demonawaits wrote:
Thanks estein1989!
Did you do something additional after the WL results to show your interest? Even I was WLed in EA and have been wondering what all could I do to improve my chances.
Hi demonawaits - First of all, good luck! I know that being on the waitlist was not an easy experience and definitely requires patience. I was waitlisted at two schools and that led me to believe there was one or two things in particular that I must have missed in my application, so I went back into my applications and tried to figure out what was the weak link. For me, I think it was my quantitative section, which I didn't have any experience as undergrad/college classes in, so I enrolled in two online classes - Accounting and Statistics - in order to boost that section; then I sent an email a few weeks ago to each of the schools once I had completed the classes informing them of my desire to remain on the waitlist/interest in the school, as well as my grades in the courses. I also reached out to a mentor and asked for them to write a supplementary letter of recommendation for me. Other tips I've heard for waitlist applicants is to get more involved in the community or take on a leadership project at work, etc. I hope this helps!