If I feel like I've been waitlisted, is it a good idea to reach out to graduate admissions to ask when I should expect to hear back from them?

[remyels]

I feel like I've been waitlisted at 2 of the universities that I applied to, and I really don't like the suspense, mainly because I don't have any safeties (my bad, I know), so I was wondering whether reaching out to admission is any good (or whether showing interest in the program pushes me at the top of the waiting list). I'd like some input before going forward with this. Thank you in advance!

Edited March 7, 2020 by remyels

[AP]

By no means write/call saying you “Feel like” something. If you don’t have the information, then write/call to kindly ask about your status. Programs are way within their timeframe to give you an answer so they might not have any decisions yet. You can include a line saying “I’d like to reiterate my interest in this program” or something to that end.