WTF Cycle of the Year

[PlugInBaby]

Not a cycle that is awesome or horrible...just one where the adcomm decisions have been surprising, unexpected, and just plain all over the place.

I doubt I will be the winner but for reference at 3.77/161 I got accepted into a strong consider (Kent) with $$, but waitlisted (Seattle) and dinged (St. Louis) from two admits.

More than anything I want to see how amazingly varied and inconsistent adcomms can be with the same applicant!

[MBZags]

SU and SLU are both Jesuit institutions. They may be looking for something different in applications besides just numbers, such as service and a commitment to social justice.

[BioEBear2010]

I have a friend with a 3.92/172 who was accepted to Columbia, NYU, and GULC (none of which are surprising), but was WL'd by both Berkeley and Duke. Still pending on a lot of schools, too.