<p>In a year where the wait list is used extensively this should not be surprising. “Summer melt” happens all summer as students here and there inform a school that they will not be coming for whatever reason. These spots would be filled ASAP by the admissions office and very late notice in these cases is beyond their control.</p>
<p>However a general picture of the wait situation (and updates) probably ought to have been communicated to the public by now.</p>