What To Do If You're Waitlisted: More College Application Tips
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i just got waitlisted to my dream school, i don’t think i’ve cried this much ever UPDATE: things absolutely can get better, i’m attending that very same school as we speak :))) update: not all things work out i absolutely hate it here, and will transfer asap.
@chloeelaine1526
4 жыл бұрын
trash awwwweee I’m sorry if it makes u feel better I got waitlisted at UC Davis which like everyone at my school gets into...hopefully we’ll both get off the list Lolol
@wonurolls
4 жыл бұрын
Chloe Elaine eiiii same I got waitlisted for UC Davis which was my dream school and Cal Poly Pomona 😔 Also I hope that UCLA, UCSB, and UCSC accepts me
@trash2922
4 жыл бұрын
Chloe Elaine i’m currently on 3 waitlists :(
@chloeelaine1526
4 жыл бұрын
trash awww that sucks I’m sorry
@chloeelaine1526
4 жыл бұрын
Angie Tello Lolol that sucks I got into Pomona’s honors program but like rejected from slo so idk how admissions work
I just got waitlisted to my local community college.
@Krissyren
4 жыл бұрын
Yash Hooda lol
@adriannadurand5230
4 жыл бұрын
Oof
@leilaakhondzadeh2232
4 жыл бұрын
chin up king
@Wisemenity
3 жыл бұрын
Accepted to Standford, Waitlisted by Harvard, Rejected by MIT
@devinotero1798
3 жыл бұрын
@@Wisemenity i was accepted by all ivies but rejected by Stanford lol
Got waitlisted at my dream school (Stanford) and didn’t get into any school i really like or necessarily can afford. Please hope for me that I get in!🤞🏽
@Mzmdm92929kj
5 жыл бұрын
I got waitlisted there too, and it's also my dream school. Let's hope some spots open up!
@mariapastor1670
5 жыл бұрын
@@Mzmdm92929kj same here, I literally pray every sunday that people will go to the ivies instead of stanford :((
@avatellez6036
4 жыл бұрын
I just got waitlisted at Stanford I’m really sad
@davidmorales2859
4 жыл бұрын
Sajjad Al Rikabi update?
@angiesof
3 жыл бұрын
update!!!!
Waitlisted at UCLA 🥲🥲 Update: I got in! 🐻🐻💙💛
@brandonmartinez327
3 жыл бұрын
same but I got off the waitlist, best of luck to you
@pedrolourencco9986
3 жыл бұрын
congratsss
@RahulRaj-mi2mx
5 ай бұрын
How did you got off the waitlist??
Can you make a video about how to appeal for financial aid? (A letter of financial appeal)
insights to the statistics and likelihood of acceptance to certain schools is helpful for students to form a strategy that will set expectations. Great content as always, Brooke! Thanks!
Just got waitlisted and have to be here to check out...feels like there's so much to do!!!
Got waitlisted for Berkeley, I hope that I can get in! Finger crossed!
Thanks and also I love the way you talk.
Thank you so much for this advice
i got rejected from stanford as expected. I got into cuny and suny. The reason i got into cornell and northwestern was becausethey saw my Amazing boost in my sat score. First one i got 1210. Second i got 1230 and then boom after taking sat prep classes on my third sat i took in august 2017 and got a 1450.
@licsunwong6082
6 жыл бұрын
What extracurriculars did you do?
@SupertutorTV
6 жыл бұрын
I respect the hustle, Hustle Respect.
@akashxoxo386
6 жыл бұрын
I did volunteer at a hospital, library. I did School service. I am in the arista honor national society. I collected pennies for patients for the LLS society. I am part of a CUNY AREM GENOMICS PROJECT AND STREPTOMYCES PROJECT. I can go on and on
@mattcheon2564
6 жыл бұрын
Lol mine went from 1300 to 1480 by studying by myself and I still got rejected cause I’m asian and require so much financial aid😢
@richardyu335
6 жыл бұрын
Got into these top universities, but you cannot spell???
just got waitlisted to nursing! help me manifest this acceptance!! I’ve been working SO HARD for this
@arushisrivastava4989
3 жыл бұрын
good luck!!
@JD-ht7yw
3 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@liyayosef
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you got in. Ik it’s random but I hope y’all have a great day! Jesus loves u and died for you! God Bless you!✝️🤍
This is good, concise advice for anyone trying to get off a waitlist. I found it very useful.
@SupertutorTV
6 жыл бұрын
So glad you did, Christina!
Thanks. I will make excellent use of this video
Got waitlisted from my dream school... I hope I make it
Waitlisted at Harvard University. I know my chances are very low as they waitlist many people. They give us (waitlisted people) an opportunity to add additional information! This really helped thank you!!
