<p>i live in Boston...i think i might want to personally hand in the little postcard just for my own sake to the reception desk... they wont think im paranoid will they?</p>
<p>Most waitlist action is concluded by mid-June.</p>
<p>Its sort of a musical chairs thing after the initial matriculation deposits come in May 1. </p>
<p>As people are take off the waitlist to fill vacancies, they abandon deposits at other schools, and those schools must fill the ensuing holes by resorting to their OWN waitlists - and around and round it goes.</p>
<p>That sounds pretty fun :)</p>
<p>May 1 to June 15 is the sharp elbows time in the admissions game, as the schools raid each others lists, looking to fill holes in the roster. In some cases the battling can go on all summer. There are always a few players that switch teams in July and August - the "summer melt" phenomenon.</p>
<p>This is why all admissions numbers issued in April and May have to be taken with a grain of salt. The "final" numbers in September and October can look somewhat different.</p>
<p>Byerly, let's say they have 40 seats to fill. How many people will they accept from the waiting list?</p>
<p>I'll persue the waitlist (might as well, y'know?...), but I think I'd be happier at Brown. Does anyone know if waitlisted students can attend accepted students events?</p>
<p>Well there aren't a "magic number" of seats to fill - that 1640 number is a general target. In recent years the admitted class has varied from 1635 to 1650. The number may move intinitessimally toward the high side if they are sure the beda are available. The housing picture is a function of several factors, including:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>How many students, in a given year, will be studying abroad, and</p></li>
<li><p>How many 2009 admits will be requesting to defer a year before enrolling. Harvard actually encourages this practice. If an additional 5 signal that they will be deferring, then Harvard may fill their beds with 5 from the waitlist.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I know this probably sounds dumb, but I really need to clarify this...
Let's say I'm waitlisted at Harvard (oh wait, I REALLY AM waitlisted at Harvard). So, what I need to do now is to accept a place at ABC univ, pay the deposit, settle all the admin stuff, complete the accommodation preference form, and settle the F-1 visa application (for int'l students)...
And suddenly, if Harvard eventually accepts me, I'll abandon ABC and go to Harvard instead... Won't that be super chaotic?
And do we even need to tell ABC univ that we're actually waiting for a place at Harvard?
Thanks...</p>
<p>I don't think that you need to tell them you're on a waitlist. But you will lose the deposit.</p>
<p>well.. chances are i'll be giving up my spot at Harvard for a spot at another university.. (Yale <em>gasp</em>) </p>
<p>So, anyone who is first generation college student, immigrant, tons of politics/leadership, etc... who is on the waitlist... maybe this will go to you. But... im not 100% yet... only about 80% sure. = P</p>
<p>i got waitlisted at harvard too. ive read alot of contrasting information about how wait lists are death sentence, a polite rejection, or a tremendous complement. I got into bucknell and wesleyan so what i plan to do is make a decision between the two and if harvard comes through then ill go there. I heard that most people dont get off of waitlists unless they get very lucky or have connections. I just happen to have the latter, but the whole waitlist admissions process is like a giant mystery to me. I know they use waitlist kids to fill the spaces for kids that dont accept admissions offers, but how do they decide? I sent the card thingie in, wish me luck and somebody please explain how waitlisted admissions candidates are evaluated and admitted.</p>
<p>i never understood the postcard thingy...we don't have to write a return address on the back do we?</p>
<p>and we don't have to put a stamp on it cuz it's already there right?</p>
<p>the stamp is there but you do write a return address on the back...it's a mini form.</p>
<p>thelivinggod: i got into wesleyan too... actually i got the freeman scholarship to study there... so r u likely to hold a place at wesleyan and remain in the harvard's waitlist? i'm still unsure whether they allow freeman scholars to be in a waitlist at another school, and i don't dare to ask them because i kinda lied to them during the interview that i didn't apply to harv... :)</p>
<p>Waitlisted at H here too! </p>
<p>Question: Do Ivies swap waitlists? Would it hurt me to remain on 3 Ivy waitlists?</p>
<p>No and No.</p>
<p>This is the most competitive period of the admissions cycle for the colleges. Its bare knuckles time!</p>
<p>I got rejected from Harvard, but got waitlisted by MIT and accepted by Jonhs Hopkins BME. Just goes to show that different schools are looking for different things. Luck plays a large part in decisions.</p>
<p>Yivil- I'm pretty sure that if u would've applied to Cornell Engineering you would be accepted since you got into MIT. you're probably strong in those engineering areas but not so competitive/Standoutish in the humanities (school u applied). ( I could be wrong but this is my impression, since I was admitted to both MIT and Cornell Engin.)</p>
<p>So I am waitlisted at Harvard too. Except I applied EA, got deferred, and am still holding on. It's rather ironic really... the got into the harder schools I applied to, and not the easier ones. However, even these "harder schools" are not at all as high as my potential. You start to question what you worked so hard for, right? Rejection is hard, especially the first few blows. And then there are the people who have been acccepted to other awesome Ivy League schools and are riding the waitlist even though they are planning on going somehwere else. Maybe it's karma, maybe it's just me. You only wish you could just go up to the office, knock on the door and say, "I know you would not regret my admission, if you just gave me a chance." </p>
<p>But besides my venting, I AM CURIOUS TO HEAR WHERE ALL YOU FELLOW WAITLISTEES LIVE (OR GO TO SCHOOL). I live in South Florida. No one else from my school applied and I have not met anyone else (in person) who has been waitlisted. I am just wondering where you guys are from, just to put things into perspective....</p>
<p>I'm from Indianapolis. I don't know any other Harvard applicants from here personally.</p>