<p>I found out who my regional rep was by calling and asking. They're quite nice about it.</p>
<p>Yeah my counselor is a different one than when I applied, also my school is not really the most helpful, its very big and they rnt used to kids really trying for ivies, but maybe ill call them up tomorrow...being on the west coast really makes catching them before they close hard as im not even out of school by 5pm est, thanks though....do you guys think it is still worth talking to him/her? if so, what did people ask, i dont want to come off the wrong way</p>
<p>So they were almot certain that they will admit 150 and had priority waitlist for this number?
xjayz:
Did your source tell you how many people they have on the waitlist altogether? Can you ask?
144 is A LOT. Almost 10% of RD round. And there were suspiciously few reports of admissions. During RD I felt that at least 20% of CCer's were admitted (CCers did better than the rest of the world). Now - just a few out of almost 60. And there are many kids here from schools several waitlistees - almost no stories of "a girl/boy in my school" (nobody from my daughter's school, as far as she knows).
This is more explainable if 144 is less than 5% of the waitlist. But then the waitslist should be like 3000?
Those who were here on March 30 - did it look like there were many more waitlists then acceptances (I didn't notice)? What about the ratio of admitted/waitlisted in your schools?</p>
<p>I like how we all took the time to respond to the obvious "trollness" of that 144 post. What a hack!</p>
<p>Also, i have NO idea where you guys got your number on the total number of people on the WL. I'd say it's a rather poor assumption to simply deduce that Harvard's WL has nearly 2000 like Pton and Yale. We all got the same letter that noted that "several hundred" were on the waitlist. I can see how that could imply that there are in excess of a 1000, maybe. But for the "several hundred" to actually mean 2-3 thousand would be simply disingenuous of Harvard, and I don't think they would do that. Get real people, our speculation means nothing, and we should stop harping on every person who posts anything on here.</p>
<p>I checked out xjayz's other posts and he is clearly very aware of what is going on at Harvard. I don't think his news can just be discounted. His location is Harvard (according to his profile). And he just may have inside information. </p>
<p>I think 144 is about the number Harvard would be targeting to matriculate, and they may be holding their conservative stance and not offering more until they see how they do with a first wave. It's not what I want to believe, but wishful thinking is too easy, and doesn't really help anything. </p>
<p>If we assume the waitlist is over 2,000 then the number of hits for CC makes sense.</p>
<p>i think harvard expected to take a lot from the waitlist, so the whole waitlist should be quite big as well... but i do agree that "several hundreds" just can't be 2 or 3 thousand... most probably it was somewhere between 1000 (like yale) and 1500 (other ivies), meaning around 700-1000 would have decided to stay on it... (of course this is all my guess) so that means out of the 60 CCers on the harvard waitlist, at least 12-17 people will get off.. so let's be hopeful! and good luck to everybody!</p>
<p>if harvard only wants 144 more students, that means the yield must have been 78.3%. But as we all read in the harvard crimson it was actually around 76%, so the number 200, again stated by the harvard crimson, makes more sense.</p>
<p>lol, well in case anyone remembers my post from back when there were only twenty or so pages on this thread, my phone call from a "withheld" number was returned, and it was neither a telemarketer nor harvard, it was the marines... not that i mind recruiting calls, but wow, i've decided that the snazzy marine backpack i requested (not knowing i'd get a phone call) was probably not worth how badly i slept last night...</p>
<p>so i think i'll go back to not expecting too much; good luck, everyone!</p>
<p>That's hysterical Don_Quixote. Don't worry, I would have made the same assumption.</p>
<p>@palhe & others: To say that 144 have already been offered admission does not invalidate Harvard's estimate of 200. The process occurs in waves, ending around late June. Harvard stated that it admitted around 100 (someone check me on that number) fewer this year because they wanted to guarantee that they didn't overbook. Thus they must have had some on reserve, as xjayz said, who were at the top of their list (though the others aren't waited, like they claim). They wanted to send those 100+ as quickly as they could to up the chances that they'd accept the admissions offer. From those 144 I'm making a random guess that 100 will accept, leaving still around 100 spots for the remainder of the waitlist. Like someone said previously, grain of salt. Just my take on things.</p>
<p>@ standby me</p>
<p>LOL your post makes no sense whatsoever.
1. the number "144" would NOT even be considered a conservative number. considering the paper has released officially that there will be 200 people taken off of the WL, so obviously, even if there is a 100% yield, there is NO fear of over-matriculating. a conservative number would be 210, assuming that 5% decide to turn down the offer.
2. the number of hits on CC has NO correlation to the number of people on the waitlist. you can't fiat magical proportions. so again, the fact that you are "assuming" there are 2000 is preposterous. </p>
<p>this isn't "wishful thinking." this is practical thinking.</p>
<p>I believe the letter we received said "many Hundreds" but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>@ autumm</p>
<p>the waitlist is not ranked. logistically, going through 1000+ applications (especially when reg admins have said that theyre area is being looked over for the first time TODAY) and calling those "144" kids is impossible, literally.</p>
<p>Ok, so who's going to call tomorrow to dispel the myth!</p>
<p>OR we start making fun of xjayz's mom until s/he comes back with the source. then we can apologize. obviously sarcastic</p>
<p>couple hundred could mean 2000. that's just 20 hundreds, just like my starting salary per year after i graduate from college and the hours I work in a week</p>
<p>i think if the admissions office officially starts calling ppl tomorow as they said they would, the myth will be dispelled whether we call them or not :P</p>
<p>This is "justchecking" finally checking back in....busy day. Our D received her call at around 5 PM Pacific Time.</p>
<p>You guys, even if xjayz is wrong, you shouldn't be bashing him. Judging from his previous posts, he does seem to command some respect, and I think it's safe to say that he either is 1)right, or 2) made an honest mistake.</p>
<p>Another thought to add....D is not a legacy, URM or any other hook that I can think of. Good luck again to everyone.</p>