Got an interview after being on hold!

[lalalaaaaaa]

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Just wondering if anyone actually gets off the infamous pre-interview holds.

I'm on hold at Penn State, Drexel, and GW, and I presume they are going to be rejections come March. But, maybe some of you have received invites after a hold.

If you are one of these lucky few, please give hope to the rest of us by telling your story!

 

[NickNaylor]

About 10% of Pritzker's interviews each season come from the hold list.

 

[lalalaaaaaa]

I hear Loyola is pretty good about reconsidering those applications, but I only gather that from the SDN page. Hear-say at best.

 

[Etorphine]

i got off hold from GW after a couple of months of silence and getting a formal letter telling me I was on hold. No special magic, I just waited.

 

[blizzah]

Lots of people get off GW hold. Me was one.

 

[Nymphicus]

Lots of people get off GW hold. Me was one.

same

 

[NoNotYouLionel]

How do people know if they are on hold? And what is "small pooled"?

 

[mauberley]

How do people know if they are on hold? And what is "small pooled"?

Some schools will tell you that you're on hold or small pooled.

Both mean you're technically still under consideration--essentially, that you weren't terrible enough to outright reject, but not good enough to immediately offer an interview to, either.

 

[NeuralNetwork]

How do people know if they are on hold? And what is "small pooled"?

You usually find out about a hold via e-mail or status update..just means they reviewed your app and didn't want to make a decision yet

Small pooled means they looked at your app and decided to put you into a smaller pile of apps that are going to be more seriously considered after having gone through an initial filter to get rid of the majority of apps - and as mauberley said above..some small pools are holds in disguise

 

[docbrill]

i got off hold from GW after a couple of months of silence and getting a formal letter telling me I was on hold. No special magic, I just waited.

Lots of people get off GW hold. Me was one.

same

Good to know!