In extreme examples, yes. I don't think Rosalind Franklin would interview somebody who got a 40 on the MCAT because that would just be a waste of everyone's time. But I'm not the applicant that schools are yield protecting against, even if that is what my grandmother says.
Bless your grandmother. I was thinking of yield-protection post-interview. Why accept someone now when you're not sure if they'll withdraw their application post-April 30 when they have other acceptances.... and if all other schools have the same mentality, then you can be left with no acceptances pre-april 30 really...
Thank you. I tend to look at application success as a binary state, but I am certainly very proud and grateful to get four interviews. I know people who have been rejected post-interview at all of the schools I interviewed with, so it could always be worse.
Indeed
Last cycle I was on three waitlists until August so I'm pretty sure they can wait until day 1 of their classes
I think they were asking what's the last day you can get an initial post interview decision, accept or reject or wait list.
I know me too. I thought if they ask u to apply, u get a good chance. I thought wrong. Did u ask them for feedback or call them to follow up after the rejection?
I think they can basically do whatever they want.
called them to follow up. But yeah was definitely disappointed, I assumed I had an extremely high chance.
Thanks man! I will give them a call, I really haven't been getting good feedback on my app.
Me too...so much silence.
This would be of no use to a school at all after an interview. All schools have a calculated number needed to fill. Delaying an acceptance is entirely counter-productive.
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Mmm... I understand that reason. I'm not necessarily suggesting a delayed acceptance. More like a lower priority on the waitlist because you're not sure this applicant will attend your school over others when you want them to fill a vacant seat later in the cycle. I don't know. Just trying to learn more about the magic that happens behind admissions.
They may be on a wait-list at a top-choice school that accepted them, causing them to drop another acceptance.
Waitlist management varies dramatically by school and is unpredictable even at the same school from year to year.
If someone is holding multiple acceptances at more than 1 top tier school and they only choose one.Hey guys. I was thinking of this scenario...
My guess is that top -tier girl/guy likely got a deferral (ex. to do a year of research), a rescinded acceptance (celebrated too hard after acceptance and broke the LAW), quit to go to dental school (lol) or some other reason.
Whatever, it's not important anyway. It's not like knowing the answer is going to stop someone from making contingency plans for a reapp.
That's around the time after the April 30 rush when there are numerous vacancies from multiple-acceptance peeps withdrawing. As people take some time to "switch" their one-acceptance to another school, there will likely be waitlist movement for weeks.
It's the same reason that people are pulled off early. Someone else withdrew...
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Banana...I sure hope you get your acceptance soon. Every time I see you have a new post on this thread my heart jumps. Just once...just once I want to be able to read a post from you and I can say WOO HOO! Congrats! Damn that felt good to say that...now those damn schools better come through for you so I can say it for reals!
Thank you for getting the reference! One of my all time favorite movies. "If that thing had nine lives, he just spent 'em all."
I long for the day, I really do. "Panacea" is an apt description if what it would be like to get in at this point. Thank you for your kind words!
If I get into UIC this week, I will personally give everyone on this thread $1000. It doesn't matter that my current net worth is $6 and half a ham sandwich...I'll find a way.
"It's a beaut Clark! A beaut!"
That's so awesome! Congrats!
Congrats!!!
