<p>Maybe it’s true that they are not using the WL at all this year, which would explain why they are sending everybody letters instead of contacting people via e-mail or making calls. There is no one to call and say they are accepted. I’m only guessing though, based on all the previous posts. Have absolutely no facts.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree that the no-call sounds plausible except for their having confirmed that people will be accepted. That’s pretty awful of them to confirm that if they were not going to take anyone.</p>
<p>been creeping on this thread for some time…I also received a letter today saying that they weren’t taking anyone off the waitlist this year.</p>
<p>This unfortunately makes good sense. Wow, another one of my waitlised schools not using their waitlist. Great.</p>
<p>So why they told several people that they are using the waiting list?.. And that they have already sent couple of acceptances?.. I am baffled…</p>
<p>Just got an email from the office. All internationals have been notified via airmail. Brown isn’t going to use its WL this year. I’m hurt. This was my only chance to go to the US…</p>
<p>Here is the copy of the email</p>
<p>Hello X,</p>
<p>We have sent out the first wave of decisions on Tuesday. We sent out decisions using regular air mail for international students. Per your request to receive your decision via email, we have copied the text from your letter. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you admission to the Class of 2016.
*
Dear X,</p>
<p>When we wrote you earlier of the Board’s decision to place your name on our Waiting List, we had hoped to be able to consider you for admission at a later time.* The high number of commitments from accepted students, however, means that we will not be able to make any offers to waitlisted students for the Class of 2016 at Brown.</p>
<p>The great majority of the nearly 29,000 young men and women who applied to Brown this year are clearly capable of performing very well academically and of making significant contribu<em>tions to the College community in other ways.</em> With more than nineteen candidates for every available space, the Board’s task in selecting the members of the Class of 2016 has been extremely challenging.</p>
<p>We want to acknowledge your accomplishments and to reiterate how much care we have taken in the admission process to get to know all of our applicants, and how difficult and painful it therefore is to deny so many.</p>
<p>Although you may well be disappointed by our decision, remember that in the long run where you go to college is far less important than what you do with the opportunities you surely will have.* Thank you for taking the time to prepare such a thoughtful application and thank you for your interest in Brown.</p>
<p>You have my best wishes for success in your college plans.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>James S. Miller</p>
<p>Dean of Admission</p>
<p>I just tried to call but only got through to the unhelpful lady, so I hung up. Has anyone else tried calling?</p>
<p>Why would there be a ‘first wave’ if they aren’t taking ANY? Shouldn’t there only be one wave at that point? Do other people’s letters contain that, too?</p>
<p>EDIT: Upon reading the above email, I decided to call back and ask of there would be more than one wave of waitlist decisions, or just the one. She said ‘the vast majority’ have been sent but that students should wait because they’re being sent periodically, not in a specific order. I’m not entirely sure what that means for acceptances, but it seems weird to use wave language if it’s the same outcome–rejection–for everyone.</p>
<p>LOL
Theory 1: Too many students to send out decisions at one time, so Brown will reject everyone through waves…(so stupid and lame)</p>
<p>Theory 2:
“The high number of commitments from accepted students, however, means that we will not be able to make any offers to waitlisted students for the Class of 2016 at Brown.”</p>
<p>make any offers…for CLASS OF 2016.
This doesn’t rule out Class of 2017, so perhaps the z-list would be in use.
If they have saved a number of us on a smaller wait list, then they might be waiting for the summer melt and z-list us at a later time.</p>
<p>As I said before… On around may 14th most applicants have been sent letters of rejection… A handful of applicants have been kept aside(max 15) in case a few spots become available… If the above email can tell us anything it’s that some people still have a chance… “first wave” means that there is a second wave!! And if everyone is being rejected why in hell would they use two waves?..</p>
<p>My Theory 2 has just been confirmed by a Brown Admissions representative. They are reviewing a very small number of applicants for the Class of 2017. No guarantees if there are spaces available for that either.</p>
<p>asinine, thanks for the update! Did they happen to say that they are certainly not taking any for 2016, or just that some are being considered for 2017? Presumably a combination of the two is possible since some Brown commits might be dropping for Harvard/Yale, right? Or am I just in denial?</p>
<p>She didn’t really say much, but all I know is that some people have been kept on a separate list to be evaluated if spaces do become available. She confirmed this is regarding the Class of 2017. The email that eciee posted also supports that there will be no one accepted for the Class of 2016. I don’t think Brown would lie. For now, I think we should really focus on other things like the wonderful colleges we already got accepted to!</p>
<p>Yeah I agree it would be weird for them to lie, but they also ‘confirmed’ that there were acceptances among the letters they had already sent out, so all bets are off in my mind at this point.</p>
<p>It’s just a long and excruciating waiting…though we are all really expecting good news, things like this time do happen sometimes
so guys, i guess it’s time for us to accept this and move on, get excited about the school you are going to attend!good luck!</p>
<p>[</a>" + artTitle.replace(“-”,“”) + " - " + “The Brown Daily Herald” + "](<a href=“http://www.browndailyherald.com/mobile/deferred-admits-take-road-less-traveled-1.2673647]”>http://www.browndailyherald.com/mobile/deferred-admits-take-road-less-traveled-1.2673647). Brown z-listed around 26 applicants in the last five years… Last year 29 applicants were z-listed. My take is that around 26 applicants are going to be z-listed this year. There is no reason for them not to z-list…</p>
<p>I guess this means I’ll see you at Pomona next year, Boston111! Kinda ****ed the admissions office kept on giving us different info, but oh well…</p>
<p>For those who have been z listed in the past, are they required to take a gap year or do they complete 1 year at another university?</p>
<p>Brown requires a gap year</p>
<p>Forgive my bluntness, but I’m an only child from a California family with little experience in the world of private universities, and thus I have no where else to turn to ask this question. Does the fact that I have not received any notification from Brown mean that I am perhaps one of these “z-list candidates?” I checked through my email, even spam filter, and I haven’t received any word as of yet. </p>
<p>Any light you could shed on the situation would be much appreciated!</p>