I don't see the harm, since you are now out of play. As you experienced last year, the vast majority will blow you off anyway, and those that might be willing to help might be too busy right now, but there is absolutely no reason not to ask after you receive a R. JMHO, but I'd do it if I were you.
Some of the messages I received from the schools last year in response to my question sounded pretty annoyed. Also, I've just been taught to never email the admissions committee unless absolutely necessary. I'm never really sure what may or may not hurt my chances.
FWIW, and I've not yet applied, but I assumed you'd be reaching out to the office staff, and not the adcom itself. Is that what you are talking about?
My mental state could really use some movement this week lol
Absolutely!! SDN is merely a non-representative barometer, not an accurate reporting vehicle.
I think I’ll lose my mind even more if I see movement that doesn’t involve me 🤧
I've had dreams where
Thanks for this post! This WL thread has been a nice corner on SDN of encouragement/positivity for all of us still waiting.
dare i say? ....................................lets get this bread!
Yes! Nobody who is not on your schools' adcoms can say for sure, but with 5 WLs, including 1 HPWL, you are statistically likely to convert 1 or 2 of them into As (especially the HPWL!), based on average conversion rates of IIs into As, which include people being called off WLs. I really think you are in pretty decent shape.
Thanks Knightdoc 😎, I need some hopium for the weeks ahead
Only thing that makes me doubt this optimism is the number of members on various schools' Class of 2025 Facebook Groups. I took a look at some of the FB groups for the Class of 2025 at a few of my WL schools, and they are all either just at the school's entering class capacity or even over it by 20-30+ people. It made me question how much WL movement actually occurs, and perhaps served as a reminder that WL movement is truly minimal at each school as each school has already offered As at or above class capacity.
Many current students and graduating MS4's join the FB group to promote programs, sell their apartment room, etc.
FB group member, in my humble opinion, is a pretty bad method to gauge the school’s class capacity. First, it’s not just newly entering class who are in the fb group, there has to be faculty and student members who are there to guide the new kiddos. Plus a lot of accepted kids join fb once they are accepted (especially since we couldnt visit the campus or interact with anyone), and leave once they commit to a diff place!
Obviously, not as good as 5 WLs with one HPWL, but still far above zero!
You have to look for Indirect clues that something is happening. Watch the X vs. Y forum, Especially after April 30. And less so, the school threads via new questions about program details this late in the decision process.
I’ve posted about this before. Let’s say five similar schools each only offered 100 As for 100 seats each. If the schools are in fact quite similar, there is a good chance that there is not insignificant overlap of candidates who received As at multiple of the schools. In aggregate, there would therefore be a deficit and need to draw from the WL. The higher ranked the schools are, the more likely this occurs.p due to the bell curve shape of stats.
interesting point, i would have originally thought that it would be the opposite, that the higher ranked the school is the higher their yields tend to be. Therefore i wouldve thought that schools in the top 10-20 have pretty insignificant movement. wouldve thought that lower, middle of the pack schools would have the most cause the top candidates likely have A's there, as well as at the top schools. im sure there's data for this somewhere, i havent looked into it
As someone with 3 WLs and one of them is from low yield school (top choice), I’m loving you guys’ statements. ✨confirmation bias✨
This is what I’m hoping for! My low yield only md interview had a lot of high stat people accepted and I’ve seen some of them withdraw already...hoping for the best🤧
As someone who was only just reminded to leave the fb groups of the schools I withdrew from (thanks lol), I can say that some people stay in multiple school's fb groups until April 30th, until they have all of their questions answered/financial aid/etc.
So close, but still so far away 😢
time to change our diapers and buckle our carseats, this journey is about to get bumpy
HERE IT COMES BOYSSSSS (and GIRLS).... BRACE YOURSELVES
Can you help me change mine? It's the dirtiest.
Dirty diapers are good. It means you have 💎👋🏻 and not 🧻👋🏻 . Adcoms reward that type of dedication
I'm still holding GME and my diaper has never been fuller.
yours are some serious 💎🙌. HODL'ing the WL should be no problem
It is no problem indeed. Without the possibility of selling my WL positions, HODL'ing is merely an empty state of uncertainty with no recourse through self-determined action! The joy is immeasurabl....y miniscule.
Looks like you might get another shot at the $200s this week
if schools waitlisted a lot of the same candidates, then what happens?
Well, no.. I think this scenario is correct however there will MORE movement this year, with just more applicants on the waitlist.
curious what is going on at Geisinger. Last year they waitlisted 380(!!!) and only accepted about 30 off the waitlist. Would this year be even crazier?
