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Posted this same poll in pre-allo, but wanted your opinions also. I realize it's still early, but I'm still curious.
I don't think interviewing for the wait list really begins until after the class is near full
Depends on the school. Some fill their classes earlier rather than later. AZCOM last year still had spots probably up until March I would say.
i'd say that in march, there may be a few that aren't full, but in april, you are basically interviewing everywhere for a waitlist spot.
Do you think they purposely leave open spots for highly qualified, but late, applicants?
This is what I would do if I were running a school.
but that is assuming that you are primarily getting bad applicants. if you save a few spots for good applicants, and they come, then you get a couple more really good ones, what do you do. With the application process as competitive as it is, there are tons of good applicants that schools don't need to wait. also, if you are running a school, business sense would be to fill up your entire class as soon as humanly possible and hope that some drop so they don't get their non refundable deposit back. much smarter than holding a few spots just in case.
but that is assuming that you are primarily getting bad applicants. if you save a few spots for good applicants, and they come, then you get a couple more really good ones, what do you do. With the application process as competitive as it is, there are tons of good applicants that schools don't need to wait. also, if you are running a school, business sense would be to fill up your entire class as soon as humanly possible and hope that some drop so they don't get their non refundable deposit back. much smarter than holding a few spots just in case.
but that is assuming that you are primarily getting bad applicants. if you save a few spots for good applicants, and they come, then you get a couple more really good ones, what do you do. With the application process as competitive as it is, there are tons of good applicants that schools don't need to wait. also, if you are running a school, business sense would be to fill up your entire class as soon as humanly possible and hope that some drop so they don't get their non refundable deposit back. much smarter than holding a few spots just in case.
I also agree it depends on the school, I would lean more towards february... Schools don't make a bunch of money off of these deposits but it serves a more of an incentive for people to not hold a bunch of seats into those later months of the cycle.I hadn't thought about that. Do schools really make a significant amount of money off those non-refundable deposits?
I also agree it depends on the school, I would lean more towards february... Schools don't make a bunch of money off of these deposits but it serves a more of an incentive for people to not hold a bunch of seats into those later months of the cycle.
I also agree it depends on the school, I would lean more towards february... Schools don't make a bunch of money off of these deposits but it serves a more of an incentive for people to not hold a bunch of seats into those later months of the cycle.
i agree with feb or maybe even earlier. my best friend interviewed for a waitlist spot in like January? I think. Im curious to enough to ask him now, lol. They didnt even tell him till after the interview.
What school was this?
I know western definitely leaves spots open through April for qualified applicants. For USC, you're pretty much interviewing for waitlist spots come February.
I know these schools seem random, but those are the 2 of which I know the most about their admissions process.