EngineeringMBA wrote:
This is a very general question I wanted to ask out of curiosity, but has any MBA applicant here (in any application cycle) been admitted off a waiting list in either July or August? Or has anyone known of anyone who has been?
It's something I'm curious about since I'm still on a few waiting lists for the C/O 2016. Since it's so late now, I'm not expecting anything anymore, but I was just curious to see if this is actually a possibility. (I do have a school in hand I'd be happy to attend, and have already planned to do so if none of my waiting lists work out)
I am sure there are but the number of people admitted during July and August are few and far between. The odds are stacked against you. You are effectively hoping
a) You are at the top of a reduced waitlist; and
b) Someone drops out last minute
Most admissions teams are already starting work on next year's class and going on admissions events around the world. Throw in that schools start class sometime from mid August to start of September time is against you unfortunately. Typically there are pre-term activities before that.
If I recall Brandon (current Booth student) was a late WL admit I think.