Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 16:15     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

WashU was kind of surprising too. They are pretty popular. Did they under admit in RD?


I heard a rumor that WashU routinely under-admits in RD on purpose, and makes heavy use of the waitlist—often using the we-will-offer-you-a-position-but-only-if-promise-in-advance-that-you-will-accept technique. That way they can manipulate the rankings by artificially reducing their acceptance rate and increasing their yield rate. Pretty sh*tty if true. Hopefully it’s not.

Very true, and Vandy historically does the same.


Many schools do this - but not to the same extent. And many highly rated schools that start pulling from the waitlist carefully screen to see how likely that they will commit - they want reasonable stats plus guarantee that they will commit vs going after the highest stats kids.

Heard WashU also gives better merit to the waitlisted kids as a way to incentivize them to unofficially committing - but heard others do this as well.

The rankings and ratings game is crazy the more you learn about it.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 15:53     Subject: Waitlist movement
Lots of movement from many schools last 24 hours:

https://www.tiktok.com/@tineocollegeprep/video/7500268601299979551
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 15:50     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory went to waitlist.

Proof? Emory sent and email yesterday saying no waitlist decisions have been made. But made decisions the next day? On a Saturday?


I haven't seen anything about Emory on Reddit or College Confidential or posted by any of the top College Admissions Instagrammers.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 15:45     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:Emory went to waitlist.

Proof? Emory sent and email yesterday saying no waitlist decisions have been made. But made decisions the next day? On a Saturday?
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 13:32     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Surprised to see schools like CMC, Haverford, Davidson and Colby going to WL so early. Those are pretty selective schools.

WashU was kind of surprising too. They are pretty popular. Did they under admit in RD?



Yes, but they might have been Plan B for kids aiming for a WASP or an Ivy+.


Yes, that was the case for my kid admitted to CMC and Davidson, but going to a T10.


And my kid attending WASP.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 13:30     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone's kid gotten off the UVA waitlist? I wonder if the lucky ones are mostly In state, OOS or a mix of both


I've been wondering too.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 12:06     Subject: Waitlist movement
Has anyone's kid gotten off the UVA waitlist? I wonder if the lucky ones are mostly In state, OOS or a mix of both
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 11:48     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Surprised to see schools like CMC, Haverford, Davidson and Colby going to WL so early. Those are pretty selective schools.

WashU was kind of surprising too. They are pretty popular. Did they under admit in RD?



Yes, but they might have been Plan B for kids aiming for a WASP or an Ivy+.


Yes, that was the case for my kid admitted to CMC and Davidson, but going to a T10.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 11:00     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:Surprised to see schools like CMC, Haverford, Davidson and Colby going to WL so early. Those are pretty selective schools.

WashU was kind of surprising too. They are pretty popular. Did they under admit in RD?



Yes, but they might have been Plan B for kids aiming for a WASP or an Ivy+.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 10:58     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

WashU was kind of surprising too. They are pretty popular. Did they under admit in RD?


I heard a rumor that WashU routinely under-admits in RD on purpose, and makes heavy use of the waitlist—often using the we-will-offer-you-a-position-but-only-if-promise-in-advance-that-you-will-accept technique. That way they can manipulate the rankings by artificially reducing their acceptance rate and increasing their yield rate. Pretty sh*tty if true. Hopefully it’s not.

Very true, and Vandy historically does the same.



Waitlist can be used to select full pay students as well. Guarantee that happens a lot now.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 10:55     Subject: Waitlist movement
Reddit said a Princeton WL on Friday.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 10:40     Subject: Waitlist movement
Emory went to waitlist.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 10:20     Subject: Waitlist movement
Northwestern moved to WL yesterday.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 22:01     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:Everyone wants to go to Duke.


No not everyone.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 21:47     Subject: Waitlist movement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

WashU was kind of surprising too. They are pretty popular. Did they under admit in RD?


I heard a rumor that WashU routinely under-admits in RD on purpose, and makes heavy use of the waitlist—often using the we-will-offer-you-a-position-but-only-if-promise-in-advance-that-you-will-accept technique. That way they can manipulate the rankings by artificially reducing their acceptance rate and increasing their yield rate. Pretty sh*tty if true. Hopefully it’s not.

Very true, and Vandy historically does the same.