NYU Class of 2015 Applicants Forum

[Strange]

So is the NYU ASW the same as the Mich one? Mainly, it only updates once a day?

[gimelstein315]

is it possible that perhaps the change is the insertion of the "eve. phone number" -- i think that, for me, this section was blank until today.

[snehpets]

Yup, it has Date-Time: 2011-12-07 10:40 and Action: Remove

so curious now! at least we all seem to have relatively good stats, from what i could stalk.

Yep. As someone with auto-reject stats who hasn't updated, it seems like a good sign for you guys. Good luck!

And I love your avatar, Snehpets.

thanks i've been binge-watching 30 rock lately. and i don't think you're an auto-reject! especially with ED. i'm still holding out hope for you!

[snehpets]

is it possible that perhaps the change is the insertion of the "eve. phone number" -- i think that, for me, this section was blank until today.

That would be interesting considering they called people yesterday. I dunno if I had that in my info before or not.

[Strange]

Crap, just realized I forgot to bring my cell phone to work today

[curiousgeorgia]

Crap, just realized I forgot to bring my cell phone to work today

Oh no!! Well people yesterday were also able to access ASW after they got the DLS update, so hopefully this will give you some peace of mind until you get home and check your voicemail

[soj]

based anecdotally on LSN, I have a feeling that WL/accepts have relatively low yields.

A lower yield than for regular RD admits?

it's more a feeling than anything (no research backing this up) but I feel like when people come off the WL, they've already made there decision in many cases. a lot of people getting WLd by NYU are going to get into peers or MVP with money, which seems like it would be tough to leave so late in the cycle.

Dubious.

Of people on LSN who reported getting into NYU off the WL last year, about 40% decided to attend, 30% decided to withdraw, and 30% didn't indicate. This is actually higher yield than straight admits.

Whatever you said about nyu admits having other options is even more true of straight admits, though admittedly they have more advance notice. Very few people who get into nyu off the WL have options in HYS, for instance, whereas many straight admits do.

I would imagine that many people who get money at lower t14 and don't want to go to nyu would just withdraw from the WL.

Finally, some schools (Chicago did this with at least one person last year) email people on the WL first just to make sure they're still interested before taking them off the WL. I wouldn't be surprised if nyu does this, providing an extra bit of yield protection.

[crumpledq]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

[snehpets]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

lol, you're definitely in. having said that, i'm glad there are other people as neurotic as me in the world.

[WhiteGuy5]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

I've always been under the impression that the school is not allowed to/will not send out information about your admission status to anyone but you. Are they even allowed to call your mom with that information?

[snehpets]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

I've always been under the impression that the school is not allowed to/will not send out information about your admission status to anyone but you. Are they even allowed to call your mom with that information?

They did it last year for someone whose parent was an alum. I've heard of other schools doing it as well.

[JamMasterJ]

based anecdotally on LSN, I have a feeling that WL/accepts have relatively low yields.

A lower yield than for regular RD admits?

it's more a feeling than anything (no research backing this up) but I feel like when people come off the WL, they've already made there decision in many cases. a lot of people getting WLd by NYU are going to get into peers or MVP with money, which seems like it would be tough to leave so late in the cycle.

Dubious.

Of people on LSN who reported getting into NYU off the WL last year, about 40% decided to attend, 30% decided to withdraw, and 30% didn't indicate. This is actually higher yield than straight admits.

Whatever you said about nyu admits having other options is even more true of straight admits, though admittedly they have more advance notice. Very few people who get into nyu off the WL have options in HYS, for instance, whereas many straight admits do.

I would imagine that many people who get money at lower t14 and don't want to go to nyu would just withdraw from the WL.

Finally, some schools (Chicago did this with at least one person last year) email people on the WL first just to make sure they're still interested before taking them off the WL. I wouldn't be surprised if nyu does this, providing an extra bit of yield protection.

good point. Notre Dame did this with me last year. I guess I was overvaluing the effect of the lateness of the decision.

[Themaddh]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

I've always been under the impression that the school is not allowed to/will not send out information about your admission status to anyone but you. Are they even allowed to call your mom with that information?

They did it last year for someone whose parent was an alum. I've heard of other schools doing it as well.

Notwithstanding the fact that it's totally illegal for schools to do this unless the student expressly consented to the school contacting their parents with private school information.

[crumpledq]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

I've always been under the impression that the school is not allowed to/will not send out information about your admission status to anyone but you. Are they even allowed to call your mom with that information?

They did it last year for someone whose parent was an alum. I've heard of other schools doing it as well.

Notwithstanding the fact that it's totally illegal for schools to do this unless the student expressly consented to the school contacting their parents with private school information.

I'm not sure about the legality, but when I filled out my application I consented to the school contacting family members and recommenders about my application, if I recall correctly.

[NervousNelly]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

I've always been under the impression that the school is not allowed to/will not send out information about your admission status to anyone but you. Are they even allowed to call your mom with that information?

They did it last year for someone whose parent was an alum. I've heard of other schools doing it as well.

Notwithstanding the fact that it's totally illegal for schools to do this unless the student expressly consented to the school contacting their parents with private school information.

Most things are "legal" at private institutions provided you give enough $$$

[Themaddh]

No it's breaking federal law

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco ... rents.html

[snehpets]

Status has not updated, despite my mom receiving the "your daughter has been admitted" call yesterday. I am afraid that someone transmitted the wrong name to the alumni office. My cubicle is teeming with paranoia and status-refreshing.

I've always been under the impression that the school is not allowed to/will not send out information about your admission status to anyone but you. Are they even allowed to call your mom with that information?

They did it last year for someone whose parent was an alum. I've heard of other schools doing it as well.

Notwithstanding the fact that it's totally illegal for schools to do this unless the student expressly consented to the school contacting their parents with private school information.

maybe there's a spot on the app where you can give permission and/or it's in some of the fine print? or she's being prank called, i suppose, but that just seems really unlikely, especially considering that this has supposedly happened before.

[NervousNelly]

No it's breaking federal law

Note the quotation marks -- internet speak for sarcasm

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Who cares? lol

[birdlaw117]

No it's breaking federal law

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco ... rents.html

First off, this doesn't apply to private schools (most likely), and second, it deals with education records, which could quite possibly be totally different from what we're talking about. I didn't read through that, I just glanced at it, but I doubt it applies.

[Themaddh]

No it's breaking federal law

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco ... rents.html

First off, this doesn't apply to private schools (most likely), and second, it deals with education records, which could quite possibly be totally different from what we're talking about. I didn't read through that, I just glanced at it, but I doubt it applies.

Since these are all accredited institutions that receive federal funding, it absolutely applies to them. Admissions decisions also qualify as education records.

[birdlaw117]

No it's breaking federal law

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco ... rents.html

First off, this doesn't apply to private schools (most likely), and second, it deals with education records, which could quite possibly be totally different from what we're talking about. I didn't read through that, I just glanced at it, but I doubt it applies.

Since these are all accredited institutions that receive federal funding, it absolutely applies to them. Admissions decisions also qualify as education records.

Does accredited mean they receive federal funding? Also, how do you know admissions decisions qualify as education records?

Also, I really don't give a fuck.

[bleepbloop]

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[dakure]

So... historically do RD decisions come the day after ED ones start rolling out?

[Hawkeye Pierce]

So... historically do RD decisions come the day after ED ones start rolling out?

They historically come before