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[Gray]

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[wonka]

right guys?

.... please, Johann...

I have been quietly watching this thread for a while, and I can't imagine waiting since Oct/Nov like some of you have. Gray, you have no idea how badly I'd like to buy you a drink.

ETA: I submitted in early January and the weight has been rough. You people are so admirably sane, all things considered.

TY, TY.

The sad thing is that I've already been admitted to my #1 choice and this is just the result of TLS level neuroticism and work boredom.

Omg. HA! That actually makes me feel a lot better.

[still]

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[everything_bagel]

alright, NU, I give up. I'm withdrawing.

good luck to the rest of you Oct./Nov. waiters ITT!

[still]

so im guessing no acceptances today?

[R. Jeeves]

alright, NU, I give up. I'm withdrawing.

good luck to the rest of you Oct./Nov. waiters ITT!

Yes. Everyone needs to join us in a mass withdrawal in protest.

[1234aqwe]

alright, NU, I give up. I'm withdrawing.

good luck to the rest of you Oct./Nov. waiters ITT!

Yes. Everyone needs to join us in a mass withdrawal in protest.

Maybe if enough people withdraw, I'll get in.... hmm... go for it guys, withdraw away!

[Immanueldoesntpun]

alright, NU, I give up. I'm withdrawing.

good luck to the rest of you Oct./Nov. waiters ITT!

Yes. Everyone needs to join us in a mass withdrawal in protest.

Maybe if enough people withdraw, I'll get in.... hmm... go for it guys, withdraw away!

+1

[strugglebus]

alright, NU, I give up. I'm withdrawing.

good luck to the rest of you Oct./Nov. waiters ITT!

Yes. Everyone needs to join us in a mass withdrawal in protest.

Honestly at this point I'm not withdrawing in protest. Given other options, the probability of attending is vanishingly small, but after waiting this long, I figure I might as well get a decision.

[svx5013]

Maybe if enough people withdraw, I'll get in.... hmm... go for it guys, withdraw away!

That MIGHT not be true...if the majority of those withdrawals have above 75th's, then in order to keep their 50th and median, NU might cut back on offers to 25th's (below 25th's) with a smaller entering class. So...it might further diminish my chances.

[Mack.Hambleton]

glad i withdrew early on, seems like a shitshow over at NW

[ChemEng1642]

alright, NU, I give up. I'm withdrawing.

good luck to the rest of you Oct./Nov. waiters ITT!

Yes. Everyone needs to join us in a mass withdrawal in protest.

Honestly at this point I'm not withdrawing in protest. Given other options, the probability of attending is vanishingly small, but after waiting this long, I figure I might as well get a decision.

+1

[KissMyAxe]

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[KMart]

glad i withdrew early on, seems like a shitshow over at NW

Tell me about it. It's really ridiculous. Out of the T14, I've heard from 11, but I haven't heard a peep from Northwestern. Well, Tuesday is 10 weeks, let's see if they move it back again.

I did have a date change for when I interviewed. They're definitely working.

[Iwanttolawschool]

Damn them for working but not giving decisions to the small sample size of applicants on TLS!!! How dare they...

[Dog]

Qualified applicants are withdrawing...

Increased yield, lowered acceptance rate, higher US News score. .. profit?

[mindthegap]

Qualified applicants are withdrawing...

Increased yield, lowered acceptance rate, higher US News score. .. profit?

Don't throw rocks at me - I'm not as well-versed on how rankings work as many of you - but wouldn't it hurt Northwestern if too many qualified applicants withdrew, regardless of the improved yield/lowered acceptance rate? It sounds to me like many of the people bailing are the ones at median/at 75ths. Wouldn't the lowered incoming stats hurt them?

[Gray]

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[mindthegap]

Qualified applicants are withdrawing...

Increased yield, lowered acceptance rate, higher US News score. .. profit?

Don't throw rocks at me - I'm not as well-versed on how rankings work as many of you - but wouldn't it hurt Northwestern if too many qualified applicants withdrew, regardless of the improved yield/lowered acceptance rate? It sounds to me like many of the people bailing are the ones at median/at 75ths. Wouldn't the lowered incoming stats hurt them?

