Is waitlist code for No?
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Anonymous
| Might be a silly question: are kids off the wait list by order (say if one spot opens up then the 1st on waitlist gets it)? How was the waitlist order determined - by timing of waitlist confirmation or by some other factors? |
Anonymous
Usually some other factor. The class needs to be balanced, boy-girl, personality, etc. it’s never timing. |
Anonymous
It is a wait pool, so it isn’t ranked or numbered. |
Anonymous
| We too are waitlisted at the schnol we really want. We already asked someone on the school's board to help. Besides letting them know it is still our first choice and to continue asking is there anything else we can do? I want to make sure we leave no stone unturned. |
Anonymous
How long is a typical waitlist? 10-20, 30-50 or 100? |
Anonymous
It depends on the school. If you are on the WL for a school you really want definitely let them know and check back on occasion BUT don't spend all your time working it. You need to get moving on your back up plan especially if you do not have one. Perhaps you will get lucky but maybe you won't. You will feel better if you proceed to the back up plan. I did and it was a much better choice it turned out. |
Anonymous
If you know of any alums or board members-- ask for their help. Also, ask your current school to make a call. Good luck! |
Anonymous
Doesn't that apply to certain schools? Some frown on it |
Anonymous
| Anyone get a rejection from Sidwell K? I am under assumption it’s all WL |
Anonymous
I’m sure your kid is great, but what do you think it is about him or her that would make those three schools all give you significant aid. There must be a lot of kids looking for aid. Don’t the schools have to think there is a pretty big chance you will actually enroll before admitting students with aid? What if they offer aid to a lot of students and then have them all accept, would they actually have enough money? Do the schools all offer a similar amount of aid to families or do they accept a family who is asking for aid without aid and let them decide if they want to come? |
Anonymous
What grade? |
Anonymous
Exactly. Depends on the school. Some use the WL for its intended purpose and some do not. If you use the search function, there are a lot of threads that go into great detail on which schools. |
Anonymous
| Call your local representative! Ask for constituent service! |
Anonymous
Listen to this person, OP. I'd add that, in some respects, needing FA might actually help you on the WL because clearly you check a SEC diversity box. Now, all you need to have happen is for one of the other families offered Admit spot with same amount of FA you need to decline. The school needs to offer that FA/ spot because THAT is how they maintain their non-profit status. So, best chance is another family was also accepted at Sidwell or Maret or GDS and has decided that they would prefer to be One and Done and not have to re-apply for 4th in a few years That is literally all you need to have happen.... send in that 1st choice letter AND call ONCE to follow up |
Anonymous
no, because they over-admit. Traditionally they go over by about 30%. I've had kids admitted twice to a Big3 and at the accepted student days the number present was over the desired yield by about 30% (e.g. goal was to form a class of 12 but 17 accepted students were at the event). Last year they got burnt with higher yields so they were probably more cautious this year.. but still. They all had a cushion. Maybe this year it's 10-20% but I'm sure they built it in. Their numbers don't work if 10-20% of kids decline |