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While I was there, students told us that they had called and emailed to inquire what spot they were on the waitlist. No one made it seem (to me) like they had been contacted to let know they were on the waitlist. When I talked to Dr. Rout, he made it sound like he would begin making calls on the 4th or 5th at the latest. He told me something along the lines of, "I'm shooting for the 4th, but at least give me until the 5th before you get in touch with me to ask." That's just my experience with the students and him! I'm not under the impression they call you when you're on the waitlist. I guess we'll see. I never got a call this week, so I couldn't tell if I'm not accepted or if he didn't call anyone

I understand your situation! I am from Indiana and applied in multiple locations, two of which on opposite coasts! ? It is hard to come to terms with leaving loved ones. But you can stay in touch and you'll make lots of new connections with your cohort! It's nerve wracking to consider housing with so many variables up in the air before you get accepted and make a final decision. But remember that the area you're moving to will more than likely be a "college town." Oftentimes, towns with schools rotate quickly between tenants. People are coming and going all the time for various reasons. Many town residents are students just like us, so their living situations can change at the drop of a hat. I would recommend getting familiar with Zillow, Apartments.com, or HotPads in the areas of the country you're looking at. Pick 3 or so places in each city that you could definitely see yourself living at and bookmark them. Depending on how comfortable you are on the phone or email, you could reach out right away to a coordinator or property manager and let them know your situation (that you may or may not be putting in an application and why). Most housing websites (and rental company websites, too) let you set notifications for when floorplans/houses you're interested in become available and you can often even filter them to be around your desired move-in date. Having options and being ready to pull the trigger as soon as you've picked a program will get you a place faster I feel like! If you don't start researching housing before you decide, you might run into more roadblocks. Hope this helps ease your mind! Good luck!

I haven't heard anything either. He told me the 4th was his goal and that the 5th was the first day we could contact him to ask if we were on the waitlist. I'm not going to reach out until next week just in case. I'm relieved to hear others haven't heard anything either!