How to Get Off the Waitlist
Wed, 11/02/2009 - 22:45 | by admin
Have you been waitlisted at your first-choice school? Forbes recently published a list of tips to help you get off the waitlist. Here’s what you should do:
1. Send a letter
2. Contact the school’s regional representative
3. Analyze and address your weaknesses
4. Highlight recent academic accomplishments
5. Plan a visit – but visit only for the right reasons
6. Focus only on your first-choice college
7. Do your research
8. Avoid cheesy pleas
9. Letters from alumni don’t help