Yale c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[HonestlyThough]

Has anyone posted a denial this week, here or on LSN?

i believe we haven't heard anything new either way since saturday

Seems like a mighty big waitlist wave is on the horizon...

That's what I thought. I know it's Yale, but denials are easy to send out. And at this point they are aware they are stepping all over travel plans for ASW/ASP at other schools. I can't within reason imagine why they would hold someone into this week they weren't considering admitting. I know, it's Yale. But still.

Yeah, probably 10-20 acceptances and 90-100 waitlists by the end of Saturday.

Sounds about right. It blows me away every time I'm reminded of how few people they accept

I wonder how many people instantly respond "No thanks" when they get the waitlist.

I ain't nobody's side piece.

My guess? Very few. It's tough to swallow your pride, but your rejection doesn't hurt their pride and could have a real impact on your life

[Whittie]

Has anyone posted a denial this week, here or on LSN?

i believe we haven't heard anything new either way since saturday

Seems like a mighty big waitlist wave is on the horizon...

That's what I thought. I know it's Yale, but denials are easy to send out. And at this point they are aware they are stepping all over travel plans for ASW/ASP at other schools. I can't within reason imagine why they would hold someone into this week they weren't considering admitting. I know, it's Yale. But still.

Yeah, probably 10-20 acceptances and 90-100 waitlists by the end of Saturday.

Where do you get the 10-20 acceptances number? I thought almost all acceptances had gone out based on the FB group.

ETA: typo

[OneHandedEconomist]

Has anyone posted a denial this week, here or on LSN?

i believe we haven't heard anything new either way since saturday

Seems like a mighty big waitlist wave is on the horizon...

That's what I thought. I know it's Yale, but denials are easy to send out. And at this point they are aware they are stepping all over travel plans for ASW/ASP at other schools. I can't within reason imagine why they would hold someone into this week they weren't considering admitting. I know, it's Yale. But still.

Yeah, probably 10-20 acceptances and 90-100 waitlists by the end of Saturday.

Where do you get the 10-20 acceptances number? I thought almost all acceptances had gone out based on the FB group.

ETA: typo

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

[HonestlyThough]

Has anyone posted a denial this week, here or on LSN?

i believe we haven't heard anything new either way since saturday

Seems like a mighty big waitlist wave is on the horizon...

That's what I thought. I know it's Yale, but denials are easy to send out. And at this point they are aware they are stepping all over travel plans for ASW/ASP at other schools. I can't within reason imagine why they would hold someone into this week they weren't considering admitting. I know, it's Yale. But still.

Yeah, probably 10-20 acceptances and 90-100 waitlists by the end of Saturday.

Where do you get the 10-20 acceptances number? I thought almost all acceptances had gone out based on the FB group.

ETA: typo

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

I'm thinking economist is right because of how few march completes have received an acceptance (or any response). Far fewer proportionally than other months, and (if the past is any indicator) they're just as likely to get admitted. I'll bet there's at least a few more acceptances and some very tardy faculty reviews/tough 11 decisions to make

[curious109]

I'm thinking economist is right because of how few march completes have received an acceptance (or any response). Far fewer proportionally than other months, and (if the past is any indicator) they're just as likely to get admitted. I'll bet there's at least a few more acceptances and some very tardy faculty reviews/tough 11 decisions to make

Where do you get the idea that March completes have gotten fewer responses??

By my count, here's the current summary from LSN, excluding those who didn't put in either a submission or complete date. And of course LSN may not be a representative sample.

Oct - 7 out of 22 Accepted or Rejected
Nov - 20 out of 37
Dec - 14 out of 32
Jan - 28 out of 56
Feb - 18 out of 44
Mar - 10 out of 29

March responses are a little lower than avg %wise, but not that much. Of course, lots of people who have already been rejected may not have bothered to update their status, but that's true in any month.

There may still be some acceptances to come, but probably not for the reason you mention.

