According to a 2019 survey from the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), 43 percent of four-year colleges reported using a waitlist in 2018. Of all the students who accepted a position on the waitlist at these colleges, 20 percent were admitted.
It depends. Many times classes have students who register and then drop the class before the term begins. If you are near the top of the waitlist and there is still a few days before the class begins, it is likely that you may get a seat in the class.
How do I get on the waitlist or hold file? When a student attempts to register for a course (either on Testudo Drop/Add or in person) and the course does not have an available seat, the student will have the option to place themselves on the waitlist or hold file if one is available.
What are waitlists? A waitlist is a list that students can join and wait for open seats in a class. If a student in the class drops, a seat opens up and is filled by a student on the waitlist. Being on the waitlist does not guarantee you a seat in the class.
Communicate with the professor If your chances of getting into the class are small, or if the waitlist is instructor-managed, emailing or meeting with the professor is an essential thing to do.
Most of the time, it means you have the academic credentials to be admitted, but for one reason or another, the admissions office wasn't ready to accept you. If you've been waitlisted, don't panic. A good plan of action is to make sure you have a solid list of safety schools to apply to just in case.
Holdfile: A holdfile is a registration computer file that compiles the names of students who wish to take a restricted course for which they do not meet the criteria (e.g., a PSYC course for non-psychology majors).
There will be no charge for courses dropped prior to this date. During the first five days of classes: 80% refund. There will be a 20% charge imposed for courses dropped during this period. Anytime after the first five days of classes: 0% refund.
If a class is full and can be waitlisted, you will see a WL code in the course information. To add yourself to a waitlist, log into duckweb.uoregon.edu, enter your UO ID (95XXXXXXX) and select Student Menu > Registration Menu > Add/Drop Classes. Then select the term and click the "Submit" button.
Being waitlisted is better than being rejected because you still have some chance of getting into the school. According to the NACAC survey, the average acceptance rate across all institutions for those who choose to stay on the waitlist is 20% and 7% for selective institutions.
Princeton had a 4.38% acceptance rate and 78.32% yield. They waitlisted 3.36% of applicants, and ultimately accepted 15% of waitlisted students who accepted a spot on the list....Waitlist Statistics.SchoolWaitlist Admission RateOverall Admission RateStanford11.6%3.95%University of Michigan0.5%20.15%3 more rows
So if you're ranked highly, you're more likely to be accepted off the waitlist. Nevertheless, most colleges don't rank waitlist applicants and instead make their admissions decisions based on other factors such as what majors they want to have represented and which applicants will be most likely to attend if admitted.