@kkotha where are you planning to commit?
Are they still doing the z-list? After it was exposed in association with the law suit, I assumed they would discontinue the practice.
Where’s everyone committing in the meantime?
Case Western on the sole merit-based full ride they give each year
I called the admissions office day after the results came out to ask if I could still defer for a year if I got off the waitlist, and the woman on the phone put me on hold and then said yes. Given that it was a month ago and a lot has changed, do you think they would still honor that? Or am I basically forced to matriculate this year if I get in?
Actually not sure. Although most z-listers are legacies or donors, not all.
RPI AMC. It is a combined undergrad and medical school acceptance in 7 years! I am actually pretty excited because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and crazy hard to get into. I got into UCB and UCLA(not planning to go to these), and I didn’t apply to any other Ivies other than UPenn, Harvard, and Brown. Got rejected at Brown, and waitlisted at Harvard and UPenn. Just amazing, right? lol
I’m committing to CMU! I know that it’s by far the better CS school, but i would commit in a heartbeat if i got off the harvard waitlist lol
I think I’m committing to Pomona
Someone on reddit said they’d heard Yale’s yield numbers are better than usual this year. Might just be a rumor, it seems pretty unusual to me considering this whole situation. Can anyone corroborate or disprove this? Unsure of what this implies for other top tiers’ waitlists if it’s indeed true.
I don’t mean to sound harsh and I’m sure your curiosity stems from the uncertainty of being waitlisted, but I highly doubt anyone on college confidential or reddit truly knows anything about the yield/enrollment of top universities. Also speculating just leads to more anxiety so as much as it sucks, we just have to wait it out. @xlandke
Saw a post on here and reddit saying Cornell (one SHA and one Dyson) saying they are taking off the waitlist already. I had a friend get off Cornell’s waitlist during the first wave last year and this is two weeks ahead of schedule (he got in around May 6-7). Maybe this shows even ivies are starting to see much lower enrollment numbers that one they had accounted for in their yield models and calculations! Maybe, just maybe, Harvard might go to waitlist earlier and more often than what they have done during past cycles.
Cornell usually goes off its waitlist pretty early. My sister’s friend got off before May 1st two years ago. I think it is normal behavior.
@xlandke Yale accepted over 100 more students than last year so if that is true that probably helped.
Harvard accepted 30 more this year compared to last year. Hopefully this doesn’t counteract the anticipated lowered yield
This is based on nothing but my own speculation but
- I don’t think Harvard will use its waitlist before May 1
- I predict yields at elite schools will be lower this year across the board.
When schools report yield percentages, does this include those who opted for gap years or not???
I agree completely. They never have and this will not be an exception. I think they want t give those who were actually accepted a chance to take their offer, and they can’t make a conclusive prediction on their yield until May 1st passes. Anyways, Harvard has the highest yield and I think going into a waitlist is for those universities that traditionally have a lower yield. Yield protection unless you really exhibit that you want to go.
I have committed to Stanford but can’t stop thinking about if I will hear back about the waitlist. I just want to be excited about what I have committed to! How can I stop worrying about the potential waitlist decision? Does anyone have advice?
I read on Reddit last week that Yale, Dartmouth, Chicago, and others have been taking off the waitlist. Recent comments on CC say Cornell has sent out emails asking “if you wish to be considered for a spot.”