[HonestlyThough]

I'm thinking economist is right because of how few march completes have received an acceptance (or any response). Far fewer proportionally than other months, and (if the past is any indicator) they're just as likely to get admitted. I'll bet there's at least a few more acceptances and some very tardy faculty reviews/tough 11 decisions to make

Where do you get the idea that March completes have gotten fewer responses??

By my count, here's the current summary from LSN, excluding those who didn't put in either a submission or complete date. And of course LSN may not be a representative sample.

Oct - 7 out of 22 Accepted or Rejected
Nov - 20 out of 37
Dec - 14 out of 32
Jan - 28 out of 56
Feb - 18 out of 44
Mar - 10 out of 29

March responses are a little lower than avg %wise, but not that much. Of course, lots of people who have already been rejected may not have bothered to update their status, but that's true in any month.

There may still be some acceptances to come, but probably not for the reason you mention.

Only 1 of those 10 from march was an acceptance, 9 rejections. For feb completes, I believe we have 7 acceptances and 11 rejections. Suggests march rejects are coming out faster than acceptances

[defunct]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

[curious109]

I'm thinking economist is right because of how few march completes have received an acceptance (or any response). Far fewer proportionally than other months, and (if the past is any indicator) they're just as likely to get admitted. I'll bet there's at least a few more acceptances and some very tardy faculty reviews/tough 11 decisions to make

Where do you get the idea that March completes have gotten fewer responses??

By my count, here's the current summary from LSN, excluding those who didn't put in either a submission or complete date. And of course LSN may not be a representative sample.

Oct - 7 out of 22 Accepted or Rejected
Nov - 20 out of 37
Dec - 14 out of 32
Jan - 28 out of 56
Feb - 18 out of 44
Mar - 10 out of 29

March responses are a little lower than avg %wise, but not that much. Of course, lots of people who have already been rejected may not have bothered to update their status, but that's true in any month.

There may still be some acceptances to come, but probably not for the reason you mention.

Only 1 of those 10 from march was an acceptance, 9 rejections. For feb completes, I believe we have 7 acceptances and 11 rejections. Suggests march rejects are coming out faster than acceptances

Seriously?? With such small sample sizes, you're kidding yourself if you think 1 acceptance out of 10 decisions in March (so far) implies anything about how many more "March acceptances" there are. Look at January -- 3 acceptances and 25 rejections.

[HonestlyThough]

I'm thinking economist is right because of how few march completes have received an acceptance (or any response). Far fewer proportionally than other months, and (if the past is any indicator) they're just as likely to get admitted. I'll bet there's at least a few more acceptances and some very tardy faculty reviews/tough 11 decisions to make

Where do you get the idea that March completes have gotten fewer responses??

By my count, here's the current summary from LSN, excluding those who didn't put in either a submission or complete date. And of course LSN may not be a representative sample.

Oct - 7 out of 22 Accepted or Rejected
Nov - 20 out of 37
Dec - 14 out of 32
Jan - 28 out of 56
Feb - 18 out of 44
Mar - 10 out of 29

March responses are a little lower than avg %wise, but not that much. Of course, lots of people who have already been rejected may not have bothered to update their status, but that's true in any month.

There may still be some acceptances to come, but probably not for the reason you mention.

Only 1 of those 10 from march was an acceptance, 9 rejections. For feb completes, I believe we have 7 acceptances and 11 rejections. Suggests march rejects are coming out faster than acceptances

Seriously?? With such small sample sizes, you're kidding yourself if you think 1 acceptance out of 10 decisions in March (so far) implies anything about how many more "March acceptances" there are. Look at January -- 3 acceptances and 25 rejections.

Sure, it's a small sample. But you're just as likely to be inaccurate in assuming that march is all caught up. As previously discussed in this thread, a disproportionate share of yale matriculants applied very late, making the january numbers stand out as less unusual when compared to the March ones.

either way, we won't know which theory is right until more news come ins. We're both just spit balling at this point

[Whittie]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

Does that include admins and deferrals?

