At this point, has every college waitlist pretty much come out yet except Penn?
@ElCapitan33 – Some of us are still waiting on the Harvard waitlist. They are rejecting and admitting in waves. I know how you feel. I was flat out rejected by Penn, by the way. Good luck to you!
CMU keeps the EWL open well into the summer. There is still hope if they keep it open. One girl from my school got off Harvard WL in late June two years ago. .
Another example from Last Year:
Harvard Rescinds Acceptances for At Least Ten Students for Obscene Memes
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/6/5/2021-offers-rescinded-memes/
f2000sa–Yes there is always some level of hope if they keep the waitlist open. The Harvard situation happened in April. Not sure if they went to their waitlist to replace those 10 students, but I guess they did and if so I further guess they did so in early May. This is June and the chances of Harvard rescinding acceptances, or any sort of summer melt between now and August are pretty low.
So I take it then that we won’t be hearing back this week again, when in reality they already know they arent using the WL and could have rejected us two week sago.
Idk I still think they could pull some people off the wailist. Definitely not a large number of people but it’s still possible that some could.
I called to see if I get could a date out of them, and she said that they wouldn’t keep us waiting till the end of June and that it would probably be somewhere in the middle. Probably another ten days before we hear definite answers it sounds like.
“when in reality they already know they arent using the WL and could have rejected us two week sago”
That is not true. They are nice people and do not want to keep you guys waiting any longer than necessary.
They already told you that it is EWL. The longer it is open, the more chance some one may get in. In realty, even Harvard has EWL open.
@f2000sa True, but if I haven’t seen one person get off the waitlist yet, and it’s already June 5th, I find it hard to believe that there is any space left.
I have heard of people getting off waitlist until mid June. I don’t know why they take so long when deposits are due by May. Hang in there !
@NCKris It’s just tough when it seems like a lot of these top institutions (like Penn) seem to be not using their waitlists and told those applicants a while back. This seems like they’re just drawing it out :/.
Do not confuse WL with EWL. WL is used to fill the class if the class is not full by 5/1. EWL is used to fill the dropouts by committed students. The dropout can be caused by getting off WL or EWL of other schools, gap year, or any other reasons. With thousands of students, It is almost certain that some students will drop out.
So even if a school is full or over-enrolled, it is still possible that someone may get off the EWL.
It is possible that some folks already got off EWL as reported earlier by someone who calling the Engineering school. Most applicants may not be on CC. The admission is on rolling base. They will take someone as long as there is an opening
What’s with that letter the Dean posted tho? Didn’t he say they would use it?
Quote from Desir1 in previous post on page 14
“I think Dean Furda’s previous post made it clear that they had a higher yield than expected and that students should move on. Yes, it’s possibly that a VERY SMALL number could hit the jackpot and be chosen if their summer melt is higher than expected, but the odds are so slim, everyone should forget about Penn and embrace the college that loves them! If a miracle happens and someone gets in, they can re-adjust and make a decision at that time.”
I see an incredible PR oppurtunity for Penn, they can send an adcom with an acceptance banner to some waitlisted student’s graduation. If its a huge school like we have some here in Texas, they’ll have 1500 graduates and probably total >10,000 audience. It would creat a lot of buzz and positive PR. Many in Texas still can’t diffrentiate between Penn and Penn State.
^ Sounds like the dream I’ve been experiencing for quite some time. Stop dreaming about a surprise flight and just pray for a phone call!
@CupCakeMuffins I am from Texas and I can attest to what you said about people not knowing the difference between Penn and Penn State… too bad I already graduated so they can’t surprise me lol
Still have 17 days until graduation… 
Anyone heard anything?
Another week of silence