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 | 4/6/14 | | Joe | 4/8/14 | | Jacob | 4/11/14 | | Nancy | 4/15/14 | | Stuart | 4/15/14 | | Marianne | 4/18/14 | | Roger | 4/19/14 | | Allison | 4/28/14 | | Leslie | 5/2/14 | | Donna | 5/5/14 |
Each of the wailisted applicants chooses: - Active Waitlist or Passive Waitlist
- An acceptance deadline
Now the course waitlist looks like this:
Name of
Applicant |
Application
Postmark | Active or Passive Waitlist | Acceptance Deadline (number of weeks remaining before the course) | | Susan | 4/6/14 | AW | 3 | | Joe | 4/8/14 | AW | 2 | | Jacob | 4/11/14 | AW | 2 | | Stuart | 4/15/14 | AW | 4 | | Marianne | 4/18/14 | AW | 2 | | Allison | 4/28/14 | AW | 2 | | Donna | 5/5/14 | AW | 3 | | Nancy | 4/15/14 | PW | 3 | | Roger | 4/19/14 | PW | 3 | | Leslie | 5/2/14 | 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 |
Active or Passive Waitlist | Acceptance Deadline (number of weeks remaining before
the course) |
Status at 3 1/2 weeks before the course | | Susan | 4/6/14 | AW | 3 | Accepted and enrolled | | Joe | 4/8/14 | AW | 2 | Accepted and enrolled | | Jacob | 4/11/14 | AW | 2 | Accepted, declined, lost his place in line, has to apply for WFAC fall of 2015 | | Stuart | 4/15/14 | AW | 4 | Accepted and enrolled | | Marianne | 4/18/14 | AW | 2 | Accepted and enrolled | | Allison | 4/28/14 | AW | 2 | Accepted and enrolled | | Donna | 5/5/14 | AW | 3 | Cancelled | | Nancy | 4/15/14 | PW | 3 | Accepted, decilned, and (because she chose Passive Waitlist), she was given the choice of enrolling in WFAC spring of 2015 or a full refund | | Roger | 4/19/14 | PW | 3 | Now first on the waitlist, but will roll off at 3 weeks before the course, at which time he will be given the choice of enrolling in WFAC spring of 2015 or a full refund (unless he is accepted before the deadline) | | Leslie | 5/2/14 | PW | 2 | Asked to be moved to the WFAC spring 2015 course and, became enrolled in that course |
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