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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are several students waitlisted. Any idea when they will clear as May 1 is the deadline for enrolling.[/quote]

How DYK that several students are WLed? FWIW, WLs operate fairly similarly regardless if they are for preschool or college: the more competitive/desired the school, the less likely the list will move. Most professionals I know advise to fall in love with the place that loves you. Your DC may end up being surprised with an admit, but the odds are that it will not happen.

GL to your DC(s)![/quote]

Well duh. Tons of kids being put on waitlists these days, due to everyone applying to more schools than before, often test optional - it means they punched above their weight and it didn’t work out. [/quote]

Getting on WL doesn’t mean they punched above their weight, it means they were qualified but didn’t win the admissions lottery. Punched above weight would have just been flat-out denied.[/quote]

Sorry, no. They would have been accepted if the college had really wanted them. I understand you're trying to rationalize a waitlist situation, but being waitlisted means the student was not quite interesting enough, and in 99% (sometimes 99.99%) of cases, it's a rejection.

My senior has been deferred and rejected from his reach schools, so I know that feels like. But he was also offered merit aid at lower tier colleges. Those are the colleges who really want him. Best to focus on the colleges who want your kid.
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Thanks. I'm the PP who was the recipient of the "well duh" response. The OP didn't seem particularly informed given their statement, so I was simply trying to offer insight based on insights gleaned over the years (not my own DCs, but others' DCs who've had this happen from preschool through college). Folks rarely get off WLs and applicants don't move in numerical order on the list. If a full pay turns down admission for another school, then the AOs will probably go to another full pay student, who may not be next on the list. Yes, best to focus on the colleges who want your kid.

GL to your senior for the rest of the spring as well as for next school year. [/quote]

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