waitlist/deferred decision

($) How the schools are adapting to coronavirus and what it means for you: MBA Round 2 decisions

March 24, 2020 by EssaySnark

As we discussed yesterday, many schools are extending deadlines for Round 3. If you’re an active Round 2 candidate, you’re also likely to see some impact from coronavirus. While few have announced Round 2 admit decisions so far, it’s highly likely that they will be more generous in the time they allow accepted applicants to...

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($) What does the Round 1 waitlist look like for Class of 2022 candidates?

January 23, 2020 by EssaySnark

As you might expect, there are no simple answers to this question, but we do see reason to be hopeful if you’re currently stalled out in waitlist limbo after Round 1! It may be interesting to go back to the ‘snarchive and review what we said about Round 1 waitlisters’ chances two years ago, for...

Oh no! The waitlist! (Round 1 2019 edition)

December 11, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Well dang. Everything was pointing to an admit and… It’s a waitlist. Some schools are unfortunately overusing the waitlist these days because there is so much uncertainty on their side of the admissions marketplace. Part of that is a factor of how many applications every applicant seems to be submitting, which throws everything into question […]

($) How to mention a personal or “convenience factor” reason for choosing a school

August 28, 2019 by EssaySnark

There are gobs of reasons why you might have fallen in love with School X. Unfortunately, School X has heard all of them before. Some admissions consultants even spoonfeed their clients on what to say as a reason. That means that there are gobs of applicants citing the same things all the time. Some schools...

($) If you’re still on the waitlist for the Class of 2021

June 10, 2019 by EssaySnark

Don’t give up hope. Not only are we seeing quite a bit of movement across many different schools in the past week, but historical data show that there are still going to be changes to come throughout the summer — this year possibly more than most. The school are coming off a softer season, as...

Oh, woe, the waitlist. :-( Some perspectives.

April 4, 2019 by EssaySnark

In times of uncertainty, buy gold. Or if you’re an MBA admissions director: Put everyone on the waitlist. Some BSers are in the “abundance of riches” category but certainly not everyone is — and if you’ve landed on the waitlist, then the most important thing we can say to you today is IT’S NOT YOU....

($) How to get off the waitlist

December 10, 2018 by EssaySnark

Along with the many frothy and celebratory emails that EssaySnark gets around this time — beyond the ones wishing holiday cheer, we’re talking here about ones where our clients are reporting acceptances by their schools of choice — we also get a few that feel like they come loaded with bricks: “They put me on...

What is the waitlist? (or, OH NO!!!)

December 7, 2018 by EssaySnark - Discusses Columbia, Wharton, Chicago Booth, Harvard

Round 1 decisions for many top schools coming out this week. You all hope hope pray pray… and for some, huge letdown. They put you on the waitlist. “What does this mean? Am I doomed?” No. EssaySnark sees people get into the best schools off the waitlist all the time. We had two clients get...

($) Success Story! Sometimes it takes awhile – and sometimes it really pays off!

March 16, 2018 by EssaySnark

This seriously happy note came in from a BSer in May last year and we figured it was appropriate to post it now, since so many of you are getting antsy waiting for admit decisions — here’s something that hopefully you can be looking forward to (or at least some variation of it) in the...

($) If you’re on the Round 1 waitlist will you have a shot this year?

March 7, 2018 by EssaySnark

Every admissions season is different yet there are trends and cycles that play through that create some patterns, if you’re able to step back far enough and look at them with a wide-enough lens (and a broad-enough set of applicant stats). Thankfully EssaySnark has had this perspective so we’ll offer some thoughts today on what...