Nearly 300 Wisconsin students on the waiting list at UW-Madison have been offered a spot in its freshman class, marking the third time in four years the school has turned to the list.
Routinely taking students from the waiting list is a relatively new phenomenon for the stateâ??s flagship university, where for many years the list was as good as a rejection.
It reflects the â??volatility and unpredictability of this whole process,â? said Tom Reason, associate director of admissions.
After not admitting any students from the waiting list for five years, UW-Madison accepted students off the list in 2006 and in 2008. Last year, the university admitted about 500 students from the waiting list.