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Stanford overaccepted last year, so it is anticipated that there should be some movement. I just don't think it will be much.
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Do you mean GW has moved recently? It didn't look like there was any movement since the 14th
Something has happened within the last day or so.
What are you basing this on? From the thread here on SDN or "for-your-eyes-only" info?
I know several people who got the "extreme merit" email that haven't heard a word.
What are you basing this on? From the thread here on SDN or "for-your-eyes-only" info? I know several people who got the "extreme merit" email that haven't heard a word.
I know there was a lot of Facebook group action but I heard a lot of those people were people who were accepted months ago but only invited recently.
I imagine most of them are pretty large. Consider that some schools like Wake Forest and George Washington don't even reject post-interview and just throw everyone on the waitlist.
@gyngyn start a business and charge a buck every time an applicant wants to know that answer to a specific school. Fastest way to become a millionaire?
Nothing.
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Just like 007.
It's more like the last trimester of a high risk pregnancy.
Any chance you can elaborate on what you know. Are you saying GW's waitlist moved (past tense) or there is movement currently happening (or will be happening). The SDN forum is totally silent and like I said the "extreme merit" ppl I know haven't heard a thing.
UC and OSU are both around 200-225. At least that's what they told me at the interviews. They have 175 and 195 seats total, respectively.
Someone was accepted to GW within the last 48 hours.
Mercer's WL is a bit over 200 for a class of 100.
Define "really moving."
(Oh please G-d make some of these schools steal some from one or both of mine!)
This is killing me. KILLING me.
More than two acceptances within a week within a relatively small sample of the population.
It is much more likely that the school is still waiting for the projected number of withdrawals to occur. Nobody just sits around waiting to pull people from the waitlist if there are seats to be filled!
I would check your source on the information that the class was unfilled.
The office may have been referring to historical norms by giving you the June date.
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I called the admissions office several days before May 15 to inquire about waitlist movement, and the guy who answered the phone said the class was not full at that point. Maybe he misunderstood my question though, because it seems like a lot of people would have had to withdraw for that to happen! And I do think they were referring to historical norms regarding the June date. Thanks for the quick reply, it was very helpful!
Slow and painful? Nah. You just have to find a way to spin it right. 🙂
Either way, great side business for yourself.
I would think "waiting for the dust to settle" would be a decent strategy, no? E.g. no point in pulling people off the waitlist if there's a chance they could be poached in the next couple weeks.
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Definitely. Sign up on Fiverr and sell capitalize on your expertise!
Just look at this person: http://www.fiverr.com/actressellen/...-up-to-150-words-using-high-quality-equipment
~1400 buyers at $5-20 a pop over a year. not too bad for a side income!
One or two a year over accept enough to to become a point of conversation.
No way. Better to get them first. Scare off the competition.
Seems like double dipping to me!
As a waitlisted-only applicant, is there any significance to receiving a background check request email? I haven't heard anything from the school I'm waiting on, but received the request "because I'm currently wait listed or conditionally accepted at one or more of the schools participating in the AAMC-facilitated program for performing criminal background checks..."
I completed the background check this week but still haven't received any updates from the school itself. Would this be a valid reason to call the school and ask what's up?
I completed the background check this week but still haven't received any updates from the school itself. Would this be a valid reason to call the school and ask what's up?
That's weird as that has not happened to me either this year or last year and I was only waitlisted.
+1
I've read about some schools giving acceptances on weekends. However, with this being Memorial day weekend, I would bet that even admissions deans are relaxing.
+1 to your +1
I got a reject from Tufts so I'm down to 2 as well. Great time for the weekend!
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I haven't moved at UCSD, neither has anyone in the thread. Only a couple reported spots opened up on SDN from last years cycle.
That's awesome congrats!
