<p><a href=“https://admweb.fas.harvard.edu/ha/Applicant/ApplicantFrame.html[/url]”>https://admweb.fas.harvard.edu/ha/Applicant/ApplicantFrame.html</a></p>
<p>This is the link for the applicant status page. I can no longer log in, and neither can only01. Anyone else?</p>
<p>Me neither.</p>
<p>My regional rep replied to my email from April today, and did not mention that they are only taking a very small number of WL students…all she said was that they are “[contineing their] deliberations on waiting list candidates throughout the month of May. Please rest assured that [they] will work as thoughtfully and as expediently as possible to notify you of a final decision regarding your application.”</p>
<p>Why wouldn’t she let me know about all this WL news? D:</p>
<p>I called admissions today & they told me the system has been down. They said this is no reflection whatsoever on the WL. Decisions will be emailed (denials) & they will make every effort to contact those pulled from the list before they receive their letter (for accepted applicants only); it was unclear whether accepted applicants are also emailed. They said decisions would be made by either June 1 or the 1st week of June (sorry but I don’t remember exactly). She had no idea of how the numbers are looking.</p>
<p>They will call if you get in–both because they are as excited as you are (well, maybe not AS excited, but still very happy…) and they want to call when they have good news to share, but also to get a sense as to whether you will be accepting the offer–if you say, “uh, never mind…” they will then not send the acceptance. The call will go something like this. “Hi, XXXX, this is Ms YYYY fro Harvard. Is Harvard still your top choice and if you were to be offered admission would you accept?” If you say “yes” the she will reply “congratulations, you will be receiving the official confirmation in the next day or so.” </p>
<p>Now the “yes” is not legally binding and the packet will tell you a date certain to which you must reply in writing or the admission offer is withdrawn, yet they are pretty sure that they will not be embarrassed by a WLer turning them down.</p>
<p>That being said, good luck. While they have a factor of a percentage of gap years my S said that the Gap Year party at Visitas was quite full so maybe there will be more than they anticipate. I would also guess that they haven’t gotten rid of the “z” list, and no it isn’t just for legacies or rich kids–so perhaps that may be a shot for some as well.</p>
<p>Regardless, you will have a great experience at where ever you attend, so long as you want to and do not pine after the fish that got away. Best of luck to everybody.</p>
<p>What if you say “I’m not sure, I love your university but am getting attached to the one I chose in April as well, can you give me time to think/visit?” Would that also mean not receiving the acceptance?</p>
<p>^get off the waiting list</p>
<p>[High</a> yield for Class of ?15 | Harvard Gazette](<a href=“http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/05/high-yield-for-class-of-’15-2/]High”>High yield for Class of ’15 – Harvard Gazette)</p>
<p>Can’t say this was unexpected, lol…</p>
<p>The article says 10 or 15 students…but the yield only went up less than 2%? Didn’t they take close to 100 kids off the wait list last year?</p>
<p>but they also accepted 2158 this year as opposed to 2110 last year (without waitlist), so a 2 percent higher yield probably equates to like 70 more matriculants</p>
<p>Guys, it’s time to stop obsessing. According to the Harvard Magazine, the target class size for the Class of 2015 was "approximately’’ 1,640. Harvard Gazette, the inhouse college publication, reported earlier that the school sent out 2,158 acceptances and today it reported that the yield was "nearly 77 percent.‘’ If you do the math, that pretty much fills the class, giving weight to the Gazette’s assertion that "perhaps as few as 10 to 15, are expected to be admitted from the waiting list in the weeks ahead.‘’ This makes sense, factoring in the odd rejection by a waitlistee, Gap Year decisions, and the shakeout after place like Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford start going to their waitlists. I’m guessing the ultimate number will be higher than 10-15 but it seems unlikely to me that it will be 100 or even 75, particularly judging from how high this year’s yield was. Time to move on guys. All on the waitlist were Harvard caliber so undoubtably have other fantastic options. Start focusing on them. Good luck.</p>
<p>[Higher</a> Yield Means Few Waitlist Admissions | News | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/5/12/class-percent-fitzsimmons-year/]Higher”>Higher Yield Means Few Waitlist Admissions | News | The Harvard Crimson) decisions as early as Tuesday</p>
<p>All this news should make me sad… but I’ve gotten SOOOO attached to Duke in the past few days 
I just hope one of the 10-15 that gets accepted is on CC.</p>
<p>Oh man!</p>
<p>I sent a final email to my admissions officer yesterday with a gut-wrenching approach mentioning my ultimate disappointment that in all likelihood I won’t be going to Harvard. She responded and said that she would bring it up during the committee, which sounds good, but really could mean anything.</p>
<p>Also, due to unusual circumstances, my head of school is willing to write me an additional letter of recommendation on Monday. I hope that could give me a final edge!</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Also, this quote from Fitzsimmons is brutal:</p>
<p>Well admit some, well hold on some, and, for anyone who doesnt have a chance at this point, well let them go, Fitzsimmons said of his offices handling of the waitlist at this juncture.</p>
<p>^^ Haha I thought the same about that quote.</p>
<p>Considering the other waitlisted applicant from my school was an Intel finalist, I don’t think my chances are too good… Anyways, best of luck to you all!</p>
<p>I KNOW! When I read that it felt like I’d been punched in the gut.</p>
<p>I’ve tried really hard not to get attached to Harvard but it just feels like I’m so close to something that would mean so much to me and even more to my family. I’m really sad that it seems to be slipping away by increments each day. </p>
<p>Incidentally, do you guys know if it helps if your principal wrote you a letter? Mine did that for me at my guidance counselor’s suggestion and he was really enthusiastic about it.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity where is everyone planning on going to school on this thread (if the wait list doesn’t work out)?</p>
<p>Hopkins. I’m also on the waitlist at Penn, Brown, and Princeton.</p>
<p>NYU</p>
<p>10 char</p>