Duke (Fuqua) 2013 - Calling All Waitlisted Applicants

No, you can get cut in June/July. If you look at last years thread, some people got cut even after getting a counselor (couple of them actually complained that the cut email was automated, and not from your counselor.

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No, you can get cut in June/July. If you look at last years thread, some people got cut even after getting a counselor (couple of them actually complained that the cut email was automated, and not from your counselor.

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Oh really? I must have misunderstood the person I spoke with. Maybe they released international applicants around then due to visa requirements?

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Oh really? I must have misunderstood the person I spoke with. Maybe they released international applicants around then due to visa requirements?

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I read the last year's thread and seems like some people were released early July - not sure if they were internationals or not. It makes sense though because after July, most of the WL activity at other schools die down, so there is no point in keeping a big WL roster. And, I also think some of the WLers will remove themselves from the WL mid/late July, because they can't pack and move at a short notice. Let's hope for the best - there is nothing else you can do at this point. Worse case scenario: we will reapply in Sept (after 2 months) and have a pretty good chance of getting in.

Bah no counselor email. I think I'm either getting cut or they like you guys better!

i had a friend who received notification that they were removed from the WL, so if you haven't received an email you're probably still in the game. i got my summer WL email pretty late in the evening yesterday, around 7:30 pm or so here on the west coast, so it seems like it might depend on your counselor.

Was your friend removed yesterday?

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Yep, or at least thats when he told me. At this point I doubt theres going to be a lot of movement...good luck to you all in what lies ahead (other schools or reapplying)!

I received the email from my waitlist counselor this morning.

have a friend who was removed as well and referred to the cross continent program. i got my wl guys email yesterday too

still nada on my end.

So I take it you're not "officially out of the WL game" quite yet, highwyre?

Nahh I'm all in at Johnson, just waiting for my counselor to write my official withdrawal to.

I haven't heard anything either. I'm still hoping this is a good sign.

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I like your faith, keep it up! I got my email from the Counselor but at this point, not sure what the chances are. I think most other schools' deposit deadline have passed and Fuqua should have a good estimate on their class size based on who's made their deposit and who's withdrawn from the WL because he or she got accepted somewhere else. Someone please explain to me how this works... What sort of activity goes on during the Summer and how many people really do notify Fuqua (during the summer) that they're not coming because they've been accepted somewhere else, even after they've made their deposit at Fuqua? I would think the only other date they would know their definite yield is on Orientation day, August 1... which way too short notice for ANYBODY (living outside the Durham area) to uproot their life from anywhere to Durham.

I also think that Fuqua has made offers to everyone they want in their incoming class and that the people on their current waitlist are people they want to "keep on their radar" for the next admissions cycle (and possibly make them an offer), if they will be applying next year. The point of the Waitlist Conselor is to get a clearer picture of each applicant's situation. Just my 2 cents, here...

You're somewhat correct, I think at this point its mostly people trading places on WLs...

Think of it this way

Student A is in at HBS
Student B is in at Wharton and WL at HBS
Student C is in at CBS and WL at Wharton
Student D is in at Duke and WL at CBS
You are WL at Duke.

Student A gets a sweet new promotion and doesnt want to head to school anymore.

He tells HBS, and it starts a chain reaction. HBS calls Student B, and he's all like... Wharton Peace! I'm heading to HBS.

Wharton is all like... wtf... now we'll steal one of those CBS guys... So student C gets a call. He's like... NYC is awesome and all, but Columbia is in a pretty boring area of the city, looks like I'm heading to Philly

Student D, who had a great time at DBW, but is worried about leaving all of his friends in NYC gets a call, looks like he wont have to worry, he's off to CBS.

Now Duke has an open spot, and they're like... whats a class of 430 really need... I hear that tobud guy knows how to ride a unicycle... Do we have any unicyclists in our class yet? Oh, we have 3... alright, well that ok4eva guy was wearing some pretty cool sunglasses when he visited campus... we could really use people with better sunglasses... lets go with him

And thats how WL admissions work... its a perfect science.

Well, for the clowns that fail to notify schools that they're canceling their deposit, I would imagine the deadline to pay tuition is where the school gets a good idea of who's flaking on them.