Waitlist Strategy: How to Get Off the College Waitlist
AcademicWings Team
You got the letter. Waitlisted. You're neither accepted nor rejected. You're in limbo. The waitlist is a tool colleges use to manage enrollment. They ac...
Understanding Waitlist Process You got the letter. Waitlisted. You're neither accepted nor rejected. You're in limbo. The waitlist is a tool colleges use to manage enrollment. They accept some students. They reject others. They put remaining students on a waitlist. If accepted students don't enroll, colleges admit waitlisted students. Average waitlist acceptance rate is 5-20%. At most schools, only a small percentage of waitlisted students are admitted. Elite schools have even lower rates: 2-...