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Any movement yet??

Accepted off the waitlist!!
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Nope. I sent in an LOCI and/or visited campus and hope I get in soon!
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Nope, but I'm so done with this law school applications stuff that I can't bring myself to write a LOCI.
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Nope, and at this point I don't even care because I'm already going somewhere that actually wants me.
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Nope, my safety school waitlisted me and I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
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Nope, but I heard of someone else getting in off the waitlists this year so I guess there's still hope.
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I'm reapplying next year and hopefully these schools will realize the folly of their ways.
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I was never waitlisted and am just still here to continue to water my plants with the TTTears of the peasantry.
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Fuck. Everything. Still.
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Didn't even apply this year and thank goodness I didn't.
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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by kotleta » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:13 am

floatie wrote:
kotleta wrote:Reserve at Cornell :cry: I sent in a LOCI a few days after and when I got an email back confirming they received it, I asked whether I'd be able to meet with anyone at admissions (because I know reserve list has had interviews in the past) but they never got back to me and it's been about a week. Should I bother emailing admissions again about it or would that be annoying?
I'd follow up with a phone call in another week.
Oh I hadn't thought of that, thanks!

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by haley12 » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:40 am

S.Picquery wrote:Is everyone waiting out their decisions? I think I'm just going to... not. But I haven't decided yet :/
Yeah, I'm considering trying again next year so it doesn't hurt me any to wait. I'm in it for the long haul!

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by tparty » Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:39 pm

Are people here contacting admissions and asking to meet with someone? I thought maybe that would be too much. I'm going in for a visit to GW on Monday, good or bad idea to ask for a chance to meet with someone from admissions one-on-one?

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by AllHailKingMao » Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:59 pm

tncats wrote:
Po$eidon wrote:Question: waitlist basically means no scholarship, right?
I was just admitted from a waitlist and given a half scholarship, so not necessarily.
So how do waitlists actually work? I thought they admitted students to capacity and then pulled people out of the WL after they found out their class sizes, but you got an offer in March? I'm WL at Michigan so this is giving me some hope that I don't want to have!

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by floatie » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:03 pm

tparty wrote:Are people here contacting admissions and asking to meet with someone? I thought maybe that would be too much. I'm going in for a visit to GW on Monday, good or bad idea to ask for a chance to meet with someone from admissions one-on-one?
I would call in advance and see if its possible to meet with someone from admissions.

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by SybillAnnDorsett » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:05 pm

I know this is a question for a different thread but it's relevant to serving time in waitlist purgatory so love me, plz.
would you guys enroll at NU or GULC (let's leave money out of it, right now) and then commence waiting on NYU/CLS/Penn waitlists?

Basically, where will it be easier for me to last-minute apartment hunt - Chicago or DC

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by floatie » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:06 pm

AllHailKingMao wrote:
tncats wrote:
Po$eidon wrote:Question: waitlist basically means no scholarship, right?
I was just admitted from a waitlist and given a half scholarship, so not necessarily.
So how do waitlists actually work? I thought they admitted students to capacity and then pulled people out of the WL after they found out their class sizes, but you got an offer in March? I'm WL at Michigan so this is giving me some hope that I don't want to have!
The admissions people will go through who has been admitted to see if there are any "holes" they need to address in their current class. If their LSAT median is low, the might draw from the high-LSAT pool. If they need more in-state residents, they might go for them first. They also want to take people who they are fairly certain will attend, which is why its important to emphasize your interest in the school. All of this usually happens after the seat deposit deadline, but I guess sometimes schools start early.

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by floatie » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:11 pm

mm2368 wrote:I know this is a question for a different thread but it's relevant to serving time in waitlist purgatory so love me, plz.
would you guys enroll at NU or GULC (let's leave money out of it, right now) and then commence waiting on NYU/CLS/Penn waitlists?

Basically, where will it be easier for me to last-minute apartment hunt - Chicago or DC
I'm not totally sure I understand the question...are you asking about what school you can enroll at that would allow you to hold off on finding housing for as long as possible? Don't pick a school based on that, especially since waitlists are never a sure thing.

FWIW I live in DC and it's not too difficult to find housing last-minute, especially if you're willing to go towards the outskirts of the city

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by SybillAnnDorsett » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:13 pm

floatie wrote:
mm2368 wrote:I know this is a question for a different thread but it's relevant to serving time in waitlist purgatory so love me, plz.
would you guys enroll at NU or GULC (let's leave money out of it, right now) and then commence waiting on NYU/CLS/Penn waitlists?

