put down a deposit at my next choice.</p>