JMU Waitlist

[Anonymous]

DS was offered a spot on the waitlist back in February. So were a dozen of his friends. Of that dozen, two have since been offered admission. MY DS has offers to other schools but he wants to hold off on deciding until he hears from JMU, even though some of the other schools are ranked much higher.

So, he wrote the admissions contact at JMU, inquired, and was told that 'no offers of admission have yet been granted for Waitlist applicants', but we know this to be 100% false.

So, what gives? The FAQ states that offers won't even be extended until May 15 at the earliest, but again we know this is a lie as we have seen the other kid's offers.

Anyone know anything about this?

[Anonymous]

Good luck to your son. Don’t know what to tell you - are you sure the two kids in question were offered admission from the wait list?

[Anonymous]

Get a push from the HS Counselor. DS should have a sit down with them.

[Anonymous]

There's zero chance all waitlist admissions are offered on the same day. Of course they are offering them piece meal.

Kinda BS of JMU to do this.

[Anonymous]

I haven't heard of kids being offered spots off the waitlist yet. When you get info from teenagers, its not always accurate. Don't get me started on things my teenagers have heard and then what the actual truth was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS was offered a spot on the waitlist back in February. So were a dozen of his friends. Of that dozen, two have since been offered admission. MY DS has offers to other schools but he wants to hold off on deciding until he hears from JMU, even though some of the other schools are ranked much higher.

So, he wrote the admissions contact at JMU, inquired, and was told that 'no offers of admission have yet been granted for Waitlist applicants', but we know this to be 100% false.

So, what gives? The FAQ states that offers won't even be extended until May 15 at the earliest, but again we know this is a lie as we have seen the other kid's offers.

Anyone know anything about this?

Best to accept admission to his second choice (assuming you are pushing against a deadline) for now and wait for JMU's offer. Most will likely happen after May 15. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

This is from JMU's common data set for matriculation in Fall 2023:

WAITING LIST
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 4589
TOTAL Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 1850
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 141

So only 7% of those who wanted to stay on the waitlist wound up with a spot. And there's no data on when that offer came. Does your son really want to play that lottery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is from JMU's common data set for matriculation in Fall 2023:

WAITING LIST
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 4589
TOTAL Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 1850
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 141

So only 7% of those who wanted to stay on the waitlist wound up with a spot. And there's no data on when that offer came. Does your son really want to play that lottery?

I didn't see this post as 'playing' anything. I saw it as highlighting some really sh*tty admission processes. If the university is going to announce publicly that all admission offers will be made on or after May 15, then that should be the case. They shouldn't be playing a game where you have kids at the same school getting conflicting information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is from JMU's common data set for matriculation in Fall 2023:

WAITING LIST
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 4589
TOTAL Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 1850
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 141

So only 7% of those who wanted to stay on the waitlist wound up with a spot. And there's no data on when that offer came. Does your son really want to play that lottery?

I didn't see this post as 'playing' anything. I saw it as highlighting some really sh*tty admission processes. If the university is going to announce publicly that all admission offers will be made on or after May 15, then that should be the case. They shouldn't be playing a game where you have kids at the same school getting conflicting information.

Who cares? It doesn't affect anything.

[Anonymous]

Your son's friends may have been waitlisted early action and then accepted as part of the regular pool - that happened to my kid a few years ago. Then, after regular decisions, there is a second waitlist that you may be part of.

[Anonymous]

Your son's friends may have been waitlisted early action and then accepted as part of the regular pool - that happened to my kid a few years ago. Then, after regular decisions, there is a second waitlist that you may be part of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is from JMU's common data set for matriculation in Fall 2023:

WAITING LIST
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 4589
TOTAL Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 1850
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 141

So only 7% of those who wanted to stay on the waitlist wound up with a spot. And there's no data on when that offer came. Does your son really want to play that lottery?

I didn't see this post as 'playing' anything. I saw it as highlighting some really sh*tty admission processes. If the university is going to announce publicly that all admission offers will be made on or after May 15, then that should be the case. They shouldn't be playing a game where you have kids at the same school getting conflicting information.

Who cares? It doesn't affect anything.

I'm going to go out a a limb here and guess that the ....... applicants care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your son's friends may have been waitlisted early action and then accepted as part of the regular pool - that happened to my kid a few years ago. Then, after regular decisions, there is a second waitlist that you may be part of.

This is the most likely answer. OP got their panties in a bunch over a teenager's misunderstanding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is from JMU's common data set for matriculation in Fall 2023:

WAITING LIST
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 4589
TOTAL Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 1850
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 141

So only 7% of those who wanted to stay on the waitlist wound up with a spot. And there's no data on when that offer came. Does your son really want to play that lottery?

I didn't see this post as 'playing' anything. I saw it as highlighting some really sh*tty admission processes. If the university is going to announce publicly that all admission offers will be made on or after May 15, then that should be the case. They shouldn't be playing a game where you have kids at the same school getting conflicting information.

Good grief. Settle down.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your son's friends may have been waitlisted early action and then accepted as part of the regular pool - that happened to my kid a few years ago. Then, after regular decisions, there is a second waitlist that you may be part of.

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