College Discussion - View Single Post - ***Official Harvard Class of 2012 Waitlist Thread***

citymom · 05-09-2008, 07:43 PM

Aristo:
I read that they plan to do most of waitlist admissions by the end of May (on a somewhat rolling basis) and to finalize the process by mid-July.

My understanding is if they have, say, 200 spots, they will make enough offers to fill all of them or at least 190+ within the next two weeks. Usually they call to confirm interest before making an offer, and then one gets ~ 10 days to decide (and review financial package). By early June they may still have a few spots for another round. Plus a few more from RD class kids who got into other schools from waitlist. So there will be some activity in June. After that there will be almost no activity. But because most kids gradually abandon the waitlist (either because they are sick and tired of waiting or because they get off waitlists at other YPSMC), in July, couple spots may translate into more than 10 offers. There is no end to the process - even once the class is full, someone can always drop out. But at some point adcoms decide that couple leftover spots are not worth the effort of returning to the waitlist (unless they still need a harpist or a kid from Montana). Then they will notify everyone that waitlist ganme is over.

05-09-2008, 07:43 PM	#217
citymom Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Threads: 15 Posts: 283	Aristo: I read that they plan to do most of waitlist admissions by the end of May (on a somewhat rolling basis) and to finalize the process by mid-July. My understanding is if they have, say, 200 spots, they will make enough offers to fill all of them or at least 190+ within the next two weeks. Usually they call to confirm interest before making an offer, and then one gets ~ 10 days to decide (and review financial package). By early June they may still have a few spots for another round. Plus a few more from RD class kids who got into other schools from waitlist. So there will be some activity in June. After that there will be almost no activity. But because most kids gradually abandon the waitlist (either because they are sick and tired of waiting or because they get off waitlists at other YPSMC), in July, couple spots may translate into more than 10 offers. There is no end to the process - even once the class is full, someone can always drop out. But at some point adcoms decide that couple leftover spots are not worth the effort of returning to the waitlist (unless they still need a harpist or a kid from Montana). Then they will notify everyone that waitlist ganme is over.