@rubib7150
2 жыл бұрын
Did you eventually get in?
Currently waitlisted at the University of Rochester and this video couldn't come at a better time, thanks for the advice!
@SupertutorTV
6 жыл бұрын
Woo! And anytime!
@SourLot
5 жыл бұрын
same, but in an internship :/ did you sent a letter?
@saniyapamnani8494
2 жыл бұрын
What was the decision timeline like?
Waitlisted at Barnard! Manifest with me!
Waitlisted by UCLA :/
@jesxs8485
5 жыл бұрын
exactly why im here as well lol
@FeelTheFern
5 жыл бұрын
Jesxs where else did you apply?
@jesxs8485
5 жыл бұрын
Fernando Santos well nothing amazing but uc berkeley uc irvine riverside santa barbara and davis and like 4 cal states ive gotten accepted to all i applied to besides berkeley and ofcourse waitlist at UCLA:/ what about you?
@FeelTheFern
5 жыл бұрын
Jesxs i did uc santa cruz san diego Berkeley cal poly slo and csu fresno. Got accepted by all except but ucla which was my dreamschool😭😔 but hey being waitlisted is better than being rejected!
@jesxs8485
5 жыл бұрын
@@FeelTheFern I mean atleast you got accepted to Berkeley thats a great school but best of luck on the waitlist!
1. Find who to contact 2. Send a get me off waitlist letter 3. Inform them of any relevant updates 4. Express interest 5. Why is it a good fit
Just got waitlisted at UC Berkely.....hope for the best
@muhammadahsanshafique329
6 жыл бұрын
Hey, same!!! What major did you apply for?
@franciscoramirez3311
6 жыл бұрын
Muhammad Ahsan Shafique I applied as a Biology major
@franciscoramirez3311
6 жыл бұрын
Muhammad Ahsan Shafique Did you, or anyone else who may read this, recieve the confusing email that you were accepted into the EOP program earlier this week?
@muhammadahsanshafique329
6 жыл бұрын
Francisco Ramirez Hahaha! I didn’t receive that email myself, but I do know people who got it. They contacted the Admissions Office and learnt that it was sent out by mistake, and even some rejected applicants received it. So they advised to disregard it.
@pamlee403
5 жыл бұрын
Did u eventually get in?
deferred by Barnard, and hoping to get in thru regular decision
Great vid!
@SupertutorTV
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jeremiah!
Cornell :( still optimistic tho we got this y’all!!!!
@angelinebena9675
3 жыл бұрын
did you get in??
@dagi_works
3 жыл бұрын
I got waitlisted as well, did you end up getting in?
Got waitlisted for UCLA,UCI, and CSULB.
When do you have to send your letter of continued interest? Is there a timeline for when it is too late to send your letter?
Got waitlisted at Vassar. It was my top choice and I'm honestly just tempted to write "Please take me I love you" a hundred times because I really wanna get in. ;-;
@Zvwry
3 жыл бұрын
😭
Waitlisted at Harvard, Duke, Stanford, and Swarthmore like dammn :( I don't know how to feel
@karma7822
5 жыл бұрын
Lauren Simmons Congratulations!! You should feel so proud and accomplished that is awesome!! I go waitlisted at Harvard as well and I had the same initial reaction too lol
@saltbox
4 жыл бұрын
Karma any update?
@glamartlifejudelives7926
4 жыл бұрын
Update? ;+)
@aliceglorian1427
4 жыл бұрын
@@karma7822 so you are freshmen where?
My best friend got wait listed for her high school application (too young for college) while I got in without any problems I am trying the best to help her get in
I was waitlisted at Cornell SHA... I really want to attend so badly... hopefully a few spots get cleared up
Waitlisted at Stanford. Accepted to Columbia. I'm happy with Columbia, but if I got off the Stanford waitlist, I could not turn that down
@shepherd33
6 жыл бұрын
Hey Congrats! Did you send them an email?
@AngelNjoku
6 жыл бұрын
No they only wanted the waitlist response form. I wish I knew that before I sent it because I did it in the heat of the moment and didn't really think out my reply
@shepherd33
6 жыл бұрын
Angel Njoku oh I see, well hopefully you'll get off. :) I got waitlisted at Vassar and I really wanna get in, do you have any tips?
@AngelNjoku
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm not really sure if I can give you any tips, being that I'm still on the waitlist and blew my chances of giving Stanford a good update. But I know there are many KZreadrs out there with info on that kind of thing. I know Nicholas Chae actually reads what he sent to Princeton and got off the waitlist so you can check that out. Good luck to you with Vassar. I have a friend who is going there for men's volleyball and he's really excited about it.
