Wilderness First Aid Course How a waitlist develops

Some applicants end up on the waitlist. Here they are, listed in order of postmarks on their applications:

Name of Applicant	Application Postmark
Susan	4/6/11
Joe	4/8/11
Jacob	4/11/11
Nancy	4/15/11
Stuart	4/15111
Marianne	4/18/11
Roger	4/19/11
Allison	4/28/11
Leslie	5/2/11
Donna	5/5/11

Name of Applicant	Application Postmark	Active or Passive Waitlist	Acceptance Deadline Number of weeks remaining before the course
Susan	4/6/11	AW	3
Joe	4/8/11	AW	2
Jacob	4/11/11	AW	2
Stuart	4/15/11	AW	4
Marianne	4/18/11	AW	2
Allison	4/28/11	AW	2
Donna	5/5/11	AW	3
Nancy	4/15/11	PW	3
Roger	4/19/11	PW	3
Leslie	5/2/11	PW	2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that, while Stuart and Nancy mailed their applications on the same day, Stuart is now five positions ahead of Nancy because he chose the Active Waitlist.

 

A typical waitlist might look like the following 3 1/2 weeks before the class starts:

Name of Applicant	Application Postmark	Acceptance Deadline Number of weeks remaining before the course	Waitlist at 3 1/2 weeks before the course
Susan (AW)	4/6/11	3	Accepted and enrolled
Joe (AW)	4/8/11	2	Accepted and enrolled
Jacob (AW)	4/11/11	2	Accepted, declined, lost his place in line, has to apply for WFAC fall of 2012
Stuart (AW)	4/15/11	4	Accepted and enrolled
Marianne (AW)	4/18/11	2	Accepted and enrolled
Allison (AW)	4/28/11	2	Accepted and enrolled
Donna (AW)	5/5/11	3	Cancelled
Nancy (PW)	4/15/11	3	Accepted, declined, and (because she chose Passive Waitlist), she was given the choice of enrolling in WFAC spring of 2012 or a full refund
Roger (PW)	4/19/11	3	Now first on the waitlist, but will roll of at 3 weeks before the course, at which time he will be given the choice of enrolling in WFAC spring of 2012 or a full refund (unless he is accepted before the deadline)
Leslie (PW)	5/2/11	2	Asked to be moved to the WFAC spring 2012 course and became enrolled in that course

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