Ebonyeyez

Hello, I'm reapplying to a program that I was wait-listed for and I'm in need of some good advice. I called the school to find out what separated me from the lucky ones who were accepted and was told that the admissions board wasn't sure if the program was really the right fit and suggested another program at a different school. I was then told if I want to reapply I should edit my personal statement and maybe send in a writing sample. I'm sad because I feel that I may have shot myself in the foot with my personal statement when I talked about one of my career goals. I think I focused a little too much on one aspect of what I want to do and not enough on the other things that I'm interested in that I feel I would benefit from in this program. I was scared that I would come off as too scattered. So my dilemma is when i edit my essay should I just change the paragraphs that are dealing with my career goals and the classes that will help facilitate them or should I just start from scratch??

Have you heard anything from them yet?? I, like you, applied to just the New School for a multitude of reasons and was placed on the wait list for MA in Media Studies . I wish I would have applied to a few more programs but I'm still holding onto some hope. They said that I wouldn't hear word until late May and through the summer, which really blows. Do any of you know how their wait-list has worked out in the past?