News brief: Colleges upset waitlisted students

SocratesPost is always on the frontlines scouring the news for relevant updates in the college admissions landscape. We look for anything that can help shape our understanding of the latest trends in admissions and help our readers see the direction in which we’re moving.

Questions we explored this week:

  • What did some colleges do to upset waitlisted students this year? ← SocratesPost First to Report
  • Why does this Stanford freshman believe his alma mater is misleading prospective students?
  • Why do international students feel like they’re forced into a college major?

May 1, 2019 — Getting them off waitlists the day before college deposits were due.
Some students reported getting off their college waitlists with less than a day to decide where to attend, much to th...

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