2009-2010 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) Application Thread

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So I couldn't take it anymore and I called the admissions office (I don't do well with "waiting patiently"). They said that my file was currently under final review so I probably wouldn't hear anything until January.

That sucks! I was told 4-6 weeks like everyone else and for sure by the end of December. Worst...Christmas...Ever.

Especially frustrating considering I moved my interview back two weeks because I was assured that I would still find out by Christmas.
 
I'm SO disappointed! Today is exactly 6 weeks since my interview and when I called the admissions office today I was told that I wouldn't hear anything until "well into January."
 
A friend of mine said that he just got an acceptance email today, so maybe more are on the way.
 
Moogle Man said:
A friend of mine said that he just got an acceptance email today, so maybe more are on the way.
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An acceptance email? I'm pretty sure the dean said he was calling us, at least at my interview...
 
Oh. Maybe it was a phone call. I'm not sure how the message was received; I only know that it arrived today.
 
housefish26 said:
So I couldn't take it anymore and I called the admissions office (I don't do well with "waiting patiently"). They said that my file was currently under final review so I probably wouldn't hear anything until January.

That sucks! I was told 4-6 weeks like everyone else and for sure by the end of December. Worst...Christmas...Ever.

Especially frustrating considering I moved my interview back two weeks because I was assured that I would still find out by Christmas.
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AHHH that's so lame! Now I am sure I won't hear until end of January, either.
GRRR
 
My girlfriend got the call this morning. My guess is Dean White is taking a while to get through them. Judging by her last name and mine, it's not going in alphabetical order... for whoever was wondering about that...
 
Got the call around 4ish! Interview mid-October.
 
You guys are making me nervous. I hope there are still more early/mid October calls to go out/ 😳
 
Got the call!!! (several hours ago) Interviewed way back on 9/24. 🙂
Congratulations to everyone that got good news and lots of :luck::luck::luck: for those still waiting, ohhh so patiently! :xf:
 
Interview on Monday! Wish me luck, friends!
 
betheltim said:
Interview on Monday! Wish me luck, friends!
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I will wish you luck, mostly because you have an MCS quote. One of many reasons I love MN.

God I hope they call me next week, 8 weeks already? sheesh...
 
Does anyone know the recent numbers of OOS interviewees/acceptances for only the twin-cities campus?
 
Sry. Wrong board.
 
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buckyftw said:
I will wish you luck, mostly because you have an MCS quote. One of many reasons I love MN.

God I hope they call me next week, 8 weeks already? sheesh...
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You wouldn't wish me luck so I can get in...? :-(

Haha, just kiddin'. MCS is fantastic though; one of the reasons I love MN, as well.
 
anybody receive any other decision besides acceptance post interview?
 
Did anyone from late October hear anything yet? I called and they said my file was up for the committee to review, but they may not have gotten to it. Since I haven't gotten anything in the mail and I live close, I'm guessing it will be option number two of them reviewing on January 16th.
 
Depumcrc said:
anybody receive any other decision besides acceptance post interview?
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When I last called the office (since I'm away from school and won't be able to get to my mailbox till sometime mid-January), they said that my file had been decided on and that "a letter had been sent." If this isn't just a a standard answer, that just means bad news in one form or another, and they can't disclose the contents of the letter 🙁
 
I went to committee last wed. and the admissions told me that "a decision has been reached and you will hear very soon".. I haven't received a letter yet, so hopefully it works out for the best..

Aka.. If it is a waitlist, don't stress too much, they had a ton of waitlist movement last year
 
Depumcrc said:
Aka.. If it is a waitlist, don't stress too much, they had a ton of waitlist movement last year
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True that. I have it on good authority that they went through pretty much the whole thing last year. I even know someone who was rejected, then called in September and asked if he still wanted a spot. I can't say it will be the same this cycle, but it's not a bad sign.
 
housefish26 said:
True that. I have it on good authority that they went through pretty much the whole thing last year. I even know someone who was rejected, then called in September and asked if he still wanted a spot. I can't say it will be the same this cycle, but it's not a bad sign.
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I don't know if I believe that about the rejection, I have a friend who interviewed on the very last interview date and was waitlisted. They told him he fell "10 spots short of acceptance" off the waitlist after multiple phone calls. Wouldn't they have offered that spot to all the waitlisters before randomly calling up someone who was flat-out rejected??

