waitlisted (not deferred) ED and nervous

citivas
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:20:48 +0000

Interesting. I’ve never heard of a waitlist on the ED list. It seems like a silly construct since they also have ED2 and RD – why wouldn’t they just admit you before filling those later enrollments? I don’t think you hurt yourself if you call Admissions and ask about it. It shows continued committed interest. Straight-up ask them what happens to you versus ED2 and RD? In theory the ED1 list shouldn’t change unless someone reneges on their binding commitment to the school. And that likely wouldn’t happen until after RD. So are they going to consider you in the RD list like a deferral in the meantime? I will be curious to hear the answer. I may be cynical but it sounds like a clever marketing way of deferring you for all practical purposes while keeping your interest high by signalling you are high on their list.