<p>^I mean they only have limited housing, so the target class size is fairly set in stone.</p>
<p>^that would make sense</p>
<p>The article was a bummer:(. Though I know that the chance is pretty limited, the article seems to be a warning asking me to give up this fantasy of getting into Penn right now.</p>
<p>@Oscarlany: Congrats on Amherst!!! 
That’s an awesome school, hope you have a great four-year-experience!</p>
<p>Ok, fellow purgatory inmates, here’s some scenario that might happen during the summer melt:
- Enrolled Penn students get off some tippy top school’s waitlist, and decided to enroll there.
- Some decided to defer their admission so that they can have a gap year.
- Some had the extreme case of buyers’ remorse, decided that Penn is the wrong choice, and committed somewhere else.
- Penn rescinds some acceptances due to falling grades / other disciplinary cases (which I hope doesn’t happen - that’s horrible)</p>
<p>All four scenarios are of low probability, I think. Yeeep. I think I’m gonna see myself out of the waitlist line.</p>
<p>No harm in staying on the list while moving forward with your life.</p>
<p>Unless that is your plan while encouraging others to come off the list.</p>
<p>well according to that article, we’ll find out at the end of this week/beginning of next. i just really want this whole thing to be over with and just get a final decision</p>
<p>@Madaboutx haha no, I wasn’t trying to discourage anyone 
ok, read my post and it does seem that way. </p>
<p>Let me rephrase: realistically speaking, the chances are low - but yeah, there’s nothing wrong with staying in the waitlist. I do plan on taking myself off if there’s no decision by next week because I don’t think I want this as much as you guys do.</p>
<p>Oh, and sorry guys didn’t mean to be a sly downer with my previous post. Don’t give up yet.</p>
<p>^'s all good Chances are they will be taking no one from the waitlist, but hey - who knows…</p>
<p>mmmmmm any intl waitlistees?</p>
<p>I’m an international waitlistee! I’ve been accepted to Duke though - I’ve visited and it is amazing - so although I am hoping to get off the waitlist here, I’m not sure if I would actually switch over to Penn. Anyone else get accepted elsewhere comparable to Penn? (I’m not being elitist, I just want to understand other peoples’ dilemmas)</p>
<p>I’m intl too! </p>
<p>@AndyPandy holy freak congrats on Duke!! (I sometimes wish I had applied… just to see what will happen, though I prolly won’t get in) To answer your question - I’m admitted to Hopkins BME, and I feel the same way as you do. I still like Penn… but obviously Penn doesn’t want me that badly in the first place har har.</p>
<p>Guys, I wrote a LOCI but I’m afraid to send in D: I fell in love with Penn when I visited and i always knew i wanted to go ever since i was little and I don’t want to feel dissapointed again.Should I send it in? Sigh. This is so stressful</p>
<p>Duuude, send it in @nhiyenvo 
You already wrote it! 'Sides, I think you’ll regret it more if you didn’t at least try. If it ultimately came to a bitter end, then hey - you have tons of friends here who you can mourn with. Disappointment is a part of life ;)</p>
<p>Yeah! International too. I really want a positive response, haha! Good luck to all! I’m sure that the admissions department is more than qualified to make the best choices off of the wait list. :D</p>
<p>I am international too. Got admitted to Washu BME (ranked No.14 in case people don’t know, suffering from this problem these days; made me frustrated)
@AndyPandy congrats on your admittance to Duke! If I were you, I probably wouldn’t even choose to stay on the waitlist as Duke is acutally my dream school. I applied for ED, was deferred and then rejected.
@accioknight The online reply is closed and probably you cannot choose but to stay on the waitlist until you find out the result.</p>
<p>@DarkFlame Oh well. I’ll just wait then (I’m curious anyway). Congrats on WashU btw!!! I get how you feel about people underestimating your school… I have people throwing me this look of pity and consoling me because I ‘only’ got into Hopkins. Sometimes I just wanted to scream ‘IT’S MY DREAM SCHOOL!!!’ just so people understand…</p>
<p>Okay I’ll send it. Should I send it in an email or an email attachment with the word document? And how should I sign it off so my admissions officer knows it’s me?</p>
<p>Attach your LOCI as a word document to the email. I wrote my full name + birth date in the document’s header, so maybe that’s enough?</p>
<p>@accioknight That’s an annoying issue that intls suffer. People in our countries have limited knowledge about awesome American schools. Hardly can a layperson name all the ivies. JHU is indeed a great school and has a lot in common with Washu, including the name problem. Congrats on your admittance!</p>
<p>so we should be hearing back on monday?</p>
<p>My best friend just got in off the waitlist!!!</p>