Wait listed means you’ve not been accepted or rejected. Let’s say your school has 100 available slots. Typically, a school will accept more students than they have slots because they know some of those students they accept will opt to go to a different school. If they have open slots become available, they will offer them to the strongest candidates on the Wait List.

If you have been Wait Listed there are some things you can do. Ask for an interview, ask your references to make phone calls on your behalf, take additional courses or, if you can, go visit the admissions office. This isn’t the time to become passive about your options.

Getting in after being on the Wait List does happen, but not too often. You should strongly consider applying to more schools…and quickly.