For what it's worth ... my roommate applied to Temple last year and got waitlisted. Two weeks before school started in August he got accepted. Anything can happen!
starplayer: I got the same email a couple of weeks ago. I don't think it's one of those "hold and laugh until we feel like rejecting you" sort of things... there were a few posts about temple sending out some rejections, so this can't be TOO bad! 🙂
Maybe they need to have a set number where they can draw their waitlists from? It's like being a "safety applicant" much the same way some people have "safety schools". I really hate that position.