Dartmouth is the crunchy Ivy, they even have their own forest! And if you’re here, you’ve been waitlisted from Dartmouth and their forest, too. We know that you might be feeling super bummed about this, so we want you to take a few days to feel how you feel and come back ready to go. Because we have some action items for you.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Columbia University 2025
Columbia is a competitive school – you know this, of course. Last cycle, Columbia accepted 3.85% of students, down slightly from 3.9%. We only know this because of data published in the school paper, because Columbia does not fill out the Common Data Set (CDS). And because they don’t fill out the CDS, we also don’t know the exact numbers around their waitlist data. We do know, from looking at their peer schools and past experience, that their waitlist acceptance rate is probably around, or less than, 4%. Don’t fear, though, we’ve helped lots of students get off the waitlist and into Columbia.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Duke University 2025
If you’ve been waitlisted by Duke, it’s totally normal to have some feelings about it. You might be feeling disappointment, frustration, maybe even a little hope. All of that is completely fair and valid. Take some time to process; it’s important to be in the right mindset for what comes next. Once you’re ready, we’ll walk you through the steps to give yourself the best possible shot at getting off the waitlist. So take a day or two, regroup, and we’ll be here to guide you.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Stanford 2025
If you are on the receiving end of a waitlist offer by Stanford, you aren’t alone. We know that isn’t exactly reassuring, but with a first-year acceptance rate of only 4% nothing about Stanford is reassuring. But that doesn’t mean that you should give up all hope of moving into a dorm at Stanford in a few months. Before we get into what comes next, let’s look at the numbers.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Yale 2025
Getting into Yale is hard, as you’ve experienced. Yale had a 3.7% overall first-year acceptance rate in 2024 after receiving the largest pool of applications ever in Yale history — and 10% larger than the previous year.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Princeton 2025
If you were waitlisted by Princeton, you aren’t alone. Princeton is one of the most sought-after admissions in the country, with an acceptance rate, most recently, of only 4.5%. Like most colleges, Princeton uses a waitlist as a way of ensuring the first-year class is filled. If their yield rate, or the number of accepted students who enroll, is lower than predicted, they can pull from the waitlist to fill the class. Princeton is in such high demand, though, that the waitlist isn’t heavily used. That doesn’t mean that they don’t use the waitlist at all, though.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Harvard University 2025
Harvard: there’s not much new we can say about this school. It’s maybe the most famous school in the world, and it’s also one of the most competitive. Last cycle, Harvard had a 3.6% acceptance rate, which is just so incredibly low. If you’ve been waitlisted by Harvard, we know you’re now worried about whatever the waitlist acceptance might be like. You also might feel a little rejected or sad, and that’s totally okay. Take a day or two to be sad, and then come right back here for some action items.
Ultimate Guide to Letters of Continued Interest (LOCI) 2025
Getting waitlisted or deferred from your dream school is hard. We know it’s hard! You feel rejected, but it’s this weird non-rejection rejection that can leave you feeling lost and confused. And while a lot of things in college admissions are totally out of your control, there is something you can do if you’ve been waitlisted or deferred to give yourself another chance. A letter of continued interest, sometimes known as a waitlist letter or deferral letter, is one of the few, actionable things you can control when admissions decisions seem so out of your control. It’s your only chance to make a good second impression, and we help students write them every single year.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Colorado College 2024
Colorado College is a unique school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. That’s a lot of Colorado. We don’t even think Colorado sounds like a word anymore. Anyways, you’re here because you got waitlisted by Colorado College (CC for short), and you want to know your odds of getting off the waitlist and how to get off the waitlist.
What to Do If You’ve Been Waitlisted by Carnegie Mellon 2024
Carnegie Mellon is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And it’s one of the best out there for STEM programs. It’s a highly-competitive school with an acceptance rate around 11%. And while students do get waitlisted, it’s really tough to get off the Carnegie Mellon waitlist. All waitlists are hard to get off. But according to U.S. News & World Report, Carnegie Mellon is one of the top 10 hardest schools in America to get off the waitlist. For the 2022-2023 year, 8,986 applicants were wait-listed. 4,652 accepted positions on the wait list and just 43 were admitted.
What To Do If You’ve Waitlisted By MIT 2024
What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Northwestern 2024
Located outside Chicago in Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern is beloved for its ability to find unique balance in everything: it has an urban setting with a college-town feel, it boasts top-tier academics with state-level school spirit, and it combines a brainy student population with exceptional arts programs. As you can imagine, it’s highly competitive, with last year’s common data set reporting a 7% acceptance rate.
What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Johns Hopkins 2024
Johns Hopkins was the United States’ first research university and is still the #1 school for medical research in the country. What a track record, honestly. If you’re here, you’re probably a pretty STEM-minded student, and you want to know exactly what you can do to get off the JHU waitlist. Let’s talk about it.
What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Middlebury 2024
Middlebury is an incredibly unique Northeastern liberal arts school. While admittedly an obnoxious way to frame things — and we’re just repeating general sentiment here, not endorsing it — Middlebury is often considered one of those coveted “almost an Ivy” tier colleges. Picturesque, academically robust, and competitive in athletics but not dominated by them, Middlebury attracts high-achieving students and has (as of last year’s data) an acceptance rate of just 13%.
What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by a University of California (UC) School 2024
There are nine California universities that use the University of California application, which is their own application process distinct from the Common App. These are UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UCLA, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego, and they have their own way of doing things from start to finish. This can be overwhelming for students who are also applying to schools that use the Common App or Coalition App, especially if you’ve been waitlisted, so we’re here to help. First, let’s look at some statistics.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Wake Forest 2024
Being waitlisted can be a pretty stressful process, especially if it’s for your dream school. It’s neither a guarantee nor a rejection, so the uncertainty can be overwhelming. That’s why we’re here to help! In this article, we’ve put together some tips and information that will help you have the best chance of turning your waitlist notice into an acceptance letter.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Claremont McKenna 2024
Claremont McKenna is one of the five Claremont Colleges (along with Pomona, Scripps, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer), and it’s notoriously competitive. For the 2022-2023 admissions cycle, they had a 10% acceptance rate. But you’re not here to know overall acceptance data – you’re here to learn about the CMC waitlist and how to get off of it.
What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Vassar 2024
What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Wellesley 2024
Wellesley is a small, all-women’s college grounded in the liberal arts tradition on a 500-acre campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts 12 miles west of Boston. It is, however, far from traditional.
What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Notre Dame 2024
The University of Notre Dame is a Catholic research university outside of the city of South Bend, Indiana that is ranked among the top 25 universities nationally. Notre Dame is home to nearly 9,000 undergraduate students who share a passion for learning, community, and service. It has gained widespread popularity among students from a wide swath of faith traditions (or no faith tradition at all), and two-thirds of admitted students express interest in studying business, science, or engineering. Notre Dame is an interesting balance of tradition and innovation, pushing students to discover and explore while remaining ground in its history as a Catholic school.