waitlist 2020

[wga1]

Is there anybody waiting to hear back from a phd program? im an IR applicant for a top 10 program whos been placed on a waitlist. ive heard from some that theyve declined their offer but i still havent heard back from my program. usually what are the chances of someone getting off the waitlist, how much longer do we wait, why does this process feel so excruciatingly painful etc etc 

[uncle_socks]

I hate to be the bearer of statistically bad news but a lot of programs (even super top programs) have had directive from admin to not go onto the waitlist this year because of tanks in the economy/to their endowment. 

[sad pepe]

10 hours ago, BunniesInSpace said:

I hate to be the bearer of statistically bad news but a lot of programs (even super top programs) have had directive from admin to not go onto the waitlist this year because of tanks in the economy/to their endowment. 

True story. One of the programs I applied to took forever to come up with a decision, so I emailed the DGS to inquire about it, was told that they were supposed to move on to second round of decisions, but told me that the university would not allow more funded offers due to the virus situation, so that's that.

I'm technically still on two waitlists. The DGS from one of them told me while he doesn't know for sure, there's a high likelihood of them not going to the waitlist at all. Didn't say why but come to think of it, it could also be some kind of university policy related to the pandemic?