But yeah I asked on my interview day about waitlist movement and it is "quite brisk"
 
sassilysweet said:
I don't know if I believe that about the rejection, I have a friend who interviewed on the very last interview date and was waitlisted. They told him he fell "10 spots short of acceptance" off the waitlist after multiple phone calls. Wouldn't they have offered that spot to all the waitlisters before randomly calling up someone who was flat-out rejected??

But yeah I asked on my interview day about waitlist movement and it is "quite brisk"
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Yeah fair enough. I actually heard about the rejection from a friend of a friend. Either way though, lots of waitlist movement.
 
Does anyone know when the waitlist begins to move? Do we have to wait until May?
 
probably may.. did you get a waitlist letter? Do you have any idea when you went to the committee
 
Did not get a waitlist letter yet, but I assume it's in the mail.
 
nantucket said:
Does anyone know when the waitlist begins to move? Do we have to wait until May?
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I believe Dean White said May, and I KNOW he said that if you rejected or waitlisted you are not suppose to call until after May 10/15 (can't remember) to find out why.
 
God, I loved this school when I interviewed. THe interviewees and the dean were so nice. Love to get in here. 🙂
 
housefish26 said:
True that. I have it on good authority that they went through pretty much the whole thing last year. I even know someone who was rejected, then called in September and asked if he still wanted a spot. I can't say it will be the same this cycle, but it's not a bad sign.
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No need to be skeptical... I know the guy. It is indeed true.

I hope he doesn't mind me saying that...
 
After my interview day, I wouldn't hesitate for a minute if I was accepted. I love the campus and all the programs and opportunities the school has. Not to mention the new Amplatz!
 
buckyftw said:
An acceptance email? I'm pretty sure the dean said he was calling us, at least at my interview...
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Haha, Dr. White referred to this person in his presentation yesterday... I believe he said it was an area code issue, so he just emailed the acceptance.
 
betheltim said:
No need to be skeptical... I know the guy. It is indeed true.

I hope he doesn't mind me saying that...
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Does anyone have any more knowledge on waitlist movement from last year? I, too, find this hard to believe. I failed to uncover a thread for last year's application cycle.

Three years ago, the UofMN accepted too many applicants initially. They accepted somewhere in the range of 300 applicants directly after interviews. 183 accepted, which was 13 over the desired limit. Thus, the waitlist did not move at all this year.

Two years ago, the UofMN made an effort to prevent this from happening again by accepting a much lower number of applicants initially directly after interviews. They accepted 242 applicants and proceeded to take 43 from the waitlist.

At least up until two years ago, the retention rate for acceptances had been increasing. I don't know if they had ever accepted less than 300 applicants for the 165-170 spots in the class. That's why I'm curious how they could have exhausted the waitlist last year. I wonder if they gave out more than 285 acceptances.

Any insight?
 
Golf Shoes said:
Does anyone have any more knowledge on waitlist movement from last year? I, too, find this hard to believe. I failed to uncover a thread for last year's application cycle.

Three years ago, the UofMN accepted too many applicants initially. They accepted somewhere in the range of 300 applicants directly after interviews. 183 accepted, which was 13 over the desired limit. Thus, the waitlist did not move at all this year.

Two years ago, the UofMN made an effort to prevent this from happening again by accepting a much lower number of applicants initially directly after interviews. They accepted 242 applicants and proceeded to take 43 from the waitlist.

At least up until two years ago, the retention rate for acceptances had been increasing. I don't know if they had ever accepted less than 300 applicants for the 165-170 spots in the class. That's why I'm curious how they could have exhausted the waitlist last year. I wonder if they gave out more than 285 acceptances.

Any insight?
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I haven't talked to my friend (to whom this happened) a lot about this, but I know that it did, indeed happen. I don't believe it was a mistake rejection that was fixed later, and I don't think he asked why or how, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was, because he was most definitely qualified.

I sure hope that your numbers are accurate and still generally applicable to this application cycle though! Unfortunately, I don't have any additional insight (per your question), but if I discover anything significant I will let you know, haha.
 
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I know of at least one person that was on the waiting list last year and never made it.
 
betheltim said:
I haven't talked to my friend (to whom this happened) a lot about this, but I know that it did, indeed happen. I don't believe it was a mistake rejection that was fixed later, and I don't think he asked why or how, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was, because he was most definitely qualified.