Well presumably these are people who wouldn't have gone anyway (maybe for a big chunk of change, but probably not) - so it's better for NU to have them withdraw BEFORE getting accepted, rather than after. The incoming stats are only based on people who actually matriculate, so it would not affect medians.

Got it! Thank you for clearing that up.

... Anyone else stalking Johann's Twitter?

[Gray]

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[R. Jeeves]

Qualified applicants are withdrawing...

Increased yield, lowered acceptance rate, higher US News score. .. profit?

Don't throw rocks at me - I'm not as well-versed on how rankings work as many of you - but wouldn't it hurt Northwestern if too many qualified applicants withdrew, regardless of the improved yield/lowered acceptance rate? It sounds to me like many of the people bailing are the ones at median/at 75ths. Wouldn't the lowered incoming stats hurt them?

Well presumably these are people who wouldn't have gone anyway (maybe for a big chunk of change, but probably not) - so it's better for NU to have them withdraw BEFORE getting accepted, rather than after. The incoming stats are only based on people who actually matriculate, so it would not affect medians.

But what if they dinged us before we left? Wouldn't that increase their selectivity? Or are we already counted towards the total number of applicants reported to the ABA the moment we submit?

Anyway I didn't actually withdraw "in protest". I withdrew because I submitted in early Oct and I don't think I'll hear till July. Pulling out to avoid a 9 month long wait is ALWAYS tcr

[Scaliafan3421]

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[Dog]

Qualified applicants are withdrawing...

Increased yield, lowered acceptance rate, higher US News score. .. profit?

Don't throw rocks at me - I'm not as well-versed on how rankings work as many of you - but wouldn't it hurt Northwestern if too many qualified applicants withdrew, regardless of the improved yield/lowered acceptance rate? It sounds to me like many of the people bailing are the ones at median/at 75ths. Wouldn't the lowered incoming stats hurt them?

Well presumably these are people who wouldn't have gone anyway (maybe for a big chunk of change, but probably not) - so it's better for NU to have them withdraw BEFORE getting accepted, rather than after. The incoming stats are only based on people who actually matriculate, so it would not affect medians.

Exactly. Not many people would withdraw from a school they felt realistically could become their best option simply because they got frustrated with waiting a few extra weeks.

[cc78]

Qualified applicants are withdrawing...

Increased yield, lowered acceptance rate, higher US News score. .. profit?

Don't throw rocks at me - I'm not as well-versed on how rankings work as many of you - but wouldn't it hurt Northwestern if too many qualified applicants withdrew, regardless of the improved yield/lowered acceptance rate? It sounds to me like many of the people bailing are the ones at median/at 75ths. Wouldn't the lowered incoming stats hurt them?

Well presumably these are people who wouldn't have gone anyway (maybe for a big chunk of change, but probably not) - so it's better for NU to have them withdraw BEFORE getting accepted, rather than after. The incoming stats are only based on people who actually matriculate, so it would not affect medians.

But what if they dinged us before we left? Wouldn't that increase their selectivity? Or are we already counted towards the total number of applicants reported to the ABA the moment we submit?

Anyway I didn't actually withdraw "in protest". I withdrew because I submitted in early Oct and I don't think I'll hear till July. Pulling out to avoid a 9 month long wait is ALWAYS tcr

I don't believe so, because they report their acceptance rate merely as the ratio between offers of admission and total applications. This means they don't distinguish a WL from a w/d before decision from an outright ding.

[cc78]

Maybe I'm just totally missing something, but what would be the point in withdrawing? We've all gone through the entire application process and are now just waiting for a response. Isn't a potentially huge scholarship from NU worth waiting, even if we are all borderline-crazy type A personalities?

Two things here...first is that I'd imagine most folks pulling out now have gotten offers from higher ranked schools. That changes our own calculus of how valuable we are, I think. I know I felt quite irritated with Michigan when they had me waiting, especially after I snagged CCN. It's a crappy attitude, I know, but perhaps the slow-footing strategy is designed to do just this, make the less interested bail so that those who are sincerely interested can be showered with $$?