Information for Waitlisted Folks

[stresschicken]

My fiance is on a waitlist and we've found it helps to know when accepted applicants in his program declined their offers. If you're declining, please post which programs and when.

Here are my planned declines (early next week):

Goldman School (MPP)

Ford School (MPP)

Harris School (MPP)

Georgetown (MPP)

Wagner School (MPA)

Sincerely wish interested waitlisters the best of luck.

[gazelle]

It may prove useful to state which program he is waiting for, no?

[stresschicken]

He's in philosophy, and they have their own online resources for this. This thread is for the benefit of people who are waitlisted for programs in government affairs.

[jndaven]

I don't know how useful this will be for MPP and IR degrees, though it would make me feel a lot better. Don't schools calculate the average number of students that will decline offers, and factor this into their admissions numbers? You'd need dozens of rejected offers to screw up their yield and make it off a waitlist. Plus, you have to be the BEST person on the waitlist. I'd love to get off the HKS waitlist, but I'm not putting any hope there...

[wcasey5]

I don't know how useful this will be for MPP and IR degrees, though it would make me feel a lot better. Don't schools calculate the average number of students that will decline offers, and factor this into their admissions numbers? You'd need dozens of rejected offers to screw up their yield and make it off a waitlist. Plus, you have to be the BEST person on the waitlist. I'd love to get off the HKS waitlist, but I'm not putting any hope there...

Really having a tough time deciding between HKS and GSPP... declining at CMU's MSPPM and Harris...

[willshine]

Declining UW-Madison MPA & GWU PhD in Public Policy & Admin

[le_neocon]

I will be declining CMU - MSPPM

[stucktomyshoe]

I just declined my Sanford offer (MPP) and will be declining GPPI (MPP).

[dearestpriya]

I will be declining Sanford MPP and USC SPPD.