As I have mentioned in earlier posts, this year we received over 6,700 applications for ultimately about 750 spots. That means that we had more qualified candidates than we had room to offer, and many great students were given a spot on the waitlist. For the last few weeks our office has received phone calls and emails from prospective students who wanted to know more about how the waitlist works, so I wanted to take this opportunity to address their questions:
1. The first thing that students should do is log into their Holy Cross account (please go here to do so) and formally accept their spot on the waitlist. This will change their status in our system and let us know that they are still interested.
2. Students should consider sending us (via email) an update as to what they have been doing since they submitted their application back in January. Did you change your classes? Have you earned some improved grades? Did you start a new activity or job? We would love to hear what’s new!
3. To keep their options open, waitlisted students should send their deposit to another institution by May 1.
4. After the national enrollment deadline of May 1, we will know what our numbers are in terms of admitted students accepting our offer of acceptance. If the number is lower than that of our target number, then we will be able to go to the waitlist pool. Please note that students are not ranked on our waitlist, but we definitely look at student contact as a way to determine interest.
I hope that this information helps students and their families better understand our process. Please do keep in touch with us via Facebook and Twitter; we’d love to hear from you!
(photos by Xiaofeng Wan)
