McCombs Class of 2019: Calling all Waitlisted Students!!

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This thread is for all McCombs  Waitlisted  applicants, for the Class of 2019. Be welcome and please share any information, tip or concern you may have regarding the process!

*Note:- If you can't find your username in the list above, make sure  you have updated your status to 'Waitlisted' on Decision Tracker  or  PM me .

Previous Waitlist Discussions 
 McCombs Class of 2018: Calling all WaitListed Students!! 
 McCombs(UT Austin) 2017 - Calling All Waitlisted Applicants. 
 McCombs(UT Austin) 2016 - Calling All Waitlisted Applicants. 
 McCombs(UT Austin) 2013 - Calling All Waitlisted Applicants.

Resources for Waitlisted Applicants 
 Waitlist Management 
 Compilation of the best waitlist Strategies 
 CLEAR ADMIT : The Waitlist 
 CLEAR ADMIT : Waitlist Correspondence 
 CLEAR ADMIT : Navigating the Waitlist 
 VERITAS : I'm Waitlisted......Now What?

beckseven7 · Answer

No one post here yet, while I start first.

For waitlisted applicant, does improve GMAT score really contribute a lot if the score (current) is below average？

srg20 · Answer

Yes GMAT score improvement is considered a big plus point for the waitlisted application.
Also, Any significant improvement in your profile such as promotion also adds lot of weight

beckseven7 · Answer

Thanks！ Are you admitted or a current student of McCombs?

srg20 · Answer

Admitted student!

KanakISB · Answer

Do waitlisted candidates stand a chance to get Scholarship, if they get admitted?

rodrigo1205 · Answer

Hey guys,

Also waitlisted with interview. Do you think sending a new recommendation letter is important?

Narenn · Answer

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feministfightclub · Answer

Has anyone heard back re: waitlist?

hiren2011 · Answer

Well, personally I think it is almost impossible this year to get off the WL.
Reasons I see this years are:
 - High application numbers, with unchanged seats for the coveted places
 - Higher scores and people wanting to go to top locations only (which increases the yield)
 - Higher focus on earlier rounds (most important reason) that allows AdCom to judge yield earlier in the game and admits are sent out accordingly in the later rounds, reducing probability even more for the Wait Listers
 - Number of average schools students are applying is getting down too - reducing chances of vacant seat from an admit (this is very low effect, but it is there).

This is not to discourage you. I am also a wait lister. But I am coming to peace with it.

hiren2011 · Answer

Well, personally I think it is almost impossible this year to get off the WL.
Reasons I see this years are:
 - High application numbers, with unchanged seats for the coveted places
 - Higher scores and people wanting to go to top locations only (which increases the yield)
 - Higher focus on earlier rounds (most important reason) that allows AdCom to judge yield earlier in the game and admits are sent out accordingly in the later rounds, reducing probability even more for the Wait Listers
 - Number of average schools students are applying is getting down too - reducing chances of vacant seat from an admit (this is very low effect, but it is there).

This is not to discourage you. I am also a wait lister. But I am coming to peace with it.

shree007 · Answer

Has anybody heard back from the school ?i am round 1 waitlist... I got an email which says thank you for your continued patience .. does it mean am waitlisted again?

hiren2011 · Answer

What is your profile?
What did you do to strengthen your candidacy after interview and after you were notified of wait-list decision?

A lot depends on that, in my opinion.

KanakISB · Answer

Even I got the same mail... Most probably, we are waitlisted again. It will be clear within 24 hrs

shree007 · Answer

Did anyone get any email?

My portal has not been updated.
Does it mean am still waitlisted?

Posted from my mobile device

FreshlySnipes · Answer

Does anyone have experience with getting several Letters of Support and if that will significantly shift your position on the waitlist? I have several current students, recently graduated alumni, and older alumni to contact about this matter. Also, I'm curious if anyone here has gotten off the waitlist, what the time table was like, and any advice that he or she might have?

hiren2011 · Answer

As long as they say different things. You don't want many letters saying the same thing.

ubaidharoon · Answer

I have been Waitlisted since R1, Still waiting to hear something. Did none of the waitlisted hear any decisions yet?

Applicant2017 · Answer

McCombs waitlist is a bit of a black box and if you ask MAC (McCombs Admissions Committee) about the process, they won't be able to tell you much. These are a few things they would tell you if you asked...

MAC wants a "holistic" incoming class so if they identify gaps in the class (e.g. need international student, need students with X pre-MBA experience, need student with X concentration interest, etc.) they will start pulling from the waitlist. 
MAC reviews ALL waitlist applicants together (meaning you have no advantage to being on waitlist from Rd 1)
MAC is unsure when they'll start reviewing the waitlist (could be as soon as post-Rd 2 deposit deadline (April 27th) or as late as post-Round 3 decision deadline (May 18th))
MAC will notify applicants off waitlist on an "as-needed" basis
Spots can open off the waitlist as late as early August...
Continue to be patient if you really want to go to McCombs!

hiren2011 · Answer

In general, how different it is from any other reputed school?
All says pretty much the same anyway. And it is a (at the least partial) fact that they want diverse class.

I so much wish they had a deadline of clearing up the waitlist. August, as if we are all waiting without booking housing and all. Add that not all schools start at the same time.
One may think, either it is to maximize their profits and/or protect their 'sacrosanct' stats. But that puts a lot of pressure on students.

And I am sure, it is this pressure that is the reasons of these posts! ahhaaa..

Anyway, be positive, define deadline for yourself if the university doesn't have it and define your priorities - first / second or even thrird option too.

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