How long can one remain on waitlist and still be in race for admission

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I got waitlisted without interview at Cornell round 2 mba application. The adcom suggested me to write gmat again. I was wondering how much time I have to write my gmat again in order to have sufficient time for interview and get admission this year itself. Although the adcom mentioned that people remain on waitlist throughout the summer also but wanted to hear from experts here. I am an international candidate but don't mind deferring the admission if I don't get visa this year after admission

stoiczoan · Answer

You can get admitted  till mid-June  and still make it in time for classes starting in the fall. I know an Indian applicant who converted a Cornell waitlist on 20th June last year and is a student now.

MWithrock · Answer

I was wondering this as well. AWESOME info!

Admissionado · Answer

This is a very important discussion.

While extremely unlikely, you can actually be admitted up until the last day of registration/beginning of classes!

Business schools keep their waitlist folks in limbo knowing that there is very little downside to them. They want to fill their classes and if someone drops out last second, there is no harm for them to reach out to waitlist candidates to see if they are willing to upend their lives to attend. Look at it from the perspective of the candidate at a, say, Tier III school. If they were to jump up a tier or two wouldn't you take the spot even if that meant you'd have to endure some chaos for a short period of time? The schools know this and have no qualms about it.

Nevertheless, if you are seriously interested in a school and are placed on the waitlist, you should be in constant communication with the AdCom. Each school has a waitlist coordinator who can provide relevant updates and serve as a point of contact as you get closer to the official matriculation date.

It's an extremely frustrating process, so I always advise to clients that they should assume they are not getting in and, in the event they do, they should cross that bridge when they come to it.

If you, or anyone else on a waitlist needs helps, please reach out to Admissionado. We offer waitlist support and have had much success in getting our clients into their dream schools despite the odds!

https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/

Best,
Seth

bb · Answer

How long can one remain on waitlist and still be in race for admission

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