[defunct]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

Does that include admins and deferrals?

Yeah that's just the raw number (there's definitely not that many admits), but I thought we were comparing to last year's cap as a raw ~280. Is the figure from last year excluding deferrals/admins?

[Whittie]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

Does that include admins and deferrals?

Yeah that's just the raw number (there's definitely not that many admits), but I thought we were comparing to last year's cap as a raw ~280. Is the figure from last year excluding deferrals/admins?

Ahh, seems safe to assume there would not be any significant difference. Well, 5 to go.

[HonestlyThough]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

Does that include admins and deferrals?

Yeah that's just the raw number (there's definitely not that many admits), but I thought we were comparing to last year's cap as a raw ~280. Is the figure from last year excluding deferrals/admins?

Ahh, seems safe to assume there would not be any significant difference. Well, 5 to go.

[OneHandedEconomist]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

Does that include admins and deferrals?

Yeah that's just the raw number (there's definitely not that many admits), but I thought we were comparing to last year's cap as a raw ~280. Is the figure from last year excluding deferrals/admins?

Ahh, seems safe to assume there would not be any significant difference. Well, 5 to go.

I'm resigned to a waitlist or ding at this point. Still glad I applied, because it def gave me perspective on my goals and the type of debt I'm comfortable with.

Everyone on this thread is moving on to great things, one way or another.

[AnonHumanPerson123]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

Does that include admins and deferrals?

Yeah that's just the raw number (there's definitely not that many admits), but I thought we were comparing to last year's cap as a raw ~280. Is the figure from last year excluding deferrals/admins?

Ahh, seems safe to assume there would not be any significant difference. Well, 5 to go.

Depending on when last year's 280 count was reported, that number could include folks who got in off the waitlist.

[curry1]

Maybe you're right. I thought that we were still 10-20 below last year's cap

We're 5 away from 280

Does that include admins and deferrals?

Yeah that's just the raw number (there's definitely not that many admits), but I thought we were comparing to last year's cap as a raw ~280. Is the figure from last year excluding deferrals/admins?

Ahh, seems safe to assume there would not be any significant difference. Well, 5 to go.

I'm resigned to a waitlist or ding at this point. Still glad I applied, because it def gave me perspective on my goals and the type of debt I'm comfortable with.

Everyone on this thread is moving on to great things, one way or another.

Thanks for this, I've definitely been losing perspective as the wait has been driving me crazy in the past few months.

[notsonotorious]

Everyone on this thread is moving on to great things, one way or another.

Amen.

[Smc1994]

So, at least based on previous years' data on LSN, it looks like WLs come out on a single day, usually arriving after a brief gap between rejection waves. Here's hoping that we all make it to that oasis!

[it's allgood]

Things have been silent for days. Any secret insights? theories? gut instincts? psychic revelations?

The last few acceptances are from exceptional applicants who will receive their acceptance personally from Handsome Dan and the details are still being arranged:


http://news.yale.edu/sites/default/files/Dan_0.jpg

[ohgosh]

We should hear back either way by the 15th, right?

[seeprybyrun]

We should hear back either way by the 15th, right?

Supposedly, but I wouldn't consider it a guarantee.

[AnonHumanPerson123]

We should hear back either way by the 15th, right?

Supposedly, but I wouldn't consider it a guarantee.

WL didn't come out until 4/23 last year, and this year they've seemingly been behind. I'm not getting my hopes up for a 4/15 hard stop.

[HonestlyThough]

We should hear back either way by the 15th, right?

Supposedly, but I wouldn't consider it a guarantee.

WL didn't come out until 4/23 last year, and this year they've seemingly been behind. I'm not getting my hopes up for a 4/15 hard stop.

My bet is a mixed bag over the next 5 days: a handful of acceptances and a decent number of rejections, followed by a wl wave early next week

[potterotter]

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[HonestlyThough]

There was an acceptance wave around an hour ago, people added to FB. Just letting you guys know.

being right i guess is my consolation prize for not being in the admit wave.