Waiting List Update for Friday, May 2
For all of the students who have chosen to remain on our waiting list, we sent out the third e-mail update today to let you know where we are in the process. In case you haven't been checking your e-mail, the information is reproduced below:
With the arrival of May 1, the enrollment picture for the Class of 2012 is taking shape. While we will still receive deposits over the next couple of days that were postmarked on May 1, it is our expectation that we will be able to offer some students on the waiting list a place in our entering class.
As of today, there are 885 students on the active waiting list. We believe that we will be able to offer approximately 60-80 students a place in the entering class. However, it is apparent at this time that there will be no Providence College financial assistance available to students admitted from the waiting list. Students who are selected for admission will be provided with any federal or state funding for which they have eligibility, but our institutional funds for the Class of 2012 have been exhausted. Students who enroll at Providence College as freshmen without aid will be eligible for need-based assistance in subsequent years if they complete the application on time and have demonstrated financial need.
The Committee on Admission is currently reviewing the 885 candidates who have asked for further consideration. This review process will last until at least the middle of next week. Please do not call the Office of Admission to ask about your place on the waiting list; this is a fluid process where we consider not only the academic credentials of each candidate, but also space in particular majors, residence hall availability, and other demographic factors.
Once we determine who will be offered a place in the Class of 2012, the following process will take place:
1. Candidates will be called, offering them a place in the class. Students who applied for need-based financial assistance will be informed of the federal or state funds they are eligible for.
2. While students do not have to give an immediate commitment, we do ask that students be honest about declining the space if they have chosen not to enroll at Providence College.
3. Those students who indicate they are serious in their desire to enroll will be express-mailed the official letter of admission and will have approximately one week to submit their enrollment deposit to confirm their place in the class.
We anticipate two rounds of waiting list activity. Based on the number of deposits we receive from the first round – and based on waiting list activity at other schools that may affect our enrollment totals – we will likely be able to offer a few additional spaces after May 15.
Please remember that at the point when we determine that no additional spaces are available, all remaining candidates will be notified in writing. Unless you hear from Providence College directly, the waiting list is still active.
Note: If the fact that no Providence College need-based financial assistance is available makes it impossible for you to accept a place in our class, or if for any other reason you have decided not to remain on the Providence College waiting list, please respond to pcadmiss@providence.edu so that we can remove your application from further consideration. Thank you.
