A waitlisted candidate asked me this. Posting here for everyone's benefit :
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i bsd, hope u are able to answer my query...
after each review, a waitlister will get:
1. an admit,
2. another review, or
3. ding (is this scenario highly likely?)
the reason i'm asking this is that i'm really sold on LBS and i dont mind waiting another year for the 2013 programme if i can get a decent chance of landing the deferred admit...
many thanks in advance!!
The most likely option is option 2. You will keep getting re-waitlisted. The "real" review will happen closer to when the "big deposit" get paid (or not paid) at which time it becomes clearer who exactly will come and who wont. Its unlikely that the dings will come until before the very end. If your heart is set on LBS and you keep waiting till the end, you may get the opportunity to get a deferred admit for 2013 or a special consideration for 2013. By then, many waitlisted candidates, frustrated by the wait move on to other schools they have been admitted to.