College Waitlist Advice

College Waitlist Advice March 31 The trick to earning admission off of a college waitlist is not doing nothing. Ivy Coach helps students gain admission off waitlists every year by being proactiveand by being proactive the right way. Not to be confused with the wrong way. Weve got some college waitlist advice for our readers. Folks who have never previously been our clients have been reaching out to us in recent days asking for assistance in getting off the waitlists of highly selective colleges. If youre a regular reader of our college admissions blog, you know that doing nothing while youre on the waitlist is not the answer. No way. And doing crazy things isnt the answer either. Sending cakes, writing handwritten notes with pink and purple magic markers, pitching tents outside of the office of admissionyes, that all classifies as crazy in our book. Dont do this. Sometimes, parents write in that their child did this, this, and that since being waitlisted, thinking well say great job, keep at it. Uhh, really? Doing crazy things is not going to help your case for admission. Rather, it will hurt your chances of every getting out of waitlist limbo. Well, lets correct that. It will take you out of waitlist limbo. Because you wont get in. There is an expression in highly selective college admissions, one that dates back many years, that goes like this: The thicker the file, the thicker the applicant. So dont go and send your diary. Dont send that scrapbook. Dont send that lock of hair from your first haircut. Oy vey! Really? Youd be amazed what people do. Youd be amazed at the messages we get. Instead, what you should be doing is submitting one letter. And this letter shouldnt be any ordinary letter. It must be exceptional. It must be compelling. It must hope to sway admissions officers at the highly selective college that waitlisted you to want to go to bat for you. This letter hopes to make you the exception to the rule, not the rule. Simply stringing together 650 words is not going to cut it. These 650 need to be phenomenal. And thats where we at Ivy Coach come in. We help students craft Letters of Enthusiasm that inspire admissions officers to want to root for youand ultimately to want to admit you. We start off this process by reading students Letters of Enthusiasm that have worked for our students in the past. Well then review the application you submitted to the school that waitlisted you so that we have a good sense of you (and well be able to let you know reasons why you likely didnt get in, too) and so nothing we work on together will contradict anything youve previously submitted. We will then brainstorm a structure and direction for the Letter of Enthusiasm and begin the revision process with you. At the end of this process, you will come away with an outstanding Letter of Enthusiasm, a letter thatll be your best bet to get off that waitlist and earn admission. Contact us  today to inquire about working with Ivy Coach on  a Letter of Enthusiasm. And, while youre here, want more college waitlist advice? Read on.