She’s considering it😂
So am I and no email tonight. I really really thought tonight would be it!! My D is being positive and I’m super proud of her. She said she knows it is coming in waves and random. She feels Syracuse is the perfect fit for her and is hanging on to an acceptance! I on the other hand am a wreck because of wanting her to be happy and settled.
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I just read some posts above. I love that your kids are writing to the head of the school! My daughter refuses to let me call or write and she is afraid to do anything that may jinx her chances, lol. I actually think she is saying that to me just to keep me in check but I have a feeling she is sending a strong email at least to her school counselor. She has applied to Newhouse, undecided but wants to focus on photojournalism and sports media.
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My daughter was accepted today to Whitman
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Not sure but it’s all good! Congrats to your daughter! We already accepted.
My daughter was accepted to Maxwell for Public Policy. Also accepted at AU for Legal Studies major and Dickinson college. Analyzing options.
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My guess, and this is just a guess, is that Syracuse is releasing in carefully managed batches, starting with top candidates and working their way down, in order to manage their acceptance rate and yield.
So, rather than releasing decisions early on and waitlisting people, they are making offers in smaller batches, seeing how many commit and decline, and adjusting the next batch accordingly.
While they may feel comfortable sending rejections to the bottom students now, for all those students in the gray area, they are likely stringing them along, waiting to see if they will need them or not.
Doing this allows them to make offers to a lower number of students while still achieving their target numbers.
Also, I would NOT recommend sending rude emails to any staff members, as that is unlikely to help, and may actually hurt your chances.
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Very interesting and impressive reasoning. If that is the case it does make me sad to think my D as a leftover/ in the gray not so appealing category 
But on the bright side she is still in the running right? It makes sense though!
If I were chancellor I would grant this students wish and reject them.
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This is purely a guess, right? You have no evidence this is the case? Then why would you put this here?
Everyone should just chill out : ) We have not heard either, and my S was accepted to schools with more selective admissions standards, and we have a legacy of sorts bc his older sister graduated from Syracuse in 2021. So I do expect him to be accepted, but if not, what can we do? That’s life. Of, and all the “theories” here are just someone who doesn’t know offering their opinion, and they could be completely wrong. Don’t listen to any of it.
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Are you suggesting that they are making decisions on the fly to manage yield? People are going to accept their offer immediately upon receipt? I really doubt this would be their process. In fact, they are quite slow at sharing the financial aid packages so families cannot make informed decisions until they have that info. The only ‘aid’ they provide with the decision letter is scholarship/merit, if any. Grant awards are not part of the acceptance letter.
Like A B & C groups of guests for a wedding? That makes everyone feel great. 
I’m so over this school, even without a decision. It’s hard enough to get kids to move on from waitlists, but this is the worst.
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Look this is a difficult time and for some of us, including me, it is the first time. People posting theories is just that, theories and only gives one something to think about. But, just take it at as such. I’m just glad to be here and have support through this process. I’m trying to stay positive. No one is posting facts, just thoughts. Would be nice though to be a fly on the wall of the admissions office 
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Oh by the way I did send a message through Facebook messenger to ask if any more decisions would be sent over the weekend. If not, I can tell my daughter to step away from the email watch for a few days and give her refresh button a break too! I doubt I’ll get an answer though 
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Tell your daughter to step away from the email and enjoy her weekend. They don’t notify applicants over the weekend. 
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For everyone’s information, this is what my daughter changed the last paragraph to before sending it:
“This college admission season has been tough for the entire Class of 2022 and I’m ready to be done with it. Can you please let me know the status of my application so I can just move on and proceed to pick where I will spend the next 4 years.”
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Anyone in College of Education? We received acceptance last Wed.
Best of luck to your child. It is frustrating to have to wait, but patience is also an important character trait. Syracuse and Colgate were the 2 schools that have had us in a holding pattern bc they didn’t have Early Action. We knew we would be waiting on these 2 possibly until late March. In the end patience paid off with one and the other wait-listed (declined list as that wasn’t top choice). We also knew from Syracuse that admissions decisions would be released in batches. For whatever reason, this is how they do it. Lots of students are still waiting on other colleges too. Hang in there. The decision will come. Perhaps consider sharing feedback regarding mental health impacts with admissions after the process is complete so it can be considered in the future.
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I have no idea how admissions makes decisions but every family situation is different. My DD was fortunate to receive her decision on 3/16 with the Leadership scholarship. She was grateful, humbled and excited. It put Syracuse in our budget that we established at the start of this process. She ultimately made a decision to go elsewhere and communicated that already. While it may not matter, she hopes it will open up a spot and $$$ for someone else.
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