Tips to Help Wait-Listed Students Get Accepted

i think education is the basic needs of each and every human beings as he born in this earth

it is fine if he is from rich family or he is so tallented, so that he can pay for higher study in top collage in full payment. but those who are from middle class as well as poor class family they are unable to pay that much of money in their education.

so i think, either government should manage this problem by providing high class education in free or to provide good and payable job so that then learn through their earn.

collages, which are providing schollarship should increase this numbers and and adopt the same rule of getting schlorship by each and every students.

kumar khadka of CO 5:57AM June 27, 2009

I do not agree with these advices. I think being more caring, realistic, articulate, knowledable, intelligent and attractive in personality helps a lot in getting access to the college.

So, its all about the feel-good factor. To impress someone, you need to have the ability to feel the magnitude of good impression you give.

Mehbish 3:32PM June 13, 2008

As a parent of five college students and now an independent college consultant, you must strike a balance between showing interest, being proactive and becoming a pest. The first step is to contact your admissions counselor to find out how many students are on the wait list and what criteria the college uses to make offers of admission to candidates on the wait list. Some of this information maybe published online in the Common Data Set.

Be aware that offers of admission to wait listed students may not be need-blind. If there is a chance that you could be admitted you should pursue it with all your heart. This year the University of Rochester wait listed 350 students but has not admitted anyone from the wait list for several years. Another school offered a wait list option to 3,000 students which were only accepted by 290 students of which 82 were ultimately admitted. This would be a school to actively pursue.

Once you have determined that you have a shot at being offered a slot in the freshman class you must be proactive. I recommend visiting the college again, attending classes, meeting with professors and department chairs. Then writing a report about your visit and sending it to admissions. Second obtain another letter of recommendation that will add a new dimension to your candidacy. Update your academic and extra curricular activities emphasizing that you will be a good fit for the college. Show genuine interest in the school and be prepared to accept an offer on any terms that the college may set such as being a January admit. This strategy worked well at Cornell.

David G. Mallis of PA 8:36PM May 21, 2008