Waitlist Movements

[Anonymous]

Clemson and U of SC both added waitlist spots this weekend

[Anonymous]

Williams moved on Friday as well

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any idea when Emory or Georgetown may release waitlist decisions

Schools don’t “release waitlist decisions.” They maintain a pool of kids, sometimes literally many multiples larger than the pool they admit, so if their yield is way off from expectations they can fill the class. Emory offers admission (historically) to approximately 5% of those waitlisted and Georgetown approximately 6%.

Will all these be notified by May 15th?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any idea when Emory or Georgetown may release waitlist decisions

Schools don’t “release waitlist decisions.” They maintain a pool of kids, sometimes literally many multiples larger than the pool they admit, so if their yield is way off from expectations they can fill the class. Emory offers admission (historically) to approximately 5% of those waitlisted and Georgetown approximately 6%.

Will all these be notified by May 15th?

Last year waitlisted kids were notified until Aug 1 when the Common App flipped over to the next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any idea when Emory or Georgetown may release waitlist decisions

Schools don’t “release waitlist decisions.” They maintain a pool of kids, sometimes literally many multiples larger than the pool they admit, so if their yield is way off from expectations they can fill the class. Emory offers admission (historically) to approximately 5% of those waitlisted and Georgetown approximately 6%.

Will all these be notified by May 15th?

No, as PP mentioned, technically until August 1 though most will be by mid-June.

For the sake of clarity, and sorry to be a rain could, for the more competitive schools, waitlist admission is a roughly 1 in 20 event. It happens but rarely. You should absolutely assume that your kid will attend the school to which they have already committed and move on. If the waitlist happens, great, but 5% is not a chance high enough to command focus and attention.

[Anonymous]

Another waitlist admit from Williams! Was given 4 days only to decide.

[Anonymous]

Cornell moved today.

[Anonymous]

This might be helpful:

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/2026-college-waitlist-post-verified-waitlist-movement-here-school-and-date-please/3702287/45

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cornell moved today.

Is it for CAS?

[Anonymous]

Vandy today

[Anonymous]

This all seems VERY early to me. So much movement from top schools.

Reddit is saying Yale moved too. Compared to years past, it is unusual.

Maybe its bc they all cross-admitted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This all seems VERY early to me. So much movement from top schools.

Reddit is saying Yale moved too. Compared to years past, it is unusual.

Maybe its bc they all cross-admitted?

my kid was off the Princeton waitlist last year on May 2. these schools know how yield is shaping up pretty early

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another waitlist admit from Williams! Was given 4 days only to decide.

That's pretty generous, actually. I've heard 48 hours from some places.

[Anonymous]

Anyone know if Wesleyan waitlist is moving? DC has fingers crossed.

[Anonymous]

Ahhh!! All these waitlist movements but DC hasn’t heard anything from his 4 schools. Sigh 😔