Managing Waitlist

[piku9290]

Hello,

I have applied to Smeal, Broad, Carey, Carlson and Krannert in the first round and have been waitlisted in Carey and Broad. In brief, I have a profile with 710 GMAT score, graduate from National Institute of Technology in chemical engineering and with work experience of 3.6 years as operation manager in steel manufacturing (production).

How do these universities deal with waitlist applicants. What is chance/ratio of conversion for waitlist to admit.

Is there anything, that I can do at this point of time to make my application more compelling?

Thank You

Prasenjit

[Eliot]

Hi Prasenjit,

Thank you for your post!

Each program handles the waitlist differently-some explicitly request no contact while others even have dedicated staff to liaising with waitlisted candidates. While you may be ready to share some updates about your candidacy, it's important to know their rules and respect them. Programs also usually roll over waitlisted candidates to the next round, or revisit applications after interviewing candidates in the given round.

At this point in time, you can consider what new developments have arisen or try to take action on a longstanding project or interest. So, for instance, have you made any progress at work? Do you have any new tangible impact to report? Have you taken on a leadership role in your community? Have you visited campus or an admissions event? While these are potential topics, it is important to keep any updates brief-that is, if the admissions offices even allow updates.

If you'd like to read more about the waitlist, I encourage you to see our Waitlist Guide: https://www.clearadmit.com/product/waitlist-guide/