Anonymous
05/03/2026 21:19
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Northwestern moved on Friday.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 21:18
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lots of top LACs moving at DC's private!
Not a good sign for small schools...
Well I've heard from our school-based counselor that there's less interest in rural LACs compared to a few years ago, even ones that have strong reputations but are kind of in the middle of nowhere (like Williams, Carleton, Vassar, Wes, Midd).More students seem to want a different kind of student experience near urban cities: especially Boston area, NYC, Chicago area, or LA. It won't be a problem for Williams or Carleton to fill seats, there's still plenty of people who want the rural LAC experience, it just means they have to go deeper in the waitlist than in the past.
but WASP apps were up. they need to land on a firmer enrollment number and usually use wl
Anonymous
05/03/2026 20:29
Subject: Waitlist Movements
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%.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 20:25
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:My kid got waitlisted -> admit at Purdue. Engineering.
Congratulations!! Good news!!
Anonymous
05/03/2026 16:33
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Any idea when Emory or Georgetown may release waitlist decisions
Anonymous
05/03/2026 11:29
Subject: Waitlist Movements
My kid got waitlisted -> admit at Purdue. Engineering.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 11:25
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Barnard
Doesn’t exist anymore. Ran out of $, swallowed by Columbia.
Barnard has always been a part of the larger Columbia University
Anonymous
05/03/2026 11:23
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:Barnard
Doesn’t exist anymore. Ran out of $, swallowed by Columbia.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 08:06
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:Duke moved yesterday.
Yes hoping there will be another wave maybe this week or next.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 07:15
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Barnard
Anonymous
05/02/2026 23:31
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lots of top LACs moving at DC's private!
Not a good sign for small schools...
Well I've heard from our school-based counselor that there's less interest in rural LACs compared to a few years ago, even ones that have strong reputations but are kind of in the middle of nowhere (like Williams, Carleton, Vassar, Wes, Midd).More students seem to want a different kind of student experience near urban cities: especially Boston area, NYC, Chicago area, or LA. It won't be a problem for Williams or Carleton to fill seats, there's still plenty of people who want the rural LAC experience, it just means they have to go deeper in the waitlist than in the past.
My senior only wanted urban. Even in-state options were too rural for him.
Same. My DD did consider suburban locations that were roughly 30-ish minutes public transportation from a big city or inside the city only.
This was my DS almost exactly except for a couple of borderline target/safety schools which he would only attended if all other things failed.
For example, applied to Rutgers because of its proximity to NYC.
Anonymous
05/02/2026 21:58
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Any updates today?
Anonymous
05/02/2026 12:33
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lots of top LACs moving at DC's private!
Not a good sign for small schools...
Well I've heard from our school-based counselor that there's less interest in rural LACs compared to a few years ago, even ones that have strong reputations but are kind of in the middle of nowhere (like Williams, Carleton, Vassar, Wes, Midd).More students seem to want a different kind of student experience near urban cities: especially Boston area, NYC, Chicago area, or LA. It won't be a problem for Williams or Carleton to fill seats, there's still plenty of people who want the rural LAC experience, it just means they have to go deeper in the waitlist than in the past.
My senior only wanted urban. Even in-state options were too rural for him.
Same. My DD did consider suburban locations that were roughly 30-ish minutes public transportation from a big city or inside the city only.
Anonymous
05/02/2026 12:31
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lots of top LACs moving at DC's private!
Not a good sign for small schools...
Well I've heard from our school-based counselor that there's less interest in rural LACs compared to a few years ago, even ones that have strong reputations but are kind of in the middle of nowhere (like Williams, Carleton, Vassar, Wes, Midd).More students seem to want a different kind of student experience near urban cities: especially Boston area, NYC, Chicago area, or LA. It won't be a problem for Williams or Carleton to fill seats, there's still plenty of people who want the rural LAC experience, it just means they have to go deeper in the waitlist than in the past.
My senior only wanted urban. Even in-state options were too rural for him.
Anonymous
05/02/2026 12:23
Subject: Waitlist Movements
Duke moved yesterday.