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wise_university1 said:
Have any KHS video invitees (finalists or non-finalists) gotten a decision yet? (R, WL, or A)

Based on the decisions yesterday (all January interviews), I'm almost highly doubtful that any more acceptances will come out (even though I'd hoped for the opposite). I just can't understand why they're also releasing waitlists in batches. Truly wish everyone the best, but it doesn't seem very promising at all for anyone who hasn't received anything.
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wise. I had visions last night. are you slipping through the cracks.
 
wise_university1 said:
Have any KHS video invitees (finalists or non-finalists) gotten a decision yet? (R, WL, or A)

Based on the decisions yesterday (all January interviews), I'm almost highly doubtful that any more acceptances will come out (even though I'd hoped for the opposite). I just can't understand why they're also releasing waitlists in batches. Truly wish everyone the best, but it doesn't seem very promising at all for anyone who hasn't received anything.
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There is actually a very logical reason for why they're waitlisting in batches: to compare early-cycle interviewees (who may be on the A/WL or WL/R fence) against ones that interviewed later in the cycle

This especially makes sense considering that the post-II R seems to be new this year, as opposed to previous years where it seemed like everyone who didn't receive an A got WL
 
HobbyDoctor said:
There is actually a very logical reason for why they're waitlisting in batches: to compare early-cycle interviewees (who may be on the A/WL or WL/R fence) against ones that interviewed later in the cycle

This especially makes sense considering that the post-II R seems to be new this year, as opposed to previous years where it seemed like everyone who didn't receive an A got WL
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feels like i’m a hostage watching other hostages get killed and waiting for my turn
 
found from previous year's thread:

This is purely speculation, but the review process might go like this:

1. Admissions reviews our files semi-chronologically or according to their own scoring criteria
2. The update button disappears once they start reviewing the file
3. They place us on the staircase analogy -> if you are a very strong candidate, they accept quicker; if you are a candidate who needs further consideration, they compare you with later candidates (hence the different lengths between button disappearance to decision)
4. We either get A, WL, or R

Again, this is purely a guess, so take it with a grain of salt
 
bruhmomento said:
found from previous year's thread:

This is purely speculation, but the review process might go like this:

1. Admissions reviews our files semi-chronologically or according to their own scoring criteria
2. The update button disappears once they start reviewing the file
3. They place us on the staircase analogy -> if you are a very strong candidate, they accept quicker; if you are a candidate who needs further consideration, they compare you with later candidates (hence the different lengths between button disappearance to decision)
4. We either get A, WL, or R

Again, this is purely a guess, so take it with a grain of salt
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this makes the most sense
 
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wise_university[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]] said:
hmm there was a bunch of post-II R's on cycletrack last year, how is this new?
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cycle track doesn’t distinguish between pre and post II rejections. the threads of the past three years never had a single post-II rejection, so everyone assumed they only WLs
 
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wise_university1 said:
hmm there was a bunch of post-II R's on cycletrack last year, how is this new?
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Were there? I might be mistaken but looking through the SDN thread from last year it seemed like the initial outcomes post-interview were either A or WL

I know last year they were sending out pre-II Rs up until late-January-ish
 
avotoast said:
are you saying no more KHS acceptances will come out, or general acceptances? if the latter, i have a hard time believing that since there was a huge A wave last year that hasn't happened yet
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I am a KHS finalist this year, and i haven't heard back from MD if this makes you feel better. Clearly, Stanford is doing something new this year, so I would dare to say that speculating based on previous years really do no good but cause anxiety. And posting those speculations can only cause yourself and others anxiety here. Time will tell. Just wait until Wednesday or Friday, and keep manifesting not all hope is lost.
 
I think the staircase analogy is truly in play. Thus, idk if we should even expect to hear back M/W/F anymore. Or even this week.
 
dk100 said:
I think the staircase analogy is truly in play. Thus, idk if we should even expect to hear back M/W/F anymore. Or even this week.
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so you think it will be truly unpredictable what day they get back to us? It seems like they've at least waitlisted/rejected/accepted in waves on certain days, but it's been hard to predict what month of interviewees will be W/R/A on what day.
 
