Purled Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 For folks accepted at Washington today - do we know if they are done with acceptances? Class size? No idear at all, the letter included no specifics other than the number of applicants (264).
foosh Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) For folks accepted at Washington today - do we know if they are done with acceptances? Class size? They have selected all students for admission and for the wait-list AFAIK. The acceptance rate was 5%. Edited February 25, 2011 by foosh
ECpoli Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I have a friend waiting on princeton and harvard. Is the consensus that they're done with acceptances and waitlists? ECpoli and wannabee 1 1
Maphobe Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I have a friend waiting on princeton and harvard. Is the consensus that they're done with acceptances and waitlists? I think Harvard is done with acceptances, but I don't know about waitlists.
Ashlett Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 So, if Washington is done with admits today, then there's a rejection. Spirito - about Virginia, I have not heard anything and I have not called to check. I'm a little nervous to call....plus, I wouldn't really know what to say, still seems a little early to call.
PoliticalTheoryApplicant Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I'm claiming the JHU Waiting List entry (by postal mail). And, yes, it was a "real" letter, in paper, haha. It's my top choice, but it looks like there isn't much hope, given how infrequently wait listed candidates get pulled off. Sad, because I haven't gotten any other offers either. Looks like this round is a bust.
jasonmonty Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Claiming the Notre Dame Wait List ... Does anyone know what the odds of getting in from the Wait List would be? I know it's a pretty big generalization, but they did say it's a "very short" list, so I'm just trying to figure out how hopeful I should be. It seems likely (since I haven't heard from Washington yet, I'm assuming that's a no from them) that I'll just be waiting to hear back from Notre Dame as my last real hope.
bugbear Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 They rarely pull from the waitlist. Well, there's that dream shot dead. This non-rejection-rejection definitely hurt a bit - this was the program I've been thinking about & aiming towards for two years. Three years ago, I would have had a very solid shot at admittance; now, though, there are just too many applicants. Time for a medicinal glass of Scotch. So you mean you haven't heard from Hopkins at all, ie, implied rejection? Or were you waitlisted as well? Anyway, I also suspected that the chances of being pulled from the list are marginal at best. I just didn't want to believe it. Difficult decisions await. That Scotch sounds good right about now.
Lost in transition Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 ㅏ Claiming the Notre Dame Wait List . When? via email? i haven't heard from them anything
Purled Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 So you mean you haven't heard from Hopkins at all, ie, implied rejection? Or were you waitlisted as well? Anyway, I also suspected that the chances of being pulled from the list are marginal at best. I just didn't want to believe it. Difficult decisions await. That Scotch sounds good right about now. No, not even a letter, just an assumed rejection. I do wish I had received some notice at all, even a rejection. I feel as though my application was just another leaf in the wind, blowing right past the admissions building in the heart of Baltimore. If I do receive a notice of anything at all, it will arrive, with a footprint across it, sometime in May. My neighborhood is so bad w/r/t mail delivery that when I initiated an open case with USPS (in October, mind you), the customer service rep sighed deeply upon hearing my zip code. On the up side, the Scotch is as good as it sounds.
jasonmonty Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 ㅏ When? via email? i haven't heard from them anything Yeah, I got an e-mail from a professor today saying I'm on the Wait List.
Lost in transition Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Yeah, I got an e-mail from a professor today saying I'm on the Wait List. Hmm...is no news good news or it is just no news? OTL
hulkkk Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I have declined University of Notre Dame's offer of admission. I am interested in Constitutional Law and Comparative Politics. I hope it would help someone, but I wasn't offered full funding as I have external funding. Best luck! Claiming the Notre Dame Wait List ... Does anyone know what the odds of getting in from the Wait List would be? I know it's a pretty big generalization, but they did say it's a "very short" list, so I'm just trying to figure out how hopeful I should be. It seems likely (since I haven't heard from Washington yet, I'm assuming that's a no from them) that I'll just be waiting to hear back from Notre Dame as my last real hope.
jasonmonty Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I have declined University of Notre Dame's offer of admission. I am interested in Constitutional Law and Comparative Politics. I hope it would help someone, but I wasn't offered full funding as I have external funding. Best luck! Well, that is good news for me, since I am also interested in Constitutional Law! The Con. Law area of emphasis looks great at Notre Dame. Thanks for the update, and I hope everything works out for you with your other schools!
spirito Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 So, if Washington is done with admits today, then there's a rejection. Spirito - about Virginia, I have not heard anything and I have not called to check. I'm a little nervous to call....plus, I wouldn't really know what to say, still seems a little early to call. Yeah I'm dealing with the same problem. There should be some self-help book for things like this.
