When on a waitlist that isn't tremendously competitive...

Graduate School
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<p>... Can I expect to be strung along for awhile, or is there likely a flat out rejection in my near future?</p>

<p>I'm waitlisted, and while I (obviously) don't like it, I'm willing to sit out for a semester or two if I must. I'm just not sure if I can expect the waitlist letter I received last month to be followed up with a "Thanks, but no thanks" in March or April or if they'll string me along. I know every situation is unique, but... if I'm told that they like me but they're waiting for more apps, is that more out of honesty or courtesy?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>A waitlist is just that – a waitlist. Your admission will depend on whether a sufficient number of admitted candidates decline the university’s offer.</p>

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<p>Yessir.</p>

<p>What I’m wondering is, if they find a number of candidates they believe to be stronger than me, if they’ll simply reject me or tell me to wait and check back another semester.</p>

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<p>Rejection will follow if an insufficient number of admitted candidates decline.</p>

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<p>Ah. Understood. I was hoping it’d be like it is in some undergraduate cases, but at least I know.</p>