@levart Bit callous (and ignorant)…
No WL is not a joke otherwise what would be the point of rejection? It not as if AOs randomly toss files into WL and R…
AO1: “What will it be, rejection?”
AO2: “Nah… that’s too far… toss it into the WL pile…”
(At least I sincerely hope not)
Plenty of qualified applicants are WL every year (my self included). Simply because no school is big enough to admit every qualified applicant…
I do not think WL is the same as a rejection.