Calling all Waitlisted Applicants - Johnson Class of 2021

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Hello to all Waitlisted applicants! Creating a place for Johnson waitlisters to share information, updates, concerns. Be welcome and please share any information, tip or concern you may have regarding the process!

Waitlisted Applicants

Waitlist resources
 https://gmatclub.com/forum/waitlist-guide-to-earning-yourself-an-admit-129448.html 
 https://gmatclub.com/forum/waitlist-best-practices-compilation-57306.html 
 https://www.veritasprep.com/blog/2013/05/im-waitlisted-now-what/

*Note:- If you are waitlisted but can't find your username in the list above, make sure you have updated your GMAT Club profile status or PM me.

Kalaivani1 · Answer

Anyone submitted an action plan yet? With Adcom?

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rcaraujo20 · Answer

Hello,

Is an action plan required? Did the admission asked for it?

Best,

MJMST121 · Answer

Has anyone received any updated information since their waitlist decision?

contagiousme · Answer

Hey,

Yes, an action plan is required. All the emails from Johnson with waitlist guidance says so.

Best,

rcaraujo20 · Answer

Hello,

My decision note was updated on portal and there is no reference to action plan in the letter. Note that I was waitlisted without interview.

Could you share some of the topics inside the action plan?

Best,

Kalaivani1 · Answer

Hey,

Apologies for the late reply. For some reason I'm not getting an email notification when someone replies.

Anyway.

The note basically states that you should self assess your application to find out potential weaknesses and then come up with a strategy to address it. That will form your action plan.

For example, if one of the weakness is your gmat score and you are planning to retake. The action plan would be that you are planning to retake and a possible date by when the new scores will be available. And so on.

Hope this helps. Do let me know if you need any other help.

Also, there is a waitlist webinar on 20th. Please do try and join the same.

rcaraujo20 · Answer

Hello,

Thanks, I will join the wailist webinar.

I received an email today with some directions, but nothing clear and straight like an action plan.

Basically, there was a table with some aspects to improve and an open request to evaluate this aspects and make the admissions know if there is any update.

Best,

Kalaivani1 · Answer

Hi everyone,

The last time I spoke to adcom, they said they have a few waitlist webinars planned with current students who were on waitlist before getting admitted.

Do keep an eye out for these webinars. I think it will be useful in understanding the experience of current student who have successfully come off the waitlist.

Best,

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KomalSg · Answer

Once you have emailed them the proposed action plan, would you receive an email from Cornell confirming they have received the action plan?

shah8 · Answer

No. They mentioned not to expect any acknowledgement receipts

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vegetableshu · Answer

Actually I received a feedback. Except for the actions I listed, they suggested me retesting GMAT, but I really had no time to do that. Have no idea how to deal with it.

shah8 · Answer

Oh that’s right! For action plan, they did say “looks great” but other updates, unless a question was asked, nothing

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vegetableshu · Answer

Did they ask for more except the actions you listed?

shah8 · Answer

No - she said to go ahead. This was ages ago

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KomalSg · Answer

so there was a reply to the action plan? I didnt get any reply when I sent the action plan.

KomalSg · Answer

What's your current GMAT score, if you dont mind sharing? Did they give you a figure to improve to?

pantera07 · Answer

If you did not get a reply, perhaps it meant they are okay with whatever you put in your action plan and expect you to follow your plan. Even I was suggested indirectly to retake GMAT. No other comments on my action plan.

vegetableshu · Answer

Hi Sorry for my late reply. My GMAT score is 710. They didn't give me a figure, just asking for a higer score.

vegetableshu · Answer

Will you retake it?

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