Waitlisted--Should I follow up?

[mountaingirl135]

Hey everyone! I was just waitlisted to my top choice and only applied to one other school, so i'm obviously a little anxious (not too surprised though). Should I follow up with the program director expressing my interest in the program I was waitlisted at or just wait to be contacted? I'm a few years out from when I did undergrad and am not sure what my next steps should be!

 

[catcobb]

I was about to post this same exact thing!! I was waitlisted at my top choice and have updated my resume and gained some observation hours and don't know if I should follow up!

[futurespeechpath1]

I just responded, "Thank you for the waitlist offer. I am still very much interested in ____ for graduate school" or something. Short and sweet while still expressing interest!

[MadisonMachelle]

Definitely follow up! In the end it won't hurt your chances of getting in and it might be the difference in getting in over another candidate on the waitlist that stayed silent.