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<p>Partially but definitely not entirely.</p>
<p>there is definitely a lot of luck involved. Try not to fret too much and just wait it out! As hard as it is, there’s no use reading too much into any of it at this point. good luck, everyone. :)</p>
<p>It’s not luck of the draw at this level, but it is highly subjective. So you can’t extrapolate from the result at Highly Selective School A what the result will be at Highly Selective School B. Hang in.</p>
<p>The only thing I might add is that a very small amount of the decision may be luck of the draw – when the application is read, the mood of the admissions officer, etc.</p>
<p>With that said, there is definitely a difference between subjective decisions and random decisions.</p>
<p>I heard that washu had a waitlist of 15k.</p>
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<p>Well, I got a likely at Columbia and a deferral at Yale–so it really is kinda random I guess! But it is puzzling…</p>