Different Waitlist Question: Do you know a lot of kids on Ivy Waitlists? More this year than usual?

[Anonymous]

I only know of one. She's on two waitlists for ivies but didn't get accepted to one. Headed to NYU.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

At least 20 kids at my child’s private school are on at least 2 to 3 top 20 waitlist including Ivy

[Anonymous]

Yes quite a few.

[Anonymous]

No but I know a lot of kids who got into Ivies are waitlisted on the non-Ivys like WashU and Vanderbilt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

At least 20 kids at my child’s private school are on at least 2 to 3 top 20 waitlist including Ivy

How on earth do you know this? *Why* do you know this? I can't imagine tracking acceptances and waitlists for other people's kids in this kind of detail.

[Anonymous]

In prior years kids who got rejected claimed they were on waitlists - I guess to appear cooler. Who knows. But I would not take the word of a teenager that they are on a waitlist as a fact.

[Anonymous]

My kid is on two. Kicking ourselves he didn’t apply early (ED or SCEA) to any ivies. Got poor advice

[Anonymous]

Not sure but it stands to reason that schools would maintain longer waitlists in the current environment because the unpredictable nature if admissions, plus rising costs and some shifting thinking among full pay families about what certain schools are worth, would make me nervous as an admissions officer. Even at an Ivy. Kids apply to so many more schools and even wealthy parents are starting to balk at prices.

[Anonymous]

No, but I know a lot of great kids who on on UVA's waitlist this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is on two. Kicking ourselves he didn’t apply early (ED or SCEA) to any ivies. Got poor advice

^ one HPY and Brown

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, but I know a lot of great kids who on on UVA's waitlist this year.

For UVA you were either rejected, accepted or waitlisted so makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is on two. Kicking ourselves he didn’t apply early (ED or SCEA) to any ivies. Got poor advice

What was the advice? I’m curious bc I’ve never heard the reason you wouldn’t try it if you’re within range (except financial)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

At least 20 kids at my child’s private school are on at least 2 to 3 top 20 waitlist including Ivy

How on earth do you know this? *Why* do you know this? I can't imagine tracking acceptances and waitlists for other people's kids in this kind of detail.

LOL ! Yet, here you are on this thread and posting a comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is on two. Kicking ourselves he didn’t apply early (ED or SCEA) to any ivies. Got poor advice

What was the advice? I’m curious bc I’ve never heard the reason you wouldn’t try it if you’re within range (except financial)

That they are all a long shot early if you are unhooked so don't waste your SCEA/ED on them. My kid did another private EA non-binding so didn't SCEA to his top choice--Ivy.

Looking back, we thought his stats and essays were fantastic and he had a great interview and top ECs (one nationally) so I'm now thinking...damn-if he had SCEA vs RD maybe he would have gotten in vs waitlist RD.

The EA private is top 20 and great in his field (one of the best) and that felt like a sure thing based on scattergram. Thought it would be better to have that under the belt mid-December.

[Anonymous]

^^ oh and then you find out other kids cheated and still applied to both schools when clearly is not allowed. Sigh. We are honest so wouldn't do that--but pisses you off anyways.