[NYU]

I heard back from the professor who wrote one of my LORs who currently works at NYU. He said the way it works is basically like that....first they have to under-yield overall. That might never happen (and sounds like it didn't last year) Then if it does under-yield overall, they decide who to take of the waitlist based on which field under-yielded the most. He said it's quite possible I'm the only Africanist on the waitlist, and I imagine it might be the same for all fields. He also said the African field made either only one or two offers (yikes) so yeah, it seems pretty unlikely for me.

Good luck to you! And let's hope they "under-yield" for our sake.

[NYU]

I'm an Africanist, and I just got my decision: Waitlisted. This was my top choice, and so I do feel a little torn. They say they will let me know no later than April 15th, but that makes me nervous, as I'm sure my other programs will want to know sooner than that what my choice is. Obviously I feel lucky to have gotten into two great programs, and waitlisted is better than nothing. I just wish I knew what my chances were of getting off the waitlist.

I'm waitlisted too and it is my first choice. I agree and wish I knew my chances as well. Trying not to think about it...

[NYU]

Just received my acceptance via email. It's my first acceptance and my top choice so I am incredibly relieved and excited

Great news! Congratulations.

[It Has Begun]

I'm in exactly the same boat.

Me too. Waiting with baited breath for NYU, my first choice. Sigh.