waitlist status - Page 2

Clendenenator · 05-17-2008, 12:40 AM

But Harvard, Princeton, and a few other schools decided to drop early decision this year; they were probably banking on the waitlist as a safety net for such an unpredictable year.

RedHerring · 05-17-2008, 08:25 AM

Julie M. Browning, Dean for Undergraduate Enrollment---from the 2008 admit letter.

NYSkins1 · 05-17-2008, 10:13 AM

Julie Browning is Dean of UNDERGRADUATE Enrollment. Chris Munoz is her boss, the Dean of Enrollment.

inspiration08 · 05-17-2008, 12:24 PM

so just to clarify, no one here has heard from the waitlist yet?

pmahesh107 · 05-17-2008, 12:48 PM

sure havent.... i called the admissions office and they said they would be sending an email on june 2nd to all the waitlisted people informing them of the status of the waitlist

lgellar · 05-20-2008, 09:56 PM

My friend (who doesn't have a CC account) said that he just got an e-mail from Rice that said they were extending the life of their waiting list to July 15th. He then had to re-submit his desire to remain on the waiting list. Did everyone on the waiting list get an e-mail like this or have some people been nixed?

pmahesh107 · 05-20-2008, 10:05 PM

thanks llegar i jsut checked my email yes i did get it haha hopefully they take a lot more! =)

pmahesh107 · 05-20-2008, 10:09 PM

oh forgot to mention the email said 7 people have been accepted so far:

In April, we requested permission to place your name on the waiting list as an alternate for Rice's class of 2012. We were pleased by your positive response and I am writing to update you on our current situation. Since May 1, seven students have been offered admission from the waiting list, and at present, the class is full.

In our earlier correspondence we indicated that we would close down Rice's waiting list on June 30. As you may have read in the newspaper and other media sources, there is an unusually high number of wait list offers going out from many of our peer institutions. Because of the lack of stability among the nation's most selective schools, Rice has decided to extend the life of the waiting list to July 15.

To update us on your current desire to remain on the waiting list or withdraw from it, please reply online with your login id () by May 30, 2008.

Sincerely,

Julie M. Browning
Dean for Undergraduate Enrollment

m1817 · 05-21-2008, 07:44 AM

From today's WSJ:

Elite Colleges Reach Deeper Into Wait Lists - WSJ.com

smallbadwolf · 05-22-2008, 08:56 AM

so does anyone think there is still a chance for us waitlistees?

anxiousmom · 05-22-2008, 06:55 PM

Yes, I believe there is still a chance. It looks like there might be some movement due to the very large number of people being taken off the Harvard and other ivy colleges waitlists. Probably not a huge number of people, but possibly a few.

anxiousmom · 06-05-2008, 10:12 PM

Duke just announced that it is taking 200 off the waitlist! This is bound to have some effect on Rice as there is so much overlap in the two college communities...

Christian2 · 06-06-2008, 01:03 AM

I do not think Duke will pull much from Rice.

oceanflavored · 06-06-2008, 01:56 AM

anxiousmom: i hope so. i really really want off of rice's waitlist, so i can call myself a member of the class of 2012.

christian2: you may or may not be right. but i'm going to be hoping for the best. and hoping that rice will accept at least a 100!!!!!!...

pmahesh107 · 06-06-2008, 03:16 AM

this wait is killing me!!! i sure hope duke pulls a lot from rice. Like oceanflavored said, i hope its atleast a 100