Anyone else waiting for a decision? Insights on delay?

dvsgrandkids
Sun, 01 Mar 2015 21:58:39 +0000

Given reply of @‌ scoutermom and @ twosue, seems pointless for my child to call again and inquire of status. We all seem to be experiencing same outcome. Each month called (Dec, Jan, & Feb) was told same thing: application (which was complete mid nov) received & reviewed, but no decision and told to call back in “a few weeks.” So Feb came and went again with no response so I’m sure phone call on March 2 would again elicit a directive of call back in few weeks (which of course will bring to April1, the standard Notification deadline of all universities!). So much for “rolling admissions.” Real regret is not knowing this was a possible outcome ( limbo). Never saw anything like this described on various sites for prior years. Everything we had seen described a 30 day turn around time from completed app submitted by Nov. Child elected not to select ED 1 at another school thinking would have a decision from Mines (number 1 choice) in time for the ED II date at the school that had heavily courted . When didn’t hear from Mines, but Jan 1, converted app at the other school to ED II, but was advised waitlisted. Our thought is, hesitancy in electing EDI in the face of a courtship negatively impacted. So Mines protracted approach was not only unexpected, but unfortunate. I share so prospective future applicants consider that “rolling” may not be “rolling” when deciding on their application “strategy.”