lemony Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Just wondering if anyone's received word on when we can potentially expect an update. A little afraid to call the Admissions office, since their letter was very adamant about not contacting them. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123seekay123 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Just wondering if anyone's received word on when we can potentially expect an update. A little afraid to call the Admissions office, since their letter was very adamant about not contacting them. Thanks! Turning down SIPA now to accept a place at SAIS! hope my spot goes to someone else asap and good luck! 123seekay123, flyingjellyfish and Goose1459 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFactor Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm waitlisted at SIPA but I've already accepted the offer from SAIS. SIPA was in my top three (alongside Fletcher and SAIS) and I was excited about the prospect of living in NYC (and the program is great as well, it has a weirdly negative reputation here), but I'm very happy with my admission season even though SIPA basically said no. Goose1459 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traumerei Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I feel as though with the rate that people are declining, most people on the wait list are bound to get in. 123seekay123 and soaps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soaps Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I feel as though with the rate that people are declining, most people on the wait list are bound to get in. What "rate" are you talking about? Just as many are accepting as are declining, the same as other programs. Yields for public policy programs are also so unpredictable that it's silly to say "most people on the waitlist are bound to get in." 123seekay123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traumerei Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 What "rate" are you talking about? Just as many are accepting as are declining, the same as other programs. Yields for public policy programs are also so unpredictable that it's silly to say "most people on the waitlist are bound to get in." I meant it colloquially and based on what I'm seeing on the board. It seems way more people are passing up SIPA for other programs. It's true that we don't know how many people are on the wait list. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough/misled anyone, just a trivial attempt at encouraging optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemony Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the input and support everyone. Hopefully they begin crunching class yield numbers and giving some waitlist news soon. Edited April 17, 2013 by lemony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soaps Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I meant it colloquially and based on what I'm seeing on the board. It seems way more people are passing up SIPA for other programs. It's true that we don't know how many people are on the wait list. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough/misled anyone, just a trivial attempt at encouraging optimism. I don't think that's true even on this forum which often seems like the Church of SAIS, so it just seemed like another pointless jab at SIPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatsby8724 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I just turned down my offer of admission which came with a half-tuition fellowship and a spot in the International Fellows Program. Hope that helps the wait list folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supbla20 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Can I ask you why you turned that down? I have a similar offer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatsby8724 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Can I ask you why you turned that down? I have a similar offer... My first choice program bested their offer after I inquired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supbla20 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 And which program was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatsby8724 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 And which program was that? supbla, feel free to check out my 2013 Wrap Up - Final Decisions post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadisha Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I meant it colloquially and based on what I'm seeing on the board. It seems way more people are passing up SIPA for other programs. It's true that we don't know how many people are on the wait list. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough/misled anyone, just a trivial attempt at encouraging optimism. I'd be very hesitant to use this message board as a true sample size for the incoming Fall 2013 IA class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemony Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'd be very hesitant to use this message board as a true sample size for the incoming Fall 2013 IA class. Completely agree with you, Kadisha. I only started this thread to see if any other people on the waitlist had received notifications. At this point I'm not really looking to try and guesstimate how many waitlisters will get accepted since it's probably very counterproductive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadisha Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Completely agree with you, Kadisha. I only started this thread to see if any other people on the waitlist had received notifications. At this point I'm not really looking to try and guesstimate how many waitlisters will get accepted since it's probably very counterproductive! Nothing wrong with that. Good luck with getting accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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