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Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:17 pm
by expat
Discuss chances, new developments and other Yale waitlist miscellany here. Who's with me in embarking on a summer of waiting?
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:38 pm
by Ayeshabelle
I'll be riding the waitlist this summer too
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:51 pm
by nawktasy
Joining in (an honor, btw). Here's hoping the number is closer to 20 than to 0.
FYI, Asha's blogpost from last year on how to be a responsible waitlister:
http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... alker.aspx
Good luck, guys!
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:58 am
by dutchstriker
I'm on it for now. Unless I become obsessed with Harvard, I'll probably stay on it.
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:30 am
by highprofessionalism
I'm so on. NYU and Yale are the schools that make the most sense for me (public interest type AND potentially a future academic), so I will make up for my half-assed pursuit of other schools by continuing to pursue Yale super intensely. Got NYU long ago, but Yale... oh, Yale. Swoon.
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:44 am
by ToriM
Let's do this.

Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:57 am
by biglll
I'm IN

Not a big relief though.
Does anyone know what's the exact deposit deadline for those admitted? Based on LSN it looks like some movement could be anticipated later this month?
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:12 pm
by duodora
biglll wrote:I'm IN

Not a big relief though.
Does anyone know what's the exact deposit deadline for those admitted? Based on LSN it looks like some movement could be anticipated later this month?
All deposits have to be in by May 3...hope that helps!
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:30 pm
by biglll
duodora wrote:biglll wrote:I'm IN

Not a big relief though.
Does anyone know what's the exact deposit deadline for those admitted? Based on LSN it looks like some movement could be anticipated later this month?
All deposits have to be in by May 3...hope that helps!
Thanks, duodora! It does

Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:31 pm
by BlueCivic
Out of curiosity, where is everyone going if they don't get off the WL?
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:13 pm
by chanchito
I'm on the waitlist too!!!
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:52 am
by nattybro
also waitlisted
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:09 pm
by crackberry
PSA: It seemed like everyone at the Stanford ASW this weekend was WLed at Yale (and in at Harvard), making me think the whole "we WL fewer than 100 applicants" claim is bogus. Then again, you could argue that the applicants most likely to be WLed at Yale are those in at HLS and/or SLS.
Anyway, I've withdrawn from the Yale WL, but good luck to the rest of you.
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:52 pm
by dutchstriker
crackberry wrote:PSA: It seemed like everyone at the Stanford ASW this weekend was WLed at Yale (and in at Harvard), making me think the whole "we WL fewer than 100 applicants" claim is bogus. Then again, you could argue that the applicants most likely to be WLed at Yale are those in at HLS and/or SLS.
Anyway, I've withdrawn from the Yale WL, but good luck to the rest of you.
I do wonder whether the "fewer than 100" counts those (like yourself) who immediately withdraw. It's not worded to sound that way, but I was suspicious as well (especially since the number waitlisted on LSN is usually close to the number accepted - which is not fewer than 100).
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:56 pm
by Kretzy
Hey everyone
Withdrew from the waitlist this morning after my SLS visit. I hope to see some deserving TLS folks get in during the summer (and, like nawktasy, am hoping your number is closer to 20 than none).
FWIW, I spoke to about 15 cross-admit folks at SLS this weekend who had withdrawn from Yale already or were set on Stanford, so hopefully that means movement will start sooner rather than later for everyone!
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:36 pm
by chanchito
Thanks!
I am also wondering if the 100 includes all the people who instantly withdraw. In that case there should be only like 50 who stay on, making chances look a little too good. ???
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:40 pm
by ToriM
chanchito wrote:Thanks!
I am also wondering if the 100 includes all the people who instantly withdraw. In that case there should be only like 50 who stay on, making chances look a little too good. ???
Do you really think 50 people would withdraw from the waitlist? I'd imagine that even those who put down deposits at SLS or HLS might stick it out if YLS is their first choice. I'd imagine there are about 70-80 that remain on the list, and from there, it's just a game of luck.
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:13 pm
by CardinalRules
Good luck to everyone who is hoping to snag a spot, and hopefully someone will be able to take advantage of the spot that I vacated!
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:07 pm
by chanchito
Don't let this thread die!
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:14 pm
by adameus
you guys suck! You only got WL'd at Yale....
LOL
j/k - good luck to everyone waiting. May there be many withdrawals this year and may you all get in!
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:19 pm
by chanchito
I wish! are you waitlisted here too?
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:50 am
by highprofessionalism
Ugh. This is gonna be a brutal wait. Is May here yet? I need things to keep moving on.
Also...
BlueCivic wrote:Out of curiosity, where is everyone going if they don't get off the WL?
Columbia or NYU. I don't freaking know yet and I'm panicking. What about you? Or anyone else for that matter?
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:07 pm
by Lysis
Did you all get any kind of confirmation when you sent in the waitlist form? I feel like there should be some acknowledgment, but I'm hesitating to contact them b/c you know...the scary blog post thing.
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:40 pm
by nattybro
No confirmation here (I emailed it to them).
Looks like NYU for me if I don't get lucky with Yale. Got word of a big scholarship this week and I'm starting to like the idea of 3 years in the West Village.
Re: Yale Waitlist 2010
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:43 pm
by adameus
chanchito wrote: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?