<p>Is it possible to stay on the waitlist until August?</p>
<p>I mean, say a student last minute switches, what does Harvard do if they have concluded their waitlist?</p>
<p>I have heard stories of people getting off waitlists a week before school starts and hence have switched schools last minute. While I am sure these are only stories and may not be true, has this ever happened, and generally how mad are the schools at the students for switching schools?</p>
<p>Is anyone still on the Harvard waitlist?</p>
<p>If Harvard does have any new openings for class of '14, they can pull from the z-list. The letter to a student who was z-listed at the beginning of the month mentioned that as a remote possibility: “In the unlikely event that a space in the Class of 2014 becomes available for you during the summer, we will be in touch with you immediately.”</p>
<p>I don’t know if there is anyone still left on the waitlist, but I’d think it’s very few, if any.</p>
<p>Judging by the sudden end of posts by all the extended WLers, I’d guess there is no super-extended list. As ^^you say, they can always ring up a Z-lister.</p>
<p>Like how does that happen? So if some person were to decide they didn’t want to go to Harvard last minute?</p>
<p>I wonder what they numbers were? Does anyone know if H has said (officially, or on the phone) how many they took?</p>
<p>Qizixite posted his last updated list June 10. Since then, there have been very few reported changes (4 acceptances , one rejection). The list below reflects those changes, but is otherwise built entirely on his work. </p>
<p>162 people so far; 142 for sure–20 unknown
16 Accepted; 18 in Limbo (not including 20 unknown); 108 Rejected;
Of the 18 in limbo, most probably received word at the beginning of July, if not sooner.
3 Probable ■■■■■■. Posts: [1188, 1189, 1439 (in the waitlist success thread)]</p>
<p>accepted (16: 12 to 2014, 4 to 2015):
Adhbhs [Brown]
Collegeahh28 [MIT]
Dx1992 [Emory]
Hoomaikai <a href=“International”>U. Chicago</a> gap year
JenRocket [Bates]
Joedirt131 [M.I.T.]
NYPrepster [Georgetown]
Overwhelmedma (nephew)
RedlinetoHarvard [Dartmouth] Z-list
Rwe123 Z-list
Ryryviolin [USC]
Sdedalus [Columbia]
Serendipityyy [Yale] Z-list
Soophie <a href=“International”>Princeton</a>
Waitlist Mom (daughter)
Whatpencil [Cornell] Z-list</p>
<p>denied in the first wave (49):
Acedyou92 [U. Penn] …denied…
Ancalagon4554 [Vanderbilt] …denied…
Astrophy918 (NY) …denied…
Az1506 [Yale] …denied…
Back2ca [Stanford] …denied…
Boggler [TX] math, science, music [U. Penn] …denied…
Cali4me [U.C. Berkeley] …denied…
Chichibi (SoCal) [UCLA] …denied…
Cicero_oratore (MA) physics/math [JHU] …denied…
Collegebound34 [U. Penn] …denied…
DreamHigh91 …denied…
Enoughalready [Northwestern] …denied…
Fuzzyfirebunny [Yale] …denied…
Gcall1090 ¶ [William and Mary] …denied…
Geoindy [U. Penn] …denied…
Goodluck1 [Yale] …denied…
Guitar01 (FL) [Columbia] …denied…
GuitarPlayer6516 [Emory] …denied…
Gunther6456 (NJ) english [WashU] …denied…
Handlebars (SoCal) [U.C. Berkeley] …denied…
Harvard1983 [Boston College] …denied…
Harvardalummom [Notre Dame] …denied…
Harvardwaitlist international asian male …denied…
Hillsongfan [Yale] …denied…
Hobofishead (TX) [WashU] …denied…
Icelands0 [Columbia] …denied…
Iluv11alot (MD) [Princeton] …denied…
ItchyTorso (Switzerland) …denied…
Lincoln12 daughter going to [NYU] w/$$ …denied…
Maxgoettler (Germany) [Oxford] …denied…
Meowmix0669 [Dartmouth] …denied…
Mikezy (Australia) [U. Melbourne] …denied…
Msauce [Yale] …denied…
Pappa1 (NYC Suburbs) [JHU] …denied…
Plumazul hispanic, piano, premed [UMD] …denied…
Pooooh intl., needs F.A. [gap yr/ community col.] …denied…
Reach4thestars45 [Princeton] …denied…
Rubin95 [Dartmouth] …denied…
Sanguinity [Middlebury] …denied…
Semeia [Boston College] …denied…
Senioryralready? …denied…
SeriasB (Florida) [Yale] …denied…
Simplywaiting (GA) [Emory] …denied…
Tibet000000 [Dartmouth]
denied…
Verbosely [Columbia] …denied…
Vicariousparent [Yale] …denied…
Vikroz (MI) cello, science [Hillsdale College] …denied…
Wildcat343 [Duke] …denied…
Ynd1234 [Harvey Mudd] …denied…</p>
<p>denied in the second wave (18):
2014Harvard
Camomwhere2go [UCSD]
Craisins [Dartmouth]
Dan92 [Yale]
DoleWhip [Upenn, Wharton]
Fatstraw [NYU Stern]
Fenwaylover [Duke]
Goodenough (CA) [Princeton]
HurtLocker (So. Cal) [Princeton]
Latida [U. Texas]
Neapolitan [Cornell]
Nickwasy (MI) math/physics [U. Michigan]
Plumazul’s friend [UMD]
Soccerspaz1245 [Yale]
Soi56starz [Cornell] WITHDREW
Stressed23 [Northwestern]
Turgond [Cambridge]
Verboten</p>
<p>denied in the third wave (1)
Qizixite [U. of Chicago] </p>
<p>Confirmed still waiting after the second wave (3):
Bell33 [Georgia Tech.]
