People who were accepted have until the 17th to accept or decline so I assume after that date they will know how many spots will be open again for alternates. I bet that they accept people off the waitlist after the orientation on dec. 17th also if people did not complete all the requirements (cpr, drug test, etc) and are no longer eligible for the program.
I wish I knew what a competitive GPA was too. I also read some forums from the past years and there were just a few people who said they got an email saying their credits didn’t transfer and they were ineligible and now I’m so nervous! ? hahaha. Good luck!!