Yale Waitlist 2010 Forum

[CardinalRules]

I wish! are you waitlisted here too?

no, I didn't apply. I think mostly cause I didn't want to go there and so why put myself through would probably would have been a rejection. If you don't want to date scarlett johanson, why ask her out?

So that you can tell everyone that you went out with her.

[adameus]

I wish! are you waitlisted here too?

no, I didn't apply. I think mostly cause I didn't want to go there and so why put myself through would probably would have been a rejection. If you don't want to date scarlett johanson, why ask her out?

So that you can tell everyone that you went out with her.

or in your case so that you can tell everyone she said yes but then you shot her down, cause you prefer to date her while still very hot, slightly less attractive friend.

[chanchito]

Hey have you guys received the waitlist letter in the mail? I haven't. Maybe my waitlist was a mistake

[Kretzy]

Hey have you guys received the waitlist letter in the mail? I haven't. Maybe my waitlist was a mistake

No. For context, I got my CLS acceptance very quickly (day 2 of accepting) and I live in Colorado. Though I've already withdrawn, I'll let y'all know when I get the letter!

[CardinalRules]

Hey have you guys received the waitlist letter in the mail? I haven't. Maybe my waitlist was a mistake

No. For context, I got my CLS acceptance very quickly (day 2 of accepting) and I live in Colorado. Though I've already withdrawn, I'll let y'all know when I get the letter!

Wait, you never got your acceptance package from Columbia? For the record, I never got anything from Yale in the mail.

[Kretzy]

Hey have you guys received the waitlist letter in the mail? I haven't. Maybe my waitlist was a mistake

No. For context, I got my CLS acceptance very quickly (day 2 of accepting) and I live in Colorado. Though I've already withdrawn, I'll let y'all know when I get the letter!

Wait, you never got your acceptance package from Columbia? For the record, I never got anything from Yale in the mail.

No, all my CLS stuff came quite quickly (I didn't withdraw until early this month). I meant that I haven't yet gotten my YLS wait list letter, and since I generally have gotten my correspondence quickly, I'd let folks know when it comes.

[pleasepickme]

I'm in here too! I'll ride this one til July, I think.

[pleasepickme]

I'm hopeful on this thread, because Asha's blog said that most of their waitlist movement is shortly after their deposit deadline, so at least by June, I can probably count myself out. Less time spent holding my breath is a very good thing in my mind.

[chanchito]

do you have the link to that blog?
Thanks!

[chanchito]

Oh I see now. I didn't know there was a new entry!

"I would say that usually our class is stable by the end of May."
That's so soon! But I won't stop hoping until the end!

[lucille]

I just posted this elsewhere, but figured it's relevant here too...

Looking at LSN, which I know isn't a scientific sample, it appears that Yale is not getting the yield it has had in the past.

I compared the last 4 years of application cycles, and, as of a few minutes ago, YLS already has 2x the amount of acceptances withdraw than in any other cycle since 2006-07 (27% of the 45 acceptances, vs. 10%, 12%, and 13% in the three previous years, respectively).

For purposes of comparison, HLS has not had a similar spike this year, and looking through individual users, it looks like most people who passed on YLS chose Stanford instead.

Hopefully this means some extra movement from the waitlist this year. Thoughts?

[chanchito]

hopefully that means that we are closer to 20 admits from waitlist rather than 0!!!

still, I feel like I am getting excited for nothing Even if they did choose 20, that is 1/5 and the people on the waitlist are pretty amazing.

[highprofessionalism]

hopefully that means that we are closer to 20 admits from waitlist rather than 0!!!

still, I feel like I am getting excited for nothing Even if they did choose 20, that is 1/5 and the people on the waitlist are pretty amazing.

It's okay. I think there are probably many of us with you, getting excited every time another Yale acceptee's "W" shows up on LSN. Well, I'm there with you anyway.

Here's hoping for movement soon! After all, it is May 3rd tomorrow...

[Lysis]

hopefully that means that we are closer to 20 admits from waitlist rather than 0!!!

still, I feel like I am getting excited for nothing Even if they did choose 20, that is 1/5 and the people on the waitlist are pretty amazing.

It's okay. I think there are probably many of us with you, getting excited every time another Yale acceptee's "W" shows up on LSN. Well, I'm there with you anyway.