It seems that each week, they've been releasing acceptances somewhat chronologically. This past Friday had a few acceptances from 1/15 interviews. The previous Friday had acceptances for some 1/10 interviews. However, since the waves have been so sparse, it is possible that they have been only giving acceptances to the absolute "top of the staircase" applicants that would get in regardless of how more recent interviewees are evaluated. I'm not sure whether interviews have officially concluded here, but my guess is that once they do, the adcom will circle back and release larger batches of acceptances to fill the rest of the class, pulling from all interview dates. This, of course, is all speculation and seems to be different from how they have made decisions in the past.
 
maybe they are doing it this way but also I'm confused because they did tell us nov interviewees that they would get back to us in January - so did they change their strategy last minute? I don't necessarily think nov/dec applicants are all cooked because larger waves of A's haven't been released from those months but also nothing seems to make sense anymore 😃
 
I think all of you guys are right. We've all been following this so closely since around 1/15, and it's getting so hard to predict what Stanford is doing. Of course I hope to hear back today or this week, but man is it draining...
 
WL email, interviewed early december
 
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Soooo for those of us waitlisted... what's the tea... Is it pretty much over for us? Anyone know if they accept updates at this point? Email says we may hear from them again in May (tragic) but cycle track from last year has rejections/acceptances in March (though not sure if those were for waitlisted people). Just looking for any extra info people may know!
 
Ethan M said:
I am a KHS finalist this year, and i haven't heard back from MD if this makes you feel better. Clearly, Stanford is doing something new this year, so I would dare to say that speculating based on previous years really do no good but cause anxiety. And posting those speculations can only cause yourself and others anxiety here. Time will tell. Just wait until Wednesday or Friday, and keep manifesting not all hope is lost.
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Did you get an A?
 
strawberrygirl10 said:
Soooo for those of us waitlisted... what's the tea... Is it pretty much over for us? Anyone know if they accept updates at this point? Email says we may hear from them again in May (tragic) but cycle track from last year has rejections/acceptances in March (though not sure if those were for waitlisted people). Just looking for any extra info people may know!
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this is what i want to know too :'(
 
bc there are more post II rejections this year and thus less waitlisted candidates, maybe chances of getting off the waitlist are higher?
 
share!! i lowkey think WL is cooked though… ima just give up hope and try to get into the only other school that gave me an II
 
Are newly submitted publications worth including as an update?
 
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kalimba said:
Are newly submitted publications worth including as an update?
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yes of course that’s probably the best use of an update haha
 
strawberrygirl10 said:
Soooo for those of us waitlisted... what's the tea... Is it pretty much over for us? Anyone know if they accept updates at this point? Email says we may hear from them again in May (tragic) but cycle track from last year has rejections/acceptances in March (though not sure if those were for waitlisted people). Just looking for any extra info people may know!
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Also wondering if they accept any sort of letters (updates/continuining interest/intent) from waitlisted applicants?
 
sphingolipid1 said:
Also wondering if they accept any sort of letters (updates/continuining interest/intent) from waitlisted applicants?
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I’ve been considering reaching out to admissions to see if they’ll accept any sig updates after WL. I feel like since they haven’t “welcomed” any additional info, they probably don’t want anything.
 
JUST GOT THE CALL! Told me im the realest they have ever seen!

Interviewed in Dec and its been silence. They seem to have accepted Jan interviews fast asf. maybe the california fires burned our apps or something
 
KitchenSinkEnjoyer said:
JUST GOT THE CALL! Told me im the realest they have ever seen!

Interviewed in Dec and its been silence. They seem to have accepted Jan interviews fast asf. maybe the california fires burned our apps or something
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Is this tea real with the january interviews... i'm a late jan interviewee 🙂
 
Hey everyone, can someone explain why the update button disappears? For those who interviewed recently (e.g., in January), how long did it take for your update tab to disappear? The wait is really getting to me 😩.
 
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