Basically, where will it be easier for me to last-minute apartment hunt - Chicago or DC
I'm not totally sure I understand the question...are you asking about what school you can enroll at that would allow you to hold off on finding housing for as long as possible? Don't pick a school based on that, especially since waitlists are never a sure thing.

FWIW I live in DC and it's not too difficult to find housing last-minute, especially if you're willing to go towards the outskirts of the city
I'll ultimately make my choice based on financial aid packages so no, it won't come down to this (agreed with you, completely) but kinda just wanted to get a sense of what people thought of either area as far as searching for housing at the last minute. I'm expecting my waitlists not to work out so, just thinking ahead. Thanks, floatie!

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by floatie » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:25 pm

mm2368 wrote:
floatie wrote:
mm2368 wrote:I know this is a question for a different thread but it's relevant to serving time in waitlist purgatory so love me, plz.
would you guys enroll at NU or GULC (let's leave money out of it, right now) and then commence waiting on NYU/CLS/Penn waitlists?

Basically, where will it be easier for me to last-minute apartment hunt - Chicago or DC
I'm not totally sure I understand the question...are you asking about what school you can enroll at that would allow you to hold off on finding housing for as long as possible? Don't pick a school based on that, especially since waitlists are never a sure thing.

FWIW I live in DC and it's not too difficult to find housing last-minute, especially if you're willing to go towards the outskirts of the city
I'll ultimately make my choice based on financial aid packages so no, it won't come down to this (agreed with you, completely) but kinda just wanted to get a sense of what people thought of either area as far as searching for housing at the last minute. I'm expecting my waitlists not to work out so, just thinking ahead. Thanks, floatie!
This might not be universal, but from my experience with housing/apartments across different cities including DC, all you need to do is put down a deposit to hold your place at a particular apartment, and then you sign the lease shortly before you move in. Why not just do that? If you get off the waitlist at NYU/CLS/Penn (good luck, btw!) then you'd lose your deposit at the apartment but wouldn't be bound to the lease until you actually signed it.

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by Nightwing » Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:03 pm

Got another one for the collection. I'm up to Northwestern, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, and UCLA. Still not a single acceptance, still not a single rejection. I need to go cry in peace now.

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by Zipman » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:30 pm

WL's at Mich, Columbia, Penn, NW, Priority Reserve at Duke

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by Instrumental » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:34 pm

Nightwing wrote:Got another one for the collection. I'm up to Northwestern, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, and UCLA. Still not a single acceptance, still not a single rejection. I need to go cry in peace now.
This is the kind of post where when you see it in a topic where you came to complain you're just like, "Welp, I guess I'll just keep to myself."
That's awful man. Still though, you're in the game.

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by imtca » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:55 pm

Waitlisted at UCLA, Duke, Cornell, Penn, Northwestern, and UVA - :|

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by Stylnator » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:58 pm

First one at BU...stings pretty bad

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by xinaii » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:09 pm

New WL... UCLA.... don't understand why WL me cause my LSAT> 75th GPA>50th :x :x :x :x

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by Instrumental » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:49 pm

xinaii wrote:New WL... UCLA.... don't understand why WL me cause my LSAT> 75th GPA>50th :x :x :x :x
Maybe they think you're going to go somewhere else.

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by alpha kenny body » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:53 pm

Y, S, Co, CHI, P, NU, Corn

Withdrew from all except Y and S

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by eck456 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:11 am

SybillAnnDorsett wrote:At the end of this cycle, I predict a waitlist total of 5 schools, 3 of which are already confirmed.
NYU
Penn
Columbia
Chicago
Harvard


I feel like this is common for reverse splitters. My chances are best at NYU in this case, right?
This was me last year...I think NYU is a good instinct, but I wouldn't discount Harvard. It's a huge class, and they pull off WL for people all summer. I had to withdraw from WL but I do know several people who got pulled off

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by SybillAnnDorsett » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:18 am

eck456 wrote:
SybillAnnDorsett wrote:At the end of this cycle, I predict a waitlist total of 5 schools, 3 of which are already confirmed.
NYU
Penn
Columbia
Chicago
Harvard


