Wait-list Support Group

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I guess it's good to see continued WashU acceptances, but good god it's tough to keep hoping I might eventually get one.

@gyngyn is there any consistency to how long it takes from a school dropping below their target number to issuing new acceptances? Or does it vary widely by school?
 
Dence said:
I guess it's good to see continued WashU acceptances, but good god it's tough to keep hoping I might eventually get one.

@gyngyn is there any consistency to how long it takes from a school dropping below their target number to issuing new acceptances? Or does it vary widely by school?
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Varies by school.
 
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Green Grass said:
I posted this in the other waitlist thread, but don't let the waitlist blues get you down. I got off the waitlist 4 days before classes started back in the day. Went on to be top 10% of my class, AOA, Steps 250+, and most importantly have an MD after my name. Stay strong y'all!
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not to be a killjoy but by back in the day do u mean 5-6 years ago when it was easier to get in
 
Does anyone know what happens if the school over-accepts and most of them commit to going to the school- aka they're over their target number? What happens when the school doesn't have enough seats and it's the first day of orientation?
 
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leathersofa said:
so does that mean northwestern is offering acceptances to other students or your school is offering acceptances to students currently enrolled at northwestern?
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We can see the acceptances being offered to students we have interviewed.
If the offer is to an accepted student the school has to call (or email) first.
 
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gyngyn said:
We can see the acceptances being offered to students we have interviewed.
If the offer is to an accepted student the school has to call (or email) first.
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Interesting. I thought you could only see other acceptances for those you accepted? If you rejected someone post-interview, you can still track their results?
 
Let's say hypothetically that you are released from your top choice's waitlist due to school having already started in June. Is it okay to write a letter of intent to your second choice after having previously written a letter of interest?
 
Fobo911 said:
Let's say hypothetically that you are released from your top choice's waitlist due to school having already started in June. Is it okay to write a letter of intent to your second choice after having previously written a letter of interest?
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This is unlikely to have an effect. We don't actually believe them...
 
gyngyn said:
This is unlikely to have an effect. We don't actually believe them...
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do you think letters of intent are just a waste of time to write? unless maybe you already got into a school but for some reasons yo wish to go to a lower ranked school and you want to let them know
 
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gyngyn said:
This is unlikely to have an effect. We don't actually believe them...
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I'm mainly asking because my second choice is actually pretty receptive to letters of intent and updates, almost as if they were suggesting us to create them if we really want to attend.
 
Richard_Rooster said:
do you think letters of intent are just a waste of time to write? unless maybe you already got into a school but for some reasons yo wish to go to a lower ranked school and you want to let them know
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The time to write these is when someone accepted to a "better" or cheaper school prefers a "lesser" school where he is waitlisted.
 
From reading the Yale thread, it looks like there may be movement near the end of the month because they are currently processing deferrals for around 5 people. So there should be some movement on Yale's waitlist or possibly at other high-end schools if Yale goes poaching for replacements.

This will likely cause a little bit of movement at other schools as a result.
 
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