Being on the waitlist can be a very stressful place to be, and yet it offers real opportunity to change your fate!
How you handle the waitlist update might be the make-or-break chance, when you’re on the border in the adcom’s eyes between an admit and lingering longer in the limbo state.
Some schools don’t allow any updates at all when you’re waitlisted, but most schools do.
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There’s also our Waitlist Assist if you’re interested in personalized input into your strategies and approach.
Lots and lots of candidates do end up making it off the waitlists at all the top schools — but it requires careful consideration and planning, and a strategic approach at each step of the way. We can’t wait to hear how it goes for you, BSer!
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