Waitlisted my McGill ?!?

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<p>Sooo I just got waitlisted today! The 27th of April. </p>

<p>I was 'reviewed- decision pending' for, I kid you not, 5 months. And now I have been waitlisted 4 days before the deadline of other universities. </p>

<p>To be honest, I'm very annoyed at McGill right now. They have me waiting for months and then a couple of days before I need to make a decision I get put on the waitlist?! </p>

<p>Also, my grades are way above the average of previous years. </p>

<p>So now I think I'll just accept my offer at UofT and then cancel it again if McGill does decide to give me a spot. </p>

<p>I applied for the Arts Department, anyone else got waitlisted?</p>

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<p>The same happened to me in the Science Dept. I was “Reviewed-decision pending” since like February. If I were you I’d wait a little and see what happens, because I got waitlisted,then I sent extra stuff to show them i was really motivated and a week after that I got admitted. And because I was accepted so late, they changed the deadline to May 18th for me…</p>

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<p>what extra stuff did you send them? did you tell them that you were going to send in more documents or did you just do it?</p>

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<p>no I didnt tell them anything, I sent an email to <a href=“mailto:admissions@mcgill.ca”>admissions@mcgill.ca</a> asking them my rank in the waiting list and used it to remind them of my grades, my curriculum etc (a kind of mini letter of motivation). I also sent a reference letter from one of my teachers. Although they never replied to any of my emails, I still think it’s worth the try. Pretty sure it helped me getting in.</p>

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<p>I would accept other school for sure though</p>

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<p>same, i didn’t do anything they just accepted me and sent me an e-mail. probably had to wait and hear back from a lot of their students. i put in my deposit at NYU but i think i will end up at mcgill.</p>

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<p>Got wait listed for Arts but sent in a “first choice” letter and got in within a week. Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>what’s a first choice letter?? I’ve been waitlisted for exactly two weeks now and nothing :(</p>

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<p>Hey Rhine7!</p>

<p>I got wait listed at the same time you did… have they replied to you yet?</p>

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<p>noo, did they reply to you?</p>

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<p>nope, they still haven’t, are you an international student?</p>

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<p>I am, you too? I hear they accept a very small percentage of students outside northern america… where will you go if McGill doesn’t accept you?</p>

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<p>hey sorry for the late reply, was busy with exams! </p>

<p>Yeah, I’m an international student too. where are you from ? Have you heard back from them? I’m still on the list :frowning: ummm probably U of S cause I didn’t apply anywhere else lol, was betting on McGill :(</p>

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<p>@rhine7 @notatiger what’s a first choice letter? i got waitlisted from my first choice, the faculty of science, and accepted into my second choice of arts and sciences. Im also an international student from the states</p>

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<p>This thread is from 2012…</p>