using an offer from X to get off a waitlist of Y

as5324therapy

anyone ever tried using an offer to get off a wait list? Ex-school X (ranked 25) offers you a seat and you have 2 weeks to respond. School Y (first choice, rank 45) wait lists you.

stepharizona

@as5324therapy said:
anyone ever tried using an offer to get off a wait list? Ex-school X (ranked 25) offers you a seat and you have 2 weeks to respond. School Y (first choice, rank 45) wait lists you.

I actually have not heard of this happening, as in just telling one school you were accepted at a much higher ranked school.

I know I have heard that some schools may wait list a student if they think they are an applicants low level safety school. Like in your example if the applicant can easily get into a T-25 school but they applied to a 50 as well, the 50 might not think the applicant actually wants to go there and the person applied only to have them as a safety school.

I think a letter of continued interest... actually because of the short time line, a visit to the school to demonstrate actual interest could potentially help that applicant get off the wait list.

But I'd love to hear what people have done with this.

as5324therapy

thanks. i wonder if anyone has tried this strategy outlined

stepharizona

@as5324therapy said:
thanks. i wonder if anyone has tried this strategy outlined

This was from a girl that was a 7Sager last cycle, but I dont think shes still active. We had our own BR group going. I can text her and she if she will pop back on to give you more details