In this episode your host Chandler pulls together a range of suggestions from other SBC podcasts along with a range of new insights – to give you all the tools you need to not just survive your time on the waitlist but, hopefully, thrive.

Insights from this episode include:

• What being on the waitlist means (and what it doesn’t),
• The importance of developing an individualized waitlist strategy,
• Specific guidance about following your school’s waitlist process (which varies from program to program),
• What to do if your school allows students on the waitlist to send follow-up materials and updates,
• Tips for asking about feedback regarding your application if appropriate,
• Tips for developing a relationship your waitlist point of contact,
• Possible benefits of playing the “waitlist long game”, and
• Suggestions for how to stand out on the waitlist (in good ways) and how to avoid standing out on the wait list (in bad ways).