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11 hours ago, TokenToken said:

Yes. My interview for Yale was very awkward, and I was pretty certain I’d sabotaged my case...I had technological issues (and was really nervous and shy). A kind faculty member talked me through fixing a screen share situation for 12 of the 40 minutes, as the other six participants patiently watched. I mumbled through the rest of it, had time to talk about only 1/5 works I’d prepared, and managed to ask them a question they didn’t really understand or know the answer to...I honestly can’t even remember the question. I guess sometimes it’s not about being eloquent and verbose, maybe they just want to see how you are under pressure...and they had their ideas about my work prior to the interview.

 

if you dont mind me ask which program you applied for?

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9 minutes ago, Scrambledmegs said:

Congrats to those on the waitlist! Although that’s such a tough place to be if other schools are pressuring you to make decisions. I hope you get in! 

Thank you so much! hope you also get into the program you like! 

Gonna start thinking about reapplying for the next year...

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34 minutes ago, Bluebluepie said:

Can't imagine what it must feel like. ?

oh I also somehow assumed people who weren't able to make it into the final cohort are automatically placed on the waitlist if they interviewed...

Does it just say in the letter that you "have been placed on the waitlist"? 

this is how they wrote: "The faculty committee reviewed their interview with you favorably, though they have placed you on the wait list for Fall 2021."

 

and also wow I just found out this forum today!!! How come i never discovered this place haha.

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1 hour ago, hello this is said:

yea i got waitlisted too : / kind of hard to imagine someone getting in and NOT going. But i do remember meeting a first year in one of the zoom things that mentioned getting in from the waitlist so i guess it does happen.... im not very optimistic and waiting longer is rough

i really thought I was ready to be rejected and go to risd instead but now for some reason I am more invested than before, like should i literally wait a whole year to apply again..?

feels bad lol. also in the status update all the 'maybe you would have been a first round acceptance in a normal year' like ok does not make it feel better! thanks tho!

Yale waitlisted here : (

and same, the letter makes me wondering if it's not for the deferrals I might just get in? (also when I just checked this morning 'maybe you would have been a first round acceptance in a normal year' disappeared? Do they edit the letter after they sent out? )

Also I somehow thought all the people got interview but did not get in the first round will be waitlisted but seems there're people got rejected?