waitlist/deferred decision

($) How schools make decisions off the waitlist (and how much hope should you have?)

January 13, 2022 by EssaySnark

We’re getting a lot of questions about the waitlist and though we don’t like to do the blatant upsell, we do have services in the Waitlist Assist which really is your best opportunity for letting us dig into your profile directly and figuring out what may have gone wrong for you. There’s unfortunately no way...

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($) If you were waitlisted in Round 1 2021…

January 12, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

First: We’re sorry. 🙁 It was probably somewhere between massively disappointing to totally devastating to have been waitlisted instead of admitted when you got the news in December. Next: The waitlist is actually a good place to be! It means you’re still in the game! Presumably a Round 1 waitlist also means that you put […]

($) How to get off the waitlist

December 10, 2021 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...

($) Waitlist hopes and dreams

May 21, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Gosh, that was some Sad Snark you got yesterday, wasn’t it?!! You may have come away from our “waitlist blues” post thinking that everyone is now going to be rejected. That’s not the case at all! Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends.

($) The waitlist blues

May 20, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

At what point do you pull the plug and go with a not-as-favorite option for your Fall MBA plans? If you’re still on the waitlist, this part of the cycle can be a mix of excruciating, mind-numbingly-boring, and utterly frustrating. The degree to which each of those might be manifesting for you likely depends in […]

($) More waitlist discussions and insights

March 31, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

If you’ve been waitlisted in Round 2, or were already waited in Round 1 and the torture of uncertainty has been continued, we’ve got some ideas on what to expect and some preliminary warnings and suggestions around what (not) to do. If you missed our post on the Rd 2 waitlist from last week, start […]

($) Waitlist prospects for Round 2

March 23, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

There’s no amount of “Cheer up! It ain’t so bad!” that we can do to convince those of you who’ve been placed on the waitlist that this is anything but a bummer. It is. A total bummer. It’s rare that someone really expects to be waitlisted. Usually, you’re expecting to be admitted, when you make […]

“If they have a waitlist why are they still accepting more apps?”

March 16, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

It truly sucks to be stuck on the waitlist, especially if you were placed there in Round 1. Why does it suck? Well obviously because it’s a total limbo state, where you have no idea if it’s going to work out and you should be planning a move to a new city / country, or […]

($) Letters of support for your waitlisted application.

February 25, 2021 by EssaySnark 2 Comments

Today’s post was inspired by a couple of questions we’ve received from Rd 1 waitlisters — and it’s such a tough spot to be in, especially at this stage! Not because you may not get in (hopefully you do!!) but because the seemingly endless stretch of time from the waitlist news to today can really […]

($) Deciding on schools: Round 2 midcycle edition! Featuring the Ross waitlist situation and other decision-making help

February 11, 2021 by EssaySnark - Discusses Michigan Ross Leave a Comment

We’re starting to get the happy (stressed out!) emails that go like this: “Hey EssaySnark! As you know from my Round 1 results, I got into School X! I’m super jazzed about that. However, you also know that I really want to go to School Y. The deposit for School X is due soon. What […]