Waitlist Movement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it start right on May 1? Or earlier?

May 1-15

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Yale alum and at some event in the past heard that when the weather is beautiful during bulldog days their yield is higher than in years when it’s rainy. This year there was great weather during Bulldog days = higher yield. Unfortunately Harvard’s admit days were the two days prior to Yale’s and the first day was a complete washout and the last day cloudy.

Unfortunately?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD’s private has so much waitlist movement. Not in DC, but kids off of waitlists at numerous top 25 schools. Does it seem like there’s more waitlist action to others too? Or are full pay kids a major boost for WL even at good schools?

Which top 25 schools? Any ivies except Cornell? TIA

My son's friend got off the Wash U list a couple of days ago. Ironically, they had committed to Cornell but are now going to Wash U (no idea why.)

How does that work? When they committed to Cornell did that not remove them from other schools' admissions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD’s private has so much waitlist movement. Not in DC, but kids off of waitlists at numerous top 25 schools. Does it seem like there’s more waitlist action to others too? Or are full pay kids a major boost for WL even at good schools?

Which top 25 schools? Any ivies except Cornell? TIA

My son's friend got off the Wash U list a couple of days ago. Ironically, they had committed to Cornell but are now going to Wash U (no idea why.)

How does that work? When they committed to Cornell did that not remove them from other schools' admissions?

They loose the deposit.

This is why some schools overenroll. They have historical data telling than how many kids generally do this each year - in a bad year, have to go to WL to fill

[Anonymous]

Any college counselors or insiders here?

Any visibility on waitlists so early?

[Anonymous]

This is good detailed insight. I’m new to this and also curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Less than other years actually. I know of three kids that got off wait lists, two of which were UVA.

I thought they were waiting for RD. Once ED deadline is over I thought they all rolled over, not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any college counselors or insiders here?

Any visibility on waitlists so early?

To be clear, someone bumped a post from last summer. Waitlist movement wouldn't occur until after RD results are released.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Less than other years actually. I know of three kids that got off wait lists, two of which were UVA.

I thought they were waiting for RD. Once ED deadline is over I thought they all rolled over, not?

You are quoting a post from last summer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD’s private has so much waitlist movement. Not in DC, but kids off of waitlists at numerous top 25 schools. Does it seem like there’s more waitlist action to others too? Or are full pay kids a major boost for WL even at good schools?

Which top 25 schools? Any ivies except Cornell? TIA

My son's friend got off the Wash U list a couple of days ago. Ironically, they had committed to Cornell but are now going to Wash U (no idea why.)

How does that work? When they committed to Cornell did that not remove them from other schools' admissions?

No. A student commits to a college by May 1. They can remain on waitlists for other schools. If they get admitted off a waitlist from another school, they withdraw from their original enrollment, typically losing the deposit, and enroll at the new school.

(In case it isn't clear, the post you quoted is from last summer.)

[Anonymous]

I wish old posts would get frozen or locked because these bumps just cause confusion! There is no waitlist movement at this time. This is a post from last May.

[Anonymous]

FYSA some schools show waitlist info on their Common Data Sets. It's a good reality check - many schools take no one off the waitlist or such a small number of waitlisted applicants that it seems totally pointless. But I checked a few where there was more movement than I would have expected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish old posts would get frozen or locked because these bumps just cause confusion! There is no waitlist movement at this time. This is a post from last May.

For this of us that dont live on here but visit only periodically now that apps are long in, this info is helpful (and hard to find).

I appreciate the bump up in light of the other posts.

[Anonymous]

Almost all kids I know of that got off a waitlist were full pay. Money talks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYSA some schools show waitlist info on their Common Data Sets. It's a good reality check - many schools take no one off the waitlist or such a small number of waitlisted applicants that it seems totally pointless. But I checked a few where there was more movement than I would have expected.

I found the common data set helpful. Many very large schools don't take kids off waitlist, which surprised me. They don't even put many kids on a waitlist.

Their algorithms and past experience do the work.