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Calling ALL Waitlisted Wharton Folks - Class of 2018

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LoudNoises

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10 May 2016, 08:09

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I haven't seen anyone accepted R3, from the waitlist or even rejected from the waitlist. I'm sure the sample is small and odds that they post on here or livewire may be low, but it still seems strange...that and I haven't received any emails/notifications outside of status updates putting me on the waitlist and then keeping me there for the summer.

I know HBS is infinitely more transparent in their process (on their waitlist as well)...does anyone know if Wharton's silence is normal (and Harvard the odd one by treating people like adults whose lives they have in their hands) or if Wharton is the odd one out and other waitlists provide real information like HBS does?

IronMan33

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15 May 2016, 19:08

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Any one know what to expect next or whether reach out to the adcom? Anyone contacted current students?

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17 May 2016, 13:00

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Any one know what to expect next or whether reach out to the adcom? Anyone contacted current students?

I guess that we will received updates when the Round 3 deposit deadline passes. I don't know the exact date, but it should be early June.

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17 May 2016, 13:12

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LoudNoises

I have talked to people on the waitlist and used my Google powers to search for relevant keywords that indicate movement. So far the information indicates that there hasn't been any movement on the waitlist. I think that we will begin seeing movement in early June after the Round 3 deposit deadline. From a yield perspective and class composition perspective, this behavior makes sense.

After the Round 3 deadline, Wharton will already have seen the available talent pool for the year, know how many spaces are available, and know that those individuals still on the waitlist will most likely take the offer. Few people would wait for so long unless Wharton is their top choice. So it will be a matter of offering admission until the available spaces are filled. Why offer a place to a Round 1 waitlist in Round 2 when you haven't seen the Round 3 applicants? Why offer a place to a waitlisted applicant before you know with almost certainty how many spaces will be available? It's cruel, but effective.

IronMan33

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17 May 2016, 14:36

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LoudNoises

No kidding but I think you're right on. Unfortunately, people may need to make decisions before early June. Has anyone taken themselves off the list?

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17 May 2016, 20:13

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No kidding but I think you're right on. Unfortunately, people may need to make decisions before early June. Has anyone taken themselves off the list?

I saw some students that matriculated in other universities, so maybe.

whartonwl

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07 Jun 2016, 20:49

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Can no longer view my decision letter. Does it happen to anyone else?

IronMan33

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07 Jun 2016, 21:03

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whartonwl

Can no longer view my decision letter. Does it happen to anyone else?

I still see mine. Could be great news for you..... Keep us posted.

whartonwl

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07 Jun 2016, 22:33

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whartonwl

Can no longer view my decision letter. Does it happen to anyone else?

I still see mine. Could be great news for you..... Keep us posted.

The letter re-appeared. Oh well, could have been just a system glitch.

plasmabeam

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08 Jun 2016, 06:26

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whartonwl

Can no longer view my decision letter. Does it happen to anyone else?

I can still see mine too. Please keep us posted.

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08 Jun 2016, 06:30

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Anybody knows when R3 deposits are due?

whartonwl

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08 Jun 2016, 20:14

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plasmabeam

Anybody knows when R3 deposits are due?

I have the same question but guess no one really knows the answer as it seems none from R3 has reported to be admitted to Wharton.

IronMan33

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13 Jun 2016, 14:04

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No has heard an update - good or bad? The round 3 had to have passed by now....

plasmabeam

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13 Jun 2016, 17:00

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IronMan33

No has heard an update - good or bad? The round 3 had to have passed by now....

No news! With all my research, I don't know if anybody was admitted from Round 3, and I can't find the deposit deadline, but I agree that it must have passed by now.

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13 Jun 2016, 17:39

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No has heard an update - good or bad? The round 3 had to have passed by now....

No news! With all my research, I don't know if anybody was admitted from Round 3, and I can't find the deposit deadline, but I agree that it must have passed by now.

Justin Tuck (a former NY Giant) is admitted in R3. Other than him, I haven't heard anyone admitted in R3.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2016/05/fo ... ttend-penn

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13 Jun 2016, 19:58

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No has heard an update - good or bad? The round 3 had to have passed by now....

No news! With all my research, I don't know if anybody was admitted from Round 3, and I can't find the deposit deadline, but I agree that it must have passed by now.

Justin Tuck (a former NY Giant) is admitted in R3. Other than him, I haven't heard anyone admitted in R3.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2016/05/fo ... ttend-penn

That is awesome! I wonder if he could share the R3 deposit deadline with us... =)

IronMan33

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17 Jun 2016, 15:32

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Everyone get the email from Wharton today? I'm not sure how many of us could still be holding out. Maybe 20?

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14 Jul 2016, 07:46

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Finally rejected! Glad to be done with this terribly-managed process. Hope, for the sake of the new set of applicants, that William has learned a thing or two and will do a better job next year...