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@tunaktunak sorry for calling you out earlier for making speculations while I continue to make speculations... please keep contributing to this thread!
*yetWe haven't achieved the level of insane speculations and conspiracies that last year's cohort had.
Omg you're totally fine! My comment about having to WAIT on the WAITlist was a joke (hence the /s on that post) hahaha@tunaktunak sorry for calling you out earlier for making speculations while I continue to make speculations... please keep contributing to this thread!
Thanks, sounds good!Omg you're totally fine! My comment about having to WAIT on the WAITlist was a joke (hence the /s on that post) hahaha
But also, there were 333 acceptances last year, 315 the year before that, and 365 the year before that. I'm hopeful.
Good luck to you wherever you're going!Withdrew my WL position today. Good luck to everyone!
Why do you say/think that the first WL movement this year was huge? I feel like there weren’t that many people that posted on the forum that they were accepted, and most seemed to be PSTP. Just genuinely curious, not saying you’re wrongI hope we see a lot of movement, but also this year's first WL movement seemed to have been huge compared to those of last year. Maybe that's why they didn't do a second one in April
...and hopefully it didn't initially push them too far over their goal class size
10+ people reported As on March 25. More than any single WL movement last cycle per SDN data...Why do you say/think that the first WL movement this year was huge? I feel like there weren’t that many people that posted on the forum that they were accepted, and most seemed to be PSTP. Just genuinely curious, not saying you’re wrong
We have no way of knowing this at all. It is 100% conjecture.Why do you say/think that the first WL movement this year was huge?
Also realize that this cycle is unlike any other. While every past cycle had initial decisions released mid-late January, this cycle's was February 19th. So April from last year can't necessarily be compared to April this year.But they probably overcompensated (from our perspective at least) leading to more As than current spots. Hence there was not a WL movement in April as they had reached class size. Now it's a matter of people who got Pitt As getting off of other WL and dropping Pitt before admissions has another WL movement. Will we see movement next week, the week after, or maybe not at all? Who knows...
That is exactly what you just did to me, good SkyBisonMy heart is going to explode every time I see a notification from this thread bc I'll be wondering if there has been waitlist movement 😅
I knew that I would give a few people a heart attack I am so sorry 😭 I need to share my sentiment with others because at this rate I am checking my email like every 5 minutes as well as this SDN page LMAO. I need some solidarityThat is exactly what you just did to me, good SkyBison
You absolutely have solidarity!!I knew that I would give a few people a heart attack I am so sorry 😭 I need to share my sentiment with others because at this rate I am checking my email like every 5 minutes as well as this SDN page LMAO. I need some solidarity
You could email too maybe. Not sure if it would hurt/help you thoughIs it frowned upon to call the Office of Admissions and ask if they are at liberty to reveal when we can expect acceptances off the waitlist, even if it's as general as "last week in May" or something? I mean the worst they could say is no, right?
I believe the people that answer the phone calls are usually admission assistant so they are not actually in the admission committee? So I don’t think it will be frowned upon. Also pitt is pretty transparent.Is it frowned upon to call the Office of Admissions and ask if they are at liberty to reveal when we can expect acceptances off the waitlist, even if it's as general as "last week in May" or something? I mean the worst they could say is no, right?
Ah yes, I forgot about this one. Thanks for the catch, @medDaisuki! And thank you, @warmpotato, for reaching out to them earlier.I thought someone posted previously that the second movement will be around mid-May?
For those anxiously waiting, I've been told they are at class size and the earliest they would visit the WL would be early to mid-May.
Dang. Thank you for the info though.I contacted admissions within the past few days and they had said that they're still at class size
thanks for doing this!!! helpful informationI contacted admissions within the past few days and they had said that they're still at class size
Lol seeing that someone replied to the Pitt thread gave me a near heart attack 😂😭I contacted admissions within the past few days and they had said that they're still at class size
I doubt the validity of this because I feel Pitt would say this as a standard response whenever asked. It could be December and they would say the class is filledI contacted admissions within the past few days and they had said that they're still at class size
Ugh this really sucks if it’s true. Especially because they seem to have such large WL movements in prior years. I really had my hopes up.I contacted admissions within the past few days and they had said that they're still at class size
I sent another letter in today and got a similar reply saying they are at class size and will not be pulling off the waitlist until spots become available :/I contacted admissions within the past few days and they had said that they're still at class size
It’s baffling that they have gone from 65 acceptances off the waitlist last year to potentially only a handful this year.
Ugh, this is my thinking too. When I got my II here, I nearly cried because I didn't think I was competitive enough to go to my dream school. I thought I killed my interviews here too, so my hopes were high all cycle.My theory: because they significantly increased the number of interviews and expanded the pool to "less competitive" applicants (like myself), there was a much greater proportion of people who received acceptances who would also pick Pittsburgh as their first choice.
I can't imagine anyone was interviewed exclusively for the waitlist. It's more likely we just started one wrung lower in the staircase analogy.Ugh, this is my thinking too. When I got my II here, I nearly cried because I didn't think I was competitive enough to go to my dream school. I thought I killed my interviews here too, so my hopes were high all cycle.
But I guess I'm slowly realizing that my II was likely extended as a backup from the start, especially since I didn't get off that first WL wave.
Where does it say that? Under "Application Status"? Or when you try to log-on in general?Uhmm, tried to check the portal today, it says my "account has been deactivated, please contact the administrator." Is this a soft rejection? Wonder if I am no longer in consideration for the waitlist.
Haha, considering that you seem to be in the minority with this problem, it could even be a good thing...Uhmm, tried to check the portal today, it says my "account has been deactivated, please contact the administrator." Is this a soft rejection? Wonder if I am no longer in consideration for the waitlist.
I sure hope so!Haha, considering that you seem to be in the minority with this problem, it could even be a good thing...
In past years, problems with peoples' portals seemed to indicate future WL movement
If you end up getting in make sure to tell us here!I sure hope so!