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That is probably because they are updating the decision status to be released on 15th!

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Best of luck to everyone today!

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15 May 2014, 06:38

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Got the dreaded email... Best of luck to everybody else on the WL!

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15 May 2014, 09:13

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Have all the calls gone out?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum receive an offer?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum get shifted to a ding?

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15 May 2014, 09:17

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Have all the calls gone out?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum receive an offer?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum get shifted to a ding?

I got shifted to a ding from the R2 waitlist.

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Have all the calls gone out?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum receive an offer?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum get shifted to a ding?

I got shifted to a ding from the R2 waitlist.

Sorry to hear about the ding…Super frustrating. What do fellow waitlisters make of this? My status still just shows that I'm waitlisted. You think they made all release from waitlist notifications at the same time?

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Have all the calls gone out?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum receive an offer?

Did any waitlisted people here on the forum get shifted to a ding?

I got shifted to a ding from the R2 waitlist.

My guess, which could be completely off of course, is that they may not have admitted anyone from the WL this round yet, and might do so later today. Or maybe that's just me hoping that's the case...

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I got shifted to a ding from the R2 waitlist.[/quote]

Sorry to hear about the ding…Super frustrating. What do fellow waitlisters make of this? My status still just shows that I'm waitlisted. You think they made all release from waitlist notifications at the same time?[/quote]

My guess, which could be completely off of course, is that they may not have admitted anyone from the WL this round yet, and might do so later today. Or maybe that's just me hoping that's the case...[/quote]

Yeah, maybe…It seems like in the past the entire system updated application statuses at the same time. Seemingly then, if you haven't been released, you're still on the waitlist until further notice.

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I could have sworn that I saw somewhere that they will start notifying waitlisters a day or two after the round3 deadline. Can't remember where I saw this though. Wouldn't be surprised if they make calls tomorrow.

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just got the confirmation email that i am still on WL.... best of luck to those still waiting and congrats to the ones that got in

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Received an email to confirm my continued interest in Ross waitlist

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Received the waitlist survey too. I'm thinking we may have some waitlist movement next week. Or at least, that's what I'm hoping for :-D

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I agree. I think there is a reason we had to respond by Monday evening. I'm guessing there might be some movement late next week, once they've had a chance to evaluate the updated list.

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I was wondering if anyone would know how I would go about with getting feedback about getting dinged. I was a round 1 applicant, interviewed during the first round, and then waitlisted since December 2013. With the recent waitlist update, I was informed that I was not admitted.

Any help would be great. I intend to reapply for the 2015-2016 school year and getting feedback would be great.

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FROM Ross (Michigan) Admissions Blog by Soojin Kwon: Gearing Up For Fall 2015

People often think that admissions staff get summers off. Not so. We’re continuing to manage fall enrollment and we’re gearing up for the next admissions cycle. One piece of that is updating our essay questions and recommendation letter requirement. We’re changing it up this year. Essays For the coming year, there will be two required essays instead of three, and 800 words instead of 950. Here are the two essay questions (400 words each): • What are you most proud of professionally and why? What did you learn from that experience? • What are you most proud of personally and...

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Has anyone here applied to the Tauber institute ?

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