difference b/t alternate and wait list?

[aisha]

is an alternate list the saem as wait list? if not, whats the differece,

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[SMW]

My impression is that an alternate is someone with a very high ranking on the waitlist. Anyone know for sure?

 

[none]

It's a definitional thing that, if schools actually use both separately, would vary at each.

 

[Dr. Kermit]

Aisha-

If you're referring to GW, the alternate is the same as a waitlist.

 

[Resident Alien]

What about OSU? I forgot how they dealt with it.

 

[aisha]

actually i just talked to GW and they told me that alternate has a higher hold than wait list so yeah there is a difference. i dont know about OSU....
thanks for the replies guys

hope the apps are going fine with all of you.. I have just stopped thinking of it all. good luck to all of us.

 

[AceUF78]

They are just two different names for the same thing.