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Dirty Secrets of College Waitlists
As acceptance letters hit mailboxes, record numbers of students could be stuck in waitlist limbo. In a Daily Beast exclusive, admissions officers dish about the tricks of getting in off the listâand why you shouldnât send cookies.
Kathleen Kingsbury
PublishedÂ
Mar. 30 2009Â
2:01AM EDTÂ
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