What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
- Barbie
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What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
What is the difference between a "preliminary waitlist" vs. a regular waitlist? Is it just an extra word that means nothing, or that I was just waitlisted early in the game?
- northwood
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
it probably means that you are close to being in, but they want to see how some other applicants numbers are.
You are not officially waitlisted, until further review ( but yes, you are technically waitlisted- )
its okay. PSU will let you in with open arms, plus a min. of 18k scholly with no strings attached
You are not officially waitlisted, until further review ( but yes, you are technically waitlisted- )
its okay. PSU will let you in with open arms, plus a min. of 18k scholly with no strings attached

- Barbie
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
northwood wrote:it probably means that you are close to being in, but they want to see how some other applicants numbers are.
You are not officially waitlisted, until further review ( but yes, you are technically waitlisted- )
its okay. PSU will let you in with open arms, plus a min. of 18k scholly with no strings attached
haha its Iowa that I'm talking about

- northwood
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
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- Barbie
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
Anyone else have any idea??
- ahduth
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
I think it's like a holding cell, before you're processed and put in central lockup.
- Barbie
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
ahduth wrote:I think it's like a holding cell, before you're processed and put in central lockup.
lol. well if central lockup is an admit I would be happy

- JazzOne
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
Barbie wrote:ahduth wrote:I think it's like a holding cell, before you're processed and put in central lockup.
lol. well if central lockup is an admit I would be happy
That's not a bad analogy actually. Once you go into debt, you're basically an indentured servant anyway. It's kind of like probation. You can roam for a few hours, but you better check in by morning.
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
JazzOne wrote:Barbie wrote:ahduth wrote:I think it's like a holding cell, before you're processed and put in central lockup.
lol. well if central lockup is an admit I would be happy
That's not a bad analogy actually. Once you go into debt, you're basically an indentured servant anyway. It's kind of like probation. You can roam for a few hours, but you better check in by morning.
Okay, now you lost me... I just want to know if a "preliminary waitlist" is better or worse than an actual waitlist.. or how they compare.
- capitalacq
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
Barbie wrote:JazzOne wrote:Barbie wrote:ahduth wrote:I think it's like a holding cell, before you're processed and put in central lockup.
lol. well if central lockup is an admit I would be happy
That's not a bad analogy actually. Once you go into debt, you're basically an indentured servant anyway. It's kind of like probation. You can roam for a few hours, but you better check in by morning.
Okay, now you lost me... I just want to know if a "preliminary waitlist" is better or worse than an actual waitlist.. or how they compare.
I don't think they compare...
its possible that (a) they like to give you more hope than just calling it a waitlist or maybe (b) they have one waitlist for earlier applicants and one for later applicants
- Barbie
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Re: What is a "preliminary" waitlist?
capitalacq wrote:Barbie wrote:JazzOne wrote:That's not a bad analogy actually. Once you go into debt, you're basically an indentured servant anyway. It's kind of like probation. You can roam for a few hours, but you better check in by morning.
Okay, now you lost me... I just want to know if a "preliminary waitlist" is better or worse than an actual waitlist.. or how they compare.
I don't think they compare...
its possible that (a) they like to give you more hope than just calling it a waitlist or maybe (b) they have one waitlist for earlier applicants and one for later applicants
a and b would both mean its just the same thing as a waitlist
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