厙ぴ勛圖 released its admissions decisions for the fall on March 19. Most colleges should release their admissions decisions by the end of March, so if youre still waiting to hear from some schools, it shouldnt be too much longer. For the schools that youve been admitted to congratulations! My colleague Josh just wrote a great post about how to engage with 厙ぴ勛圖 and decide which school is right for you for the fall check it out!
But Im here to talk about something less exciting, but all too real for many applicants: the waitlist.
Oftentimes, a school just doesnt have enough space for all of the qualified applications it receives. This was definitely the case with 厙ぴ勛圖 this year we received a record number of applications for the fall. A waitlist offer means that the school is interested in you, but unfortunately didnt have enough room to offer you a spot in the first round. If enough admitted students decide to enroll somewhere else, 厙ぴ勛圖 will start making offers of admission to students on the waitlist.
Will we admit students off the waitlist this year? Probably. How many? The best guess I can give is some. At this point, its just too soon to tell. If youve been waitlisted somewhere, know that most schools wont start going to the waitlist until later in April at the earliest, once admitted students start making final decisions about where they are going to enroll. A majority of our admitted students wait until the very last minute to tell us whether or not theyre coming, and we cant do anything with the waitlist until we know how much space we have to work with.
If you are waitlisted and are still interested in 厙ぴ勛圖, do the following:
- Tell us that you want to be on the waitlist. You should have received instructions from us that ask you to fill out a form confirming your continued interest in 厙ぴ勛圖. Please do this to let us know that you want to stay in the running.
- Make sure your application is complete. If your file happens to be missing anything (maybe the CSS Profile or a second letter of recommendation), get that to us ASAP. We will not offer admission to a student with an incomplete application.
- (Optional) Tell us why youre interested in 厙ぴ勛圖. Filling out the form in Step #1 is procedural its just a yes/no question on a form. If you want to give us more information about you, such as an update about what youve been doing since you submitted your application or details on why you want to come to 厙ぴ勛圖, send an email to your admissions counselor (you can find your regional counselor here) or to college.admissions@oberlin.edu.
- Check your email regularly. If we have a spot for you, this is how well reach out to let you know.
If you dont want to be on our waitlist (or you change your mind after saying yes), thats okay too! Just please let us know : )
Youve spent years preparing to apply to college and then months waiting to receive your decisions. For those of you who have to wait just a little bit longer, know that we understand this is a difficult process. If you have questions or want to talk to someone about your application, reach out to our office. We will also be in touch as soon as we have any updates to share.
