Hi Everyone,
We are getting many questions about the transfer waiting
list! While I’m going to do my best to
respond to each question individually, I wanted to share more details about
what to expect from the waiting list here:
1.
What does it mean to receive a decision of wait
list?
Each year, we get applications
from more exceptional students than we have the space to enroll. We extend the number of admission offers that
we believe will fill the space available – but, predicting what college students
will choose to do can be a difficult endeavor. The decision of waitlist is offering the opportunity to be considered
from the waiting list if we have space to make additional offers.
2.
For waitlisted students, what factors is the
committee still considering?
At this point, we have all of the
information that we need from you; what we don’t know yet is how many offers we
would be able to make. We will need your
final semester grades once they are available, but otherwise the committee will
look at the full application holistically, as it does throughout the review, in
the waiting list process.
3.
How many students have been admitted from the
waiting list historically? For each of
the schools?
Unfortunately, I don’t have
individualized data broken up by school and program, but I can share that
previous years are not necessarily helpful in predicting future years. This is especially true for for the many different schools of enrollment in the transfer process, where
application numbers can fluctuate from year to year depending on the program. If you’re
interested in being considered from the waiting list, you should opt-in via
your applicant portal. You should get
excited about your other options. And,
if we are able to be in touch with you with good news, we will.
4.
When and how will I hear about waiting list
decisions?
We will reach out to you via the
contact information you provided as part of your application. Any waiting list offers we are able to make
for transfers don’t typically happen until mid-June, but please keep an eye on
the email address and phone line you submitted as part of your application
during that time period. We will notify
everyone that the waiting list is closed when we are no longer able to make
offers.
