For those who are waitlisted, I have several friends with the same experience.
One thing I would recommend is to contact the program head near the start date, as once the program starts is the time when the drop out rate of the program increases (acceptance into another program, unable to pay fees etc...) and many on the waitlist would have only missed a couple days to a week or two of the program. However, most schools will not automatically open doors or advertise this to waitlisters this far in, you have to advocate for yourself, but waitlisters have gotten in to programs this way.