Firstly, my apologies to those of you reading this in the false hope that there has been waitlist movement at Columbia-so far as I know, that has not happened in a while.
That being said, I mailed Dean Frantz on 6/12 and received a postcard in reply that reads, "The Committee on Admissions acknowledges with thanks the communication we recently received from you."
Ever since I was waitlisted, whenever I would mail Dr. Frantz, I would receive a letter back from him saying, "We'll keep you in careful consideration, etc." And any time I would speak with him on the phone, he was always fairly positive aboutmy chances, even when others were posting on SDN that he told them there was no chance whatsoever. When I called him roughly 2 weeks ago, he told me that they are currently overenrolled by about a dozen, and he does not expect to see much more (if any) waitlist movement.
I have been operating with the mentality that the Harvard, Hopkins, etc. waitlists will soon see lots of movement that may open up some spots for us at Columbia. Is there anyone out there who is in a similar situation or has any new insights into the mysterious process that is P&S admissions? I'm just trying to figure out if Frantz is truly cluless about what may happen with the waitlist, or if he is trying to drop some hints on me. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
