{"id":9606,"date":"2011-12-20T18:23:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T01:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9606"},"modified":"2012-06-11T11:49:31","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T18:49:31","slug":"what-to-do-when-youve-been-waitlisted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/what-to-do-when-youve-been-waitlisted\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do When You\u2019ve Been Waitlisted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It's not that bad. Really!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tis the season\u2026to be WAITLISTED.<\/p>\n

Don't freak out. Don't melt down. Don't throw in the towel and get all \"to hell with my MBA!\"<\/p>\n

This is NOT the end of the road for you, friends. Not in the least. Getting on the waitlist at a b-school isn't an admit, sure, but it's also not an outright ding. You still have a chance; you just need to play your cards right and smart.<\/p>\n

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. \u00a0Ha, can you imagine? \u00a0Wild stuff.<\/p>\n

Luckily, we have friends on the inside and we've gotten the behind-the-scenes scoop on getting off the waitlist. It's not rocket science, but, again, it's an artform. \u00a0If we had to boil it aaaall down, there would be THREE things that you can do to get yourself in off the waitlist.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0Write an additional essay<\/strong>. \u00a0Have a fresh look at your application (or, better yet, ask someone else to do it for you). \u00a0What have you missed? \u00a0What did you leave out? Anything good? \u00a0Let\u2019s come up with 500 words if we can. \u00a0No more than 750. \u00a0Has there been any significant improvement since you submitted? \u00a0Get promoted? \u00a0Do anything cool? \u00a0NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO BOAST! \u00a0You should be in touch with the adcom every 3 weeks or so with an interesting update. \u00a0So don\u2019t let it sliiiide, my friends.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0Submit an additional LOR<\/strong>. \u00a0Is there an aspect of your background that perhaps your recommenders left out? \u00a0Approach someone for an additional reference. \u00a0Perhaps someone connected to the school\u2013faculty, alum, or current student. \u00a0Would you make an AMAZING fit? \u00a0Well, let\u2019s come up with something and SAY so. \u00a0An additional LOR can go a long way, especially if you MISSED something elsewhere in your app. \u00a0And again, ask a third party to read your materials with a fresh set of eyes to identify this kind of gap.<\/p>\n

[Get more info on getting the best LOR right here!<\/a><\/em>]<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0VISIT! <\/strong>I was once chatting with a friend who sits on the adcom of one of the leading European schools. \u00a0Our conversation was FASCINATING. \u00a0She explained that she expected EVERYONE who applied to her program to have visited. \u00a0\u201dHow could an applicant know that it is a good fit, if he hasn\u2019t ever been?\u201d \u00a0And it is a fair question. \u00a0I asked, \u201cbut what about visas, the cost to visit?\u201d\u00a0She wasn\u2019t fazed at all. Compared to the cost of an MBA, she said, a visit was peanuts. \u00a0If you\u2019ve been waitlisted, above and beyond all the stuff we just listed, you can go and prove all of these things\u2026in person. How\u2019s THAT for proving your dedication to the program?<\/p>\n

One parting thought, folks: the only BAD thing you can do while waitlisted is to NOT follow directions. \u00a0Wharton is VERY clear that they don\u2019t want ANY additional contact. \u00a0So\u2026follow directions! \u00a0You must do EXACTLY what these folks say, especially at this sensitive moment. \u00a0But if there is room to be a bit\u2026creative, use our guidelines above.<\/p>\n

Again it is an ART form; but if we had to boil down the main points, now you\u2019ve got \u2018em.<\/p>\n

Good luck to everyone!<\/p>\n

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