@shepherd33
6 жыл бұрын
Angel Njoku ohmygod thank you so much, best of luck to you too. ❤
Waitlisted at UCLA, pray for me
@bignewsclips393
6 жыл бұрын
what happened?
@hwiseongahn
5 жыл бұрын
Hey what happened now?
@FeelTheFern
5 жыл бұрын
My current dilemma
@hannahfleenor9864
5 жыл бұрын
Did you get in??
@hoearab3106
3 жыл бұрын
where’d you end up going?
waitlisted at UCLA and UC Berkeley! ... I can only hope to get off of it
@agrimg
5 жыл бұрын
Same Alyssa
@sabrinanguyen6706
3 жыл бұрын
did u get in?
@angelinebena9675
3 жыл бұрын
how's the result??
Waitlisted at UWC! Wish me luck!!
ty :)
Hello, could you please do a video for senior year high school checklist ?
Waitlisted by UCLA. Just looked through the UCLA 2018 transfer waitlist thread on college confidential, none of them got in... pray for me
Waitlisted by Emory yesterday, I was actually pleasantly surprised considering I figured I’d be outright rejected. I’m an international who needs significant financial aid. Good luck everyone else!:)
@valcovka5956
5 жыл бұрын
hey, have you got in? I’m in the same situation now
I just got waitlisted at my dream university 😍😍💜
@JD-ht7yw
3 жыл бұрын
Congrats!! Same!
@datadrivenrishi
3 жыл бұрын
@@JD-ht7yw which one?
@dagi_works
3 жыл бұрын
Same: Duke and Cornell!
Does it make a difference if you respond immediately or after a few days?
I successfully appealed my denial of admission (denial based on IMPACTION, met academic requirements) ...broke every letter writing rule in the book and also included an audio version of my letter with the one page paper version. I have shared it for anyone who is interested. I had been admitted prior but a clerical administrative error caused me my admission. My admission was withdrawn and I appealed. I was sure a Dean's letter explaining such would suffice so as advised I kept my appeal letter short and sweet. Didn't work. Was denied and so I was forced to reapply. Second time around I was told I met a academic requirements but was being denied based on IMPACTION. The letter I posted is the unedited original I submitted to the appeals committee. If it helps anyone it's on my channel. Thanks
Thanks so much for this video, I got waitlisted by my dream university NYU and I hope i get in so bad
@SupertutorTV
6 жыл бұрын
We're crossin' all the things we can cross for ya! Woo!
@joe.abajian
5 жыл бұрын
micayla did you?
@DietDrKelp-ti3zs
3 жыл бұрын
@@joe.abajian she did
I got waitlisted at Cal Poly Pomona and UC Davis but I’m still waiting for the other UC’s
Waitlisted at UC DAVIS! but accepted into UC Berkeley and UCSB and UC SANTA CRUZ. And UC Davis was my top university! Explain to me why I was waitlisted at a higher acceptance rate school?? Thank you for this video! I will apply for the waitlist and hope that people who got in don’t actually end up going there!
@xavierlee8139
5 жыл бұрын
Lxxrt I got wait-listed at Davis as well but I haven't heard from the other UCs yet...
Can you make a video of dual enrollment? Is it beneficial if a high school student takes it during summer, fall and spring?
Princeton Waitlist Baby 😎
Does this advice apply towards transfer students or should there be a different approach? Also, how soon should this letter be sent?
Waitlisted at Berkeley but I got into UCLA :)
Waitlisted at Berkeley, UChicago, Brown, and Yale. Any of those would be amazing, but I don't know how high my chances are.
i haven’t even gotten any decisions yet i’m just preparing for those thicc waitlists
Waitlisted by University of Chicago
@everythingiseconomics9742
6 жыл бұрын
We're two.
@SupertutorTV
6 жыл бұрын
Fingers, toes and eyes crossed!
@SupertutorTV
6 жыл бұрын
Fingers, toes and eyes crossed for you too!
@jimmy4990
6 жыл бұрын
Me too.. they waitlist a lot of people
@yupi9996
6 жыл бұрын
Jamie Brewton not really only around 9-10%
Is a get me off your waitlist letter the same as an appeal letter? And if the school gives us an official form to write the letter with the maximum length of 1000 words, should I go for 900 words letter that already include why I love the school and some awards/activities that i didn't put in my application, or should I still keep it under 500 words?
Waitlisted for Gettysburg College hopefully this changes!