Jdog34 (NY) [Georgetown]
Noaflora (NY) [U. Penn]</p>
<p>Confirmed still waiting after the first wave (15):
Bell9079 [U. Penn]
Carolightning [Northwestern]
Catcan
Courteau91 [Williams]
Floridahopeful [Princeton]
Harvardwannabe4 (TX)
Hhopeful2 [U. Penn]
Impossibleisfun (MA)
Karmak
Passiongirl [Wellesley]
Pretzellogic [Williams]
Robs561
Southofdcchillin [UVA]
Withallmyhearttx [Yale]</p>
<p>Probable rejections in the first wave (40):
1337pi [JHU]
141113
AliceMunro [U. Penn]
Beefinbj (US citizen abroad) trilingual [Mcgill]
CalPeg [U.C. Berkeley]
Carolyssme [Dartmouth]
Clamzoni<em>of</em>RI Well-rounded, Biochem. Tenor Voice
Code h probably will stick with his other college
Daffodils
Derivate [Cambridge or Princeton] {Pton for tally}
Douglasc66 [Vanderbilt]
Dsalazar6608 [Upenn, Wharton]
Dukeatreides (Northeast) [U. Chicago]
Fluffysheep (IN) well-rounded, science [Dartmouth]
Fraudulence
Goyankees1219 ¶ history
Jaylay [JHU]
JBK151 [Stanford]
Jihyuni09
Jlederluis [Caltech]
Journeverte (Texas)
KRNpro (WA) well-rounded, humanities [Cornell CAS]
Lawyer101
Macarenaps (Peru) well rounded
MorganSimone (NJ) [Princeton]
Mrbopalop1 (WI)
Nathanct (Connecticut) [U. Conn]
Navanna [U. Penn]
Orkinman [Caltech med. Scholar to USCD med. School]
Otsuns [U.C. Berkeley]
Quince
Raving (SC) [Princeton]
SouthKP
Tharp993 (Western NY) [Stanford]
Titan10 interested in engineering [Notre Dame]
Tracyxxx [U. Chicago]
U59slf [Amherst]
Wanderer101
Wick123 [Notre Dame]
Zachboy</p>
<p>Unknown (assumed to not be a part of the data set) (20):
2014ss
999999
Ayeeeconnie
BigBalla
Blissfulting
Dee1000
Djokovik
FightTheTide11
ForHarvard
grouptheory
HongLong86
Idiosyncra3y
KWWBoarder
NCDanceMom
Rtgrove123
Scull
Status123
TheYankInLondon
Tony1337
xxLAJxx</p>
<p>Colleges Attending (104 responses / 140 active waitlistees):
1 Amherst
2 Boston College
2 Caltech
1 Cambridge U.
4 Columbia
4 Cornell
7 Dartmouth
2 Duke
3 Emory
2 Georgetown
1 Georgia Tech.
1 Harvey Mudd
1 Hillsdale College
4 JHU
1 Mcgill
1 Middlebury
2 MIT
3 Northwestern
3 Notre Dame
2 NYU
1 Oxford
11 Penn
8 Princeton
3 Stanford
4 U.C. Berkeley
1 U.C.S.D
1 U.C.L.A.
4 U. Chicago
1 U. Conn
1 U. Melbourne
1 U. Michigan
2 UMD
1 USC
1 UVA
2 Vanderbilt
2 Wash U
1 Wellesley
1 William and Mary
2 Williams
10 Yale </p>
<p>Last Year:
16 reported being accepted by 05-26-2009, post #1053. Everyone who was accepted from the thread heard on the 19th, 20th, and 21st which was a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This was probably the first wave.</p>
<p>Next wave seemed to happen on the 12th of June with about 6-10 more students from the thread accepted from the 14th to the 29th of June.</p>
<p>In last year’s thread the Z-list acceptances were scattered and seemingly random (although probably based on hooks which are impossible to confirm).</p>
<p>This Year:
First wave reported on May 21st between 4 and 9 PM. Acceptances AND rejections were sent out.</p>
<p>Second wave reported on Friday June 4th. Only acceptances were released. Rejections were sent out on Tuesday June 8th.</p>
<p>Third Wave: Acceptances and rejections were released around June 30/July 1 to most, possibly all, remaining members of the waitlist.</p>
<p>Do the other ivies have a z-list?</p>
<p>The Z-list appears to be unique to Harvard. Princeton has created its Bridge Year program to encourage gap years, but it’s voluntary. Yale allows students to take a gap year, but doesn’t do anything in particular to encourage it. </p>
<p>Harvard’s Z-list has generated a surprising amount of controversy for a program that admits 30-50 students a year, with critics charging it’s a back door for underqualified offspring of big donors. Harvard denies this, and there are reports indicating that the program also brings in some very talented non-legacy, non-donor kids. </p>
<p>To me the z-list is a clever escape valve – a way for admissions at the very end of the process to squeeze out offers to a small number of applicants that they hate to lose (or whose parents they hate to offend).</p>