I feel like this is common for reverse splitters. My chances are best at NYU in this case, right?
This was me last year...I think NYU is a good instinct, but I wouldn't discount Harvard. It's a huge class, and they pull off WL for people all summer. I had to withdraw from WL but I do know several people who got pulled off
Thanks for this! Appreciate it. Yeah, I'll definitely consider it provided I don't need to commit to attend by agreeing to stay on the waitlist (I saw somewhere on here that this was the case for Harvard, though another user just directed me to an article that might say otherwise so I'll double check)

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by eck456 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:25 am

SybillAnnDorsett wrote:
eck456 wrote:
SybillAnnDorsett wrote:At the end of this cycle, I predict a waitlist total of 5 schools, 3 of which are already confirmed.
NYU
Penn
Columbia
Chicago
Harvard


I feel like this is common for reverse splitters. My chances are best at NYU in this case, right?
This was me last year...I think NYU is a good instinct, but I wouldn't discount Harvard. It's a huge class, and they pull off WL for people all summer. I had to withdraw from WL but I do know several people who got pulled off
Thanks for this! Appreciate it. Yeah, I'll definitely consider it provided I don't need to commit to attend by agreeing to stay on the waitlist (I saw somewhere on here that this was the case for Harvard, though another user just directed me to an article that might say otherwise so I'll double check)
Yeah, since I'm in another Harvard program this year I had a several one-on-one conversations about what the WL meant with different admin, and I NEVER was told you have to take the spot if offered, and I feel like they would have mentioned it if that's the case? But it's definitely worth double checking

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by SybillAnnDorsett » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:48 am

eck456 wrote: Yeah, since I'm in another Harvard program this year I had a several one-on-one conversations about what the WL meant with different admin, and I NEVER was told you have to take the spot if offered, and I feel like they would have mentioned it if that's the case? But it's definitely worth double checking
Yeah, what you're saying makes more sense than what I had read on here. I guess if I'm waitlisted I'll find out exactly how this works. Thanks again

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by imtca » Wed Mar 08, 2017 1:29 pm

imtca wrote:Waitlisted at UCLA, Duke, Cornell, Penn, Northwestern, and UVA - :|
WL at USC as well - isn't it weird to get waitlisted at schools ranging from #7 - #19? like, why would schools with varying degrees of competitiveness give the same results?

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by AllHailKingMao » Wed Mar 08, 2017 1:45 pm

eck456 wrote:
SybillAnnDorsett wrote:
eck456 wrote:
SybillAnnDorsett wrote:At the end of this cycle, I predict a waitlist total of 5 schools, 3 of which are already confirmed.
NYU
Penn
Columbia
Chicago
Harvard


I feel like this is common for reverse splitters. My chances are best at NYU in this case, right?
This was me last year...I think NYU is a good instinct, but I wouldn't discount Harvard. It's a huge class, and they pull off WL for people all summer. I had to withdraw from WL but I do know several people who got pulled off
Thanks for this! Appreciate it. Yeah, I'll definitely consider it provided I don't need to commit to attend by agreeing to stay on the waitlist (I saw somewhere on here that this was the case for Harvard, though another user just directed me to an article that might say otherwise so I'll double check)
Yeah, since I'm in another Harvard program this year I had a several one-on-one conversations about what the WL meant with different admin, and I NEVER was told you have to take the spot if offered, and I feel like they would have mentioned it if that's the case? But it's definitely worth double checking
Hey, just wondering who you've spoken to? Is it the people in the admissions office? I'm at H too and would love to talk with them but don't want to be commuting a faux pas-- is it acceptable or not? I have a JS1 but haven't heard back.

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Re: The Waitlist Purgatory

Post by LHS17 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 1:52 pm

SybillAnnDorsett wrote:
eck456 wrote:
SybillAnnDorsett wrote:At the end of this cycle, I predict a waitlist total of 5 schools, 3 of which are already confirmed.
NYU
Penn
Columbia
Chicago
Harvard


I feel like this is common for reverse splitters. My chances are best at NYU in this case, right?
This was me last year...I think NYU is a good instinct, but I wouldn't discount Harvard. It's a huge class, and they pull off WL for people all summer. I had to withdraw from WL but I do know several people who got pulled off
Thanks for this! Appreciate it. Yeah, I'll definitely consider it provided I don't need to commit to attend by agreeing to stay on the waitlist (I saw somewhere on here that this was the case for Harvard, though another user just directed me to an article that might say otherwise so I'll double check)
In said article they say you won't have time to know your financial aid offer before committing off the waitlist. So effectively you may have to accept without knowing one of the most relevant decision factors.

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