I sure hope that your numbers are accurate and still generally applicable to this application cycle though! Unfortunately, I don't have any additional insight (per your question), but if I discover anything significant I will let you know, haha.
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Ok seriously, are you sure he just didn't refer to his waitlist as a rejection, because I really just do not believe that they would call a rejected student up and offer him a spot unless someone pulled some MAJOR strings on his behalf.
 
nantucket said:
Ditto. When they say they don't want more information... does it mean that they don't want new transcripts?
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Good question, I'm assuming not unless they ask for them later if there is an acceptance or something. Looks like the waiting continues..
 
sassilysweet said:
Ok seriously, are you sure he just didn't refer to his waitlist as a rejection, because I really just do not believe that they would call a rejected student up and offer him a spot unless someone pulled some MAJOR strings on his behalf.
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I'm nearly certain. I'll talk to him soon and see if he actually wants me talking about him at all first, haha, then if he doesn't care I'll get his take on it (or as much as he is willing to allow me to share). I mean, it IS his life and all, and I don't want to make his life a spectacle, especially if it's none of my business. He's a good friend of mine, and I just want to respect him and his privacy, you know?

Needless to say, your surprise equals mine when he told me (I was in Seattle, haha).

Anyway... Guys (and gals), it's only been a day and a half and I already have the urge to call them and ask them if my application has gone through the final review... This is bad. Haha...

😍
 
betheltim said:
I'm nearly certain. I'll talk to him soon and see if he actually wants me talking about him at all first, haha, then if he doesn't care I'll get his take on it (or as much as he is willing to allow me to share). I mean, it IS his life and all, and I don't want to make his life a spectacle, especially if it's none of my business. He's a good friend of mine, and I just want to respect him and his privacy, you know?

Needless to say, your surprise equals mine when he told me (I was in Seattle, haha).

Anyway... Guys (and gals), it's only been a day and a half and I already have the urge to call them and ask them if my application has gone through the final review... This is bad. Haha...

😍
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Cool. Sorry, it just seems super-crazy that that would happen and I would be angry at the U if it did.

HA, be patient little grasshopper, I'm almost at 6 weeks and I am just going to wait until after the holidays....Good luck, though!
 
sassilysweet said:
Cool. Sorry, it just seems super-crazy that that would happen and I would be angry at the U if it did.

HA, be patient little grasshopper, I'm almost at 6 weeks and I am just going to wait until after the holidays....Good luck, though!
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Oh it's no problem, I just figured it would be better to make sure he's okay with me talking about his life, haha... I'd be angry if someone was more qualified, but he was very qualified, and my guess is that it was a mistake rejection anyway.

That's a good idea to wait, Dr. White mentioned that someone emailed him an angry letter at 8 weeks after counting the days or something, and it sounded like Dr. White and the rest of the admissions staff doesn't like that sort of thing at all, haha... I'm not going to pester them, but after eight weeks I'll probably give them a call...
 
How long after we interview do we expect to hear? Really excited about this school.
 
thamsenman said:
How long after we interview do we expect to hear? Really excited about this school.
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Haven't been reading the thread at all, huh?🙄

They keep telling everyone 4-6 weeks, most are waiting 9-10+
...unless you have a 4.0/40, in which case it seems like they call you within a week.
 
sassilysweet said:
Haven't been reading the thread at all, huh?🙄

They keep telling everyone 4-6 weeks, most are waiting 9-10+
...unless you have a 4.0/40, in which case it seems like they call you within a week.
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Haha... Dr. White suggested that, for those of us who interviewed in mid-December, it should be 6-8 weeks, with the "official" timeline being 4-6 weeks (he said if we're really lucky and they get through a lot of final decisions, it would be 4-6, but he said not to get our hopes up).

What I would really like to know is how much the waiting list has moved in the past, and how much they expect it to be used this year... I know the numbers were approximately detailed before, but I'm curious how accurate they are.
 
betheltim said:
Haha... Dr. White suggested that, for those of us who interviewed in mid-December, it should be 6-8 weeks, with the "official" timeline being 4-6 weeks (he said if we're really lucky and they get through a lot of final decisions, it would be 4-6, but he said not to get our hopes up).

What I would really like to know is how much the waiting list has moved in the past, and how much they expect it to be used this year... I know the numbers were approximately detailed before, but I'm curious how accurate they are.
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I think Dean White has a JD, so most people would not refer to him as Dr. White. 🙂
 
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