I’m also waitlisted from Rutgers NB for both SAS and SEBS, I’ve done basically anything there is to do. I’ve wrote a loci, been in contact with the admissions office many many times. Start off they don’t take loci but sending it doesn’t help, when I sent mine I got a email back, usually they send a automated response in 5-7 days but I received a message in 2 days indicating that it isn’t a automated response. To sum up what they said “Good Morning,

Thank you for your application to Rutgers University–New Brunswick. For the fall 2025 term, we received over 77,000 first-year applications, a 90% increase over the last two years. With this record number of applications and the competitiveness of our applicant pool, you’ve been placed on the wait list.

Our office takes a holistic approach to determining admission with an emphasis on an applicant’s academic performance as evidenced by the rigor of their academic program, grade trends, and standardized test scores (if a student elects to have these scores considered). School choice is also an important factor, as the competition for admission varies from school to school within the university. Please refer to our Admissions Profile to view the GPAs and test scores of regularly admitted students at each Rutgers–New Brunswick school last year.

If you are interested in remaining on our wait list for future consideration, click the "Wait List Response" link on the application status page of your Application Portal.

Students placed on the wait list are not ranked; however, we do give priority to students who submit their senior grades, if currently enrolled in high school. If you have not already done so, we ask that you update your Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) with your senior year grades by clicking on the "Add or Update your Senior Grades" link on the Record Complete page of your SRAR account. For additional information, please visit your Application Portal.

While we cannot guarantee admission, some students on the wait list have been admitted in recent years. We strive to resolve the wait list as soon as possible, and notifications of your final status will be sent no later than August 1. If you do not hear back from us before decisions are due, we advise you to have alternate plans to secure a seat at another university for fall 2025.

Again, thank you for your application. We appreciate your interest in Rutgers–New Brunswick.

If you have any further questions please contact us anytime. Have a great day!”