thanks in advance for any real advice

That face made me lol.boosk wrote:in advance for anything else
So you're saying a fee waiver might be a bad sign? I know I don't fall into the "A" category for many of the top schools that have given me a fee waiver, so am I to assume I am in "B"? Is there any support for this dichotomy?Curious1 wrote:All it means is that you're within the range of people who might conceivably apply. They want to offer waivers to people who are:
A) Much better than the people they usually get, to try to entice an application
B) Worse than the people they usually get, so they can reject you and boost selectivity.
Don't read too much into it.
No there's no good or bad sign. They cast an enormous net that catches students both above their median and below...only you can know where you stand. Compare your numbers to the school's numbers from the last year.erikjc wrote:So you're saying a fee waiver might be a bad sign? I know I don't fall into the "A" category for many of the top schools that have given me a fee waiver, so am I to assume I am in "B"? Is there any support for this dichotomy?Curious1 wrote:All it means is that you're within the range of people who might conceivably apply. They want to offer waivers to people who are:
A) Much better than the people they usually get, to try to entice an application
B) Worse than the people they usually get, so they can reject you and boost selectivity.
Don't read too much into it.
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