{"id":6366,"date":"2016-04-09t13:08:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-09t20:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=6366"},"modified":"2016-04-05t13:10:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05t20:10:50","slug":"what-to-do-when-you-get-waitlisted-a-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/what-to-do-when-you-get-waitlisted-a-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"what to do when you get waitlisted: a step-by-step guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

it\u2019s officially college admission decision season!
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\nall across the world, students are receiving letters of acceptance and rejection<\/a>. but what do you do if you get waitlisted? you\u2019re not completely in, but you\u2019re not completely out. it\u2019s an awkward situation to be in because you don\u2019t know whether to let go of the idea of getting in. has all hope been lost? it\u2019s hard to tell.
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\nwhat steps should you take next?<\/p>\n

1. don\u2019t make assumptions.<\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>being put on the waitlist doesn\u2019t mean you will get in, but it also doesn\u2019t mean that you won\u2019t. don\u2019t take it as a great sign or a terrible sign. just stop making assumptions. don\u2019t expect anything, because you never know what will happen. move on with the process.
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2. compare your options.<\/h2>\n

compare your waitlist options with the schools you got into. if you like the schools that have already accepted you just as much as the waitlist schools, then get off the waitlist and enroll in a school you\u2019ve gotten into. there\u2019s no reason to stay on a waitlist arbitrarily. at the very least, deciding where you\u2019re going to college will ease your mind. consider that you\u2019ll likely have to wait until after may 1st<\/sup> to know whether you got off the waitlist or not. that\u2019s after almost everyone knows where they\u2019ll be going to school. also, consider that if you get off the list in may, your options for housing and financial aid may be greatly reduced. students may have already taken advantage of the best of these options.
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3. prepare to attend another college.<\/h2>\n

to be safe, prepare to enroll in a college you\u2019ve been accepted to<\/a>. put down a deposit and assume that you will be attending this school. you\u2019ll forfeit your deposit if you get into your waitlist school, but losing a deposit is better than not having a college to attend in the fall if you don\u2019t get off the waitlist. you want to make sure you always have options.
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4. find out what your chances are.<\/h2>\n

call the admissions office to find out how close you are to getting in. ask them where you are on the waitlist. but don\u2019t go overboard. you don\u2019t want to bother them because that will just decrease your chances of acceptance.
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5. advertise yourself.<\/h2>\n

if you have a reasonable chance at getting in and you\u2019re highly interested in attending, take steps to portray yourself in the best light to admissions officers. send any supplemental materials that show impressive things you\u2019ve done since sending in your application. you could also send another recommendation letter from someone different saying something different. you don\u2019t want to send repetitive materials. most importantly, make sure you keep your grades as high as possible. i know it\u2019s hard to do that second semester senior year, but you have to try if you want to get into the college of your dreams.
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6. don\u2019t beat yourself up.<\/h2>\n

the waitlist isn\u2019t a fun place to be. but don\u2019t feel bad about it! getting on the waitlist shows that the college took a real interest in you. it means that you were qualified, but they had already filled all of the spots in their class.
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