@samanthaandrade4162
4 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@hoagahoaga4611
Жыл бұрын
Did u waitlist off Gettysburg?
Should you still send in an essay on why you should be taken off the waitlist even if the school hasn't let you know what forms they want?
got waitlisted from VT (got accepted in less than 20 days after my WL😳) and Vanderbilt (aka one of my dream schools 😭). I didn’t have to write any LOCI for VT, so i’m so nervous to try and send one to Vandy bc i don’t want to come off as pretentious or annoying.
I got waitlisted to one school and of course it had to be my dream school: UCLA. However, I got into Berkeley, but it is just too close to home (20 minutes away) for me to be 100% committed to attending. Maybe I’ll pass the opportunity on Berkeley and go to UCI, UCSB, or UCSD instead since I’ll still get a UC degree. Any thoughts?
@FeelTheFern
5 жыл бұрын
LynZ619 what did you end up doing)
Capped to UT Austin
just got waitlisted to Duke University!! i’ll follow your tips, thx for the video!!
I got waitlisted at Bucknell and I really want to get in there. I have already sent a LOCI to the admissions. Is there anything I can do more on that?
Waitlisted by UW-Seattle
Waitlisted to Syracuse Univ, my dream school :(
Waitlisted from Penn, Vanderbilt, UMich and ucla. Fml :(
Can u pls make a video on bullying, racism fee structure,hostel facility, canteen and other necessary things and how it affects an international student
@machiavellianintrospection4986
6 жыл бұрын
Neeraja Ganugapenta Nah.
waitlisted at UCLA, University of Chicago and Williams college *screams into abyss*
@angelinebena9675
3 жыл бұрын
did you get in??
My absolute dream school is Columbia and I was waitlisted today
@patricialuc9790
4 жыл бұрын
Saame, fingers crossed spots open up :))
@user-xk9hs1cz9c
4 жыл бұрын
Natalie Richins hopefully u get in
@user-xk9hs1cz9c
4 жыл бұрын
Patricia Luc and u too
@patricialuc9790
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-xk9hs1cz9c I got off the waitlist yesterday :) I still can't believe it. I'm going to have to make a big decision as to where I ultimately want to go since I'd already committed to Carnegie Mellon
@alnnvk3186
4 жыл бұрын
Patricia Luc what did you decide? :)
Waitlisted at Harvard. Hoping for the best 🤞
@caseylee7764
2 жыл бұрын
Everyone pray for me
Ran into technical issues where only half of my portfolio sent to the Fashion Institute of Tech...sending them an appeal letter and a professional copy of my portfolio straight to admissions. Hope this helps me out!!!
Do you have to accept a waitlist offer?
In how many colleges should I apply @SupertutorTV
I got waitlisted from UNC Chapel Hill in January. Please pray for me...I sincerely hope I get accepted off the waitlist.
@clandycane1771
5 жыл бұрын
Redmund Chen Good Luck!! I got flat out rejected
@reddy.chenny_123
5 жыл бұрын
@@clandycane1771 Thanks so much! Were you an out-of-state applicant to UNC? Because I'm an in-state applicant :^/
@clandycane1771
5 жыл бұрын
Redmund Chen Yes I was, California
@dhruvgupta1561
3 жыл бұрын
Did u get in unc??????
Waitlisted by Cal Poly SLO. Dang, but I look forward to other colleges' decisions.
@thatgamergirl6549
4 жыл бұрын
Me too :/
Just got waitlisted at Harvard and not sure how to feel 😬
manifesting to get off CMU waitlist and go there ASAP
Hi! I was waitlisted at NYU. NYU asks you to fill out a wait-list form, with a space to write a 'get me off your waitlist letter'. However, on the form, they explicitly ask that you do not send any updated information (letters of recommendation, appeal requests or updated resumes) other than a Final Transcript. Should I, in this case, ask my guidance counsellor to send them an updated transcript, even though it is not my Final Transcript?
@shepherd33
6 жыл бұрын
Hey! I got waitlisted by NYU as well. We have this NYU Waitlisted group chat, would you wanna join? I could send you an invite :)
Got waitlisted @Penn :((
@maram5309
3 жыл бұрын
me too!! best of luck to the both of us!!
@fernandoplata1230
3 жыл бұрын
Praying for you,🙏 I got waitlisted at Vanderbilt
I got waitlisted at Boston College and they say that the only new information they consider is your most recent grades. Despite them saying this, do you think I should email them a letter of continued interest?
is it better to call or email?
i live in spain with out the s
waitlisted at NYU
Yes there was an extra recommendation letter which got me waitlisted! :/
Can International Students Transfer universities after semesters or first year ?