ECpoli Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I think Harvard is done with acceptances, but I don't know about waitlists. where do you think you'll end up? ECpoli 1
morningglory Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Claiming the Notre Dame Wait List ... Does anyone know what the odds of getting in from the Wait List would be? I know it's a pretty big generalization, but they did say it's a "very short" list, so I'm just trying to figure out how hopeful I should be. It seems likely (since I haven't heard from Washington yet, I'm assuming that's a no from them) that I'll just be waiting to hear back from Notre Dame as my last real hope. i was admitted to ND and i spoke to a prof last week about the expected size of their incoming class, and i think it's very small. (he said that only 4-5 in american were admitted total! so i'm assuming it was probably 12-15 across the program.) so if people start declining, i would think that your odds are pretty good--but then again, i don't know the size of their waitlist (although i would presume small again, given the size that typically enrolls). good luck!
Lost in transition Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 i was admitted to ND and i spoke to a prof last week about the expected size of their incoming class, and i think it's very small. (he said that only 4-5 in american were admitted total! so i'm assuming it was probably 12-15 across the program.) so if people start declining, i would think that your odds are pretty good--but then again, i don't know the size of their waitlist (although i would presume small again, given the size that typically enrolls). good luck! Haaaaaa.........only 12 cohorts? I'm freaking out.....!!!!
CreanhouseEffect Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I know it's about fifty notches down the prestige list from HYP, but has anyone heard anything at all from Iowa or Purdue? Any other applicants out there? Bueller? Bueller? CE
jasonmonty Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 i was admitted to ND and i spoke to a prof last week about the expected size of their incoming class, and i think it's very small. (he said that only 4-5 in american were admitted total! so i'm assuming it was probably 12-15 across the program.) so if people start declining, i would think that your odds are pretty good--but then again, i don't know the size of their waitlist (although i would presume small again, given the size that typically enrolls). good luck! That is good to know, thanks! So do you think they send out acceptances to the exact number of people that they want, and then offer people on the Wait List a spot one at a time when people turn it down? Do you know if you're accepting ND's offer?
Maphobe Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 That is good to know, thanks! So do you think they send out acceptances to the exact number of people that they want, and then offer people on the Wait List a spot one at a time when people turn it down? Do you know if you're accepting ND's offer? I was under the impression that if they want to replace someone who has not accepted their offer, they will go to the wait list, but they'll pick someone from the same subfield as the first candidate. I could be wrong about that, though.
jasonmonty Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I was under the impression that if they want to replace someone who has not accepted their offer, they will go to the wait list, but they'll pick someone from the same subfield as the first candidate. I could be wrong about that, though. That would make sense. It's looking like I'm just going to be waiting on the Wait List at Notre Dame, so hopefully they make it down to me on the list. It would be nice to know exactly where on the list I am (among people in my subfield, and just in general).
Penelope Higgins Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 In my experience wait lists are not ranked. They are used to balance a cohort (not just by subfield but by regional or other interest and demographic characteristics) rather than just to fill spots. Also, I am sure that ND admitted many more than 12 applicanta; they admit the number that they expect (based on previous experience) to YIELD 12 students. That would make sense. It's looking like I'm just going to be waiting on the Wait List at Notre Dame, so hopefully they make it down to me on the list. It would be nice to know exactly where on the list I am (among people in my subfield, and just in general).
JPhoenix Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Anyone have any information on Maryland? I saw a couple acceptances listed 2 weeks ago, but thats it.
morningglory Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 That is good to know, thanks! So do you think they send out acceptances to the exact number of people that they want, and then offer people on the Wait List a spot one at a time when people turn it down? Do you know if you're accepting ND's offer? i think others in the thread have answered the questions re: how the waitlist works (i haven't the slightest idea). i don't yet know whether i'll end up at ND, but i'm certainly very interested. trying to choose between 3 really good offers right now. and seriously, fingers crossed for you! it is a small program (they told me they only had one americanist enroll last year), so think positive thoughts.
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