More sports talk. Colleges don't like to talk about it. They don't include late decision in their information sessions to students and parents. Parents and students should know about it because a percentage of every freshman class comes from the wait list. Students should know about late decisions before April letters arrive, informing them that they are on wait-list status.
Students have to be ready for late decision in order to take advantage of the process.
Minds must be open. Psyches must be set. No Longer the Norm Getting into college on regular admission in April is happening for a smaller and smaller percentage of classes. When I tell a student that she has a 50 percent chance to get into Middlebury College , for example, I mean before September, not necessarily in December or April. The college selection process is a process that, like any real challenge, builds character.