College Waitlists: How to Get in When You’re Waitlisted

Suffering in waitlist limbo? Seize the opportunity! Kristina Dell on 8 proactive moves you can make to nudge yourself into the “accepted” category during this make-or-break moment.

Kristina Dell

Published Apr. 20 2011 6:38PM EDT

articles/2011/04/20/college-waitlists-how-to-get-in-when-youre-waitlisted/dell-wait-list_172987_kjfinm — Kim Pollock, 17, facing center, reviewed college materials in November of 2010. (Cheryl Senter / AP Photo),Cheryl Senter

College acceptances are out and many students are finding themselves stuck in waitlist purgatory. The Daily Beast caught up with admissions officers and college counselors to uncover tips of how to go from waitlisted to welcome—and when gimmicks might actually work.

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College Waitlists: How to Get in When You’re Waitlisted

Suffering in waitlist limbo? Seize the opportunity! Kristina Dell on 8 proactive moves you can make to nudge yourself into the “accepted” category during this make-or-break moment.

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