QUESTION:<\/p>\n
I just got Waitlisted at Kellogg. I know it\u2019s better than an outright ding, but is it? Do people really get off the waitlist? And how?<\/p>\n
ANSWER:<\/p>\n
Okay gang, tis the season\u2026to be WAITLISTED. So many new folks have reached out to us, asking what to do if they have been waitlisted. Now to be sure, there is an ART to waitlist management. Some schools know this, and they have hired special STAFF to manage this process. Ha, can you imagine? Wild stuff.<\/p>\n
Luckily, we have friends on the inside. If we had to boil it aaaall down, there would be THREE things that you can do to get yourself in off the waitlist. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n
1) Write an additional essay.<\/strong> Have a fresh look at your application (or, better yet, ask someone else to do it for you). What have you missed? What did you leave out? Anything good? Let\u2019s come up with 500 words if we can. No more than 750. Has there been any significant improvement since you submitted? Get promoted? Do anything cool? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO BOAST! You should be in touch with the adcom every 3 weeks or so with an interesting update. So don\u2019t let it sliiiide, my friends.<\/p>\n 2) Submit an additional LOR.<\/strong> Is there an aspect of your background that perhaps your recommenders left out? Approach someone for an additional reference. Perhaps someone connected to the school\u2013faculty, alum, or current student. Would you make an AMAZING fit? Well, let\u2019s come up with something and SAY so. An additional LOR can go a long way, especially if you MISSED something elsewhere in your app. And again, ask a third party to read your materials with a fresh set of eyes to identify this kind of gap.<\/p>\n