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Hi everyone!
I received an acceptance offer from UBC last week! This was my third time applying (I got waitlisted twice). Do not give up! 
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Hi all,
Im currently in my first year of audiology at Dalhousie accepted off the waitlist. In the first year, audio and SLP have the same classes so feel free to write me a private message if you still have questions.
For those of you who are on their waitlist don’t give up hope but be realistic. Good luck I wish you all the best. I remember being so stressed having to wait.

Hi all,
Im currently in my first year of audiology at Dalhousie accepted off the waitlist. In the first year, audio and SLP have the same classes so feel free to write me a private message if you still have questions.
For those of you who are on their waitlist don’t give up hope but be realistic. Good luck I wish you all the best. I remember being so stressed having to wait.

Hi all,
Im currently in my first year of audiology at Dalhousie accepted off the waitlist. In the first year, audio and SLP have the same classes so feel free to write me a private message if you still have questions.
For those of you who are on their waitlist don’t give up hope but be realistic. Good luck I wish you all the best. I remember being so stressed having to wait.

I agree with the above.  If you are wait listed, the best you can do is write it off and start considering other schools with which you are still waiting to hear from or have offered you admission.  You should not engross yourself with worry over whether or not you will be pulled off of that wait list.  Avoid being hung up over one specific school even if it is your top choice; you can hold on to an offer and wait to see what happens with your top choice but be ready to go elsewhere if it seems like it will not work out.
 
Generally, if you are an alternate, it does mean that the program is still very interested in you and considers you someone they would be happy to admit, but due to spot limitations they make offers to their top choice candidates first.  If they were not willing to admit you, you wouldn't be an alternate (people do get rejected post-interview often).  That being said, this is something to remember while you are forced to sit on your hands.
 
If you are offered admission somewhere, it is nothing to shake a stick at and you should be excited about this.  However, I am no stranger to wait lists and have been globally wait listed in two application cycles.  Last year the number of wait lists I was on was half of what I am on this year but the real question is does that increase your chances?  It's hard to say.  Each one is mutually exclusive and you would have better luck asking a Magic 8-ball about your chances since it is based on the decisions of those with the offers.  I think ultimately it is best to hold out to see if you get any first-round offers but as you are informed that you are listed as an alternate, just thank them for the update, restate your interest should an opportunity present itself, and find something to do to occupy your time.  Last year I had one school tell me the spot was filled within a week of informing me of my status as an alternate, and another one dragged out for six weeks.  Find a hobby, stop checking your email after 5 and on weekends so you don't drive yourself crazy meticulously seeking updates, and consider it a break from the stress of the admissions process.  Last year, I just found distractions after work to take my mind off of it and I gradually shifted out of freak-out mode by doing so.
 
People do frequently get accepted off of wait lists.  I have yet to experience it but I think all of us in this situation will still have our fingers crossed.
 
*None of this is accusatory or assuming any reaction/response/behaviors, just general advice on the subject at large for anyone reading.