For students who are currently on our waiting list for admission, please keep an eye out for the next waiting list e-mail update which will likely be sent out tomorrow, and will give you the most up-to-date information we have with regard to the status of the waiting list. As of right now, I can tell you that 848 students have chosen to keep their names in active consideration on the waiting list, should spaces become available in the Class of 2011 after May 1.

As of today, our number of deposited students is running behind what it was on this date last year-- remember, though, that we are also looking to enroll a smaller class than we enrolled last year (by about 65 students). If the current pace continues, it looks like there will be some spaces available in the freshman class for students who are currently on the waiting list. However, it is difficult to predict how deposit numbers will change between today and May 1, and each year, many students do wait until the last minute to send in their enrollment deposits. In speaking with admission staff at some other institutions, we believe that will be the case this year as well-- there are many students who are still deciding among the institutions that have admitted them and they will be sending their deposit into the school of their choice sometime between today and the postmark deadline of May 1.

As we are looking for a smaller freshman class than last year, we admitted fewer students this year than last year and ideally would like to admit some students off of the waiting list to round out the Class of 2011. Again, each year is different, so while we are cautiously optimistic about some spaces being available to students coming off of the waiting list, we will not know for sure until we have reached the May 1 deposit deadline. The Committee on Admission has not yet started a review of students on the waiting list who have requested further consideration, and as we have stated previously, the waiting list is not numbered or ranked.

If the decision is made to activate the waiting list, all post-May 1 notifications to students will be made by telephone with an official letter following in the mail. As of right now, it is too early to know if financial assistance will be available for students admitted from the waiting list, but any offers of admission will include information about the availability of financial assistance-- in other words, students will not be required to submit a deposit without knowing their financial aid package and cost of attendance.

Just a reminder that students who are on our waiting list should submit a deposit to their next choice school by the deadline of May 1, to make sure that they have a place reserved for the fall semester. Please remember, however, that if a student is invited and chooses to enroll at PC, deposits sent to other institutions may not be refundable.

Please continue to keep an eye out for additional waiting list information via e-mail. If you do have additional questions, feel free to call our office to speak with an admission counselor about the waiting list process. We will provide additional information as soon as we know if there will be spaces available in the freshman class.