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RLJedi

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  1. Happy to be off the wait list - heading to UCLA!

  2. RLJedi

    UCLA

    I received a wait list letter from UCLA back on March 6th. It's for the MSA program. They said the adcom will meet again in mid-April and have final decisions made by early May. The waiting sucks, but it gives me an idea of where I stand and how I can make things better for next year if I need to reapply.
  3. My wait list letters actually gave me a good idea of where I was on the wait list. UCLA used the phrase "short wait list pool." They used bold and even underlined. My other school did the same thing stating "We may be able to offer you admission into the program should one or more of the original 20 applicants chose not to enroll." I took those statements to mean that I have a decent shot if the opportunity presents itself. I did send a letter to both schools thanking them for continuing to consider my application, then I added something new that I've done recently that wasn't on my resume or part of my SOP. I also expressed my interest in wanting to be a part of the program. My letter was about a page long - I think I had two sentences that hit a second page along with my signature. I mailed the letters to the individuals who mailed me the wait list letter and then made the letter out to that person and "members of the admissions committee." Hope this helps.
  4. I'm on the Wait list at two places and both told me I won't hear back until the adcom meets again in mid-April. Funny thing: I only applied to these two programs because I felt they were the best of the best. I'd rather wait and reapply as opposed to settle for a school that doesn't really fit for me. The way I look at it, I'll have another years work experience (in this particular field) and better GRE scores if I need to reapply next year. One day you're feeling positive, the next day, you're not ... it's a horrible cycle. Wait list people are waiting for April 15th for different reasons - we want people NOT to accept their spot in the school so that in another two or three weeks - we hopefully get that magical letter
  5. I'm on the wait list for two schools - both schools saying the adcom will meet again in mid April and then make a final decision on my application pending whether or not they have positions available. Translation: they are waiting to see if the first 20 people are going to accept or decline. It's unnerving. People around me don't seem to understand that I'm in teeter-totter land. One minute I'm fine with everything and ready to reapply next year (study/retake GREs) because one of the schools is my dream school and I'm not going to get this close to acceptance and then walk away without a final push. The next minute I just want an answer - YESTERDAY! I'm accepted into a program that is not as high caliber as the two schools I'm wait listed. I really can't accept it after being this close to a first class program. I'd rather wait another year and make some improvements in my portfolio/resume/GREs and go from there. It's the waiting part of being on a wait list that can drive you nuts. I'm ready to move forward at this point - I just need to know which path I'm taking: getting ready to go to school or getting ready to reapply again. Once I know, I'll be ready either way - I just need to know!
  6. I'm wait listed at two schools (one is my first choice) so I just have to sit back and let the time pass until the April 15th deadline when everyone should have their decisions made. THEN they'll let me know one way or another. Either way, I'll take about a month off from thinking about it after then (if it doesn't turn out favorably) then start-up again in June with making plans, rewrites of SOPs and studying more for the GREs.
  7. I saw one in the stack of mail and took it inside. I set it aside as I went through the rest of the mail ... then I opened it to find: Wait List! A few days later I came home and took the mail out of the mailbox, saw the envelope, dropped the rest of the mail and ripped open the envelope immediately ... then I opened it to find: Wait List! I've tried it two different ways and have the same result. I'm not sure how or where I'm going to open the next one.
  8. What's everyone doing about their wait list status? I keep reading contradictory things about what should and shouldn't be done by people on the wait list. So far, I've just sent a letter reaffirming that they are my school of choice and added something special to the letter about a recent accomplishment. I have someone who is more than willing to write another LOR particularly due to my involvement in a very difficult situation just this past week that's directly related to my program. I just don't know if it would be a good thing to do or a not so good thing to do. Limbo land ..... <sigh> Is the decision out of our hands or can we still do something about it.
  9. My mentor seemed upbeat about the wait list - but pointed out the realities of everything: Everything relies on someone else - someone else has to decline their spot, someone else has to re-evaluate the wait list pool. It feels out of my hands. I did send the "thank you for still considering my application letter" with a quick paragraph about a recent achievement that was tangible to my program and my overall application. It's the waiting part of the "wait list" that can be very stressing - you can't turn the page and move on just yet ... The more I check the overall percentages of people that get moved to acceptance from the wait list, the less hope I have <20 percent.
  10. You're not alone. I received two waitlist letters this week. UCLA tells me I'm on the short list (they even put it in bold letters and underlined) and San Diego tells me that if one or more spots open up I'll be admitted. Limbo land is going to drive me batty until I hear back from someone in.... April.
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