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Hi! The statistics can be found here. https://www.ceu.edu/node/23050 I think for the MA level, you have a pretty good chance, because only ~50% of admitted students accepted the offers in the last few years. Good luck

Hi guys! I just got to know that I've been waitlisted for a PhD program at the Central European University (CEU) The weird thing is, when I contacted my interviewers and the school's admission staff to thank them for their support throughout the application process, all three of them replied by saying: congratulations on being waitlisted. One interviewer, who indeed proofread my research proposal before I submitted, even went as far as saying that getting waitlisted signals that I'm ready for doctoral studies. I've been thinking that, isn't it a bit weird to congratulate me on being put on the waiting list? Does it mean I have a good chance of moving up the list soon? I still feel like they could have congratulated me on something else or in a different way, like on a competitive interview or something. That would still sound polite and not give out a wrong signal so... Btw, just 2 quick notes: 1. I was also waitlisted for CEU for my MA and eventually got a full tuition scholarship after waiting for a month. Is history repeating itself here? 2. I've checked the admission statistics, in the last 5 years only 70% accepted their offers. So I'm just wondering if they mean more than just being polite.. Thank you

Thank you so much for the response!!! It makes me a bit relieved. I hope you've got in eventually too!. I've just checked the admission statistics, and it seems like in the last 5 years only 65-70% of those who got an offer accepted. And CEU does have a pretty good track record of admitting waitlisted students too, so I hope I'm not reading the congratulations wrong... I still feel like they could have congratulated me on something else or in a different way, like on a competitive interview or something. That would still sound polite and not give out a wrong signal so...

Hi guys! I just got to know that I've been waitlisted for a PhD program at the Central European University (CEU) The weird thing is, when I contacted my interviewers and the school's admission staff to thank them for their support throughout the application process, all three of them replied by saying: congratulations on being waitlisted. One interviewer, who indeed proofread my research proposal before I submitted, even went as far as saying that getting waitlisted signals that I'm ready for doctoral studies. I've been thinking that, isn't it a bit weird to congratulate me on being put on the waiting list? Does it mean I have a good chance of moving up the list soon? Just one quick note, but I was also waitlisted for CEU for my MA and eventually got a full tuition scholarship after waiting for a month. Is history repeating itself here? Thank you