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Waitlisted: How to Maximize your Chances of US University Admissions
The time has come.
Your admissions decision to your dream school is waiting in your inbox!
Your heart is beating faster than ever before. Opening the email, you find out you’ve been…
Waitlisted?!
What do you do from here? Let’s talk about how to maximize your chances of making it off the waitlist.
What it Means to Be Waitlisted
American universities use waitlists for one simple reason: too many qualified students applied, but they don’t have enough space for everyone.
Luckily for you, some of the admitted students will decline their offer because they have chosen to attend another university.
There are 3 things that ARCH recommends doing to give yourself the best chance to move from “waitlisted” to “accepted.”
What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted
1. Write a “Love Letter”.
Write a Letter of Continued Interests (a.k.a. a “Love Letter”) to reaffirm 1) that you would like to be considered for the waitlist, and 2) that the institution remains your top-choice school.
2. Note major achievements since applying.
As you know, a lot has happened since you applied in December! Update the admissions committee by detailing anything noteworthy that's happened in or outside of school.
Here are some examples of things you may want to include: impressive awards, extracurricular updates, improved grades, future plans, alumni connections, etc.
3. Don’t repeat information.
Admissions officers don’t want you to restate things that were in your original application. They already have this information, and stating it again isn’t going to make much of a difference on whether you make it off the waitlist.
4. Don’t send in new personal statements and recommendations.
While updates on accomplishments are good, asking admissions officers to read entirely new application essays and recommendations is not. Although it may be tempting to send in new ideas or words of praise from teachers, doing so may make it seem like you don’t respect the admissions officers’ time. There’s also no guarantee they will actually read them.
Give the Best Impression for the Last Review
Sure, being on the waitlist can be quite frustrating, but don’t give up hope just yet!
Close that email and begin working on your update letter so that, if a spot opens up, admissions officers know that you’re a student that’s worth a second chance!
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