Waitlist... What now?

[HopefulDPT16]

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Ok… So I noticed over the past few months a lot of people have been placed on some type of waitlist/alternate list, and a few of you guys have been accepted off of those list. Here is my dilemma, the school I applied to normally accepts 24 applicants every year. They have filled all of their seats, and they have a small alternate list of 15 applicants. So I am 1 of 15 students on this list. The only issue is, I’m not sure where I am on it. I called the admissions office and they said they can’t determine that at this time. I talked with the admissions office and they said students usually decline later on in the summer (class starts in August), and I may have a chance to grab a seat in the incoming class. Here is my question. Can anyone that has been invited off of a waitlist shine any information on something that may help my odds? Or do I have to stick it out and hope things work in my favor.

 

[malibu3]

STICK IT OUT. Trust me, I got off mine with less than a month before school starting.

 

[HopefulDPT16]

STICK IT OUT. Trust me, I got off mine with less than a month before school starting.

Awesome! It is just miserable playing the waiting game. I've heard stories of students getting an invite 2-3 days before class. I'm just hoping they give me at least a month or so in advance lol.

 

[apta_pharaoh]

Awesome! It is just miserable playing the waiting game. I've heard stories of students getting an invite 2-3 days before class. I'm just hoping they give me at least a month or so in advance lol.

I sent an email saying thanks for the interview ... this is my number 1 school...if accepted I will attend 100% etc. But that was as soon as I knew I was on the waitlist

 

[HopefulDPT16]

Thanks guys! I just got the phone call today that I have been accepted. I am glad the waiting game is over lol.

 

[DesertPT]

Well that didn't take too long, did it? Amazing how fast some schools go down their waitlist in the early days of summer.

 

[HopefulDPT16]

Well that didn't take too long, did it? Amazing how fast some schools go down their waitlist in the early days of summer.

Not at all! Now I am just nervous about applying to the Graduate program. I'm not sure what to expect.