floatingmolecule

Ahhhh. All waitlist people listed "email" as the source of their notification, which doesn't clarify that point. Perhaps they wrote their POI and were notified of being waitlisted in a personal email. So.... maybe I am on the waitlist too and just don't know it. I had an interview, so I had pretty high hopes. The waitlisted people who posted their stats had lower GRE scores and GPAs, so perhaps I am still in limbo after all. The fact that I am an international student lowers this chance, however, since most schools explicitly state that only a handful of international applicants are selected. It always sounds like we are competing with each other, not with the American applicants. In that case, my higher GRE and GPA does not mean much. I don't even dare to dream that I am a first choice that gets accepted in the manner you described above. But it's good to know that the possibility exists. Argghhh. Hope dies last. Congratulations on your acceptances btw! I also noticed that I did not apply to enough schools!

I'm hesitant in calling the admissions coordinator because I had extensive contact with him during the application process and don't want him to sigh, roll his eyes and think "oh, THAT person again". I guess I'll just have to wait, agonize and theorize. I've read that these offers/rejections come in waves, but do people get put on wait lists in waves as well? Ordinarily, I would think it goes something like this: 1. Reject obvious no's and accept as many definite yes's as possible to fill the yield of that particular school (If 50% usually accept offers and there is room for 100 students, 200 offers are sent out). Put everyone else on a wait list. 2. If the yield isn't filled by the students who were accepted, fill the void with wait list candidates during second wave. 3. If the yield is still yawning, add more wait listers. Reject everyone else. But why would you not contact students? What would be the purpose in that?

I just saw that others who applied for my program have been waitlisted. I interviewed and was emailed to make sure my papers were all in order, but after that..... silence. Then I saw that people were getting waitlisted, meaning that a round of offers has already been sent out? If so, does it mean that I did not make the cut for either or? Has anyone been in this position before or know what it could mean?