| I agree with NMR that likely all those who are accepted have received the calls by now. However, those offered a wait list seem to be offered that through snail mail when the decision letters come out (which is what happened to my D and a friend of hers). CMU does have a high yield. However, unlike other schools, CMU's BFA program doesn't give out more offers than slots available in order to yield the number they wish to take. They only give out offers to the exact number of slots available. That is why in this program's case, they have to go to a wait list if someone does not take a slot that was offered, whereas many other programs have built in some extra admits to account for yield. I do know someone about to graduate the BFA in MT at CMU who got in originally off the wait list and so it DOES happen but there is no way to predict if it will each year. Also, there are more students on the waitlist than the number of slots that could open. I think the waitlist is short but they have to allow for the fact that some on the wait list may not end up coming and also as we all know, programs build a "group" and everyone on a waitlist has met the qualifications to get in (as it means the school is willing to take them if there is room) but each person fits a certain type/slot in the group and so if one person doesn't take the offer, they may look for someone on the wait list of that type to fill that slot in the make up of the group. In other words, the wait list is not ordered in terms of talent. |