No. They haven’t communicated anything in the past 3-4 months. What makes you think they’re gonna do that next week when no new information on international students will be available?
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they did at end of june lol so i think they meant something like that
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Yeahh just wondering if there will be another “waitlist is continuing into August” email
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Totally agree. My college starts August 15th and my tuition and everything is due August 7th. I wish they’d give us some difinitive answers. I know everyone is going to say that it’s a difficult situation and Harvard itself doesn’t know what to do but that doesn’t stop us from hoping for some insight or communication and consideration
My thoughts exactly. Even though the deferral deadline for international students is July 31, I believe those who intended to defer have already done so well in advance. At this point, Harvard is likely just waiting on a handful of last-minute cases with unexpected issues. Apparently, there are still lots of schools with open waitlists—I guess everyone’s waiting for Harvard to set off the final chain reaction. Lol.
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yeah seems like harvard is playing the waiting game to avoid too many waves (they want to limit number of waves to maintain the selectivity aura) but they want to admit and reject together and try to be done in 1 wave likely so it seems less messy. doing smth now before the july 31 deadline may end up in shortcomings again and then they’ll regret it
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Columbia’s settlement is a disaster. For example, Columbia failed to get the government to agree that a judge would oversee the settlement. Columbia and the government agreed that a third party (not a judge) would oversee it. But somebody who is not a judge has no power to make people to do things. So Trump will continue to impose new requirements on Columbia. Columbia will be in the position of Lando from Empire Strikes Back, and the government will be Darth Vader constantly changing the deal.
In light of the Columbia disaster, Harvard is less likely than ever to cut a deal.
The norm for WL is that you assume your decision is a rejection, which at the moment it is. If a spot opens, you’re open to taking it.
This isn’t a deferral, where they are going to give you a decision later.
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They do not want a class that is too small; otherwise they would have closed the wait list already. So they are watching how many students secure visas through July 31. They already know which international F‑1 students have visas in hand and which are still stuck in vetting, interviews, or stamping. If those numbers are firm, they will either move the wait list or close it. From what I can see, Harvard’s F‑1 processing is slow, but they seem optimistic it will come through.
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I agree with you but I know that a lot of schools will at least send notices that the waitlist is closed.
Correct. And Harvard hasn’t closed their waitlist. And they likely won’t until they know they don’t need it. As I’ve stated before, this may go on for an extended period of time.
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It is what it is at this point. If you have to pay tuition to your committed school soon, there is no way to go around it as well. You either can afford to waste it or you cannot. Being put on waitlist means things will (most likely) not go in your favor.
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agreed. if you already paid your tuition before a decision and can’t afford to switch schools at that moment, then just leave the waitlist.
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yeah mine starts at the same time and tuition is due August 1st. even if I got off the Harvard waitlist, would it even be possible for me to attend without forfeiting an insane semester tuition payment
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Check the college’s refund policies. Some will refund most up through the first week of class. Or see if the college offers a monthly payment plan. Housing and dining refund policies may differ from tuition refund policies, so check those too.
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likely not. check into refund policies and all but it seems more like you won’t be able to and that’s the case for most students, so as soon as you pay your tuition, if you can’t pivot, then leaving the list may be the only option. but again, make sure to check the refund policies since some schools may have some, but most won’t
What are you basing this on? Actually, every Ivy League school has a tuition refund policy. I’d expect other schools also have it. The amount of refund is typically prorated based on how many days you’ve attended classes there. I’d advise to check with the school you’ve committed to.
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Do you have a source for this? IME it’s the opposite of what you are saying. Regardless, I agree anyone who withdraws after paying is likely going to lose at least some money.
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wait i meant other way around that’s my bad: check into it and all and most likely u will since most schools offer it is what i meant
idk how i got confused haha
I had to comment here even though I have no updates just because this comment takes us to 900 comments 
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