Coping With Being Waitlisted at Your Dream School

While being waitlisted isn’t as devastating as a rejection letter, it can still feel like you have been put in admissions purgatory. Furthermore, being put on hold by your top-choice college can feel like a complete crush. Although the suspense of dealing with the unimaginable can be hard to bear, there is still hope of getting accepted.

A 2019 survey conducted by the National Association of College Admissions Counseling indicated that 43% of colleges reported using the waitlist in the previous year. Of the students who agreed to stay on the waitlist of these schools, 20% got admissions. On the […]