Waitlisted by Pratt institute, please!
I was waitlisted at my dream school and I am trying my best to attend the school of my dreams. No other school I was accepted at fits me as well. I was definitely negligent of a couple aspects of my life/activities that would help "round out" my application, and I want to heighten my chances as much as possible. Is it a good idea to mention activities/honors that happened before I submitted my application that I did not mention in my original application? Thanks!!!
@madisonpage5661
4 жыл бұрын
I would say to mention them if you think they could enrich your application.
Do you have any advice for A level students.
waitlisted at 2/4 dream schools, 3 more waitlists, i keep on getting waitlisted
what to do if someone is waitlisted from ucberkeley?
Do you have any sample letters that took off the student from the waitlist?
can i do this if i get waitlisted on an internship?
What do you do if you haven’t really received any awards or have done anything new but your grades are a lot better than before? Do I just write about my grades?? Also when starting the email do I mention that I was waitlisted?
@SupertutorTV
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Yes.
...... so what if I didnt get straight As and my GPA (idk it but i was very much more of a B and C student.) isnt super eye catching what can I say. I can talk about how i made the move, what about court? Ive been waiting for years for this.... 3 years.... did 4 years of schooling where im at im maxed out. I cant take anything else here.... I had to get permission to move... idk about the legalities around it now that i may not get in.....
I got waitlisted at Williams College. I really like the school. The deadline to respond to the waitlist is May 1, and Williams explicitly says they don't rank students based on when they respond to the waitlist. The other decisions will come around April 1. Should I wait until April 1 and see other decisions, or should I respond to the waitlist now? Note: I am an international student who needs significant financial aid.
@brookifyd
6 жыл бұрын
If other schools won't affect your response (i.e. this is your top choice) I would respond ASAP. What's more important is a well crafted response or letter than a hasty one, but I have seen students pop off the wait list before the deadline in the past from some schools (which won't happen until you respond). All schools are different though and I can't speak for Williams specifically.
@shiropadipto3330
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, mam; appreciate your advice.
For all of y’all: I took the SAT in August 2017 and I got 1490, 690 reading and 800 math. I know I should be semi-proud of that score, but as an American-Asian, I feel as if this score actually burdens me for it shows that I am stereotypically “good” at math but bad at reading. I dunno for sure though but I don’t feel like this score would actually help me a lot in terms of college admissions? What do y’all think? (I also got 20 on the essay but I still think that colleges would be weary of the 690 reading)
@katherinepark3905
6 жыл бұрын
James Kim same here I feel like I should pretend to be average in math since I'm asian
@eshaa8192
6 жыл бұрын
I got the same score! Also Asian-American. 750 - Math and 740 reading. Just make sure to do a few Humanities APs or A-levels. That'll help consolidate you as not the stereotypical all STEM Asian (which I am - lol). Also, schools place more emphasis on your composite score (since that's what influences their exclusivity) rather than breakdown scores.
@vishank7
4 жыл бұрын
@James Kim Hey buddy! I actually got the same scores in SAT. I'm from India and have applied to Cornell, Yale, Tufts to name a few (class of 2024). Which Unis did u get into?
Would you write all this in a appeal letter ?
Waitlisted at Vanderbilt.
but when is the good time to send out the love letter? Right after the waitlist decision or right before May 1?
@rogerli9508
3 жыл бұрын
I got a waitlist in UCI, not sure the waitlist is large or small for UCI.
I have been waitisted I feel so bad:(((
Hi can you please do a video on how to successfully appeal after receiving a rejection?
@brookifyd
6 жыл бұрын
Basically the same story. BUT you (or someone you trust) should analyze your application and figure out why you were rejected and if you can speak to that reason.
I was waitlisted by my dream school (Princeton). I am incredibly happy that they saw my application as strong, although who can deny--it would have been a dream to have been admitted on March 28. Still... there's some hope! Also, I was wondering if anyone might have an idea behind this? I just made my decision on college, and decided to look more into the waitlist. I already sent in a LOCI. I looked at the Princeton waitlist historically. Last year they overenrolled and had a 69% yield with 0 waitlist admits. This year, they admitted 50 fewer students overall. These numbers reflect 2017, in which only one less was admitted in the regular decision applicant pool, and 50 people were admitted from the waitlist. However, this year the waitlist decreased significantly, 902 (2019) vs. 1,125 (2018) vs. 1,168 (2017).
@angieangie2505
2 жыл бұрын
Where you out of the waitlist?
Got Waitlisted at U Miami. Just checked and only 7% get off I️t :(
Waitlisted at Duke. I will come back soon with news. (03/31)