Hello Everyone, Creating this thread for all the waitlisted applicants. Feel free to discuss any application updates, deadlines, adcom conversations, and tips with fellow waitlisters. Please send me a PM if you guys want to update your status or add yourself to the list. I'm also attaching an unofficial Fuqua waitlist flowchart. (Props to Aerien for this) Further, here are the links that should help you through this difficult process. Chin up folks and good luck! 1.) Waitlist Management 2.) Compilation of the best waitlist Strategies Roll Call NOTE :- The above list updates automatically as and when applicants update their application Status. If your name does not appear in the list, please check and update your application status or post in this thread. Here is the Waitlist chat transcript from Feb 4th Chat with students from Booth, Johnson, and Yale WL Chat Transcript dtd 04.02.2014.pdf Here is a recording of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Lo8LAfOIQ

Please add me to the R1 waitlist.

Another R1 waitlister reporting for duty.

Just FYI, I sent an email a few days ago asking if they are willing to provide any feedback about what aspect of my application made me get placed on the waitlist. Got this answer back:

Add me to R1 wait list..Really hope I can convert it. Any feedbacks on Duke Fuqua wait list?

has anyone sent any additional information? I am struggling to write stuff especially since my Why Duke essay I listed every possible reason why Duke was the place for me ... a friend of mine who was a R1 waitlist, never sent any update and got converted in R2. He advised me not to send anything unless it well and truly added value to the application....im finding it hard to follow his advice but also hard to write an update email....

I'm in the same boat...I feel like I need to do something to help my candidacy but I haven't retaken the GMAT, taken any additional courses, had a promotion, etc. I'm not sure that any of those are really viable options for me at this point.

I can't imagine that not sending an update/note will be the golden ticket to admission. I am willing to bet the friend that was admitted in R2 without sending anything was admitted based on the comparable statistics of the R2 applicants. Adcoms look for a student's desire to attend the school as well as academic/professional merits, and letting Fuqua know you want in can't hurt you at this point in the game. I am waitlisted at another school and the adcom recommend 2-4 updates over the course of the (indeterminate) waitlist period. Although I haven't sent anything to either school at the moment, it will happen soon.

I have probably lost a little bit of my desire after going all out for Fuqua and Sloan and being WL at both. With Ross in the bag, I guess I have to question whether I would choose Fuqua over Ross in the first place.... that decision itself has left me 50/50. The only upside is that it costs zero to send an update letter but it does take up valuable time... aaahhh the confusions of simply applying to B schoools!!