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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][url]https://www.saraharberson.com/blog/something-different-waitlists-this-year?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_j3M-nranCg5ZNuBJdnLIuWTDKis_lclCcnSBVik8irH4Y_IKikCzbHaRyNCNuKbLZmMOwU1I3Kp1Fe_eABadhfUg02A&_hsmi=302227906[/url]

One "expert" who studies WL movement thinks something is up with the UVA WL movement already. And yes, 57 is a big number. [/quote]

Ha ha this is really funny to read.  First. she said 57 is a small number - not a big one.  Second she made clear that this DOESN’T necessitate mean “something is up”:   “Then again, it was only 57 students. Maybe these were students that UVA had planned to admit all along, but had to delay it for optics or other institutional priorities.”

Your post serves as a good reminder that it’s always best to go to the original source.[/quote]

DP.  Here’s what else she said:

“If UVA continues to admit students from the waitlist leading up to and after the enrollment deadline, that means it is struggling to yield students. Waitlist activity does not typically begin until closer to the deadline for most colleges, which makes me think this year's waitlist season is different. 
 
The use of the waitlist is a barometer for how desirable colleges are. When a college uses the waitlist, especially this early, it can show cracks in the foundation of the admissions plan or it can hint at a shift in what students are looking for in a college that year.”[/quote]

She doesn’t cite any examples to back up the statements. This is pure opinion.

We need better media literacy so people ask for evidence from “experts.”[/quote]

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