Harvard 2020 Waitlist Discussion

@idkschool - 4:30pm.

california, i called back but no one picked up

They will leave a message - thatā€™s what they did for my D.

@slothqueen Did they leave a message?

It seems like everyone who got a call today got it near 5pm EST - is it possible they didnā€™t finish all their calls before the end of the day and are still calling people tomorrow? Or is that just wishful thinking?

@Smythe who knows, but considering only like 50 people get calls, it is most likely that they finished. However, not everyone accepts their waitlist. Last year, I read that there have been calls as back as late June. Iā€™m not sure if that was a Z-list tho.

Just curious, how common is it for an Asian computer science major (from south) to accept their place at Harvard? I imagine if they are good enough to get into Harvard, they would probably got accepted by MIT and Stanford too.

no message :ā€™(

@slothqueen did your portal update?

@slothqueen are you from bay area? (cuz iā€™m from bay area and i havenā€™t heard back anythingā€¦ im very anxious right now)

oh by the way! that call might be a sign for admission! pre congratulations!!

I guess I can give up hope now.

@Hamotron :((
im dropping my expectationsā€¦ its harvard anyways

@Wreckdecembersat I know. Itā€™s just hard to give up hope entirely. UMass it is, I guess.

@Hamotron Same! Itā€™s hard to donā€™t think about itā€¦ ahhā€¦ The fact that the portal hasnā€™t changed means that they are probably still going to release more results tomorrowā€¦ Good luck!

@Wreckdecembersat Thank you. Best of luck to you as well.

@Hamotron Thank you very much!

@gibby You seem to be very knowledge with great answers. Do you think Harvard would have been able to call/leave messages for all 40 or 50 lucky waitlist candidates today? Just curious as to your opinion. Thanks!

^^ The full Admissions Committee, which is comprised of Admissions Directors and faculty members, totals more than 40 people. I donā€™t know how many of them are Admissions Officers, but letā€™s say itā€™s split 50-50. If 20 Admissions Directors each made 2 or even 3 phone calls today, itā€™s certainly possible to reach out to 40-50 waitlist candidates. Some waitlist students couldnā€™t be reached and received a voicemail message, so not much time was involved with some calls. Whether Admissions got through the entire first round today or not, I have no idea.

Iā€™m from LA area/really hoping i am admitted but no expectations for now (donā€™t want to be extra disappointed)

no portal update :\

@slothqueen :frowning:
Keep us updated. Good luck!