Here's hoping for movement soon! After all, it is May 3rd tomorrow...

+1. I'm getting psyched about HLS, but I have to admit that I still had a dream (literally, last night) about Yale. Anything could happen, right?

[ToriM]

Blog post said most waitlist decisions are made on or around May 3rd right? So, good luck this week y'all, cause you never know!

[highprofessionalism]

Blog post said most waitlist decisions are made on or around May 3rd right? So, good luck this week y'all, cause you never know!

Well, no "on," just "around." From the blog (well, bracketed comment from me): "Depending on the number of slots we have to fill, we may take anywhere from a week to a month [from the deadline] to fill these slots. I would say that usually our class is stable by the end of May." I guess we can really start freaking out in about a week and a day.

[chelita]

I'm on the wait list (or is it waitlist?) too. I called and asked about for confirmation that they had received my decision to stay on the wait list and they said they don't send out confirmations, which is a little annoying. Luckily I didn't have to say my name though, because I was also freaked out by the "bad idea jeans post!"

I sent in a LOCI back in February and not much has changed since then. From Asha's post, it seems like she doesn't want a new LOCI unless we actually have something academic and important so I'm not sending in another letter. Is that fine or do you think that it makes me seem like I don't really care if I get in or not? Thoughts?

Best of luck everyone!

[pleasepickme]

Happy now-we-can-start-freaking-out-again-and-compulsively-checking-our-phones week!

[lucille]

I'm on the wait list (or is it waitlist?) too. I called and asked about for confirmation that they had received my decision to stay on the wait list and they said they don't send out confirmations, which is a little annoying. Luckily I didn't have to say my name though, because I was also freaked out by the "bad idea jeans post!"

I sent in a LOCI back in February and not much has changed since then. From Asha's post, it seems like she doesn't want a new LOCI unless we actually have something academic and important so I'm not sending in another letter. Is that fine or do you think that it makes me seem like I don't really care if I get in or not? Thoughts?

Best of luck everyone!

I faxed my LOCI and waitlist confirmationn a couple weeks ago and am now officially freaking out that it wasn't received or something...ADSOFIU@$#)(*R#@RSD

[highprofessionalism]

I'm on the wait list (or is it waitlist?) too. I called and asked about for confirmation that they had received my decision to stay on the wait list and they said they don't send out confirmations, which is a little annoying. Luckily I didn't have to say my name though, because I was also freaked out by the "bad idea jeans post!"

I sent in a LOCI back in February and not much has changed since then. From Asha's post, it seems like she doesn't want a new LOCI unless we actually have something academic and important so I'm not sending in another letter. Is that fine or do you think that it makes me seem like I don't really care if I get in or not? Thoughts?

Best of luck everyone!

If not much has changed, then I would say that is fine. I know someone who was admitted from the waitlist last year and he did not send an LOCI. That being said, I'm pretty sure they at least wont feel slighted if you don't send another. I sent one recently, but only because it's the first one I'm sending them and I did have academic updates I wanted to share. Maybe that helps? I guess it's up to your discretion really.

[lucille]

just curious, but did anyone ever receive their wait list notification via mail like the e-mail said we would?

[chelita]

I haven't yet

just curious, but did anyone ever receive their wait list notification via mail like the e-mail said we would?

[highprofessionalism]

just curious, but did anyone ever receive their wait list notification via mail like the e-mail said we would?

You mean an e-mail confirming that we're still on the waitlist? The original notification mentioned no such confirmation e-mail.

Actually, I visited YLS recently, and after asking about this issue, I was assured that we have no reason to fret if we haven't gotten a response (according to someone working in the admissions office). Don't worry though - there are still plenty of ways in which we can channel our collective panic. We could, for example, freak out about how they are probably re-reviewing some of us tomorrow, or the next day, or the next day, etc...

[nattybro]

I think he's referring to a snail mail confirmation (which I have not received either)

[highprofessionalism]

I think he's referring to a snail mail confirmation (which I have not received either)

Ah, yes. "Copy to follow by U.S. Mail." Whoops. Has anyone gotten those though? I wonder if they'll update their waitlist based on the forms we sent in, determine who stayed on, and then send the letters. It'd save paper......