The Dreaded Wait List

The New York Times recently posted an article about how colleges are hedging their bets as they called it when it comes to college admission. Perhaps the most disturbing part of the article is that colleges have put thousands of kids in a holding pattern, waiting their fate, while other colleges who would love to admit that student also wait. One of the recommendations to waiting students is to submit a video on why you should be accepted (yet another reason to use MoreThanGrades :-) )
But the reality is, how long can you wait?


At this point, I am going to give you some advice from someone who has been through this process: it's not worth stressing over. There, I said it. I believe that what is meant to be will be. What many students realize once they step foot on their campus, whichever campus that may be, is that you have to feel comfortable there. If you did your homework ahead of time, you picked several schools that fit that bill. Also, who would really want to attend a college that didn't really want them? For those of you that like old movies, Groucho Marx put it best: "I would never join any club that would accept me as a member." There is something to be said for that line of thinking.

If you are one of the many students who is in wait list limbo, we would love to hear from you. If you would like to read the entire article, I have posted the link below. Now I know Paul doesn't agree with me, so if you want to get his slant on things, check out his blog. Peace.

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